Nashville Meets London 2017 Music Festival Returns With Highly Anticipated Lineup

The 2017 lineup has been announced for the highly anticipated music festival, “Nashville Meets London”, set for July 22nd-23rd in Canada Square Park, Canary Wharf.

This year’s talent lineup includes US-based acts Russell Dickerson, Lucie Silvas, Ashley Campbell, Sam Outlaw, Angaleena Presley, Jo Smith, and , along with UK-based acts Flats & Sharps, Wildwood Kin, Kevin McGuire, and Raintown.

The Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development (TNECD)serves as a sponsor of the two-day event, designed to bring the “Music of Nashville” abroad, showcasing musical talent from both Nashville and the United Kingdom. The festival is free and open to the public to attend.

The site of the annual festival, Canada Square Park, is located in the heart of Canary Wharf, that hosts over 300 shops, bars and restaurants. For the past eleven years, Canary Wharf has hosted the Canary Wharf Jazz Festival, which is largest free jazz festival in the UK.

The inaugural “Nashville Meets London” festival took place in August 2016.  The event drew an impressive number of people and left an overwhelmingly positive response among UK-based Country music fans and locals.

“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 and Chris Country DJ, is the artistic program consultant.

For more information about “Nashville Meets London”, visit their website at www.NashvilleMeetsLondon.com, and follow  them on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.

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