The Shires's 2016 Concert History

The Shires, who formed in 2013, are a UK country pop duo composed of singer-songwriters Ben Earle and Crissie Rhodes. They hail from Hertfordshire and Bedfordshire. Ben sings vocals and plays guitar and Bedford native Crissie Rhodes shares lead vocals.

The Shires had 25 concerts in 2016

Date Concert Venue Location
Dec 11, 2016
The Shires / Canaan Smith
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O2 Shepherd's Bush Empire London, England, United Kingdom
Dec 08, 2016
The Shires York Barbican York, England, United Kingdom
Dec 07, 2016
The Shires / Canaan Smith

The Shires

O2 ABC Glasgow Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom
Dec 04, 2016
The Shires / Canaan Smith
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The Bridgewater Hall Manchester, England, United Kingdom
Nov 28, 2016
The Shires Bristol Beacon Bristol, England, United Kingdom
Nov 27, 2016
The Shires / Ward Thomas / Beverly Knight / Melanie C / Rick Astly / Birdy / Emelie Sande / Jack Savoretti / Rebcca Ferguson
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The Palladium London, England, United Kingdom
Show Duplicate for Nov 27, 2016
Nov 23, 2016
The Shires Royal & Derngate Northampton, United Kingdom
Nov 18, 2016
The Shires

The Shires My Universe Tour

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O2 Academy Oxford Oxford, England, United Kingdom
Nov 16, 2016
The Shires The Academy Dublin, Leinster, Ireland
Oct 05, 2016
The Shires
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HMV Arndale Manchester, England, United Kingdom
Aug 28, 2016
Cottingham Folk Festival
"Cottingham Folk Festival" / Lucy Rose / Rachel Sermanni / Judie Tzuke / Emma King & The Heartsets / The Shires / Raintown / Dexeter(UK)
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Various Venues Cottingham, UK
Aug 20, 2016
The Shires Chepstow Castle Chepstow, Wales, United Kingdom
Aug 07, 2016
Tom Jones / The Shires / The Lighthouse Family
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Show Duplicate for Aug 07, 2016
Jul 30, 2016
WORLD CUP '66 LIVE RELIVE THE GREATEST DAY IN ENGLISH FOOTBALL HISTORY
Squeeze / Reef / The Troggs / Chris Farlowe / Sophie Ellis Bextor / Lemar / Sunny Afternoon / Shaun Escoffery / The Shires
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OVO Arena Wembley London, England, United Kingdom
Jul 10, 2016
Cornbury Music Festival
"Cornbury Music Festival" / Seal / James Morrison / The Shires / Newton Faulkner / The Zombies / Kelvin Jones
Great Tew Estate Chipping Norton, United Kingdom
Jul 08, 2016 –
Jul 10, 2016
Cornbury Festival 2016
Corinne Bailey Rae / Seal / Gabrielle Aplin / The Zombies / Jamie Cullum / Bryan Ferry / Lucinda Williams / Newton Faulkner / All Saints / Mavis Staples / Soul II Soul / Turin Brakes / Lemar / The Shires / Wilko Johnson / The Dunwells / Cattle & Cane / Björn Again / Port Isla / The Lottery Winners / Tunde / Fred Abbott / Lucie Hill Show all bands
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Great Tew Estate Chipping Norton, UK
Jun 25, 2016
Glastonbury Festival
"Glastonbury Festival" / Adele / Tame Impala / The Last Shadow Puppets / Wolf Alice / Madness / Låpsley / Baaba Maal / Squeeze / New Order / CHVRCHES / The 1975 / Tom Odell / Band of Skulls / Hurts / St. Paul and The Broken Bones / Shura / Haelos / James Blake / Santigold / The Very Best / Shibusashirazu Orchestra / Mbongwana Star / Stefflon Don / Little Simz / Oddisee / Anna Meredith / M83 / Fatboy Slim / Example / John Grant / Alessia Cara / Dua Lipa / Nothing But Thieves / Palace (UK) / Philip Glass / Mercury Rev / Floating Points / Ernest Ranglin / Kurt Vile / Jagwar Ma / Lady Leshurr / Izzy Bizu / Cat's Eyes / Car Seat Headrest / The Shires / Art Garfunkel / Paul Carrack / Ralph McTell / nine below zero / Glen Matlock / Sam Lee / The Treacherous Orchestra / Turin Brakes / Will Young / Larkin Poe / This Is The Kit / The Destroyers / Beans on Toast / Police Dog Hogan / Danny Howells / Carl Cox / A Guy Called Gerald / Braids / ozric tentacles / Tristan / Tom Robinson / The King Blues / Oliver Heldens / Tensnake / Disciples / Snakehips / Blonde / Lion Babe / Claptone / Ivy Lab / Lee "Scratch" Perry / Levelz / Hollie Cook / Graham Candy / Kiko Bun / True Vibenation / blackalicious / Batida / Ady Suleiman / Mungo's Hi Fi / Section Boyz / Preditah / Ms. Dynamite / One Giant Leap / Lemmy Ashton / The Egg / De Sluwe Vos / Vangoffey / Joey Beltram / Mr G / Waze & Odyssey / Roi Perez / The Blessed Madonna / Gideon / Midland / The Upbeats / Kasra / Sub Focus / Aphrodite / The Freestylers / Stanton Warriors / Dread MC / My Nu Leng / DJ Champion (UK) / Eska / Shlomo / 808 state / Mike Pickering / Little Barrie / DJ Ss / Tich / Rhoda Dakar / The Apples / Mark Ronson / Mixmaster Morris / The Johnsons / The Trojans / The Goldmaster Allstars / Louie Louie / The Baghdaddies / Ruby Throat / Lazy Habits / Jamie Jones / Richy Ahmed / Patrick Topping / Infinity Ink / Luca Cazal / She Drew The Gun / Mahalia / Great Scott / Roni Size / 3 Daft Monkeys / Bushcraft / Boat to Row / Andrew Maxwell / Tom Stade / Shazia Mirza / Phil Nichol / Rod Laver / Rsvp / Josh Widdicombe / Abandoman / Tongue And Groove / Dave Seaman / Serge Devant / Laura Jones / Ralph Lawson / Adam F / DJ Prophecy / Kangaroo Moon / Akasha / Hobo Jones & The Junkyard Dogs / Orla Gartland / Little Hours / John Talabot / Quantic / Beak> / Syd Arthur / Coves / Boxed In / Meilyr Jones / Hired Gun Show all bands
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Worthy Farm Shepton Mallet, England, United Kingdom
May 25, 2016
The Corrs / The Shires
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Barclays Arena Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany
Mar 10, 2016 –
Mar 13, 2016
C2C: Country 2 Country 2016
Shane McAnally / Charlie Worsham / Ashley Monroe / Lori McKenna / Charles Esten / Carrie Underwood / Lauren Alaina / Miranda Lambert / Dwight Yoakum / Thomas Rhett / Carrie Underwood / Little Big Town / Sam Hunt / Maddie & Tae / High Valley / Maren Morris / Eric Church / Kacey Musgraves / Chris Stapleton / Andrew Combs / Striking Matches / Frankie Ballard / A Thousand Horses / Ashley Campbell / Brooke Eden / David Nail / Lauren Alaina / Old Dominion / The Shires Show all bands
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The O2 London, England, United Kingdom
Jan 28, 2016
The Corrs / The Shires
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3Arena Dublin, Leinster, Ireland

Photos from 2016 View All 2016 Photos

The Shires / Canaan Smith on Dec 4, 2016 [054-small]

The Shires / Canaan Smith
Dec 4, 2016
 Manchester, England, United Kingdom
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The Shires / Canaan Smith on Dec 4, 2016 [591-small]

The Shires / Canaan Smith
Dec 4, 2016
 Manchester, England, United Kingdom
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The Shires / Canaan Smith on Dec 4, 2016 [592-small]

The Shires / Canaan Smith
Dec 4, 2016
 Manchester, England, United Kingdom
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The Shires / Canaan Smith on Dec 4, 2016 [593-small]

The Shires / Canaan Smith
Dec 4, 2016
 Manchester, England, United Kingdom
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The Corrs / The Shires on Jan 24, 2016 [880-small]

The Corrs / The Shires
Jan 24, 2016
 Manchester, England, United Kingdom
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The Shires / Canaan Smith on Dec 11, 2016 [756-small]

The Shires / Canaan Smith
Dec 11, 2016
 London, England, United Kingdom
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The Shires / Canaan Smith on Dec 11, 2016 [757-small]

The Shires / Canaan Smith
Dec 11, 2016
 London, England, United Kingdom
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The Shires / Canaan Smith on Dec 11, 2016 [758-small]

The Shires / Canaan Smith
Dec 11, 2016
 London, England, United Kingdom
  Uploaded by Mark Fossitt

The Shires / Canaan Smith on Dec 11, 2016 [759-small]

The Shires / Canaan Smith
Dec 11, 2016
 London, England, United Kingdom
  Uploaded by Mark Fossitt

The Shires / Canaan Smith on Dec 11, 2016 [760-small]

The Shires / Canaan Smith
Dec 11, 2016
 London, England, United Kingdom
  Uploaded by Mark Fossitt

The Shires / Canaan Smith on Dec 11, 2016 [761-small]

The Shires / Canaan Smith
Dec 11, 2016
 London, England, United Kingdom
  Uploaded by Mark Fossitt

The Shires / Canaan Smith on Dec 11, 2016 [762-small]

The Shires / Canaan Smith
Dec 11, 2016
 London, England, United Kingdom
  Uploaded by Mark Fossitt

Genres:

Pop
British
Country
UK
Country Pop
UK Pop
UK Americana
British Country
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Latest Setlist (05/28/2023):

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  1. Lightning Strikes
  2. My Universe
  3. Friday Night
  4. State Lines
  5. I See Stars
  6. All Over Again
  7. Islands in the Stream
  8. Daddy's Little Girl
  9. The Hard Way
  10. Nashville Grey Skies
  11. Guilty
  12. Wild Hearts
  13. Tonight
  14. A Thousand Hallelujahs

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Concerts Per Year:

2024 11 concerts
2023 4 concerts
2022 32 concerts
2021 11 concerts
2020 9 concerts
2019 11 concerts
2018 37 concerts
2017 27 concerts
2016 25 concerts
2015 51 concerts
2014 5 concerts

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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

How many concerts has The Shires had?

The Shires has had 223 concerts.

What genre is The Shires?

The Shires is most often considered to be Pop, British, Country, UK, Country Pop, UK Pop, UK Americana, and British Country.

When is the next The Shires concert?

The next The Shires concert is on April 21, 2024 at Chelmsford Civic Theatre in Chelmsford, United Kingdom.

When was the last The Shires concert?

The last The Shires concert was on August 18, 2023 at Pembrey Country Park in Burry Port, Wales, United Kingdom.

What setlist does The Shires play live?

The songs that The Shires performs live vary, but here's the latest setlist that we have from the May 28, 2023 concert at Bute Park in Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom:

  1. Lightning Strikes
  2. My Universe
  3. Friday Night
  4. State Lines
  5. I See Stars
  6. All Over Again
  7. Islands in the Stream
  8. Daddy's Little Girl
  9. The Hard Way
  10. Nashville Grey Skies
  11. Guilty
  12. Wild Hearts
  13. Tonight
  14. A Thousand Hallelujahs

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