Country music’s global audience continues to grow, and Country to Country, better known as C2C, has become one of the clearest examples of that momentum. The festival returns in 2027 with another lineup that reflects just how far the genre’s reach has expanded, while also introducing a few notable changes of its own.

Organizers announced Friday, Aug. 21, that the long-running music festival in Manchester, Tennessee, is taking what it called a “much-needed year off,” citing the toll of back-to-back years of severe weather on The Farm.