Rupp Arena to host Sturgill Simpson, Tyler Childers for ‘A Good Look’n Tour’
A couple of country artists with Kentucky roots will bring their upcoming tour to two Kentucky cities next year.
Jackson native Sturgill Simpson and Paintsville native Tyler Childers will be in Lexington and Louisville for their upcoming ‘A Good Look’n Tour.’ They will perform at Lexington’s Rupp Arena Feb. 28 and Louisville’s KFC Yum! Center on May 25, the venues announced Tuesday morning.
Tickets go on sale at 10 a.m. Friday, Nov. 8. Registration for fan verified pre-sale begins Tuesday and pre-sales begin Nov. 5. But Simpson offered one additional way fans can claim tickets.
“We are a live band. Everyone knows we are a live band,” Simpson said in a statement provided by Rupp Arena. “Steal the record or give it away, just come to the shows. For free tickets, send a message to Tyler’s Instagram.”
The two artists and venues did not publicly release tour dates before Tuesday, but the concerts were being promoted with posters popping up in cities where they will be playing. Fans posted on social media pictures of the posters at more than two dozen places — including Knoxville, Charlotte, N.C.; Portland Ore.; Denver — across the country.
Rupp Arena social media pages spent Tuesday morning posting Simpson song lyrics prior to the announcement.
Simpson won the 2017 Grammy Award for Best Country Album of the Year for “A Sailor’s Guide to Earth,” which topped the country charts. His most recent album, “Sound & Fury,” came out in September.
Billboard called “Sound & Fury” “the best thing Simpson has ever done.”
“It’s hard to imagine any other rock ‘n’ roll show achieving anything like the same visceral power,” Billboard wrote.
Childers won the 2018 Emerging Artist of the Year at the Americana Music Honors & Awards. His 2017 album “Purgatory” and 2019 follow-up, “Country Squire,” were produced by Simpson.
The three-month tour will begin Feb. 21 in Birmingham, with the Louisville stop concluding it.
The Rupp Arena stop on the tour is one of six concerts the Lexington venue has announced for 2020.. The Holiday Jam Featuring Xscape will be at Rupp on Jan. 19, Luke Combs stops by on Valentine’s Day, Winter Jam 2020 will be March 7, Lauren Daigle is set to perform April 30 and Elton John will bring his Farewell Yellow Brick Road Tour to Rupp on June 5.
This story was originally published October 28, 2019 at 7:27 AM.