Carly Pearce

On 14 May 2026 at Manchester Academy, Manchester, Carly Pearce brings the storytelling country she has shaped from Kentucky roots to Nashville polish. Raised in Taylor Mill, she cut her teeth as a teenager performing daily at Dollywood before moving to Nashville to write and sing in studios. That groundwork led to Every Little Thing, the single that opened the door to a 2017 debut of the same name, balancing a contemporary radio feel with a traditional streak.

Since then, Pearce has drawn a steady line between heart-on-sleeve ballads and lean, mid-tempo tracks across her self-titled 2020 album and 29: Written in Stone in 2021. The songs trace breakups, family ties and a clear-eyed independence, carried by guitars, pedal steel and a light pop sheen. Collaborations with Josh Abbott Band and Lee Brice anchored her in the mainstream while keeping a thread to her Kentucky background.

On stage, the focus is voice and narrative, the kind that turns small details into sing-along choruses without losing their bite. A set built from those three records and recent tracks should connect the early breakthrough to her current Nashville chapter.