Ashley Cooke

Ashley Cooke brings her contemporary country songwriting to O2 Academy Birmingham on 28 January 2027. Born in Parkland, Florida, she writes with a straight-ahead, diary-like touch, turning breakups, fresh starts and everyday details into clear, hummable melodies. Active since 2020, she first surfaced with Already Drank That Beer, then broadened the scope with her Big Loud debut Shot in the Dark, a 24-track set where narrative ballads sit alongside punchier tracks, with cameos from Colbie Caillat, Nate Smith and Jackson Dean.

On stage, Cooke leans on voice and lyrics, keeping the arrangements clean so the hooks do the work. Never Til Now, first solo then re-cut with Brett Young, anchors a set that moves between slow-build confessions and choruses built for a room to sing back. Expect a focus on the newer material without skipping early favorites, a band that gives the songs space, and that steady line she draws between personal writing and the current country sound. A clear snapshot of where modern Nashville meets straight-talking storytelling, live in Birmingham.