February 2020

The rest of the C2C 2020 line-up has been revealed, with the likes of Catherine McGrath, Austin Jenckes, Tenille Arts and Katy Hurt being announced. Tickets are available here. The names for the Town Square, Big Entrance CMW Hub in All Bar One, Icon Stage and the new Garden Stage have all been announced and there are some big names on the list, as well as a raft of up and coming artists from both the UK and the US. There will be additional sets from some of the Spotlight Stage artists too, with Twinnie, Niko Moon, Kyle Daniel, Mitchel Tenpenny, Gabby Barratt and Caylee Hammack all doing more than one performance over the weekend, while of course Kassi Ashton, Tenpenny and Willie Jones will be doing the C2C official aftershow parties at indigo. Also, The Shires will be in attendance in some capacity, as they will be hosting the Spotlight Stage on the Saturday in London, while there will also be a special album playback and Q&A in the O2 Blueroom. The full lineup for C2C 2020 is as follows: Main Stage (headliners in italic) Eric Church, The Cadillac Three, Charles Esten, Abby Anderson, Eric Paslay, Tenille Townes, Darius Rucker, Old Dominion, Old Crow Medicine Show, Runaway June, Luke Combs, Brett Young, Tanya Tucker, Jordan Davis Spotlight Stage Mitchell Tenpenny, Kyle Daniel, Gabby Barratt, Niko Moon, Kassi Ashton, Twinnie, Willie Jones, Caylee Hammack, Noah Schnacky BBC Radio 2 Stage at indigo A Thousand Horses, Catherine McGrath, Caylee Hammack, Filmore, Gabby Barrett, Jackson Michelson, Kassi Ashton, King Calaway, Kyle Daniel, Mitchell Tenpenny, Noah Schnacky, Robert Counts, Seaforth, Tebey, Temecula Road, Tenille Arts, Willie Jones C2C Official Aftershow Parties at indigo Mitchell Tenpenny, Kassi Ashton, Willie Jones, DJ Hish The Saloon – All Bar One by Night Kyle Daniel, A Thousand Horses, Robert Counts Town Square A Thousand Horses, Alex Hall, Angie K, Caylee Hammack, Everette, Filmore, Haley & Michaels, Holloway Road, Jackson Michelson, King Calaway, Kylie Morgan, Laura Oakes, Lisa McHugh, Niko Moon, Robert Counts, Seaforth, Tebey, Temecula Road, The Luck, Tim Hicks, Una Healy Big Entrance Stage Alex Hall, Angie K, Danny McMahon, Everette, Haley & Michaels, Jess Thristan, Joe Bucks, Kaitlyn Baker, Katy Hurt, King Calaway, Leslie Stevens, Matt Lang, Stuart Landon, Tebey, Temecula Road, The Luck, Tim Hicks, Una Healy CMW Hub – All Bar One Alex Hall, Austin Jenckes, Catherine McGrath, Filmore, Gabby Barrett, Kylie Morgan, Leslie Stevens, Niko Moon, Noah Schnacky, Tenille Arts, Twinnie Icon Stage Danny Burns, Haley & Michaels, Hayley McKay, Izzie Walsh, Jess Thristan, Joe Buck, Kaitlyn Baker, Laura Oakes, Lucy Grubb, Mabel & Huck, Matt Lang, Reverie Lane, Stuart Landon, The Luck, The Orange Circus Band, The Remedy Club Garden Stage Austin Jenckes, Catherine McGrath, Danny Burns, Danny McMahon, Hayley McKay, Holloway Road, Izzie Walsh, Jackson Michelson, Kaitlyn Baker, Katy Hurt, Leslie Stevens, Lisa McHugh, Lucy Grubb, Mabel & Huck, Matt Lang, The Luck, The Orange Circus Band, The Remedy Club, Tim Hicks O2 Blueroom The Shires album playback and Q&A, CMA Kixstart in conversation: Angie K, Everette, Kylie Morgan  

Old Dominion have shared their latest single Some People Do from their self-titled third album, just before they return to the UK for C2C 2020. You can listen to the song here. Some People Do follows in the footsteps of Make It Sweet, One Man Band and Never Be Sorry from the critically acclaimed third record, as the recent CMA Award winning Vocal Group of the Year step up their plans for their first C2C appearance since 2018. Speaking about the song, frontman Matthew Ramsey said that it is about trying to be the best person that you possibly can be for this closest to you, even though you know that despite that, you are still going to unintentionally hurt them at some stage. “It’s a breaking-point kind of song,” Ramsey said. “I think inherently we’re all good people and want to be good people, but no matter who you are, sometimes you hurt the ones you love. It’s about that desire to be the best person you can be for those people.” Old Dominion are made up of Ramsey, Trevor Rosen, Whit Sellers, Geoff Sprung and Brad Tursi and were in the UK as recently as October, where they embarked on their biggest headline tour to date this side of the Atlantic, including an appearance at the Eventim Apollo in London. Ironically, Jordan Davis was their support for that tour and he will also be appearing at C2C this year, albeit on a different day to Old Dominion.

UK singer/songwriter Rumer will be releasing her fifth studio album ‘Nashville Tears’ on April 24, with the album being released on the label Cooking Vinyl. You can pre-order the album here. The album itself will be a cover album of sorts, with all 15 songs being written by Hugh Prestwood – a Nashville Songwriters Hall of Famer –and some of the tracks that are included are songs written by Prestwood, but never saw the light of day. Speaking about the record, Rumer said that she hopes that her new album will introduce people to a huge influence on her career and that she has every faith that they will appreciate that. “I can’t wait for more music lovers to discover Hugh Prestwood’s magnificent catalogue,” Rumer said. “I know without a doubt they’ll be as grateful as I am to have found him.” In addition to releasing the album, Rumer will be heading out on a brief tour to support ‘Nashville Tears’, which is only four dates in length but will see her perform in two countries and there is expected to be a bigger tour announced later this year. Rumer will be playing: May 14 – Town Hall, Birmingham, England May 16 – The Royal Northern College of Music, Manchester, England May 17 – Queen Elizabeth Hall, London, England May 19 – Queen’s Hall, Edinburgh, Scotland Tickets will go on sale to the public on February 7.