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The Shires
Upcoming dates
Opening acts: York Barbican Premium Seating
- Glasgow, United KingdomGlasgow Royal Concert HallView details
- Gateshead, United KingdomGlasshouse International Centre for Music - Sage 1View details
- Newcastle Upon Tyne, United KingdomThe Glasshouse International Centre for MusicView details
- York, United KingdomYork BarbicanView details
- Manchester, United KingdomBridgewater HallView details
- Birmingham, United KingdomSymphony HallView details
- London, United KingdomThe London PalladiumView details
- Brighton, United KingdomBrighton DomeView details
- Ipswich, United KingdomIpswich Regent TheatreView details
- Bournemouth, United KingdomLighthouseView details
- Swansea, United KingdomSwansea Building Society ArenaView details
- Liverpool, United KingdomLiverpool Philharmonic HallView details
- Bedford, United KingdomBedford Corn ExchangeView details
- Bristol, United KingdomBristol BeaconView details
Dates Wanderistan tracks for The Shires, from ticketing and venue listings — upcoming: 14, past: 3. The Shires may play other dates that are not listed here yet, so check the official tour page for the full schedule.
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Past shows
3 past shows
- Leicester, United KingdomStanford HallPerformers: Bailey Zimmerman, Maren Morris, Emmylou Harris, Steve EarleView details
- Peterborough, United KingdomSt Nicholas ChapelView details
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About The Shires
The Shires are an English country music duo formed in 2013 by Ben Earle and Crissie Rhodes, who met after Earle posted on social media seeking a...
The Shires are an English country music duo formed in 2013 by Ben Earle and Crissie Rhodes, who met after Earle posted on social media seeking a collaborator for a country act; Earle is from Hertfordshire and Rhodes from Bedfordshire. Rhodes sings lead vocals while Earle provides harmony vocals and plays piano and guitar.
Their debut album, Brave (2015), reached number 10 on the UK Albums Chart, making The Shires the first British country act to reach the chart's top ten. The follow-up, My Universe (2016), debuted at number 3 and became the fastest-selling British country album on record. Later releases Accidentally on Purpose (2018) and Good Years (2020) each reached number 3, and 10 Year Plan (2022) reached number 5.
Both members had pursued solo careers before forming the duo, each having previously auditioned unsuccessfully for The X Factor. The Shires became the first UK act signed to Universal Music Group Nashville and won the British Country Music Association Award for UK Album of the Year in both 2015 and 2016, then received an award for Global Artist of the Year from a major American country music association in 2017.
In 2019 Earle and Rhodes received honorary doctorates of the arts from the University of Bedfordshire. Their sixth studio album, Bonfire, is set for a 2026 release, led by the single "Getaway Car," which became the first UK country song to reach the top 10 of the Official Country Radio Airplay Chart.