Thursday, 23 June 2016

Lineup Released for New London Based Music Festival, Nashville Meets London

London-based company, Canary Wharf Group has announced the lineup for the inaugural Nashville Meets London music festival, scheduled for August 13-14 in Canada Square Park.  The lineup for the 2-day event will showcase established artists and exciting new talent, and includes four acts representing the United States and six acts representing the United Kingdom.  From the United States are American Young, Logan Brill, Ty Herndon, and Logan Mize, and representing the United Kingdom are Yola Carter, Megan O’Neill, Pauper Kings, Hannah Rose Platt, Honey Ryder, and William the Conqueror. The event is free and open to the public.

Performances will begin at 2 p.m. each day in Canada Square Park, located in the heart of Canary Wharf and surrounded by award-winning gardens and over 300 shops, bars and restaurants.  Canary Wharf is located in the former London Docklands. For the past ten years, Canary Wharf has hosted the Canary Wharf Jazz Festival, which is largest free jazz festival in the UK, and has a long history of promoting arts and culture throughout its estate.

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 DJ, is the artistic program consultant.