BILLY STRINGS ANNOUNCED FALL HEADLINE TOUR STOP IN LOUISVILLE
Louisville, KY (May 13, 2025) – 2x Grammy Award-winning singer, songwriter and musician Billy Strings will continue his headline tour through this fall including two nights at the KFC Yum! Center on Friday, December 5th & Saturday, December 6th.
Single and 2-Day tickets will go on-sale this Friday, May 16 at 10:00am at Ticketmaster.com and the KFC Yum! Center.
Ahead of the fall run, Strings will perform select headline dates this summer including his first arena tour across Australia and New Zealand in July, as well as several shows as part of Willie Nelson’s Outlaw Music Festival Tour this month.
Additionally, Strings will join forces with Bryan Sutton for a series of intimate sold-out shows this fall in celebration of their surprise collaborative album, Live at the Legion (stream/purchase here). Recorded live on April 7, 2024 at Nashville’s American Legion Post 82, the album showcases the acclaimed duo performing 20 traditional bluegrass and folk songs, including new renditions of Bob Dylan’s “Don’t Think Twice, It’s Alright,” Doc Watson’s “Way Downtown” and more.
The release adds to yet another landmark year for Strings, who won Best Bluegrass Album at the 67th Annual Grammy Awards for Live Vol. 1. Strings’ first live album, Live Vol. 1 debuted at #1 on Billboard’s Bluegrass Albums chart this past summer (stream/purchase here). Furthermore, Strings released his latest full-length studio album, Highway Prayers, this past fall, which debuted at #1 on Billboard’s all-genre Top Album Sales Chart—the first time in 22 years that a bluegrass album has been the top-selling album across genres. Released via Reprise Records, Highway Prayers was produced by Strings and Jon Brion (Fiona Apple, Mac Miller, Aimee Mann) and continues to receive 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.
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,” “The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon,” “Jimmy Kimmel Live!,” PBS’ “Austin City Limits” and “Bluegrass Underground” as well as countless sold-out shows worldwide.
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IMPORTANT EVENT INFORMATION
Show Name: Billy Strings
Show Date/Time: December 5 & 6, 2025 at 7:30 pm
Location: KFC Yum! Center | 1 Arena Plaza | Louisville, KY 40202
How to Purchase Tickets: Tickets go on sale Friday, May 16 at 10 am on ticketmaster.com, and at the KFC Yum! Center box office. 2-Day tickets are only available through ticketmaster.com
About Billy Strings
Raised in Michigan and now based in Nashville, Billy Strings is known as one of music’s most compelling artists. In the midst of yet another landmark year, Strings recently joined forces with renowned guitarist Bryan Sutton to surprise release a new collaborative album, Live at the Legion, which was recorded live at Nashville’s American Legion Post 82 and features the duo performing 20 traditional bluegrass and folk songs. The project follows Strings' acclaimed 2024 album, Highway Prayers, which debuted at #1 on Billboard’s all-genre Top Album Sales chart—the first time in 22 years that a bluegrass album has been the top-selling album across genres—as well as Billy Strings Live Vol. 1, Strings' Grammy Award-winning live album.
Continuing to receive overwhelming praise, GQ calls Strings “the hottest roots-music phenomenon in decades," while Pitchfork declared, “the bluegrass wunderkind expands his palette, exploring new textures and emotional registers while staying true to his beloved genre.” Since his 2017 debut, Strings has also 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. Known for his electric live shows, Strings has performed countless sold-out dates worldwide and will continue to tour through this summer including headline dates across the U.S., Australia and New Zealand as well as several shows as part of Willie Nelson’s Outlaw Music Festival Tour.
About KFC Yum! Center
The KFC Yum! Center is a multi-purpose arena that overlooks the Ohio River in downtown Louisville and attracts approximately 1 million fans to ticketed events annually. It boasts a total of 721,762 square feet while offering an arena bowl exceeding 22,000 seats and nine bars and lounges all within walking distance of more than 6,000 hotel rooms in downtown Louisville. It is home to the University of Louisville men’s and women’s basketball programs and attracts several top grossing concerts and events annually. The KFC Yum! Center is a state-of-the-art facility with advance technology capabilities that is owned by the Louisville Arena Authority and managed by ASM Global. For more information, visit www.kfcyumcenter.com.
