In what will be his first ever appearance in Belfast, SCOTTY McCREERY has confirmed he will play Live at Botanic Gardens on Friday 23 May.

With his sixth US No. 1 under his belt for ‘Cab in a Solo’ and the release of Rise & Fall, his most critically acclaimed album to date with Billboard naming it one of the 50 Best Albums of 2024 (So Far), Triple Tigers recording artist Scotty McCreery announces his long-awaited return to these shores next year, with five very special headline dates across Northern Ireland, Scotland and England:

23rd May, 2025 – Belfast – Live at Botanic Gardens

25th May, 2025 – Glasgow – Barrowland Ballroom

27th May, 2025 – Birmingham – O2 Institute Birmingham

29th May, 2025 – Manchester – O2 Ritz

30th May, 2025 – London – O2 Forum Kentish Town

“It’s been too long and I cannot wait to come back,” said McCreery. “We’ve had so many e-mails and social media posts from fans asking us to return, and I’m happy to say ‘we’re coming!’ I’ve never been to Belfast or Birmingham before, and I am looking forward to visiting those cities. I’ve only been to Glasgow as part of C2C a few years ago, so I’m excited to come on my own. And the band and I had a blast the last time we were in London and Manchester, so I knew we had to come back there. It’s always special to come and perform over there!”

Tickets for all dates go on sale this Friday, Sept. 20, at 10am local time.

McCreery performed two sold-out shows in London and one sold-out show in Manchester in 2019. He returned to London in 2022 as part of C2C: Country to Country Festival, which also took him to Glasgow for the first time as well as Dublin, Ireland.

His current single, ‘Fall of Summer’, is the second song released from Rise & Fall. The music video, directed by Jeff Ray, will premiere this Friday, Sept. 20 on YouTube. More info will be released on McCreery’s socials as the date gets closer.

McCreery co-wrote 12 of the 13 songs on Rise & Fall, which Billboard observes, “Light-hearted fare such as ‘Stuck Behind a Tractor’ and ‘And Countin’’ mesh with heartbreak brushoffs such as ‘Lonely’, the bluegrass-inflected album-closer ‘Porch’ and the faith-filled ‘Red Letter Blueprint’.” Rolling Stone calls the album “every bit as legit as Jamey Johnson’s That Lonesome Song, Garth Brooks’ In Pieces, or Randy Travis’ Storms of Life”.

Most recently, McCreery joined Callista Clark on her latest release, the duet ‘Gettin’ Old’, available to stream/download now via Dreamcatcher Artists. Clark wrote the song with Averie Bielski and Karen Kasowski, while Joey Hyde and Frank Rogers share production credits.

“I’ve been a fan of Callista and her talent for some time, especially after having her out on my European tour a few years ago,” said McCreery. “I loved this song from the first time I heard it and was honored that she asked me to sing it with her.”

The two recently released a music video for the track, conceived, produced and directed by award-winning filmmaker Roman White.

Tickets for SCOTTY McCREERY live in Belfast go on sale FRIDAY 20 SEPTEMBER at 10AM from Ticketmaster.ie.