Stars of the hit series Nashville are set to play for audiences in England and Scotland during a first-ever international tour in June. Launching 13 June in Manchester, the tour will feature cast members Clare Bowen, Chris Carmack, Charles Esten, and Sam Palladio...
After putting on a stunning show at Manchester’s Deaf Institute which had the crowd baying for more, Striking Matches are set to return to the city to perform at Manchester Academy on Friday 21 November. The duo of Sarah Zimmermann and Justin Davis have seen their...
Glasgow-based country duo Raintown are set for a busy week with the highly anticipated second album Writing On The Wall set for release on 9 October and then a run of tour dates which sees the award winning group perform at Manchester Academy 3 on 14 October. In their...
Hugely successful US country artist Kacey Musgraves has announced a UK tour for November which will see the Texas native and Grammy Award winner performing at Manchester's Albert Hall on 16 November. The news follows the release of her latest album Pageant Material....
Ahead of this week's UK dates, Nashville sensations Striking Matches have announced that they will be returning to the UK in November for an 11-date tour, including a performance at Manchester Academy 2 on 20 November. The news comes as the duo (Sarah Zimmermann and...
After two standout performances at this year's Country2Country festival, singer/songwriter Sasha McVeigh is set to perform in Manchester at The Roadhouse on 15 April as a part of her UK and Ireland tour, which is being co-headlined by American singer/songwriter Sonia...
This month sees popular Nashville duo, Striking Matches, release their debut album on the newly revived label, I.R.S. Nashville. Following their upcoming special performance at the sold-out Country2Country After Show Party at The O2 on 7th March, the 23rd March will...
Rising Country Star set for UK performances Rising Country music star Lindsay Ell has announced her first UK tour, which will find her performing at Manchester's The Ruby Lounge on Monday 2nd March. The announcement comes after a massive 2014 for the Calgary born...
Sisters announce return to Manchester following win at British Country Music Awards Sisters Catherine and Lizzy Ward Thomas have enjoyed quite the 2014 - they have experienced a massive sell-out co-headline tour with fellow British Country flag flyers The Shires,...
Ward Thomas, currently on tour alongside The Shires on their joint headlining Homegrown tour, recently played an outstanding gig at Band On The Wall. We got to catch up with incredibly talented sisters Lizzy and Catherine Ward Thomas to discuss touring, Nashville and...
Sasha McVeigh loves to tell stories with her music, with personal experience playing a massive part in the songs she writes. And it's this honesty in her music which transports so perfectly to her live performances where her passion for performing and her music shine...
British country singer/songwriter Sasha McVeigh is set to perform at Manchester’s Night and Day café on Wednesday 17th September as a special guest in their showcase. The show marks the latest step on what is an upwards trajectory as she embarks upon a mini UK tour...
Off the back of excellent recent Manchester shows, UK grown country groups The Shires and Ward Thomas have announced that they are both returning to the city as part of their co-headlining 'Home-Grown Tour'. The bands are at the forefront of the homegrown country...
As the UK country music scene continues to grow, The Deaf Institute is set to welcome The Shires. It has been a rapid rise for the duo – Ben Earle and Crissie Rhodes from Hertfordshire and Bedfordshire – far removed from Tennessee. The Shires came together in May 2013...
Country music twins Ward Thomas made a barnstorming return to Manchester on Wednesday evening with an excellent show at The Castle. For anybody who has ever watched Hart of Dixie, you’ll appreciate that at times it was just like being at the Rammer Jammer (for...