Won’t want to miss him.
Since breaking out with his viral hit, “Straight and Narrow,” back in 2022, Sam Barber has been one of the premier artists in the ever-growing country-folk scene over the past few years. With one of the most unique, raspy voices in the genre, a knack for penning some moving, self-critical tracks and a style that sounds like a mix between early Zach Bryan and folk bands like The Lumineers, Barber has continued to impress from release to release.
After dropping his debut album, Restless Mind, back in 2024, which contained the certified-platinum smash hit with Avery Anna, “Indigo,” Barber followed that up with another stellar EP last summer, Music for the Soul. Released on August 1st, the EP contained seven songs, including the buzzy, pre-released track, “Man of the Year.”
Just last Friday, Barber exceeded all expectations upon the release of his stellar sophomore album, Broken View, which not only continued his track record of stellar songwriting on tracks like “Just A Kid” and “I Will Follow,” but also saw him expand his sound in a new direction, delivering heavier, electric guitar-driven stunners such as “Lighthouse” and “Run.”
Riding the buzz of the new record, Barber has just announced that his highly successful The American Route Tour, which kicked off back in January, is being extended throughout the year into July before wrapping up in December.
The new set of dates for The American Route Tour will begin on July 9th at Red Rocks Amphitheater in Morrison, Colorado, before wrapping up on December 10th at Revel in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Along the way, Barber will hit the likes of Chicago, New York, Boston, Detroit, Pittsburgh, Atlanta, St. Louis and more across the 18 new shows.
Undoubtedly, the most highly sought-after show on the tour will be the aforementioned July 9th stop at the iconic Red Rocks Amphitheater, which kicks off the new set of dates. With the show, Barber will simultaneously be making his debut and headlining debut at the venue.
As for openers, Barber is bringing a revolving door of hot names in both the country and folk scenes. Highlighted by hot up-and-comer, Waylon Wyatt, Michael Marcagi, Wild Horses, Bebe Stockwell and Clover County will all make appearances during the remainder of the originally announced dates. With that being said, however, openers have yet to be announced for today’s newly-announced shows.
Fans can sign up now for early access to tickets with pre-sale beginning next Tuesday, April 14th at 10:00 a.m. local time. General sale, on the other hand, will begin on Friday, April 17th at 10:00 a.m. local time. You can use the code “ROUTERIFF” during presale to get early access to all the new dates.
All dates are listed below with the newly-announced shows highlighted in bold.
The American Route Tour Dates
April 10—Snook, TX—Chilifest
April 24—Indio, CA—Stagecoach Festival
April 26—Arlington, TX—Lone Star Smokeout
May 7—Omaha, NE—The Astro Amphitheater*
May 8—Wichita, KS—Wave Outdoors*
May 9—Little Rock, AR—First Security Amphitheater*
May 14—Virginia Beach, VA—The Dome*
May 15—North Charleston, SC—Firefly Distillery*
May 16—Huntsville, AL—The Orion Amphitheater*
May 21—Clearwater, FL—The BayCare Sound*
May 22—Pompano Beach, FL—Pompano Beach Amphitheater*
May 23—St. Augustine, FL—St. Augustine Amphitheatrey*
June 4—Raleigh, NC—Red Hat Amphitheater†
June 5—Charlotte, NC—Skyla Credit Union Amphitheatre† (SOLD OUT)
June 6—Lexington, KY—Railbird Music Festival
July 4—Milwaukee, MI—SUMMERFEST –BMO Pavilion
July 6—Calgary, CA—Cowboys Music Festival
July 9—Morrison, CO—Red Rocks Amphitheatre
July 11—Idaho Falls, ID—Mountain America Center
July 14—Spokane, WA—Gesa Pavilion
July 15—Bend, OR—Hayden Homes Amphitheater
July 17—Saratoga, CA—The Mountain Winery (on-sale April 10 at 10:00 AM local)
August 6—Cleveland, OH—Jacobs Pavilion
August 7—Detroit, MI—Masonic Temple Theatre
September 11—Minneapolis, MN—The Armory
September 12—Chicago, IL—The Salt Shed Outdoors
September 15—Buffalo, NY—Outer Harbor Live at Terminal B
September 18—New York, NY—The Rooftop at Pier 17
September 19—Boston, MA—Leader Bank Pavilion
September 22—Pittsburgh, PA—Stage AE Outdoors
September 24—Charlottesville, VA—Ting Pavilion
September 25—Knoxville, TN—Knoxville Civic Coliseum
September 26—Atlanta, GA—Synovus Bank Amphitheater at Chastain Park
December 3—St. Louis, MO—Chaifetz Arena
December 4—Independence, MO—Cable Dahmer Arena
December 10—Albuquerque, NM—Revel
*with Michael Marcagi and Bebe Stockwell
†with Waylon Wyatt and Wild Horses
