C2C: Country to Country
Genre	Country (Rock, Pop), Americana
Dates	16–17 March 2013 14–16 March 2014 7–8 March 2015 11–13 March 2016 10–12 March 2017 9–11 March 2018 8–10 March 2019 11–13 March 2022 10–12 March 2023 8–10 March 2024 14–16 March 2025
Location(s)	London Dublin Glasgow Oslo Stockholm Amsterdam Berlin Sydney Brisbane Rotterdam Belfast
Years active	2013–2019, 2022-present
Capacity	25,000
Website	c2c-countrytocountry.com

C2C: Country to Country is a country music festival that has been held in Europe every year since 2013. It was first held in London on 16–17 March 2013.^[1] The festival was the first multi-day country music event in the United Kingdom, since the demise of the popular International Festival of Country Music, which was held at Wembley Arena and hosted by Mervyn Conn. The event was jointly developed by the O2 Arena and SJM Concerts, collaborating with the Country Music Association.^[1] In 2019 it had a capacity of 25,000.^[2]

In 2013, it was announced that the festival would come to the 3Arena in Dublin on 14–15 March 2014.^{[3][failed verification]}

The festival expanded even more into Europe, adding additional dates in Sweden and Norway in 2015, and the Netherlands, Germany and Australia in 2019.

As of the 2015 festival, pop-up radio station BBC Radio 2 Country was set up and runs over 4 days, including a live broadcast of the main stage performances.

Since 2016,^[4] the festival has run over three nights.

In 2018, Milly Olykan received the Jo Walker-Meador International Award from the Country Music Association for her role in helping AEG concerts develop C2C. The award recognizes outstanding achievement by an individual in advocating and supporting country music's marketing development in territories outside the United States.

Venues

Festival facts

• Since the inaugural event, the festival has been hosted in London by BBC Radio 2 presenter Bob Harris. He was joined by co-host Breland in 2023, and Alana Springsteen in 2024.
• Carrie Underwood was the first act to headline the festival twice (2013 & 2016).
• Little Big Town are the first act to play the festival three times. After appearing at the inaugural 2013 event, they returned in 2016 and headlined in 2018. They were followed by Darius Rucker and Kip Moore, who both appeared for the third time in 2022. Lady A and Zac Brown Band marked their third appearances in 2023, with Brad Paisley headlining for the third time in 2024.
• Other acts that have played the main stage over multiple years are Brantley Gilbert, Kip Moore, Chris Young, Kristian Bush, Jennifer Nettles, Kacey Musgraves, Chris Stapleton, Cam, Hunter Hayes, Luke Combs, Ashley McBryde, Midland, Thomas Rhett, Carly Pearce, Priscilla Block, Brian Kelley, Brothers Osborne, and Old Dominion.
• Jennifer Nettles was the first artist to play the main stage in consecutive years, appearing as a solo performer in 2017 and as part of Sugarland in 2018.
• Sam Hunt, Maren Morris, Drake White, McBryde, Old Dominion, Breland, Matt Stell, Lindsay Ell, and Drake Milligan have been upgraded from their initial appearances on the spotlight stage to the main stage in subsequent years.
• In 2019, Catherine McGrath became the first UK country artist to perform on the main stage when she joined Hunter Hayes in London for their duet of "Don't Let Me Forget".
• The festival has hosted three members of the Country Music Hall of Fame: Vince Gill, Reba McEntire and Emmylou Harris (as well as future member Marty Stuart), and eighteen members of the Grand Ole Opry: Lauren Alaina, Luke Combs, Dierks Bentley, Gill, Harris, Lady A, Little Big Town, Martina McBride, McEntire, Old Crow Medicine Show, Paisley, Carly Pearce Rascal Flatts, Dustin Lynch, Rucker, Stuart, Underwood and Keith Urban.

C2C: Country to Country 2013

The first C2C: Country to Country festival was announced in late November 2012, and was held on 16–17 March 2013 at the O2 Arena in London. Tim McGraw and Carrie Underwood headlined the first and second nights respectively.

Headline acts in bold

London pop-up stages

C2C: Country to Country 2014

The second C2C: Country to Country festival was held on 15–16 March 2014 at the O2 Arena in London, and on 14–15 March 2014 at The 3Arena in Dublin; aside from Martina McBride, who only played the London show. The Zac Brown Band and Brad Paisley headlined the two nights.

Headline acts in bold

London pop-up stages

C2C: Country to Country 2015

The third C2C: Country to Country festival was held on 7–8 March 2015 at the O2 Arena in London and The 3Arena in Dublin. Extra dates were held in Stockholm and Oslo from 28 February to 1 March 2015 with very similar line-ups. Luke Bryan and Lady Antebellum headlined the two nights. Two events under the C2C banner were also held in Glasgow at the SEC Armadillo. Bryan, Florida Georgia Line and Lindsay Ell played the venue on 3 March, while Lady Antebellum, Kip Moore and Brandy Clark performed on 5 March.

The CMA Songwriters Series took place on 6 March and starred Kix Brooks, Brandy Clark, Jessi Alexander, Jon Randall and Sam Palladio.

Headline acts in bold