Tickets for the shows, which will feature special guest Marty Stuart & His Fabulous Superlatives, will be available for pre-sale starting this Wednesday, September 27 at 10:00am local time with general on-sale following this Friday, September 29 at 10:00am local time. Full details can be found at www.chrisstapleton.com/tour.

The newly confirmed dates add to an already extensive tour schedule for Stapleton, who will continue his “All-American Road Show” through this fall and will join George Strait for several stadium shows next year. See below for the complete tour itinerary. 

The upcoming performances celebrate Stapleton’s highly anticipated new album, ‘Higher’, which will be released November 10 on Mercury Nashville (pre-order/pre-save). Produced by Dave Cobb, Morgane Stapleton and Chris Stapleton, ‘Higher’ was recorded at Nashville’s RCA Studio A and showcases his supernatural voice and musical versatility across 14 songs that defy genre.

May 4, 2024—Indianapolis, IN—Lucas Oil Stadium#
May 11, 2024—Jacksonville, FL—Everbank Stadium#
May 25, 2024—Ames, IA—Jack Trice Stadium#
June 1, 2024—Charlotte, NC—Bank of America Stadium#
June 8, 2024—East Rutherford, NJ—MetLife Stadium#
June 29, 2024—Salt Lake City, UT—Rice-Eccles Stadium#
July 13, 2024—Detroit, MI—Ford Field#
July 20, 2024—Chicago, IL—Soldier Field#
October 16, 2024—Manchester, England—AO Arena~
October 17, 2024—Glasgow, Scotland—OVO Hydro ~
October 20, 2024—Dublin, Ireland—3Arena~
October 22, 2024—Birmingham, England—Utilita Arena~
October 23, 2024—London, England—The O2~
December 7, 2024—Las Vegas, NV—Allegiant Stadium#
*with special guests Margo Price and Nikki Lane
+with special guests Charley Crockett and Nikki Lane
#with George Strait and special guest Little Big Town
~with special guests Marty Stuart & His Fabulous Superlatives

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“I’ve always loved songs that feel like old friends but still sound new and fresh,” says Stuart about ‘Altitude.’ “The beautiful thing about country music is that the blueprint Jimmie Rodgers laid down—rambling, gambling, sin, redemption, Heaven, Hell—it’s all just as relevant now as it ever was. It’s the human condition, and if you’re honest about it and you’ve got a real band around you, you can make something that’s uniquely yours and stands the test of time.” Unique is a great word, but just the tip of the iceberg, when it comes to trying to find superlatives (see what I did there?) to describe this wonderfully eclectic album.

The album opens and closes with two, of three, instrumentals in the ‘Lost Bird Space Train series before erupting in full ‘Johnny B Goode’ mode with ‘Country Star’ as Stuart details a series of tongue-in-cheek, unfortunate events that have turned him into said ‘Country Star’. Full on 50s Rock N Roll here folks as the honky tonk piano wails away and the ghost of Chuck Berry nods approvingly.

Elsewhere, ‘Altitude’ takes you on a musical and generational journey through the best of the last 50 years of music history. ‘Nightriding’ channels those 50s and 60s vibes again with its walking bass line. For a touchstone, think somewhere between the soundtracks to ‘Grease’ and ‘From Dusk til Dawn’. There’s also a hint of Chris Isaak in this cinematic, confident song about cruising down the road and looking cool. Similarly, ‘Time to Dance’ brings a kind of ZZ Top meets Chuck Berry sensibility to proceedings on what is the most rocking song on the album and one destined to become something of a classic each time it is played at the Ryman in Nashville.

Whilst we’re in cinematic territory, lets talk ‘A Friend on Mine’ and ‘Tomahawk’. Both could have been lifted right of a Tarrantino soundtrack. The former, in which Stuart calls out to dreamers, misfits and drifters everywhere, would have been right at home on ‘Pulp Fiction’ and when he sings, ‘Do you get tired of being told the facts when you know they are not real,’ he somehow manages to hit the nail on the head of the current divisions America is finding itself wracked with without espousing one side or the other. ‘Tomahawk’, meanwhile, is all 60s rhythms and rockabilly cadence as Stuart, succinctly, declares, “There’s nothing new under the sun.” Theres a hint of Johnny Cash jamming with The Animals as his Superlatives play some cracking Country & Western alongside him.

There are other cowboy vibes to be found on ‘Altitude’, but maybe not in the format you might be expecting. ‘The Sun is Quietly Sleeping’ is a 60’s influenced, Beatles-leaning number than feels like the product of a Simon & Garfunkel writing retreat out in the Mojave desert! If there isn’t yet a genre for ‘Psychedelic Cowboy’ music in existence yet then Marty Stuart just done and gone invented it! Classical strings underpinned by an intermittent military drumbeat only add to this song’s potency. The title track is more of the same, Western plains influenced Psychedelic Cowboy drama! Stuart is challenging the norms here on this unconventional song that is both challenging to listen to and comfortably familiar at the same time. You can hear a linear path right back to Jimmie Rodgers on this powerful song as long as you can dig Marty Stuart putting his own unique twists and style all over the top of it too. ‘The Angels Come Down’, meanwhile, is pure Johnny Cash, dark, heartfelt balladry of the highest order and might well be the Country crowd’s favourite song on the album.

At the same time as inventing ‘Psychedelic Cowboy’ music Marty Stuart also does a good line ‘Prog Rock Cowboy’ music at the same time. ‘Sitting Alone’ has a Lennon and McCartney cadence to the vocals and the jangly guitars and is driven by a guitar line that sounds unnervingly like the one in theme tune to the Friends TV show but it is ‘Space’ where Stuart really casts off all conventions and inhibitions. It begins with some eastern-sounding, Led Zeppelin style guitar as Stuart sings about being ‘out of the in crowd.’ What follows is a ‘spacey’ (obvious pun intended) romp through some Pink Floyd-esque moments on a song that you feel could erupt at any given moment but is probably all the more stronger for the fact that it doesn’t.

‘Altitude’ is a clever, eclectic and, at times, convention breaking piece of work. There’s a comfort in listening to Marty Stuart’s brand of Country music but you have to be prepared for him to walk you down a unique or ground breaking path at any given moment. Country, Rockabilly, Rock n Roll, Blues and Soul are all melded into this diverse melting pot of sounds and for an artist of Stuarts stature to still be wanting to push the envelop at this stage of his career when similar artists are just peddling greatest hits and lazy, music-by-numbers releases is testament to the quality of the man and his vision for the genre.

Track list: 1. Lost Byrd Space Train (Scene 1) 2. Country Star 3. Sitting Alone 4. A Friend of Mine 5. Space 6. Altitude 7. Vegas 8. The Sun is Quietly Sleeping 9. Lost Byrd Space Train (Scene 2) 10. Nightriding 11. Tomahawk 12. Time to Dance 13. The Angels Came Down 14. Lost Byrd Space Train (Scene 3) Record Label: Snakefarm Release Date: May 19th Buy ‘Altitude’ right now

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The show, presented by Stuart’s Congress of Country Music, features a lineup curated by Stuart himself that will feature performances by Stuart and His Fabulous Superlatives, Joe Walsh, John Oates,The Del McCoury Band, Sierra Ferrell, Chapel Hart, Connie Smith, Gary Mule Deer, Jake Worthington, and The Grand Ole Opry Square Dancers. In the spirit of all Late Night Jams past, surprise guests are to be expected. 

“It’s hard to believe this is the 20th Late Night Jam,” Stuart reflects. “This year is no different than all the rest. The Ryman will be filled with Country Music Hall of Famers, Rock and Roll Hall of Famers, Musician’s Hall of Famers, Songwriter Hall of Famers, Bluegrass Hall of Famers, up and comers, and lots of laughter. And to top it all off, the Grand Ole Opry Square dancers will perform! It is the pirate ship show of the week. It is a one of a kind event. Not to be missed.”

Stuart has also released the official video for his single ‘Country Star’ from his forthcoming album Altitude that will be released on May 19 via Snakefarm.

About the video, Stuart explains: “My favorite video director in Nashville is Reid Long. We’ve done several videos together and Reid directed ‘Country Star.’ Consider this, the nation’s most superlative band, go-go dancers, Clarence White’s guitar, a jangling Rickenbacker twelve string guitar, full blown rhinestone suites, and groovy shades all wrapped up in a great song. We did our part. Your turn: watch it. I promise I can make you smile.” 

Recorded in Nashville with his longtime band The Fabulous Superlatives – Kenny Vaughan, Harry Stinson and Chris Scruggs – the collection finds Stuart picking up where he left off on 2017’s Way Out West, exploring a cosmic country landscape populated by dreamers and drifters, misfits and angels, honky-tonk heroes and lonesome lovers. Written primarily on the road, the collection was inspired in large part by Stuart’s 2018 tour supporting Byrds co-founders Roger McGuinn and Chris Hillman, who reunited for the 50th anniversary of their seminal Sweetheart Of The Rodeo album. 

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Moving to the August Bank Holiday weekend (26th to 28th), the festival will welcome The Cadillac Three, Sara Evans, Marty Stuart and His Fabulous Superlatives, Brandy Clark, LOCASH, Lauren Alaina, Lindsay Ell, Gretchen Peters, Sunny Sweeney, Cassadee Pope and Rissi Palmer.

Other names announced today include Sarah Darling, Lilly Hiatt, Sarah Shook & the Disarmers, Della Mae, Hudson Taylor, Callum Pitt, Morganway, Jade Helliwell, Jess Thristan, Flats & Sharps and Noble Jacks.

The Long Road will take place at Leicestershire’s Stanford Hall estate.

Baylen Leonard, Creative Director of The Long Road, says… 

“We couldn’t be more excited to share our first announcement of artists for TLR22! There’s something for every music lover across our 4 stages, from firm favourites to new discoveries, it’s all about showcasing just how broad Country, Americana, and Roots music is. Plus now that we’ve moved to the August bank holiday, there’s even more time to enjoy the beautiful setting of Stanford Hall in the Leicestershire countryside. We can’t wait to welcome you back next year!”

Announced today, 3-day camping and individual day tickets for Saturday and Sunday are all on sale from 9am Thursday 25th November. Also new for 2022, The Long Road’s brand new payment plan allows fans to pay from just £22 now, paying nothing until the remaining instalments start in April 2022.

The Long Road takes place between 26th -28th August Bank Holiday Weekend 2022 at Stanford Hall, Leicestershire. Day tickets are currently £45 and weekend tickets start from £110 (subject to booking fees).

All tickets and payment plans available via https://www.thelongroad.com/tickets/.

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Taking place in London from Monday 2nd to Sunday 8th October 2017, Country Music Week is from the organisers of Country to Country.

Marty Stuart and The Fabulous Superlatives will perform at Cadogan Hall in London on Wednesday 4th October 2017 and Kip Moore will be joined by special guest Drake White and The Big Fire at O2 Shepherds’ Bush Empire on Friday 6th October 2017.

Tickets for both shows will be going on sale on Friday 19th May at 9am (for Kip Moore with Drake White and The Big Fire) and at 10am for Marty Stuart.

Kip Moore with Drake White and The Big Fire and Marty Stuart will also be touring the UK around the Country Music Week Show.

Kip Moore & Drake White and the Big Fire will play the following dates:

Mon Oct 2 – Birmingham O2 Institute 1
Tue Oct 3 – Manchester O2 Ritz
Wed Oct 4 – Glasgow O2 ABC
Fri Oct 6 – London O2 Shepherds Bush Empire

Marty Stuart and The Fabulous Superlatives will play:

Wed 4th Oct – London, Cadogan Hall
Fri 6th Oct – Birmingham, Town Hall
Sat 7th Oct – Gateshead, The Sage 2
Tue 10th Oct – Manchester, RNCM

The official radio partner of Country Music Week 2017 is Chris Country Radio.
Programming and other supporting partners will be announced soon.

To keep up-to-date on announcements, please visit: www.CountryMusicWeek.com

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Having been active in the music industry since 1968, Marty has become well known for his traditional Country sound as well as merging rockabilly and honky tonk with Country. Releasing his first album, The Slim Richey Sessions, in 1978 Marty has released another 15 albums since then.

His highest charting album to date is the 1992 release This One’s Gonna Hurt You, which peaked at number 12 on the US Country Chart. The album gave Marty his third Gold certified album.

Over the course of his career, Marty has released 34 singles with highlights including 1991’s Tempted and 1992 releases Burn Me Down and This One’s GOnna Hurt You (For a Long, Long Time) featuring Travis Tritt.

Way Out West, Marty’s 17th studio album, will be released on 10th March 2017 to coincide with his appearance at C2C. Following his performance on Sunday 12th March, Marty will return to the US for an extensive tour in support of the album kicking off at French Lick, IN on 17th March and running through to 23rd June in Bremen, GA.

Marty has presented The Marty Stuart Show on cable’s RFD-TV since 2008, where he performs and introduces special guests. His wife, fellow Country singer Connie Smith, has also appeared with him on the show.

Since 1992 Stuart has been a member of the Grand Ole Opry and he’s a member of the Country Music Foundation board, having formerly been President of the organisation.

C2C: Country to Country takes place at The O2 Arena in London from Friday 10th to Sunday 12th March 2017. For more information head over to www.c2c-countrytocountry.com.

Watch Marty Stuart’s video for Way Out West below:

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The announcement comes following last week’s launch party and completes the headliners for next year’s festival. It has also been confirmed that Marty Stuart will be performing on the main stage.

Talking about performing at C2C Reba said, ‘I am thrilled to be coming back over to Europe to perform for the folks there. You have always been so hospitable to my group and me. C2C is something I’ve wanted to do for a while so thanks so much for having me.’

The day splits for the festival, which takes place Friday 10th to Sunday 12th March 2016, have also been announced:

Friday 10th (London) / Saturday 11th (Dublin) / Sunday 12th (Glasgow)

Brad Paisley, Chris Young, Jennifer Nettles
Cam* (*Yamaha Music Stage London)

Friday 10th (Glasgow) / Saturday 11th (London) / Sunday 12th (Dublin)

Reba McEntire, Darius Rucker, Hunter Hayes
Dan + Shay* *London and Dublin only

Friday 10th (Dublin) / Saturday 11th (Glasgow) / Sunday 12th (London)

Zac Brown Band, Marty Stuart, Maren Morris
Brothers Osborne* *London and Glasgow only

Tickets go on general sale at 10am Friday 4th November from: www.axs.com/c2c 08448 24 48 24 and www.gigsandtours.com / 0844 811 0051. Tickets for Dublin will be available at www.ticketmaster.ie and Glasgow www.gigsinscotland.com / 08444 999 990.

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