Country to Country London will officially kick off at 1.30pm on Friday and 10.00am on Saturday and Sunday when the Town Square opens and the first Festival stage artists start. For the first time, the Town Square will be hosted in a new area (outside the main entrance), to make room for the ever-growing selection of festival activities including; market stalls and stands, authentic food from the American South, cocktails, whiskey and craft beers from Signal Brewery, a Big Machine hang out booth, artist signings, meet and greets and more.

C2C ticket holders are invited to enjoy any of the Festival Stages across the weekend, subject to capacity. This includes C2C Late Night Stage (Building Six); BBC Radio 2 Stage (indigo at The O2); Country Music Week Hub and The Saloon (All Bar One) and C2C Sessions (NY-LON). In addition to the Official Aftershows, C2C hosts a series of late night stages. Entertaining crowds into the evening this year are LANCO, Russell Dickerson, Lindsay Ell, Mo Pitney, Delta Rae and Ryan Kinder.

New for 2018, fans have the chance to get up close to the newest UK and Irish country names making a big impact on these shores. The C2C Close Up Stage in Building Six will reveal the backstory and future plans of some of the most promising UK and Irish acts, with intimate performances from Catherine McGrath, Andy Brown, Una Healy, Twinnie, Liv Austen, Katy Hurt and Jake Morrell.

Non-ticket holders are also able to access these stages with a Festival wristband which can be purchased for £10 via https://tickets.axs.com/shop/#/STAGES-03ed-479c-b118-59ea9619ac86. Separate tickets are required for The Bluebird Cafe and the Official Aftershows.

All visitors to The O2 can enjoy entertainment from the free stages, which include Town Square Stage, the Big Entrance Stage and Club WM. Other free festival activities include the traders, food, drink and retail in the Town Square, the merchandise area and the record store. All subject to capacity.

Fans should also expect surprise artist announcements across the weekend, details of which will be revealed on the C2C app. The app features stage times, artist info plus notifications about signings, competitions, secret performances and more.

FRIDAY 9 MARCHSATURDAY 10 MARCHSUNDAY 11 MARCH

THE O2 ARENA

Faith Hill & Tim McGraw   Kacey Musgraves     Little Big Town

Kelsea Ballerini    Sugarland     Emmylou Harris

Old Dominion    Kip Moore   Margo Price

Luke Combs    Midland  

Ashley Campbell (Presenting a special tribute to Glen Campbell)

HOSTED BY THE LEGENDARY BOB HARRIS OBE

SPOTLIGHT STAGE

Brett Young   Lukas Nelson    Walker Hayes

Morgan Evans    Jillian Jacqueline   Russell Dickerson

Ashley McBryde    Lindsay Ell

PLUS FESTIVAL ACTIVITIES ALL DAY

COCKTAILS, WHISKEY & CRAFT BEERS * MARKET STALLS AND STANDS
ARTIST SIGNINGS * MEET AND GREETS * FILM SCREENINGS
AUTHENTIC FOOD FROM THE AMERICAN SOUTH

BBC RADIO 2 STAGE – INDIGO AT THE O2

Ashley Campbell – Ashley McBryde – Catherine McGrath – Danielle Bradbery – Delta Rae – High Valley Jillian Jacqueline – LANCO – Levi Hummon – Lindsay Ell – Mo Pitney – Morgan Evans – Russell Dickerson Ryan Hurd – Walker Hayes – The Wandering Hearts

        LATE NIGHT STAGE – BUILDING SIX                   THE LATE NIGHT SALOON – ALL BAR ONE

FRIDAY               SATURDAY             SUNDAY               FRIDAY         SATURDAY     SUNDAY

LANCO         Russell Dickerson       Lindsay Ell              Mo Pitney     Delta Rae     Ryan Kinder

C2C OFFICIAL AFTERSHOWS – INDIGO AT THE O2 – SEPARATE TICKET REQUIRED

Brett Young with Morgan Evans – Lukas Nelson & Promise of the Real – Walker Hayes

Plus Nashville’s DJ “Hish”

PLUS MANY MORE ARTISTS PERFORMING OVER 6 OTHER STAGES

American Young – Andy Brown – Clara Bond – Days Are Done – Elles Bailey – Fayre – Holloway Road

Jake Morrell – Jeannine Barry – Katy Hurt – Kerri Watt – Keywest – Leslie Satcher

Liv Austen – Liz McClarnon – Lost Hollow – O&O – Peter Donegan
Sammie Jay – Stephanie Quayle – The Adelaides – The Grahams – Twinnie – Una Healy

AND MORE TO BE ANNOUNCED!