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Rascal Flatts returning to Rupp. See Lexington concert ticket info

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  • Rascal Flatts will perform at Rupp Arena on Feb. 26, 2026, for their 25th tour.
  • Tickets go on sale August 15 at 10 a.m., including premium Rupp Club options.
  • The tour features Lauren Alaina and Chris Lane as openers for the main act.

If you’re hoping to sit on the porch, drink an ice cold cherry Coke and see the Rascal Flatts in concert next year, you’re in luck.

The chart-topping country group is coming to Rupp Arena on Feb. 26, 2026 on their “Life is a Highway” 25th anniversary tour, the venue announced Wednesday morning. Tickets go on sale Friday, Aug. 15 at 10 a.m. at rascalflatts.com.

Joe Don Rooney, Gary LeVox and Jay DeMarcus of Rascal Flatts greeted the crowd at the Lexington Opera House in 2019. They announced a 2026 return to Rupp Arena.
Joe Don Rooney, Gary LeVox and Jay DeMarcus of Rascal Flatts greeted the crowd at the Lexington Opera House in 2019. They announced a 2026 return to Rupp Arena. Paul Hooper

The tour will feature openers Lauren Alaina and Chris Lane.

Rupp Club Experience tickets, which include premium seating, covered parking in the Central Bank Center Parking Garage and complimentary hors d’oeuvres and non-alcoholic beverages, will also be available for purchase, starting at $299, Rupp Arena said.

The announcement came after Rupp and local food truck Fizzy Fox Soda Shop offered free drinks at the venue on Wednesday morning. They teased the announcement on Tuesday, with an image mirroring the Rascal Flatts’ “Life is a Highway: Refueled Duets” album cover, offering “an ice-cold cherry Coke on us” at Rupp.

The Rascal Flatts formed in 1999, and in the next 10 years, put out six studio albums that went platinum or higher. They were inducted into the Grand Ole Opry in 2011.

While they’ve had success with original songs, the band’s covers of Marcus Hummon’s “Bless the Broken Road” was their longest-running No. 1 hit and won a Grammy for best country song. They also saw huge success with their cover of Tom Cochrane’s “Life is a Highway,” which was recorded for the 2006 movie “Cars,” and is their most-played song on streaming services.

They have performed in Rupp Arena several times, including in January 2009, January 2011 and February 2013. And they performed at the Lexington Opera House as a mystery headliner for the WBUL-FM Secret Sessions concert series in 2019.

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Monica Kast covers higher education for the Herald-Leader and Kentucky.com. Previously, she covered higher education in Tennessee for the Knoxville News Sentinel. She is originally from Louisville, Kentucky, and is a graduate of Western Kentucky University. Support my work with a digital subscription
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