Rice goes Way Down Yonder on tour

The tour is in the wake of Rice's announcement that he will release a new album, "I Hate Cowboys & All Dogs Go To Hell," on Feb. 23, 2023.

Kicking off March 3 in Laughlin, Nev., the headlining run spans 23 dates across the U.S. including Ryman Auditorium in Nashville, Boston's House of Blues and Athens, Ga.'s' Georgia Theatre, concluding April 29 in Rice's birthplace of Daytona, Fla.

Joining as special guests across varying dates are Avery Anna, Tyler Braden, Ashland Craft, Dalton Dover, Kameron Marlowe, Read Southall Band and Conner Smith.

The tour earns its name from Rice's latest release off the forthcoming album, outlaw anthem "Way Down Yonder." Written by Rice with Hunter Phelps, John Byron, Blake Pendergrass and Corey Crowder during a writing retreat in Florida that also produced recent release "Key West & Colorado," the song paints a vivid picture of hardworking characters living beyond the confines of the law:
Way down yonder where the outlaws wander
You can feel that thunder in your bones
Rippin' hot rod runners under moonlight cover
Just some back glass gunners on the road
Where you buy your bud with your moonshine money
Make your love where the bees make honey
When the cut's where you're born and raised
Man it's in your blood, we were born this way down yonder

"Way Down Yonder" was recorded along with the rest of the forthcoming album during a two-week period at Rice's farm outside Nashville, with producer Oscar Charles using a makeshift recording environment.

Tour dates are:
March 3 Laughlin, Nev. Harrah's Laughlin
March 4 Tucson, Ariz. Cologuard Classic
March 9 Indianapolis, Ind. Egyptian Room at Old National Centre Conner Smith
March 10 Detroit, Mich. The Fillmore Detroit Conner Smith
March 11 Grand Rapids, Mich. The Intersection Conner Smith
March 23 Wichita, Kan. The Cotillion Tyler Braden
March 24 Sioux Falls, S.D. The Alliance Center Tyler Braden
March 25 Omaha, Neb. The Admiral Tyler Braden
March 31 Lexington, Ky. Manchester Music Hall Ashland Craft
April 1 Columbus, Ohio The Bluestone Ashland Craft
April 2 Buffalo, N.Y. Town Ballroom Ashland Craft
April 6 Binghamton, N.Y. Touch of Texas Dalton Dover
April 7 Bensalem, PA Parx Casino Dalton Dover
April 8 Norfolk, VA The NorVa Dalton Dover
April 11 Nashville, Tenn. Ryman Auditorium Avery Anna
April 13 Albany, N.Y. Empire Live Dalton Dover, Avery Anna
April 14 Boston, Mass. House of Blues Dalton Dover, Avery Anna
April 15 Sayreville, N.J. Starland Ballroom Dalton Dover, Avery Anna
April 21 Atlanta, Ga. Coca Cola Roxy Kameron Marlowe, Avery Anna
April 22 Wilmington, N.C. Live Oak Bank Pavilion Kameron Marlowe, Avery Anna
April 27 Athens, Ga. Georgia Theatre Avery Anna
April 28 St. Petersburg, Fla. Jannus Live Read Southall Band
April 29 Daytona Beach, Fla. Daytona Beach Bandshell Read Southall Band Additional 2023 Dates
Jan. 20 Riviera Maya, Mexico Luke Bryan's Crash My Playa
June 10 Clinton, Iowa Tailgate N' Tallboys
June 16 North Lawrence, Ohio The Country Fest
Aug. 3 Detroit Lakes, Minn. WE Fest
Aug. 5 Camrose, Alberta Big Valley Jamboree

Tickets go on sale this Thursday at 10 a.m. local time via ChaseRice.com, with pre-sales beginning Tuesday at 10 a.m. local time.