(Nashville, Tenn. – July 11, 2017) – London is gearing up for the return of the Nashville Meets London Music Festival at Canary Wharf. The festival that brings the sounds of the south will once again fill the air at Canary Wharf’s Canada Square Park, Saturday and Sunday, July 22-23. The two-day event is open to the public and free for all to come and enjoy.
Nashville
Meets London is on its way to becoming a firm fixture in London’s music
calendar and this July will showcase established and exciting new
talent from the heart of country music, Nashville, Tennessee and the UK.
This year’s talent lineup will feature US-based acts Russell Dickerson, Lucie Silvas, Ashley Campbell, Sam Outlaw, Angaleena Presley, and Jo Smith, alongside UK-based acts Flats & Sharps, Wildwood Kin, Kevin McGuire, and Raintown.
Country
music lovers can make the most of Canary Wharf’s wide variety of bars
and restaurants nearby, including numerous American dining options such
as American-inspired and London favorites The Big Easy, Shake Shack and The Breakfast Club.
Nashville
Meets London is part of Canary Wharf’s Arts + Events program which
offers tenants and visitors over 200 diverse and culturally inspired
events. From outdoor theatre, live concerts, sporting events, fashion
shows, dance performances, global street food and family friendly shows,
the majority of these events are free for the public. With a fantastic
line-up of activities and eateries, Canary Wharf is the perfect
destination for a great day out.
Nashville Meets London is co-produced by Canary Wharf Arts + Events, Peter Conway Management and Nashville-based agency, The AristoMedia Group. Baylen Leonard, BBC Radio 2 Country/Chris Country DJ, is the artistic program consultant. The event is sponsored by the Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development (TNECD).
The
inaugural Nashville Meets London festival took place in August 2016.
Last year, the event drew out an impressive number of people, leaving an
overwhelmingly positive response among UK-based Country music fans and
locals.
About Canary Wharf Group: Canary
Wharf Group plc has overseen the largest urban regeneration project
ever undertaken in Europe, designing and building more than 17m sq ft of
London real estate, which now houses local and international companies
and renowned retailers. The Canary Wharf Estate is a major retail
destination comprising around 1m sq ft across five shopping malls,
including the award-winning leisure development, Crossrail Place,
housing one of London’s most stunning roof gardens. It also has
world-class, year-round arts and events programme offering over 200
diverse and culturally inspiring events performed throughout the
Estate. Canary Wharf Group is a wholly owned joint venture between
Brookfield Property Partners and the Qatar Investment Authority.
Website: www.canarywharf.com
About
the Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development: The
Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development’s mission is
to develop strategies, which help make Tennessee the No. 1 location in
the Southeast for high quality jobs. To grow and strengthen Team
Tennessee, the department seeks to attract new corporate investment in
Tennessee and works with Tennessee companies to facilitate expansion and
economic growth. Tennessee is the only three-time winner of “State of
the Year” for economic development by Business Facilities magazine. Find
us on the web: tnecd.com. Follow us on Twitter: @tnecd. Like us on Facebook: facebook.com/tnecd.
