The Long Road festival in Stanford Hall, Leicestershire launched in 2018 and will return to the venue in 2019 on September 6th - 8th for three days of the very best in country, Americana and roots music. The first wave of acts for 2019 include headliners Josh Turner (making his UK debut) and Kip Moore. The Steel Woods, John Paul White, Asleep At The Wheel. Rhiannon Giddens, Eric Paslay, Charley Crockett, Morgan Evans, LANCO and Lainey Wilson are among the impressive names confirmed for the festival. Tickets are on sale from 9am on Friday March 15th. A full list of the acts announced today and loads more about The Long Road festival follows:

Running from Friday 6th to Sunday 8th September, the festival has announced the first wave of acts confirmed to perform at this year’s event including its two headliners, superstar Country singers Kip Moore and Josh Turner. Since the release of his breakthrough hit "Somethin' 'Bout a Truck", now widely regarded as one of the all-time classic Country songs, Kip Moore has positioned himself at the forefront of the genre, releasing a string of best-selling albums. Josh Turner, who makes his first ever UK appearance, is one of Country music’s most in-demand artists having sold over 12 million albums across the course of an illustrious career. Moore and Turner will headline the Rhinestone Stage on Saturday 7th and Sunday 8th respectively.

“Playing The Long Road Festival has been a long time coming as my fans in the UK have been practically begging me to cross the big pond for years! I’m excited to finally be able to go over and play for my loyal, and patient, fans!”

— Josh Turner

The festival will also present shows from the likes of nine-time Grammy-winning Asleep At The Wheel, who make their first full-band appearance in the UK for over 10 years, former Civil Wars member John Paul White, soulful Texan troubadour Charley Crockett, up-and-coming US five-piece LANCO, Nashville-based Country-Soul singer Sam Lewis, Americana duo The Cactus Blossoms, rising Country star Lainey Wilson, Southern Rock quartet The Steel Woods, LA-based vintage alt-Country singer Leslie Stevens and Grammy-winning singer-songwriter Rhiannon Giddens, as well as some of the leading UK Country, Americana and Roots artists including The Hanging Stars, CoCo and The Butterfields, Jake Morrell and Peter Bruntnell. More acts will be announced in due course.

The Long Road presents one of the UK’s largest, most authentic celebrations of Country, Americana and Roots music featuring five stages of live performances and a wide range of additional offerings including songwriters’ rounds, a wellness area, a classic American car display, traditional Southern-style food stalls, heritage crafts and workshops, and dedicated kids’ area. The festival’s varied live performance spaces range from its Rhinestone County main stage, to the much-talked-about Honky Tonk Bar and Front Porch; intimate, immersive spaces that transport their audiences straight into an authentic, Nashville-inspired world.

The festival will also revisit its partnerships with The Birthplace of Country Music, which showcases the role that Bristol, Tennessee and Bristol, Virginia played in the birth and development of Country music, The Bluegrass Situation (BGS), an online music magazine and curator promoting the continued growth of Bluegrass, Roots, progressive Folk Rock, Americana music and culture, The Americana Music Association UK, and independent UK label Loose Records. These organisations will bring artists to the festival to showcase the broad array of talent on offer across the global Country, Americana and Roots music scene.

“I couldn’t be more excited to share what we have in store for year two of The Long Road. After such a warm embrace by Country and Americana fans in year one, we got straight to work on the line-up and experience for this year and it promises to be even better. Top notch artists, hands on experiences, and great food, all in a world created just for music fans really is something special. I can’t wait for the gates to open”

— The Long Road’s Creative Director, Baylen Leonard

The Long Road will take place at Stanford Hall in Leicestershire from September 6th – 8th 2019. Tickets are on sale from 9am this Friday March 15th. Day tickets start at £40*, Weekend No Camping tickets at £90* and Weekend Camping tickets start at £110* (*for one adult ticket plus booking fees). Ticket prices correct at time of announcement. Tickets are available from www.thelongroad.com.

The full line-up to date is as follows:

Rhinestone County

Kip Moore

Josh Turner

LANCO

Morgan Evans

Eric Paslay

Thompson Square

Lainey Wilson

Jaime Wyatt

Liv Austen

Crossroad County

Rhiannon Giddens with Francesco Turrisi

Asleep at the Wheel

John Paul White

Sam Outlaw

The Steel Woods

Sunny Ozell

CoCo and The Butterfields

The Cactus Blossoms

Katy Hurt

Matt the Electrician

Leslie Stevens

The Hanging Stars

Robert Chaney

Peter Bruntnell

Fair Country

Charley Crockett

Sam Lewis

Ags Connolly

Jake Morrell

Amy Speace