The famed Bluebird Cafe will return to the C2C event at the O2 in 2018. The Nashville institution has experienced an increase in visibility and popularity in recent years as an integral part of the Nashville TV show so expect tickets to be in high demand. Nashville is all about the songwriter so these seated songwriters round shows really get to the roots of the music. The O2 / C2C have also released details of the official Aftershow Parties for 2018 with Walker Hayes, Lukas Nelson & Promise of The Real, Brett Young with Morgan Evans set to please the late night music lovers (Glasgow will also have aftershow parties for our friends north of the border). More details follow:

THE BLUEBIRD CAFE AT C2C RETURNS

Saturday: RYAN HURD, JILLIAN JACQUELINE, MO PITNEY
Sunday: WALKER HAYES, ASHLEY MCBRYDE & LESLIE SATCHER

OFFICIAL AFTER SHOW PARTIES IN LONDON AND GLASGOW

LONDON
Friday: BRETT YOUNG WITH MORGAN EVANS
Saturday: LUKAS NELSON & PROMISE OF THE REAL
Sunday: WALKER HAYES
Plus Nashville’s DJ “HISH” on all nights

GLASGOW
Friday: LUKAS NELSON & PROMISE OF THE REAL
Saturday: HIGH VALLEY WITH MORGAN EVANS

C2C is delighted to announce that both The Bluebird Cafe and Official After show parties will be returning to C2C London in March 2018, plus for the first time Official After show parties at C2C in Glasgow. Tickets go on sale at 9am for the Official Aftershows in London and Glasgow and at 10am for The Bluebird Cafe on Friday 15th December and are available from: www.axs.com 08448 24 48 24 and www.gigsandtours.com / 0844 811 0051 and for the After shows in Glasgow from www.gigsinscotland.com

The Bluebird Cafe returns to C2C for its third year and will welcome guests to its new larger venue; Building Six at The O2, on Saturday 10th and Sunday 11th March.

This seated show takes the form of a ‘songwriter’s round’; with each artist taking it in turns to talk about their relationship with The Bluebird Cafe, their songwriting and the stories behind their music. Introduced and curated by Erika Wollam Nichols, who has worked for The Bluebird Café in Nashville for over 30 years, C2C presents this unique opportunity to experience what The Bluebird Café has been serving up every week for over 30 years.

From 10pm on Friday 9th, Saturday 10th and Sunday 11th March, indigo at The O2 will open its doors to the after shows parties in London which will feature some of the hottest up-and-coming Nashville acts.

Brett Young who toured the UK recently opening for Lady Antebellum and is enjoying one of the biggest country hits of 2017 with In Case You Didn’t Know, supported by Morgan Evans who released his debut single, Kiss Somebody this year. Lukas Nelson & Promise of the Real, son of Willie Nelson and touring band for Neil Young, they recently released their new self-titled album, and Walker Hayes who is currently on the road in the US with Thomas Rhett and will soon be releasing his album boom, which includes his breakthrough single, You Broke Up With Me.

Each after show will also feature the latest country sounds via Nashville’s DJ “Hish” who has toured with some of the industries’ leading artists, as well as spinning at country music’s biggest festivals.

In Glasgow the after show parties will host Lukas Nelson & Promise of The Real on Friday 9th March, and High Valley with Morgan Evans on Saturday 10th March at venue SWG3.