Hayes hopes tour is Good as Gold
Music veteran Hayes finally releases his debut "boom." on Friday on Friday. The disc contains his top 15 hit "You Broke Up With Me."
The Good as Gold Tour (the tour title comes from some lines in his hit single) starts Feb. 1 in Connetictu and concludes in late April in California.
"I am so humbled by folks wanting to see this live that we can do this," said Hayes. "I'm so honored to have so many supporters - from my peers to the industry to country radio - on this crazy journey with me. You all have absolutely changed my life."
Tour dates are:
Feb. 1 - Mohegan Sun- Wolf Den in Uncasville, Connecticut
Feb. 2 - Paradise Rock Club in Boston, Massachusetts
Feb. 3 - The Fillmore in Silver Spring, Maryland
Feb. 17 - The Coyote Joe's in Charlotte, North Carolina*
March 1- Brick Street Bar in Oxford, Ohio
March 2 - Joe's on Weed Street in Chicago, Illinois
March 3 - Stage AE in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
March 15 - House of Blues in Cleveland, Ohio
March 16 - 8 Seconds Saloon in Indianapolis, Indiana
March 17 - St. Andrews Hall in Detroit, Michigan
March 24 - Saddlebags in Savannah, Georgia
April 26 - Buck Owens Crystal Palace in Bakersfield, California
April 27- Close LaChance Winery in San Martin, California
Tickets go on sale Dec. 8, except for the Charlotte date which is Dec. 15.
More news for Walker Hayes
- 03/17/23: Hayes goes introspective on two songs out today
- 12/12/22: Hayes headlines Duck Buck Tour
- 07/15/22: Hayes lives the "Y'all Life"
- 04/25/22: Hayes sets fall headline shows
- 01/31/22: Hayes turns it up at football game
- 11/05/21: Hayes announces tour
- 10/07/21: Hayes drops "Fancy Like" video with Kesha
- 06/07/18: Hayes and wife mourn loss of child
CD reviews for Walker Hayes
Walker Hayes has a lot of Sam Hunt in his music, in that he mixes a lot of hip-hop in with his country. Traditionalists will have trouble with his unorthodox approach. Kids, though, raised on just as much Drake as Paisley, will likely eat it up. A few years back, it was Lynyrd Skynyrd and Allman Brothers (mixed with a touch of AC/DC) influencing country sounds. It only makes sense rap and R&B are now impacting country recordings. But also like Hunt, there's good to be found in Haye's ...
On his debut, Walker Hayes seems to be aiming for the tongue-in-cheek country rock territory inhabited by Brad Paisley. But without the obvious undercurrent of good humor and genuine affection that softens Paisley's work, he paints a rather grim picture of the state of male-female relations.
Hayes has apparently yet to meet a sexual metaphor he can't put to bad use. It's only four songs long, and from beginning to end, the EP maintains a firm focus on sex. ...
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