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Published on 2026-03-10
Wynonna Judd and Melissa Etheridge Announce Co-Headlining Raised On Radio Tour
Grammy Award-winning icons Melissa Etheridge and Wynonna Judd have announced dates for their co-headlining Raised On Radio Tour. The 27-date U.S. tour brings together two of the most celebrated artists in American music, delivering chart-topping hits and signature sounds that helped define generations of rock and country.
The tour includes a special performance at Red Rocks Amphitheatre in Morrison, Colorado, where Etheridge and Judd will perform alongside the Colorado Symphony for a unique symphonic evening under the stars.
“I’ve spent my entire adult life onstage, but before any of that, I was just a girl sitting close to a radio speaker, hanging on every word. That’s where it all started for me,” says Judd. “Raised On Radio isn’t just a tour name—it’s my roots and wings. It’s late nights with the dial turned low, chasing distant stations through the static. It’s songs that felt like they understood me before I understood myself. The radio was my teacher, my comfort, my escape. The songs playing through that radio shaped me as a dreamer and an artist. This tour is about going back to that feeling and sharing it with you.”
Etheridge adds, “I was literally raised on the radio. Growing up in Leavenworth I listened to WHB. They played every kind of music—from rock and soul to R&B and country music. It helped shape me to become the versatile writer and musician that I am today.”
Rock & Roll Hall of Fame nominee Etheridge stormed the rock scene with her confessional lyrics and signature vocal rasp on songs such as “Bring Me Some Water,” “Come to My Window,” and “Ain’t It Heavy.” She will also perform material from her upcoming album Rise (2026), including the new collaboration “The Other Side of Blue” with Chris Stapleton.
Wynonna Judd, a five-time Grammy winner and member of the Country Music Hall of Fame as part of The Judds, built a legendary solo career through chart-topping hits such as “No One Else on Earth,” “I Saw the Light,” and “She Is His Only Need.”
Fans can sign up for early access to tickets for the Raised On Radio Tour, including exclusive VIP packages, by visiting
Wynonna.com and
MelissaEtheridge.com.
Artist presales begin Tuesday, March 10 at 10 AM local time, with the public on-sale starting Friday, March 13 at 10 AM local time.
For every ticket sold, Etheridge and Judd will each donate $1 to charity. One dollar will go to The Etheridge Foundation, dedicated to research into prevention and treatment for opioid use disorders through plant medicine and other approaches. Another dollar will be donated to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital to support its ongoing work helping children and families around the world.
Tickets:
https://www.axs.com/events/1351174/wynonna-judd-melissa-etheridge-with-the-colorado-symphony-tickets
About Wynonna Judd
With the release of her 1992 self-titled solo debut, Wynonna emerged as a singular force in American music. Beyond five Grammy Awards, multi-platinum albums, and sold-out tours, the country-soul vocalist expanded on the Appalachian traditionalism that defined The Judds to create a world where Top 5 dance hits could exist alongside Country Music Hall of Fame recognition.
Those realities informed her five-times platinum Wynonna and nearly three-times platinum Tell Me Why, the albums that helped define a generation of country music fans. Songs like “No One Else on Earth,” “Tell Me Why,” “She Is His Only Need,” “Girls With Guitars,” and “I Saw the Light” propelled the artist from Ashland, Kentucky into global superstardom.
About Melissa Etheridge
Melissa Etheridge stormed onto the American rock scene in 1988 with her critically acclaimed self-titled debut album, leading to a performance on the 1989 Grammy Awards broadcast. Her popularity grew with songs such as “Bring Me Some Water,” “No Souvenirs,” and “Ain’t It Heavy,” which earned her a Grammy Award in 1992.
Etheridge reached new commercial heights with Yes I Am (1993), featuring the hits “I’m the Only One” and “Come to My Window,” the latter earning her a second Grammy Award for Best Female Rock Performance.
Over the decades Etheridge has remained one of America’s most beloved singer-songwriters. She won the Academy Award for Best Original Song in 2007 for “I Need to Wake Up,” written for the documentary An Inconvenient Truth. In 2020 she launched The Etheridge Foundation to support research into new treatments for opioid use disorder.
Her upcoming studio album Rise, due March 27, 2026, features eleven new songs—including a duet with Chris Stapleton—and coincides with Etheridge’s nomination for induction into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.
