Never beating the allegations.
Simply put, there’s no one doing it quite as well as Zach Top these days. Though there are plenty of other stellar artists keeping the traditional scene alive, such as Jake Worthington, Charley Crockett and more, the Washington native has launched himself into the stratosphere as of late.
Of course, this was highlighted on a national scale the past year when he not only took home Best New Artist at the CMA Awards in November, which he accepted with a Coors Banquet in hand, but also when he scored his first-career Grammy back in February. In turn, Top became the first-ever winner of the brand-new Best Traditional Country Album category, winning it with his sophomore album, Ain’t In It For My Health.
In addition to being labeled as the savior of traditional country music, Top has proven himself as the quintessential human jukebox over the past few years when it comes to delivering phenomenal covers of different songs across multiple eras. From Chris Stapleton’s “Nobody to Blame” and Billy Currington’s “Good Directions” to Shenandoah’s “Two Dozen Roses” and Conway Twitty’s “Slow Hand,” the Washington Native has yet to meet a classic song that he cannot perform flawlessly. Of course, that’s not even mentioning his rock-solid renditions of Travis Tritt’s “Where the Corn Don’t Grow” and George Jones’ “Bartender’s Blues” with the equally red-hot Red Clay Strays recently.
A bit surprisingly, despite all the comparisons, folks online going as far as to say he’s Alan Jackson’s long-lost son and even opening for him last year, Top has not pulled out a cover from the “Chattahoochee” singer in concert recently. That all changed over the weekend, however.
On Saturday, the “I Never Lie” singer headlined the 10th annual Pendleton Whisky Music Fest in Pendleton, Oregon, alongside the likes of Shaboozey, Carly Pearce and Diamond Rio. In addition to performing past hits like “I Never Lie,” “South of Sanity,” “Sounds Like the Radio” and “Use Me,” Top would pull out none other than Jackson’s 1990 hit, “Chasin’ That Neon Rainbow.”
@coolfilmz Zach Top – Don’t Rock The Jukebox 🎶 #ZachTop #PendletonOregon #PendletonRoundUp #PendletonWhiskeyFest #PendletonOregon ♬ original sound – Cooooleyyyyy
Of course, “Chasin’ That Neon Rainbow” was one of Alan’s breakout hits. Appearing on his debut album, Here in the Real World, it was the fourth single released from the record and would eventually become his first Top 2 hit. Over the years, it’s remained one of his most popular early tracks, being played recently at his final concert at Nissan Stadium in Nashville last month.
In case that wasn’t enough, Top would also pull out a flawless cover of George Strait and Keith Whitley’s “Nobody In His Right Mind Would Have Left Her” later in the set as well, once again proving why he’s one of the best in the game right now.
@leamae_bunker One of my favorite classic country songs & @Zach Top absolutely did it justice! 🩵🎶 • Cold Beer & Country Music Summer Tour ’26 – Boise, ID • #zachtop #countrymusic #country #keithwhitley #georgestrait ♬ original sound – Leamae Bunker
Zach Top 2026 Tour Dates
July 15—Saskatoon, SK—SaskTel Centre∆
July 16—Edmonton, AB—Rogers Place∆
July 18—Whitefish, MT—Under the Big Sky Festival
July 23—Minot, ND—North Dakota State Fair
July 25—Cheyenne, WY—Cheyenne Frontier Days 2026
August 6—Toronto, ON—Rogers Stadium~
August 7—Ottawa, ON—Canadian Tire Centre«
August 8—Canandaigua, NY—CMAC«
August 13—Wantagh, NY—Northwell at Jones Beach Theater≈
August 14—Boston, MA—Fenway Park~
August 15—Boston, MA—Fenway Park~
August 20—Pittsburgh, PA—PPG Paints Arena∞
August 21—Allentown, PA—PPL Center
August 22—Bangor, ME—Maine Savings Amphitheater∞
August 27—Dieppe, New Brunswick—YQM Countryfest 2026
August 28—Gilford, NH—BankNH Pavilion∞
September 1—Toronto, ON—Rogers Stadium~
September 11—Lake Tahoe, NV—Lake Tahoe Amphitheatre at Caesars Republic«
September 17—San Diego, CA—Pechanga Arena«
September 18—Anaheim, CA—Honda Center
September 19—Fresno, CA—Boots In The Park
September 25—Corpus Christi, TX—Hillard Center Arena«
September 26—San Antonio, TX—Frost Bank Center«
October 2—Jacksonville, FL—VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena
October 3—West Palm Beach, FL—iTHINK Financial Amphitheatre
October 8—Des Moines, IA—Casey’s Center≈
October 9—Rosemont, IL—Allstate Arena≈
October 10—St. Paul, MN—Grand Casino Arena≈
October 15—Sioux Falls, SD—Denny Sanford PREMIER Center≈
October 16—Milwaukee, WI—Fiserv Forum≈
October 17—Grand Rapids, MI—Van Andel Arena≈
October 23—Lafayette, LA—CAJUNDOME∆
October 29—Duluth, GA—Gas South Arena∆
October 30—Nashville, TN—Bridgestone Arena∆
≠with special guest Cole Goodwin
«with special guest Wyatt McCubbin
∆with special guest Lukas Nelson
~with Chris Stapleton
≈with special guest Marty Stuart And His Fabulous Superlatives
∞with special guest Marcus King Band
