Article Contributed by Big Hassle Media
Published on 2026-02-20
Photo Credit: Macie Coleman
The Red Clay Strays have announced a new series of headline dates, including shows at such iconic venues as Columbia, MD’s Merriweather Post Pavilion (July 30), Boston, MA’s TD Garden (August 1), and Atlanta, GA’s State Farm Arena (November 13). Special guests include The Revivalists and Haley Reinhart (July 30, August 1) and Travis Tritt and Brent Cobb (November 13). Diehard Strays Pre-sales begin Wednesday, February 25 at 9:00 am (local); Verified Strays Pre-sales follow on Wednesday, February 25 at 12:00 noon (local). Strays Fanclub Presale starts Thursday, February 26 at 9:00 am (local). Local/Ticket Platform/Promoter/ETC Pre-sales begin Thursday, February 26 at 12:00 noon (local). All remaining tickets go on sale to the general public on Friday, February 27, at 9:00 am (local). For complete details and ticket information, please visit www.redclaystrays.com.
The upcoming headline run continues what looks to be a truly momentous year for The Red Clay Strays with top-billed festival performances at Georgetown, TX’s Two Step Inn (April 19), Indio, CA’s Stagecoach (April 24), and Louisville, KY’s Bourbon & Beyond (September 26), as well as some of their biggest headline shows thus far, including a one-night-only performance at New York City’s world famous Madison Square Garden (August 9) and a very special two-night stand at Nashville, TN’s Bridgestone Arena (October 22-23). In addition, the Mobile, AL-based band recently announced “The Red Clay Strays Fan Fest 2026,” the first-ever RCS fan festival set to take place at Rexford, MT’s Abayance Bay Marina on June 24-28. The five-night event will feature a headline show from The Red Clay Strays, the very special “Strays with Stories – Intimate Performances and Stories with The Red Clay Strays,” headline shows by Lukas Nelson and St. Paul & the Broken Bones, and much more. Tickets for “The Red Clay Strays Fan Fest 2026” are extremely limited; complete details can be found HERE and via The Red Clay Strays App.
Last week saw The Red Clay Strays celebrating Valentine’s Day weekend with the premiere of “If I Didn’t Know You,” available everywhere now via HBYCO Records/RCA Records. Written by the multiple award-winning country rocker Drew Nix, the tender ballad is joined by a heartwarmingly romantic official music video directed by Matthew Coleman and co-starring avowed fans, superstar comedian Matt Rife and fitness influencer Mariah Morse.
“If I Didn’t Know You” – which follows last October’s hit single, “People Hatin’” – was met by critical applause from such publications as Rolling Stone, Holler, and Whiskey Riff, the latter of which raved, “The Red Clay Strays have done it again, capturing the gravity of what love can mean with their brand new single…With a blend of country, soul, blues, and rock, they are one of the genre’s brightest modern-day acts, even though they insist they aren’t even making country music. But at the end of the day, that doesn’t really matter what genre they categorize themselves in because the music they are making is addictive. (‘If I Didn’t Know You’) follows that same pattern, delivering a powerful message with a hypnotizing composition.”
THE RED CLAY STRAYS – TOUR 2026
MARCH
17 – Houston, TX – Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo
APRIL
19 – Georgetown, TX – Two Step Inn †
24 – Indio, CA – Stagecoach †
MAY
1 – Memphis, TN – RiverBeat Music Festival
24 – Norfolk, VA – Patriotic Festival
JUNE
13 – Columbus, OH – Buckeye Country Superfest †
24-28 – Rexford, MT – “The Red Clay Strays Fan Fest 2026” at Abayance Bay Marina
26 – Calgary, AB – Country Thunder Alberta †
JULY
11 – St. Paul, MN – Minnesota Country Club †
17 – Twin Lakes, WI – Country Thunder Wisconsin †
19 – Cheyenne, WY – Cheyenne Frontier Days
30 – Columbia, MD – Merriweather Post Pavilion *
AUGUST
1 – Boston, MA – TD Garden *
9 – New York, NY – Madison Square Garden **
15 – Des Moines, IA – Iowa State Fair Grandstand
SEPTEMBER
6 – Aspen, CO – Jazz Aspen Snowmass Labor Day Experience †
26 – Louisville, KY – Bourbon & Beyond
OCTOBER
22 – Nashville, TN – Bridgestone Arena ^
23 – Nashville, TN – Bridgestone Arena ^
NOVEMBER
13 – Atlanta, GA – State Farm Arena ^^
† Festival Appearance
* w/ Special Guests The Revivalists and Haley Reinhart
** w/ Special Guests The Revivalists and Brent Cobb
^ w/ Special Guests Sierra Ferrell and Brent Cobb
^^ w/ Special Guests Travis Tritt and Brent Cobb
