Turnpike Troubadours Extend Wild America Tour Through Summer 2026

Press release

Turnpike Troubadours Extend
Wild America Tour Through Summer 2026
Tickets on sale Friday, November 14th at 10:00am via Ticketmaster

UNCASVILLE, CT - One of America’s most beloved bands, Turnpike Troubadours will continue their Wild America Tour through next summer with newly confirmed shows including a Mohegan Sun Arena 7:30pm performance on Friday, February 6th. The February show will feature special guest, Robert Earl Keen.

Tickets for this live electrifying show go on sale Friday, November 14th at 10:00am via Ticketmaster. Tickets will also be available at the Mohegan Sun Box Office beginning Saturday, November 15th, subject to availability.

The upcoming performances add to a historic year for Turnpike Troubadours, who released their surprise new album, The Price of Admission, this past spring via Bossier City Records/Thirty Tigers (stream/purchase here). Produced by Shooter Jennings, the record debuted at #1 on the iTunes all-genre and Country charts, #1 on the Billboard Digital Albums and Current Digital Albums Sales charts, #3 on the U.S. Albums Spotify chart and #9 on the Global Album Spotify chart—the band’s highest Spotify debuts to date.
The eagerly awaited follow-up to their widely acclaimed 2023 album, A Cat in the Rain, The Price of Admission further cements the band as an undeniable musical force and features songwriting collaborations with Old Crow Medicine Show’s Ketch Secor (“On The Red River”), Trampled By Turtles’ Dave Simonett (“Leaving Town (Woody Guthrie Festival)”) and John Fullbright (“Searching For A Light”).

Critical acclaim for The Price of Admission:
“With Red Dirt as a genre enjoying its greatest popularity…The Price of Admission serves as a reminder that Turnpike is still the genre’s torchbearer”—Rolling Stone

“Gentle fiddle and guitar put Felker’s warm voice and timeless message forward, culminating in the feel of a new, timeless fan favorite”—Billboard

“a leading force in the gritty, authentic ‘Red Dirt’ country genre”—Spin

“Hailed by many as some of the Turnpike Troubadours’ finest work”—American Songwriter

#1. Best Country Albums of 2025 So Far, “a true masterpiece of a record”—Whiskey Riff

“The Price of Admission acts as a culmination of all the best moments we’ve seen from the group’s remarkable career so far.” —Holler

“Exemplifies Evan Felker’s mastery of weaving poignant narratives with laid-back melodies” —Country Central

“Top tier songwriting, musicianship and a truly unique sound is what has made Turnpike Troubadours such a big deal in the country music landscape”—Raised Rowdy

“Brilliant songwriting that deepens on repeat listens…a testament to their generational talent” —Country Universe

“This is Turnpike at its storytelling best — specific, local and emotionally big”—The O’Colly
Turnpike Troubadours has amassed a massive following throughout their career with more than 2.2 billion streams globally and over 1.7 million equivalent units sold to date. Furthermore, the band was recently inducted into the Oklahoma Music Hall of Fame, appeared in the penultimate episode of Yellowstone performing three songs (“Good Lord Lorrie,” “Brought Me” and “Pay No Rent”) and has become a recurring presence in Paramount’s show Landman, with six of their songs featured to date.

Since their 2005 debut, Turnpike Troubadours has released six studio albums including 2023’s A Cat in the Rain, which was released to overwhelming acclaim. The Associated Press praised, “they’ve returned with the kind of ferocity that feels destined to put them right back on that long-term upward trajectory…The earnestness is palpable,” while Spin proclaimed, “the Oklahoma group is better than ever…one of the most beloved groups in country and roots music.” Originally from Tahlequah, OK, Turnpike Troubadours is Evan Felker (vocals, guitar), Kyle Nix (fiddle), Ryan Engleman (electric guitar), RC Edwards (bass), Gabe Pearson (drums) and Hank Early (steel, accordion).