THE SHIRES + special guest Kaylee Bell
Swansea Building Society Arena, Oystermouth Road, SA13BX Swansea Kort
mán. 16.11.2026 18:30
Pioneering British country duo The Shires – Ben Earle and Crissie Rhodes - return with their first album in four years, Bonfire, a joyous celebration of togetherness, escapism and positivity. Bonfire will be released on LP, CD (including signed formats) and digital on July 3.
Summing up the new album, Ben said: “This is easily the most instinctive album we’ve ever made. Out went overthinking, multiple takes and layers of production. If it was fun, we went with it.”
Sounding as fresh and contemporary as ever, The Shires have shared contagious lead single “Getaway Car”, out today, which captures Bonfire’s escapist nature. A thumping kick drum, upbeat acoustic guitar and simple, sun-seeking lyrics sung wholly in harmony drive you to its instant, air-punching chorus.
The Shires are appearing at C2C Festival (London), opening brand new stage The Yard and hosting the Spotlight Stage, and take to the road in November for a 12-date headline tour playing major venues across the UK
From their breakthrough in 2015, The Shires saw records tumble: first British country artists to achieve a UK Top Ten album with debut Brave, the fastest-selling UK country album of all time with follow-up My Universe, the only British act to win a prestigious CMA award. Ahead of their time in many ways, Ben and Crissie not only paved the way for subsequent British country artists but also previewed the current golden age in popularity of country music in the UK. They have maintained an enviable reputation at the forefront of the genre and couldn’t be happier to be back with new music to share.
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Kaylee BellKaylee Bell is a Country Pop Artist originally from New Zealand moving to Australia at age 21 where she kick started her career by winning the prestigious Toyota Star Maker crown. With over 100 million streams, Bell is the 'Most Streamed Female Country Artist' for Australasia and created history becoming the first ever ‘Independent Female Country Artist’ to be awarded ARIA Gold for ‘The Red EP’ featuring US Billboard hit single 'Keith' and the first Female Country Artist in 20 years since Kasey Chambers.
Bell spent 2023 on Ed Sheeran’s ‘Mathematics’ Stadium World Tour playing six sold out shows across NZ, won a CMA Award for Global Country Artist at the 2023 CMA Awards in Nashville and her single ‘BOOTS’ became a Top 20 crossover hit on NZ Pop radio.
After performing original song ‘Keith’ written as a tribute to coach Keith Urban on The Voice Australia, the song has become a global hit with over 100 million tik tok plays, over 40 million Spotify plays, hit the US Billboard Charts at #12 on Country Digital Sales and spent five weeks at #1 spot on the Australia Country Radio Official chart.
Bell has spent the past 14 years back and forth to Nashville, opened for The Chicks, Ed Sheeran and Brad Paisley and is a winner of APRA Best Country Song and NZ Best Country Album.
Bell recently relocated to Nashville and as an independent, self managed artist and is a force to be reckoned amongst artists on an international level.