C2C festival is taking over London’s mammoth concert arena, the O2, this weekend. The evening shows offer back to back performances from some of the biggest names in Country Radio with chart-toppers Kane Brown, Brad Paisley and Old Dominion taking the headline spots and earlier ones going to exciting talents like Drake Milligan and Elle... Continue Reading →
C2C 2022: Festival Stage Picks
A lot has changed since the last time we made our way to the O2 for our country fix at C2C festival. Mainly our stamina. After months of lockdown bedtimes and pyjama living, we’re not sure our brains have yet computed the words “three nights out out in a row”. In. A. Row. This year... Continue Reading →
How to Cope when your Country Festival Leaves You
As reasons for cancelling things go, a worldwide pandemic is a pretty decent one. That said, there is a suspicious part of me which wonders whether Non-Country-Fan Boyfriend somehow orchestrated all of this to escape yet another country festival he was about to be dragged along to. Or perhaps it was my co-blogger Judi’s FOMO... Continue Reading →
The Hottest Ticket? CMA Songwriters Series @ C2C Festival
I thought maybe it was a sign of old age. A few years ago I looked back on my C2C memories and realised that – more than arena light spectacles, guitar changes and sparkly outfits – my favourite musical moments had been while seated in the Indigo forum listening to stories and stripped-backed songs. Ageing... Continue Reading →
C2C Glasgow: The Lowdown and 7 Essential Tips
While we’ve been busy enjoying London’s O2 arena being turned into a mini-Nashville every March, 400 miles away Scotland’s own version of the three-day country music festival has been steadily growing. We chatted to Edinburgh based music blogger Michelle, who’s been attending that Glasgow event since its launch in 2016, to find out what it’s... Continue Reading →