The Cadillac Three
When: 8th May 2024
Location: O2 Academy
The Cadillac Three are the Southern rock trio with an R&B swagger. They are coming to Glasgow’s O2 Academy on 8th May 2024.
Jaren Johnston, Kelby Ray and Neil Mason are all born and bred in Nashville. They were members of the four-piece band American Bang from 2005 to 2010. In 2011, the trio founded The Cadillac Black and released their debut self-titled album the following year. After landing a deal with Big Machine Records in 2013, they discovered their name was being used by another group. So instead became The Cadillac Three (aka TC3), re-issuing their debut album under the freshly minted moniker.
During these early years, Johnston was building his reputation as a songwriter. He was working on hit tracks like You Gonna Fly with Keith Urban and Southern Girl with Tim McGraw. The Cadillac Three had made it a priority to focus on their live show. Taking gigs to play wherever and whenever they could. The rollicking threesome were soon known for their high-energy performances. As well as for melding rowdy country music with the rebellious spirit of Southern rock.
By 2014, success began to mount from their own material with the single The South. This featured guest vocals from Dierks Bentley. As well as Mike Eli of the Eli Young Band and Florida Georgia Line. It climbed to No.32 on the US country charts.
TC3 crossed the pond in 2015 to play a set at that summer’s Download festival. When they released their sophomore album Bury Me In My Boots in 2016, it debuted at No.5 on Billboard’s country chart and reached the No.33 spot on the UK albums chart. Along with The South, other lead singles included Party Like You, White Lightning and Drunk Like You.
Preceded by Dang If We Didn’t, The Cadillac Three’s third album Legacy arrived in 2017 and peaked at No.16 in the UK.
When they began working on their fourth album, TC3 did it with their live show in mind as well as the intention to do something different. Released in early 2020, Country Fuzz showed an evolution in the band’s music, with Johnston saying it had “a little bit of everything, and you can see where we started and where we’re going.” To support the album, they even launched a Country Fuzz brand clothing line.
With the coronavirus outbreak making it impossible to be on the road in 2020, The Cadillac Three had lots of time to spend in the studio and made the most of it by unveiling their fifth album Tabasco & Sweet Tea only eight months after Country Fuzz.
In celebration of their 10th anniversary as a band, they hosted a show for the Planet Rock station every Saturday night throughout May 2021 called Garage Radio, on which Johnston, Ray and Mason curated their favourite tunes while recounting stories from the road. Also in May 2021, The Cadillac Three announced an eight-date UK tour for December 2021.
