photo credit: Becky Fluke One of the country’s most respected and beloved musicians, Stapleton was named Entertainer of the Year at last year’s 58th ACM Awards—resulting in a prestigious ACM Triple Crown Award—and was named Male Vocalist of the Year for the seventh time at the 57th CMA Awards last fall, breaking his own record for most wins ever in the category. Additionally, he performed the National Anthem at 2023’s Super Bowl LVII and has collaborated in recent years with Adele, Taylor Swift, Bruno Mars, Ed Sheeran, Justin Timberlake, P!nk, Sheryl Crow, Santana and many more. Higher follows 2020’s acclaimed Starting Over, which won three awards at the 67th Annual Grammy Awards in addition to earning Album of the Year honors at both the CMA and ACM Awards. Called a “a sure-footed masterpiece” by the Associated Press, the album landed on “Best of 2020” lists at NPR Music, Rolling Stone, Billboard, Esquire, Vulture, The Tennessean, and The New York Times, who declared, “Chris Stapleton’s roar isn’t designed to scare you off. It’s regal, an announcement of an alpha figure asserting his primacy…on this, his fourth album, the thrill is back.” Prior to Starting Over, Stapleton released a pair of Platinum-certified releases in 2017—From A Room: Volume 1 and From A Room: Volume 2—as well as his 5x Platinum breakthrough solo debut album in 2015, Traveller. In addition to their work as musicians, the Stapletons are founders of the Outlaw State of Kind charitable fund, which supports a variety of causes that are close to their heart. Stapleton also recently unveiled his new Traveller Whiskey, a first-of-its-kind collaboration created in partnership with Buffalo Trace Distillery’s Master Distiller Harlen Wheatley. HIGHER TRACK LIST 1. What Am I Gonna Do2. South Dakota3. Trust4. It Takes A Woman5. The Fire6. Think I’m In Love With You7. Loving You On My Mind8. White Horse9. Higher10. The Bottom11. The Day I Die12. Crosswind13. Weight Of Your World14. Mountains Of My Mind CHRIS STAPLETON CONFIRMED TOUR DATES October 4-6—Austin, TX—Austin City Limits FestivalOctober 11-13—Austin, TX—Austin City Limits FestivalOctober 16—Manchester, England—AO Arena* (SOLD OUT)October 17—Glasgow, Scotland—OVO Hydro Arena* (SOLD OUT)October 20—Dublin, Ireland—3Arena* (SOLD OUT)October 22—Birmingham, England—Utilita Arena* (SOLD OUT)October 23—London, England—The O2* (SOLD OUT)October 24—London, England—The O2‡ (SOLD OUT)December 7—Las Vegas, NV—Allegiant Stadium+February 25, 2025—Melbourne, Australia—Rod Laver Arena^ (SOLD OUT)February 26, 2025—Melbourne, Australia—Rod Laver Arena^ (SOLD OUT)February 28, 2025—Brisbane, Australia—Brisbane Entertainment Centre^ (SOLD OUT)March 1, 2025—Brisbane, Australia—Brisbane Entertainment Centre^ (SOLD OUT)March 4, 2025—Sydney, Australia—Qudos Bank Arena^ (SOLD OUT)March 5, 2025—Sydney, Australia—Qudos Bank Arena^ (SOLD OUT)March 7, 2025—Auckland, New Zealand—Spark Arena^ (SOLD OUT)March 8, 2025—Auckland, New Zealand—Spark Arena^ (SOLD OUT) *with special guest Marty Stuart & His Fabulous Superlatives ‡with special guest Shelby Lynne +with George Strait and special guest Little Big Town ^with special guest Marcus King |