Miranda Lambert & Little Big Town perform together during 2018’s The Bandwagon Tour
Reid LongMiranda Lambert and Little Big Town are teaming up this spring to revive The Bandwagon Tour, four years after their successful 2018 co-headlining run by the same name.
This year’s 15-city outing, produced by Live Nation, will also feature The Cadillac Three as direct support for all shows. The tour launches May 6 in Houston, and will include stops in Dallas, Cincinnati, St. Louis and more, before wrapping June 11 at Camden, New Jersey’s BB&T Pavilion. Just prior to the launch of The Bandwagon Tour, Lambert and The Cadillac Three will perform a pair of amphitheater shows in Tuscaloosa, Alabama on April 27 and Franklin, Tenn. on April 28.
Lambert is nominated for a Grammy heading into this year’s ceremony, for her collaborative album The Marfa Tapes with Jon Randall and Jack Ingram. Her latest single, “If I Was a Cowboy,” is out at country radio. Meanwhile, Little Big Town’s Karen Fairchild, Jimi Westbrook, Kimberly Schlapman and Phillip Sweet are working on their 10th studio album, set to release later this year. The project will follow their 2020 album Nightfall, which was nominated for best country album at the Grammys. In addition to previously touring together, Lambert and Little Big Town collaborated on the 2015 single “Smokin’ and Drinkin” from Lambert album’s Platinum.
The Cadillac Three, known for their blend of country and southern rock on songs including “The South” and “White Lightning,” most recently released a pair of studio albums in 2020: Country Fuzz and Tabasco and Sweet Tea.
Tickets for the tour’s opening night in Houston will go on sale Jan. 21 at 10 a.m. local time. Tickets for all other tour dates will go on sale Jan. 14 at 10 a.m. local time.
See the list of show dates below.
April 27: Tuscaloosa Amphitheater | Tuscaloosa, Ala. (Lambert and The Cadillac Three only)
April 28: FirstBank Amphitheater | Franklin, Tenn. (Lambert and The Cadillac Three only)
April 29: William Green Football Stadium | Johnson City, Tenn.
May 6: Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion presented by Huntsman | Houston, Texas
May 7: Dos Equis Pavilion | Dallas, Texas
May 8: Walmart AMP | Rogers, Ark.
May 12: Credit One Stadium | Charleston, S.C.
May 13: MIDFLORIDA Credit Union Amphitheatre | Tampa, Fla.
May 14: iTHINK Financial Amphitheatre | West Palm Beach, Fla.
May 20: Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre | St. Louis, Mo.
May 21: Ruoff Music Center | Noblesville, Ind.
May 22: Riverbend Music Center | Cincinnati, Ohio
June 2: Budweiser Stage | Toronto, Ont.
June 3: DTE Energy Music Theatre | Detroit, Mich.
June 4: Blossom Music Center | Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio
June 9: Northwell Health at Jones Beach Theater | Wantagh, N.Y.
June 10: PNC Bank Arts Center | Holmdel, N.J.
June 11: BB&T Pavilion | Camden, N.J.
Taylor Swift believes Nashville has a music scene that stands apart from anywhere else.
The 36 year old singer moved to Nashville, Tennessee, when she was young to chase her dream of becoming a country music star. After being inducted into the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame on Monday (26.10.26), Taylor took the opportunity to recognise the city and the talented writers who have helped shape its music scene.
In her acceptance speech, Taylor said: "I believe you really get to master a craft by doing it again and again. That's exactly what the incredible songwriters in this wonderful town do every day."
Taylor also spoke about what makes Nashville such a special place for musicians.
The award winning singer, who ranks among the best selling music artists of all time, said: "You won't find another music community quite like this one. Trust me, I've checked them all."
Taylor also shared how being part of Nashville's songwriting scene had taught her valuable lessons about life and working with others.
She joked: "I've learned to be flexible when your co writer turns up with a hangover, or when they need to spend ages talking about their divorce before we can even get started on a song."
Taylor previously spoke about how Faith Hill and Shania Twain inspired her decision to move to Nashville.
Speaking to Time magazine, the singer said: "I couldn't get enough of watching TV biographies about Faith Hill and Shania Twain, and I realised they had both moved to Nashville to get their careers started. After that, I kept asking, pleading and begging my parents to take me there.
"When I was 11, my mum took my brother and me to Nashville during spring break, and we spent the trip driving around Music Row. She stayed in the car while I rushed into record companies one after another, giving my demo CD to the receptionists. I found it fascinating that so many major record labels were gathered along a single street, often inside little buildings and old houses.
"What really stayed with me was how welcoming people were to newcomers and complete strangers like us. We started visiting Nashville more often, and when I was 13, I received an offer for a development deal from a major record label. That was when my parents finally agreed to leave Pennsylvania and move with me."
