GRAMMY Award-winning singer, songwriter and musician Billy Strings’ new album, Highway Prayers, debuts at #1 on Billboard’s all-genre Top Album Sales chart this week. Notably, this is the first time in 22 years that a bluegrass album has been the top-selling album across all genres. The last album to accomplish this was the O Brother, Where Art Thou? soundtrack in March 2002. Highway Prayers also claims the top spot on the Bluegrass Albums chart this week.

Released last month via Reprise Records, Highway Prayers was produced by Strings and Jon Brion (Fiona Apple, Mac Miller, Aimee Mann), and consists of 20 original songs. The release has received widespread critical attention, 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.”

Listen to Highway Prayers HERE.

In celebration of the new music, Strings and his band will continue to tour through next year including newly confirmed shows at Denver’s Ball Arena (three nights), Asheville’s ExploreAsheville.com Arena (six nights), Atlanta’s State Farm Arena (two nights) and Nashville’s Bridgestone Arena (two nights). Additionally, following his two-night stand at Bridgestone Arena, Strings will once again return to the historic Ryman Auditorium on March 2 for a third Nashville show. See below for complete tour itinerary.
Registration for pre-sale ticket access is open now with general on-sale for Denver, Atlanta and Nashville starting this Friday, October 11 at 10:00am local time. Tickets for the Asheville shows will go on-sale November 15. Tickets for the Ryman Auditorium show will be available via lottery. To be eligible for the Fair AXS ticketing request, fans are required to purchase a ticket for at least one of the two Bridgestone Arena shows. Full details are available at www.billystrings.com/tour.

Strings will also join Luke Combs, Eric Church and James Taylor to headline “Concert for Carolina,” special benefit show supporting Hurricane Helene relief efforts, on Saturday, October 26 at Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte, North Carolina. Tickets for the show will go on-sale tomorrow, October 10 at 10:00am ET. Full details can be found at www.concertforcarolina.com.

Recorded in Los Angeles and Nashville, Highway Prayers features Strings and his longtime band—Billy Failing (banjo, vocals), Royal Masat (bass, vocals), Jarrod Walker (mandolin, vocals) and Alex Hargreaves (fiddle)—as well as additional contributions from Brion (bass, drums, percussion), Matt Chamberlain (drums), Jerry Douglas (dobro), Jason Carter (fiddle), Lindsay Lou (backing vocals), Nathaniel Smith (cello), Taneka Samone (backing vocals), Cory Henry (piano), Peter “Madcat” Ruth (harmonica, jaw harp) and Victor Furtado (clawhammer banjo).

Raised in Michigan and now based in Nashville, Strings is known as one of music’s most compelling artists. The new studio album follows the recent release of Strings’ first live album, Billy Strings Live Vol. 1 (stream/purchase HERE), which debuted at #1 on Billboard’s Bluegrass Albums chart. Showcasing his electrifying concerts, the record features Strings performing some of his most beloved songs—including “Dust in a Baggie,” “Away From The Mire,” and “Turmoil & Tinfoil”—recorded at venues around the world including Paris’ La Cigale, Nashville’s Ryman Auditorium, Austin’s Moody Center, Atlanta’s State Farm Arena and more.

Strings’ latest full-length album, Me/And/Dad, which features Strings alongside his dad, Terry Barber, was released in 2022 and earned a nomination for Best Bluegrass Album at this year’s GRAMMY Awards. The product of a longtime dream, Me/And/Dad consists of new versions of fourteen bluegrass and country classics that the two have been playing together since Strings was a young child.

Since his 2017 debut, Strings has been awarded Best Bluegrass Album at the 63rd GRAMMY Awards, Artist of the Year at the 2023 and 2022 Americana Music Awards, Entertainer of the Year at the 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 Late Show with Stephen Colbert,” “Jimmy Kimmel Live!,” PBS’ “Austin City Limits” and “Bluegrass Underground” as well as countless sold-out shows worldwide.

HIGHWAY PRAYERS TRACK LIST
1. Leaning on a Travelin’ Song
2. In the Clear
3. Escanaba
4. Gild the Lily
5. Seven Weeks In County
6. Stratosphere Blues / I Believe in You
7. Cabin Song
8. Don’t Be Calling Me (at 4AM)
9. Malfunction Junction
10. Catch and Release
11. Be Your Man
12. Gone a Long Time
13. It Ain’t Before
14. My Alice
15. Seney Stretch
16. MORBUD4ME
17. Leadfoot
18. Happy Hollow
19. The Beginning of the End
20. Richard Petty
 
BILLY STRINGS CONFIRMED TOUR DATES
Winter Tour: Denver, Atlanta, Nashville on-sale October 11 at 10:00am local time; Asheville on-sale November 15
October 11—Indianapolis, IN—Gainbridge Fieldhouse
October 12—Indianapolis, IN—Gainbridge Fieldhouse (SOLD OUT)
October 18—Huntsville, AL—Orion Amphitheater (SOLD OUT)
October 19—Huntsville, AL—Orion Amphitheater (SOLD OUT)
October 26—Charlotte, NC—“Concert for Carolina” – Bank of America Stadium
October 31—Baltimore, MD—CFG Bank Arena (SOLD OUT)
November 1—Baltimore, MD—CFG Bank Arena (SOLD OUT)
December 6—Memphis, TN—FedEx Forum
December 7—Memphis, TN—FedEx Forum
December 10—Tulsa, OK—BOK Center
December 12—Fort Worth, TX—Dickies Arena
December 13—Austin, TX—ACL Live at the Moody Theater (SOLD OUT)
December 14—Austin, TX—Moody Center (SOLD OUT)
December 29—New Orleans, LA—UNO Lakefront Arena
December 30—New Orleans, LA—UNO Lakefront Arena
December 31—New Orleans, LA—UNO Lakefront Arena
January 24—Denver, CO—Ball Arena
January 25—Denver, CO—Ball Arena
January 26—Denver, CO—Ball Arena
February 6—Asheville, NC—ExploreAsheville.com Arena
February 7—Asheville, NC—ExploreAsheville.com Arena
February 8—Asheville, NC—ExploreAsheville.com Arena
February 14—Asheville, NC—ExploreAsheville.com Arena
February 15—Asheville, NC—ExploreAsheville.com Arena
February 16—Asheville, NC—ExploreAsheville.com Arena
February 21—Atlanta, GA—State Farm Arena
February 22—Atlanta, GA—State Farm Arena
February 28—Nashville, TN—Bridgestone Arena
March 1—Nashville, TN—Bridgestone Arena
March 2—Nashville, TN—Ryman Auditorium