Set For August Bank Holiday (Aug 22-24); Tickets On Sale Now<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
The Long Road Festival<\/strong>\u00a0returns for its biggest year ever in August 2025, today announcing that multiple Brit Award winner, Ivor Novello recipient and GRAMMY nominee\u00a0James Bay<\/strong>\u00a0will close the festival as Sunday night\u2019s headliner, adding to previously announced U.S. headline artists\u00a0Drake Milligan\u00a0<\/strong>(Friday) and\u00a0Midland<\/strong>\u00a0(Saturday).<\/p>\n\n\n\n LATEST LINEUP ANNOUNCEMENT INCLUDES GILL LANDRY, THE WHITE BUFFALO, DARREN KIELY, MACKENZIE CARPENTER AND MORE Set For August Bank Holiday (Aug 22-24); Tickets On Sale Now<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3685,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"sfsi_plus_gutenberg_text_before_share":"","sfsi_plus_gutenberg_show_text_before_share":"","sfsi_plus_gutenberg_icon_type":"","sfsi_plus_gutenberg_icon_alignemt":"","sfsi_plus_gutenburg_max_per_row":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/cmni.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/IMG_0446.png","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cmni.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3684"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cmni.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cmni.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cmni.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cmni.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3684"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/cmni.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3684\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3687,"href":"https:\/\/cmni.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3684\/revisions\/3687"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cmni.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3685"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cmni.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3684"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cmni.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3684"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cmni.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3684"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}![\"\"](\"https:\/\/cmni.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/IMG_0447.png\")
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Set for the August Bank Holiday weekend (Aug. 22-24), and described by DIY as a \u201chaven of country, Americana and roots\u201d music and culture, The Long Road takes place every summer in the grounds of Stanford Hall in Leicestershire.
James Bay, an acclaimed singer, songwriter, guitarist and producer who will be making his first appearance at The Long Road, released his fourth studio album\u00a0Changes All The Time<\/em>\u00a0last year via Mercury\/Republic Records. His seminal, multi-Platinum, UK #1 debut\u00a0Chaos and the Calm<\/em>, featuring hits \u2018Hold Back The River\u2019 and \u2018Let It Go\u2019 was recorded at the famed Blackbird Studio in Nashville with multiple GRAMMY-winning producer Jacquire King, and he has returned to Music City to record and perform frequently throughout his career.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cCountry and Americana have always been huge inspirations for me,\u201d\u00a0<\/em>shares James.\u00a0\u201cSo much of my music has roots in Nashville<\/em>\u00a0\u2013\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>I’ve been lucky to play some of the city’s iconic venues like the Bluebird and the Ryman and I\u2019ve always been drawn to the incredible storytelling in these genres. I can\u2019t wait to close out The Long Road 2025, headlining the Rhinestone Stage\u00a0on Sunday, August 24th\u00a0\u2013 it\u2019s going to be a special one!\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n
His acclaimed new album features collaborations with\u00a0Noah Kahan\u00a0and\u00a0The Lumineers\u00a0on lead single\u00a0\u2018Up All Night<\/a>\u2019,\u00a0and writing collaborations with\u00a0The Killers\u2019 Brandon Flowers\u00a0(\u2018Easy Distraction\u2019) and Holly Humberstone (\u2018Dogfight\u2019).
Having amassed over 9 billion streams to date, and performed alongside musical icons such as Mick Jagger, Eric Clapton, Bruce Springsteen and\u00a0Sheryl Crow,<\/strong>\u00a0who he just revealed will feature on his next release, Bay upholds traditions of timeless songcraft while confidently challenging himself and popular music in equal measure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The festival\u2019s Creative Director,\u00a0Baylen Leonard<\/strong>, adds:\u00a0\u201cAt The Long Road, we\u2019re all about celebrating the best in country, roots, Americana, and always looking to broaden our lineup with something for every music lover. James Bay is one of the finest singer-songwriters out there and is the perfect complement to what we do. Can’t wait for the Sunday sing-along!\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n
Other artists joining The Long Road lineup today include French rising star\u00a0Bobbie<\/strong>; acclaimed Canadian-British folk collaborators\u00a0Bonnie Dobson & the Hanging Stars<\/strong>;\u00a0Chris Linton<\/strong>; New Orleans-based sibling duo\u00a0Crowe Boys<\/strong>;\u00a0<\/strong>homegrown multiple UK Americana Music Award winners\u00a0Danny & The Champions of the World<\/strong>; Irish-born, Nashville-based folk-pop singer\/songwriter\u00a0Darren Kiely<\/strong>; the self-described \u201cFilipino Cowboy\u201d\u00a0David Unlayao<\/strong>;\u00a0<\/strong>Texan\u00a0Denitia<\/strong>, whose traditional country influences have found her at home as a touring member of the Black Opry artist collective and named one of CMT\u2019s Next Women of Country;\u00a0Evan Bartels<\/strong>, and\u00a0First Time Flyers<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Louisiana native and two-time GRAMMY winner\u00a0Gill Landry<\/strong>\u00a0also joins the bill, previously a member of Old Crow Medicine Show, who recorded his latest solo album\u00a0Cinnamon Canyon Blues<\/em>\u00a0(2024) in London; along with New Orleans rock \u2018n\u2019 roll band\u00a0Greazy Alice<\/strong>;\u00a0Jade Turner<\/strong>;\u00a0Kellie Loder<\/strong>; hit songwriter and Spotify Hot Country Artist to Watch\u00a0Mackenzie Carpenter<\/strong>;\u00a0Nolan Taylor<\/strong>;\u00a0Robbie Cavanagh<\/strong>; London roots rock band\u00a0The Rockingbirds<\/strong>;\u00a0<\/strong>and renowned Oregon-born artist\u00a0The White Buffalo<\/strong>, whose music has been featured in numerous films and television shows, from\u00a0Logan<\/em>\u00a0and\u00a0The Punisher<\/em>\u00a0to\u00a0This Is Us\u00a0<\/em>and\u00a0Sons of Anarchy<\/em>, the latter earning him a Primetime Emmy nomination.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Check out the 2024 aftermovie\u00a0<\/strong>here<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0to get a glimpse of what\u2019s in store.<\/strong>
Described by\u00a0Cosmopolitan<\/em>\u00a0as \u201ca slice of stateside culture with some of the biggest acts all in one place,\u201d the carefully curated lineup also includes\u00a0Seasick Steve<\/strong>,\u00a0Fantastic Negrito<\/strong>,\u00a0Alana Springsteen<\/strong>,\u00a0Larry Fleet<\/strong>,\u00a0Charles Wesley Godwin<\/strong>,\u00a0Elles Bailey<\/strong>,\u00a0Ashley Monroe<\/strong>,\u00a0Fancy Hagood<\/strong>,\u00a0Janet Devlin<\/strong>, and a European summer exclusive performance from\u00a0Chuck Ragan<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
More than just a wealth of established acts, The Long Road has been at the forefront of helping music fans discover some of the most exciting new artists from across the world, and this year is no exception, with stages hosted by partners\u00a0Loose Music<\/em>\u00a0and\u00a0Color Me Country with Rissi Palmer,<\/em>\u00a0and for the first time, Country & Americana powerhouse label\u00a0Snakefarm Records<\/em>; along with Nashville-style songwriter rounds, artist meet and greet opportunities, and afterparties.
Returning for its sixth year, The Long Road recently announced several new elements for 2025, to welcome new friends and celebrate the growth of the country family. Audiences will be treated to performances across six stages; The Rhinestone Stage (main stage) – opening from Friday afternoon for weekend ticket holders for the first time this year; the Interstate; The Front Porch; Buddy\u2019s, a country bar nestled among woodland; The Showground, where numerous artists from both sides of the pond have made their debut at the festival; and a brand-new sixth stage, with more details to follow.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Long Road Festival runs\u00a0from Friday, August 22 to Sunday, August 24 2025. Weekend, Camping, Day, Kids and VIP tickets available now:\u00a0<\/strong>https:\/\/www.thelongroad.com\/tickets<\/strong><\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n
Additional artists announced today [A-Z]:<\/strong>
Bobbie \u2605 Bonnie Dobson & the Hanging Stars \u2605 Chris Linton \u2605 Crowe Boys \u2605 Danny & The Champions of the World \u2605 Darren Kiely \u2605 David Unlayao \u2605 Denitia \u2605 Evan Bartels \u2605 First Time Flyers \u2605 Gill Landry \u2605 Greazy Alice \u2605 Jade Turner \u2605 James Bay \u2605 Kellie Loder \u2605 Mackenzie Carpenter \u2605 Nolan Taylor \u2605 Robbie Cavanagh \u2605 The Rockingbirds \u2605 The White Buffalo
Full lineup\u00a0here<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n
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