Carrie Underwood to headline Country to Country 2016

C2C: Country to Country 2016

Friday 11th to Sunday 13th March 2016
Glasgow Clyde Auditorium, London The O2, and the Dublin 3Arena, UK
weekend from £123.50

Daily capacity: 25,000

Carrie Underwood has been confirmed as the first headline act announced for the 4th C2C: Country to Country which will be hosted by Glasgow, London and Dublin next year.

Country superstars heading across the Atlantic to appear together at the event happening from Friday 11th to Sunday 13th March 2016.

Chris York, promoter at SJM said, "Country to Country is delighted to welcome Carrie Underwood back to the event as headliner in our fourth year. In addition to The O2, London we are delighted to have her help launch our inaugural Glasgow event and our third year of C2C in Dublin.

"Carrie helped establish the event in our first year and the creation of the biggest celebration of country music outside North America. Country to Country is proud to have event partners BBC Radio 2 and the Country Music Association on board."

Rebecca Kane Burton from The O2 added, "Country to Country has been a huge success for The O2, connecting thousands of country music fans with the best artists from the US, UK and around the world. We are proud of how the event has grown since 2013 and are excited about Carrie Underwood returning to our venue for the biggest C2C yet, next year."

Billed as a celebration of country style and culture with The O2 transformed into a mini Nashville and in addition up and coming artists performing on pop-up stages across the site, the Town Square will return with a whole host of food, drink and entertainment stands.

The annual country music festival will be held over three consecutive days in three cities Glasgow Clyde Auditorium on Friday 11th March, London The O2 on Saturday 12th March, and the Dublin 3Arena on Sunday 13th March.

There are no other acts confirmed yet for 2016. Early bird tickets have sold out, the on sale dates for full price tickets has not yet been announced.

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