BILLY STRINGS CONFIRMS SUMMER HEADLINE TOUR
TICKETS ON-SALE THIS FRIDAY
NOMINATED FOR BEST BLUEGRASS ALBUM AT THE 68TH GRAMMY AWARDS
2x Grammy Award-winning singer, songwriter and musician Billy Strings will extend his headline tour through the summer, including newly confirmed stops at Boston’s Agganis Arena, Portland’s Cross Insurance Arena (two nights), Hartford’s PeoplesBank Arena, Bethel’s Bethel Woods Center for the Arts (two nights) and Ionia’s County Fairgrounds (two nights) among others.
See below for complete tour itinerary.
Tickets will be available for pre-sale starting tomorrow, January 28 at 10:00am local time with general on-sale following on Friday, January 30 at 10:00am local time. Tickets for the Ionia shows will be available for sale separately on Friday, February 13. To sign up for artist presale, visit HERE.
The summer tour adds to an already landmark year for Strings, whose most recent full-length album,Highway Prayers, is nominated for Best Bluegrass Album at the 68th Annual Grammy Awards. Produced by Strings and Jon Brion (Fiona Apple, Mac Miller, Aimee Mann) and released via Reprise Records, the album debuted at #1 on Billboard’s all-genre Top Album Sales Chart—the first bluegrass album in 22 years to do so—and continues to receive widespread acclaim, with GQ calling Strings “the hottest roots-music phenomenon in decades” and Pitchfork praising, “the bluegrass wunderkind expands his palette, exploring new textures and emotional registers while staying true to his beloved genre.”
Following Highway Prayers, Strings released an exclusive Apple Music Nashville Sessions EP featuring reworked songs from the record as well as a surprise collaborative album, Live at the Legion, with Bryan Sutton (stream/purchase here). Recorded live on April 7, 2024 at Nashville’s American Legion Post 82, the album showcases the acclaimed duo performing 20 traditional bluegrass and folk songs, including new renditions of Bob Dylan’s “Don’t Think Twice, It’s Alright,” Doc Watson’s “Way Downtown” and more.
In support of the music, Strings recently performed on NPR’s Tiny Desk, The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, was featured on NPR’s Fresh Air and appeared on The Howard Stern Show, where he performed “Escanaba” and spoke with the host. Ahead of his spring run, Strings will continue his extensive headline tour through the winter with stops at Louisville’s KFC Yum! Center (two nights), Athens’ Akins Ford Arena (two nights), Asheville’s ExploreAshville.com Arena (four nights) and Nashville’s Bridgestone Arena (two nights), followed by an exclusive performance at the Ryman Auditorium.
Since his 2017 debut, Strings has been awarded Best Bluegrass Album at the 67th and 63rd Grammy Awards, Artist of the Year at the 2023 and 2022 Americana Music Awards, Entertainer of the Year at the 2025, 2023, 2022 and 2021 International Bluegrass Music Awards, Best New Headliner at the 2022 Pollstar Awards and Breakthrough Artist of the Pandemic at the 2021 Pollstar Awards among several other accolades. He has also performed on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, Jimmy Kimmel Live!, PBS’ Austin City Limits and Bluegrass Underground as well as countless sold-out shows worldwide.
press photo credit: Joshua Black Wilkins
BILLY STRINGS CONFIRMED TOUR DATES
BOLD on-sale Friday, January 30 at 10:00am local time
February 6—Athens, GA—Akins Ford Arena (SOLD OUT)
February 7—Athens, GA—Akins Ford Arena (SOLD OUT)
February 10—Asheville, NC—ExploreAsheville.com Arena (SOLD OUT)
February 11—Asheville, NC—ExploreAsheville.com Arena (SOLD OUT)
February 13—Asheville, NC—ExploreAsheville.com Arena (SOLD OUT)
February 14—Asheville, NC—ExploreAsheville.com Arena (SOLD OUT)
February 20—Nashville, TN—Bridgestone Arena
February 21—Nashville, TN—Bridgestone Arena (SOLD OUT)
February 22—Nashville, TN—Ryman Auditorium (SOLD OUT)
April 2—St. Augustine, FL—St. Augustine Amphitheatre (SOLD OUT)
April 3—St. Augustine, FL—St. Augustine Amphitheatre (SOLD OUT)
April 4—St. Augustine, FL—St. Augustine Amphitheatre (SOLD OUT)
April 8—Tampa, FL—Benchmark International Arena
April 2—St. Augustine, FL—St. Augustine Amphitheatre (SOLD OUT)
April 3—St. Augustine, FL—St. Augustine Amphitheatre (SOLD OUT)
April 4—St. Augustine, FL—St. Augustine Amphitheatre (SOLD OUT)
April 8—Tampa, FL—Benchmark International Arena
April 10—Savannah, GA—Enmarket Arena
April 11—Savannah, GA—Enmarket Arena
April 14—Greensboro, NC—First Horizon Coliseum
April 17—Charlottesville, VA—John Paul Jones Arena
April 18—Charlottesville, VA—John Paul Jones Arena
April 22—Charleston, WV—Charleston Coliseum (SOLD OUT)
April 24—Fishers, IN—Fishers Event Center (SOLD OUT)
April 25—Fishers, IN—Fishers Event Center (SOLD OUT)
April 26—Fishers, IN—Fishers Event Center (SOLD OUT)
July 14—Roanoke, VA—Berglund Center
July 17—Portsmouth, VA—Portsmouth Pavilion
July 18—Portsmouth, VA—Portsmouth Pavilion
July 21—Boston, MA—Agganis Arena
July 24—Portland, ME—Cross Insurance Arena
July 25— Portland, ME—Cross Insurance Arena
July 28—Hartford, CT—PeoplesBank Arena
July 31—Bethel, NY—Bethel Woods Center for the Arts
August 1—Bethel, NY—Bethel Woods Center for the Arts
August 28—Ionia, MI—Ionia County Fairgrounds (on-sale February 13)
August 29—Ionia, MI—Ionia County Fairgrounds (on-sale February 13)
April 11—Savannah, GA—Enmarket Arena
April 14—Greensboro, NC—First Horizon Coliseum
April 17—Charlottesville, VA—John Paul Jones Arena
April 18—Charlottesville, VA—John Paul Jones Arena
April 22—Charleston, WV—Charleston Coliseum (SOLD OUT)
April 24—Fishers, IN—Fishers Event Center (SOLD OUT)
April 25—Fishers, IN—Fishers Event Center (SOLD OUT)
April 26—Fishers, IN—Fishers Event Center (SOLD OUT)
July 14—Roanoke, VA—Berglund Center
July 17—Portsmouth, VA—Portsmouth Pavilion
July 18—Portsmouth, VA—Portsmouth Pavilion
July 21—Boston, MA—Agganis Arena
July 24—Portland, ME—Cross Insurance Arena
July 25— Portland, ME—Cross Insurance Arena
July 28—Hartford, CT—PeoplesBank Arena
July 31—Bethel, NY—Bethel Woods Center for the Arts
August 1—Bethel, NY—Bethel Woods Center for the Arts
August 28—Ionia, MI—Ionia County Fairgrounds (on-sale February 13)
August 29—Ionia, MI—Ionia County Fairgrounds (on-sale February 13)
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