More artists announced for Highways Festival 2026
Joining the line-up featuring Jon Pardi, Carly Pearce and more
Following the exciting announcement last year that Highways Festival will be returning in 2026, further artists have been announced to join the huge line-up featuring Jon Pardi, Carly Pearce and Emmylou Harris.
Taking place over three days in May this year, Tigirlily Gold have now been added to the Highways Festival 2026 line-up, along with several artists for their side events.
The side events include the Official After Party on Friday 15th May with Rattlesnake Johnny, the Songwriters Round on Saturday 16th May, and Country for Kids on Sunday 17th May with First Time Flyers. See the full line-up below.
This year the festival will be returning to the Royal Albert Hall in London, with Matthew Todd, Director of Programming at the Royal Albert Hall, saying: "We’re thrilled to see Highways returning to the Hall for a fourth consecutive edition in 2026.
"It’s so exciting for us to witness the festival take over the whole building and create these special moments by making country and Americana music accessible to all ages in all corners of the venue. To have the icon Emmylou Harris headlining on the Sunday night is a testament to the success and reach of Highways’ previous lineups."
Who is performing at Highways Festival 2026?
Take a look at the full line-up including for the main festival and the side events.
Friday 15th May (Auditorium)
- Jon Pardi
- Randall King
- Kaitlin Butts
- Jack van Cleaf
Official After Party
- Rattlesnake Johnny
Saturday 16th May (Auditorium)
- Carly Pearce
- Corey Kent
- Tigirlily Gold
- Clover County
Songwriters Round hosted by Absolute Radio Country
- Ben Earle (host)
- Bec O’Malley
- Jack van Cleaf
- Kaitlin Butts
- Tigirlily Gold
Official After Party
- Rattlesnake Johnny
Sunday 17th May (Auditorium)
- Emmylou Harris
- Jim Lauderdale
Country for Kids
- First Time Flyers
When is the festival?
The festival takes place between Friday 15th and Sunday 17th May 2026.
Where is it?
It is at the Royal Albert Hall in London.
How to buy tickets
You can buy tickets from Aloud.com
Take a look at country music tours coming up:
Brandi Carlile - October
Brandi will be bringing 'The Human Tour - 2026' to the UK, starting in Manchester on 18th October, before travelling to Glasgow and London, finishing on 21st October. She will be supported by KT Tunstall at her UK shows.
Cody Johnson - October-November 2026
Cody Johnson will be heading to the UK as part of his 2026 tour, in October. He'll perform in Manchester, London, Birmingham and Glasgow from 24th October to the 2nd November. He'll be supported by Parker McCollum and Emily Ann Roberts.
Buy tickets here
Noah Kahan - November 2026 and July 2027
Noah Kahan will bring his 'The Great Divide' Tour to the UK and Ireland this autumn. The 'Stick Season' singer who shot to fame in 2022 will visit Glasgow, Manchester, London and Dublin from 5th-22nd November in support of his upcoming album 'The Great Divide'.
Noah will then perform three UK and Ireland dates in July 2027 as part of his 'The Last Of The Bugs World Tour'.
Buy tickets here
The Shires - November 2026
The Shires will head on tour in November 2026, in support of their sixth studio album 'Bonfire' — releasing in July. The shows, which will run from 3rd-20th November, will be their first as a full band in four years. They'll be visiting Glasgow, Gateshead, York, Manchester, London, Brighton, Ipswich, Poole, Swansea, Liverpool, Bedford and Bristol.
Buy tickets here
Brothers Osborne - December 2026
Brothers Osborne will support The Darkness on their December 2026 UK tour, visiting seven arenas. From Tuesday 8th, they'll head to Glasgow, Leeds, Manchester, Birmingham, Cardiff, Brighton and London, concluding on 16th.
Buy tickets here
Kacey Musgraves - February 2027
Kacey Musgraves will bring her 'Middle of Nowhere' tour to the UK, performing three dates over here in February 2027 in Glasgow, Manchester and London to support her second album 'Middle of Nowhere'.
Buy tickets here.
Country to Country Festival (C2C) - March 2027
Following another hugely successful year in 2026, C2C Country To Country will return in 2027, over the weekend of 12th-14th March. It will be headlined by Ashley McBryde, Riley Green and Jelly Roll in 2027.
C2C will take place at London The O2, Glasgow OVO Hydro and Manchester AO Arena.
Buy tickets here!
Thomas Rhett - April 2027
In July 2026, Thomas Rhett announced three UK dates for his 2027 tour. The singer will be performing in Manchester, London and Glasgow in April 2027. Fans can expect to hear a career-spanning set.
The Long Road Festival 2027 - August 2027
August Bank Holiday 2027 will see the return of the three-day The Long Road Festival — celebrating the music, lifestyle and influences of Country! From Thursday 26th-Sunday 29th August 2027, the festival returns to Stanford Hall estate in Leicestershire with a range of incredible artists across the five stages.
Buy tickets here!
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