Country music’s newest rising star Maddox Batson has announced his first headlining tour, the I Need A Truck Tour, adding more than two dozen shows to his already packed fall schedule. The 15-year-old singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist will hit the road starting September 7 in Richmond, Virginia, for a 29-date run that spans the U.S., with stops in major cities including Orlando, Boston, Kansas City, Philadelphia, and Milwaukee, before wrapping up on November 2 with a homecoming show in Birmingham, Alabama.
The announcement arrives alongside the release of Batson’s deluxe EP ‘First Dance (The After Party),' dropping Friday, May 2 via Warner Records. The project features his breakout track ‘I Need A Truck,' a song that captures the anticipation of his first set of wheels. “It’s wild to be 15 and releasing a song about the anticipation of my first truck at the same time I’m announcing a tour,” Batson shared. “My family is good about reminding me to live in the moment and really take it all in, and I promise you I am.” Reflecting on a whirlwind year that’s included the Road to Indio Tour and a recent performance at Stagecoach Festival, Batson added, “As long as y’all keep showing up, so will we – we have the best fans in the world!”
Tickets for the tour are available now via an exclusive artist presale, with venue and local-market presales opening April 30 at 1 p.m. local time, followed by a Spotify presale on May 1. General on-sale begins May 2 at 1 p.m. local time, coinciding with the release of ‘First Dance (The After Party).'
Below is the full list of tour dates for Maddox Batson’s I Need A Truck Tour:
- September 7 – Richmond, VA @ The National
- September 14 – Oxford, MS @ The Lyric
- September 17 – Orlando, FL @ House of Blues
- September 19 – Jacksonville, FL @ Ponte Vedra Concert Hall
- September 20 – LaGrange, GA @ Sweetland Amphitheater
- September 21 – Myrtle Beach, SC @ House of Blues
- September 23 – Columbia, SC @ The Senate
- September 24 – Greenville, NC @ State Theatre
- September 26 – Greensboro, NC @ Piedmont Hall
- September 27 – Charlotte, NC @ The Fillmore Charlotte
- September 28 – Norfolk, VA @ The NorVa
- September 30 – Lexington, KY @ Manchester Music Hall
- October 1 – Knoxville, TN @ The Mill & Mine
- October 4 – Fayetteville, AR @ JJ's Live
- October 5 – Oklahoma City, OK @ Tower Theater
- October 7 – Kansas City, MO @ The Truman
- October 9 – Milwaukee, WI @ The Rave
- October 10 – Des Moines, IA @ Wooly's
- October 12 – Omaha, NE @ SteelHouse
- October 14 – Grand Rapids, MI @ Elevation
- October 21 – Pittsburgh, PA @ Stage AE
- October 22 – Philadelphia, PA @ Brooklyn Bowl
- October 24 – Huntington, NY @ The Paramount
- October 25 – Wallingford, CT @ The Dome at Oakdale
- October 26 – Boston, MA @ House of Blues
- October 28 – Sayreville, NJ @ Starland Ballroom
- October 29 – Silver Spring, MD @ The Fillmore Silver Spring
- November 1 – Brandon, MS @ City Hall Live
- November 2 – Birmingham, AL @ Avondale Brewing Company
“Come out and we’ll all have X’s on our hands at Avondale,” Batson teased, inviting fans to be part of what’s sure to be a defining chapter in his young but fast-rising career.
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