COUNTRY To Country is set to return next year for three-days of country music fun in Belfast.
Having made its Belfast debut earlier this year, the popular country music-focused festival - styled as ‘C2C’ for short - was established in 2013 and features a rotating line-up of country stars performing between three cities over one weekend.
Next year’s events will be split between The O2 in London, Glasgow’s OVO Hydro and The SSE Arena in Belfast from March 14 to 16.
The 2025 headliners are Grammy, Country Music Association (CMA) and Academy of Country Music (ACM) award-winner Lainey Wilson, CMA award-winning multi-platinum artist Dierks Bentley and CMA award-winning Cody Johnson, the latter making his C2C debut. All three are headlining the event for the first time in their careers.
These top attractions will be joined by C2C debutants Dylan Gossett, Tyler Hubbard, Chayce Beckham, Shaboozey, Tucker Wetmore and Niko Moon, as well as returning favourites Nate Smith, 49 Winchester and Avery Anna performing on the main stage for the first time after slots on the festival and spotlight stages in previous years.
Rising stars Wyatt Flores and Tanner Adell have also progressed from the festival stages to the main stage for 2025, while neo-traditional trio The Castellows are set to make their C2C debut. The C2C Spotlight Stage, Bluebird Café and CMA Songwriters Series have also been confirmed for 2025′s event.
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The day splits for Belfast are as follows:
Friday March 14
CODY JOHNSON, NATE SMITH, SHABOOZEY, AVERY ANNA, THE CASTELLOWS
Saturday March 15
LAINEY WILSON, DYLAN GOSSETT, 49 WINCHESTER, TUCKER WETMORE, WYATT FLORES
Sunday March 16
DIERKS BENTLEY, TYLER HUBBARD, CHAYCE BECKHAM, NIKO MOON, TANNER ADELL
Heading into its 12th year, BBC Radio 2 continues to be the event’s broadcast partner and the CMA continues as a key festival partner.
“As Country Music continues to reach more fans around the world and achieve mainstream success in the UK, we are more grateful than ever for the valuable role C2C has continued to play in developing audiences in the territory,” says Milly Olykan, CMA vice president, International Relations and Development.
“The festival continues to be an unforgettable moment in the year for fans, as well as a key opportunity for artists to gain exposure in the UK market. We are incredibly proud of our continued partnership with C2C, and of the success to date of country music in the UK.”
‘It has been my great honour to host the main stage at Country to Country since the first ever festival in 2013,” says BBC Radio 2 presenter Bob Harris.
“It has been incredible to watch it grow into the massive event it is today. I cannot wait to meet up with this wonderful music community again and broadcast the atmosphere of this fabulous weekend to millions of listeners on Radio 2.”
Belfast tickets go on general sale at 10am on Friday October 4 via ticketmaster.ie.
