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The C2C Berlin 2026 Line-Up is finalized – Here are my Favorites

Florian Buechtingby Florian Buechting

Less than fifty days to go – the likely biggest and most prestigious country music party is kicking off quite soon. From 6th to 8th March 2026, Berlin and especially the area around Uber Platz (Uber Square) will be in focus of country music fans. One weekend before the “major” Country To Country is taking place in London, Glasgow, and Belfast, Berlin will offer the – in my point of view – more relaxed and more family-alike experience.

I will definitely have to reduce my coverage, compared to last year. My effort in 2025 was just too much and too exhausting. Nonetheless, I am excited about the event and look forward to it. This week, the organizers released a final line-up – time to have a look into the different days. As the daytime stages are not published yet, I will split this post into two sections, the main arena (with main stage and the C2C Spotlight Stage) and a general overlook to the side stage artists. I share my view and favorites with you.

 

My Main Arena View & Favorites

Also due to the size and capacity, Berlin cannot compete with the three British dates. Nonetheless, Semmel Concerts and their partners managed to have a very interesting line-up on all three days. I decided to go for two favorite artists per day. I thereby exclude the Spotlight Stage, just because it is not the most attractive one from my perspective.

 

Friday, 6th March 2026

To me, the Friday main stage is the strongest and most interesting experience of the three days. It will be rather busy towards the evening. The adjacent major Uber Arena is booked on all three days that weekend. On that Friday, I might even run into some people I know – the ISTAF Indoor is featured indoor athletics. In the Uber Eats Music Hall, Scotty McCreery is the headliner- and one of my favorites this day.

 

Julia Cole

One of the earlier concerts I featured was the James Barker Band supported by Julia Cole in Zurich in 2019. I still remember this show at Komplex 457 in the Swiss city very well. Unfortunately, I haven’t seen Julia Cole live on a European stage since then. I love her music – she is releasing so many good country-pop songs – and absolutely look forward to her set. And the Canadian James Barker Band thereafter will be cool as well, definitely.

 

Scotty McCreery

When it comes to songwriting, he is my favorite artist in the whole C2C 2026 Berlin Main Stage lineup. His songs are excellent. It has been quite a while since I saw him live on stage – my only concert report from him is dated as of October 2019. With Scooter & Friends, he released an excellent EP in 2025.

 

Saturday, 7th March 2026

Country meets rap – it will be busy on Uber Platz again on Saturday. Bushido, a very successful German rapper, is on stage in the main arena – it will be interesting how the rap fans react on hard hats and boots around the venue. There are some really interesting acts on main stage in Uber Eats Music Hall.

 

Jordan Davis

I featured Jordan Davis thrice in my album and EP reviews, including his August 2025 album Learn The Hard Way. However, I never saw him life on stage. He is having some really big songs – I am sure he will close main stage on Saturday in style.

 

Willow Avalon

Willow Avalon is a very interesting female country artist. In 2025, she released her debut album Southern Belle Raisin’ Hell. I guess this will be the backbone of her set on Saturday’s main stage.

 

Sunday, 8th March 2026

Last year, I was surprised by the fact that there was a public holiday on Saturday. This time, the International Women’s Day falls on a Sunday, so that shops are closed anyway. The Uber Arena will feature a female act titled “For Women Only”, so that I guess it will be a rather calm day around Berlin.

 

Zach Top

Country music with a bluegrass touch – the 28 year old artist from Washington State boosted his career recently. Having him on the main stage as the closing act will be an absolute treat – and I look forward to seeing him live for the very first time as well.

 

Bayker Blankenship

Bayker played the C2C 2025 already, including his appearance on the Friday Spotlight stage. Many fans loved his set. I feel that the Tennessee native simply deserves the chance to present his songs at a main stage slot.

 

My Daytime Stage View & Favorites

The exact schedule for the daytime side stages artists is not yet published (even though it is majorly available). The daytime part of the festival is the heart of the C2C in Berlin to me. All the different stages, artists typically appearing multiple times during the festival – you always have a chance to run into country music you love. Thus, I take this list as a whole and share the six acts I look forward to the most.

 

Sad Song Society / Kenny Foster & Tyler Sjöström

When I say that the daytime stages are the heart of the festival, Kenny Foster, Tyler Sjöström and their Sad Song Society (not sure who will join them) are the heartbeat of it. Their very special songwriters round is an amazing event and happening. If you miss these guys, you missed the festival. Love them! Read my 2025 interview I had with Kenny about his last year’s appearance or my 2024 one with Tyler.

 

First Time Flyers

Honestly, after all the work and exhaustion I had last year, I was thinking about skipping the festival completely. This British quartet changed my mind. They are amazing artists and head the British country pop scene in my point of view. Enjoy Tim Prottey-Jones, Jake Morrell, Poppy Fardell and Vicky Manser.

 

Max Jackson

The line-up is obviously dominated by North American artists. Some even take the longer trip to Europe. One of them is the Australian Max Jackson. During 2025, I more and more got into her music and feel having her in Germany could be magical. She is also an after-festival event in Cologne the week after Berlin (see my Tour Date Overview).

 

Kylie Morgan

I’m a big fan of Kylie and her music. It is already quite a while ago since I reviewed two EPs of her, P.S. (2022) and Love, Kylie (2021). Having her on stage will be an absolutely fascinating treat.

 

Kaylee Bell

Kaylee Bell’s audition at The Voice of Australia. With Keith Urban being one of the judges, she presented her original Keith, including a bunch of references to Keith Urban songs. However, Kaylee Bell is much more than this song. Even though there is just one EP review on Flyctory.com (The Red, 2021), she frequently makes it to my playlists and even was in my My Favorite Artists post about them.

 

Tyler Rich

Another artist who makes it to my playlists frequently is Tyler Rich. I did see him in an October 2019 show with Willie Jones, but look forward to see him again on stage more than six years later. He is an amazing songwriter and could be one of the big artists on the daytime stages in Berlin.

 

And What About Rotterdam?

Rotterdam is doing the C2C in two days only, Friday and Saturday. Many major artists commute between the Netherlands and Germany on this weekend. There are some shifts. For example, Julia Cole is “just” a Spotlight Stage artist on Saturday, compared to Main Stage in Germany. A couple of major artists, especially Scotty McCreery, are missing completely on this parallel festival.

 

Flyctory.com about Country To Country

Here are more postings related to the Country To Country festivals in the UK, Netherlands, Ireland and Germany:

 

Postings with Gallery (last 12 Months)

Here are postings coming with a major size photo gallery published during the last twelve months:

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