Country star Kip Moore has opened up about gearing up for his "bucket list" headline gig at the Royal Albert Hall, and said he is not nervous despite having always been "dying to play" at the iconic venue.
The Georgia-born country singer, 43, who is best-known for his Billboard number one hit Somethin' Bout A Truck, is gearing up to perform at Highways Festival - an all-new Country and Americana festival in the United Kingdom.
Kip, who has graced the stage of the Grand Ole Opry, will be joined on-stage with the likes of Morgan Wade, Jackson Dean and Stephen Wilson Jr on Saturday, May 20 at the iconic Royal Albert Hall.
Intimate yet grand, the Royal Albert Hall has welcomed many American country and rock music stars from the likes of Johnny Cash to Bruce Springsteen, Bob Dylan to Willie Nelson, and John Denver to Kacey Musgraves - and now Kip is gearing up to take the stage by storm.
Speaking exclusively to Mirror US ahead of his headline show at the famous venue in Kensington, Kip gushed about how it has been his "all-time bucket list [venue], for the last seven years".
Chatting about his goals, Kip urged that he isn't really a "goals" person and instead has a "hope list" - with performing at the Royal Albert Hall firmly on that list for a number of years.
"The Royal Albert Hall was the one thing that has remained a constant," Kip revealed, with him explaining how he wanted to make sure that he always kept that on his "hope list".
When asked whether he thinks Royal Albert Hall would be on the same level as performing at the Opry, Kip laughed and begged: "Don't do that to me!"
Replying honestly to the question, the beloved country star said: "Look, I love the Opry. You know, I've never been somebody that gives you politically correct answers," before touching on how "in this industry" that's "not only expected, but kind of demanded," adding: "But I'm not good at that."
He then said: "I love the Opry, I love playing the Opry, but being able to headline Royal Albert Hall is just something that has been an all-time for me, so it's more about what I've built in that city, in that region, in that area, those fans, so to be able to play for that particular fan base and in that particular room, I feel like that's [sic] going to be as good as it can get."
Talking about why Royal Albert Hall has been a dream of his to headline, Kip said: "Because I've been watching the shows online and that venue for years. And I know the history behind that venue, and I just think it's a stunning, stunning venue.
"But I think it's from seeing so many shows in there, watching Palladia (now MTV) those kind of channels, and it's just always been that thing where I've just been dying to play there."
Asked if he's nervous ahead of the show this weekend, Kip defiantly said "no" before adding: "I put way too much work into what I do. There's no time to be nervous."
Kip Moore's new album Damn Love was released last month, featuring a collaboration with Ashley McBryde. Kip will headline Highways Festival this Saturday (May 20) at Royal Albert Hall in London, England.
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