Midland announce new album 'Barely Blue' and fall 2024 tour
Grammy-nominated country band Midland will unveil a new record this fall.
Revealed today, the band will deliver their fourth studio album Barely Blue on September 20 via Big Machine Records. For this record, the band worked with Grammy-winning producer Dave Cobb at Georgia Mae Studios in Savannah, GA. Vocalist Mark Wystrach said this about working with Cobb:
“Dave Cobb had been a producer we wanted to work with since we first heard Sturgill Simpson’s Metamodern Sounds in Country Music. Dave’s eclectic musical background and the way he approaches recording as an experience and not a task made him the perfect match for us. On Barely Blue, we feel like Dave helped us find the sound we’ve been searching for for a long time.”
A new single from the album titled “Lucky Sometimes” comes with a music video directed by Harper Smith, which can be seen here. Wystrach said this about the new single:
“‘Lucky Sometimes’ is a get up and go, hot streak, feel good anthem for when it feels like you just can’t lose. The arrangement is sparse with a high and lonesome groove that crests with soaring harmonies on the hook. It’s the first song on the album and an introduction to the new sonic landscape that Midland found with Dave Cobb at the helm.”
Midland also revealed a fall trek across the United States, which starts on September 19 at The Andrew J Brady Music Center in Cincinnati. For this tour, the band will be joined by Tanya Tucker, Colin Stough, Colby Acuff, Elvie Shane, Jackson Dean, and The Wilder Blue on select shows. Tickets will go on sale this Friday (June 28) at 10 a.m. local time.
Starting tomorrow (June 27), Midland will embark on a headlining summer tour. Tickets for all shows can be found here.
Midland tour dates
Summer Headline Tour:
6/27 – Emigrant, MT – The Old Saloon
6/28 – Three Forks, MT – Bridger Brewing
6/29 – Casper, WY – The Gaslight Social
7/4 – Sun Valley, ID – Bluebird Music Festival
7/6 – Taos, NM – Kit Carson Park
7/26 – Modesto, CA – The Fruit Yard Chicken Ranch Casino Resort Amphitheater
7/27 – Wheatland, CA – Hard Rock Live Sacramento
7/28 – Saratoga, CA – Mountain Winery
8/8 – Oro-Medonte, ON – Boots and Hearts Music Festival
8/9 – Verona, NY – The Event Center at Turning Stone Resort Casino
8/10 – Mashantucket, CT – Premier Theater at Foxwoods Resorts Casino
8/22 – Pocatello, ID – The Port - Portneuf Health Trust
8/23 – Forest Grove, OR – McMenamins Grand Lodge
8/24 – Airway Heights, WA – BECU Live at Northern Quest
8/25 – Bremerton, WA – Kitsap Fair and Stampede
9/6 – Fort Madison, IA – Tri-State Rodeo
9/7 – Prior Lake, MN – Mystic Lake Casino - Mystic Showroom
9/14 – Pryor, OK – Born & Raised
The Get Lucky Tour:
9/19 – Cincinnati, OH – The Andrew J Brady Music Center $
9/20 – Chicago, IL – The Riviera Theatre $
9/21 – Council Bluffs, IA – Harrah's Stir Cove $
9/27 – Anderson, SC – Wendell's Outdoor ^
9/28 – St. Augustine, FL – The St. Augustine Amphitheatre ^
10/3 – Birmingham, AL – Avondale Brewing Company *
10/4 – Atlanta, GA – Coca-Cola Roxy *
10/5 – Cherokee, NC – Cherokee Tribal Fair *
10/9 – El Paso, TX – Speaking Rock Entertainment Center
10/11 – Grand Junction, CO – Amphitheater at Las Colonias Park ^
10/12 – Morrison, CO – Red Rocks Amphitheatre #^
10/24 – Salt Lake City, UT – The Union Event Center !
10/26 – Kennewick, WA – Toyota Center !
11/2 – San Antonio, TX – Boeing Center at Tech Port !
11/29 – Houston, TX – 713 Music Hall !
11/30 – Dallas, TX – The Pavilion at Toyota Music Factory !
12/6 – Las Vegas, NV – The Theater at Virgin Hotels @
12/7 – Albuquerque, NM – Rio Rancho Events Center @
12/20 – Austin, TX – ACL Live Moody Theater !
@ - Support from Tanya Tucker
$ - Support from Colin Stough
^ - Support from Colby Acuff
* - Support from Elvie Shane
# - Support from Jackson Dean
! - Support from The Wilder Blue