Tracy Byrd Is Back, and Is Hitting The Road Hard and Heavy
With all the re-emphasis on 90’s country lately, what better time for 90’s country star Tracy Byrd to re-emerge with a big tour. The Texas native amassed two #1 singles, 13 Top 10’s, and a boatload of albums sold in the ten years he was signed to major labels from 1993 to 2003. But then like many of the performers of his generation, he was let adrift by Music Row. Instead of fighting to keep his radio relevancy in tact at the expense of his dignity, Tracy Byrd took his ball and went home to Beaumont, taking a full 10 years off to raise a family.
Tracy Byrd continued to make live appearances here and there, but he re-emerged in 2016 when he released his first record in 10 years, the self-funded and self-promoted All American Texan. Now he’s decided after the decade-long hiatus to hit the road hard and heavy in 2019, with a ton of tour dates just released.
“I am really enjoying getting back out on the road,” says Byrd. “I loved spending time off watching the kids grow, but I have missed seeing the legion of fans that we had gained over the years. I look forward to reconnecting with them on the road!”
Also as part of the tour announcement comes the promise of some select dates with fellow Beaumont, TX resident Mark Chesnutt under the moniker “The Beaumont Boys.” So far only one date has materialized from the pairing, but don’t be surprised if others show up in the future.
Tracy Byrd Tour Dates:
FEB 02 – Buck Owens’ Crystal Palace / Bakersfield, Calif.
FEB 04 – The Saddle Rack / Fremont, Calif.
FEB 05 – Harris Center For The Arts / Folsom, Calif.
FEB 06 – Gallo Center For The Arts / Modesto, Calif.
FEB 07 – Dell E. Webb Center For The Arts / Wickenburg, Ariz.
FEB 08 – Dell E. Webb Center For The Arts / Wickenburg, Ariz.
FEB 09 – The Liberty / Roswell, N.M.
FEB 15 – Private / Vidor, Texas
FEB 16 – Dosey Doe / The Woodlands, Texas
FEB 17 – Diamond Jacks Casino and Hotel / Bossier City, La.
FEB 21 – Liberty Hal / Tyler, Texas
FEB 22 – Hippodrome / Waco, Texas
FEB 23 – Arlington Music Hall / Arlington, Texas (Daytime Show)
FEB 23 – Matagorda Country Fair / Bay City, Texas (Nighttime Show)
MAR 01 – Marshfest / Winnie, Texas
MAR 02 – Private / Austin, Texas
MAR 22 – Redneck Country Club / Stafford, Texas
MAR 23 – Ford Of Boerne Ribbon Cutting / Boerne, Texas (Daytime Show)
MAR 23 – Twisted J Live / Stephenville, Texas (Nighttime Show)
MAR 28 – Imogene Theater / Milton, Fla.
MAR 29 – The Stockyard / Holiday, Fla.
MAR 30 – The Ranch / Fort Meyers, Fla.
MAR 31 – Orange Blossom Opry / Weisdale, Fla.
APR 05 – Coyote Joe’s / Charlotte, N.C. – (Beaumont Boys show)
APR 06 – Red Barn Convention Center / Winchester, Ohio
APR 12 – Choctaw Casino / Pocola, Okla.
APR 13 – Delta Downs / Vinton, La.
APR 25 – Cahoots / Lebanon, Tenn.
APR 26 – Saddle Up Saloon / Indianapolis, Ind.
APR 27 – Arcada Theater / St. Charles, Ill.
MAY 18 – Lee County Fair / Giddings, Texas
JUN 01 – Billy Bob’s Texas / Fort Worth, Texas
JUN 12 – Merryman Performing Arts Center / Kearney, Neb.
JUN 14 – Kickin’ Country Festival / Karlstad, Minn.
JUN 28 – Big Texas / Spring, Texas
JUN 29 – Johnny’s Steaks & BBQ / Saldo, Texas
JUL 24 – Cowlitz County Fair / Longview, Wash.
JUL 26 – Canyon Country Fair / Caldwell, Idaho
JUL 29 – Montana State Fair / Great Falls, Mont.
AUG 03 – Deerasic Classic / Cambridge, Ohio
AUG 06 – Umatilla County Fair / Hermiston, Ore.
AUG 07 – Tillamook County Fair / Tillamook , Ore.
AUG 08 – Riverfront Amphitheater / Albany, Ore.
AUG 23 – Cotton Eyed Joe / Knoxville, Tenn.
AUG 24 – Garden City Bicentennial / Garden City, Ga.
OCT 25 – Bluegate Theater / Shipshewana, Ind.
DEC 14 – Redneck Country Club / Stafford, Texas
DEC 21 – Jefferson Theater / Beaumont, Texas
January 12, 2019 @ 11:00 am
Tracy always played weekend dates around Texas glad to see him touring national again a joint gig with him and Chesnut would be fun. The both still fill the tonks pretty well at least in Texas. Glad country music is alive and well in spite of Nashvegas!
January 12, 2019 @ 12:27 pm
I like both these artists. Wish San Antonio was on the list. I might have to find a way to Boerne.
January 12, 2019 @ 8:51 pm
Definitely go see him in Boerne. We saw him at the Roundup and he was awesome. Still sounded the same. We need these guys back in country music!
January 14, 2019 @ 11:38 am
I wish more country artists wouldn’t neglect the northeast area of the country. There are plenty of country fans in the NYC metro area.
January 12, 2019 @ 12:40 pm
Gotta commend people like Tracy, Mark Chesnutt, Mark Wills, and others who have managed a good career/family balance. Along with others, they’ve raised their families outside of Nashville and can now hand-pick what venues they want to play, what music they want to record, etc. It seems to have played out well in the long run….they can still play to sold-out crowds, receive Opry membership, fill that 90s nostalgia void, etc. and still have 20 + year marriages and be able to enjoy their families and watch their kids grow.
Tracy’s “Big Love” record was always one of my favorites and I still play it often.
January 12, 2019 @ 7:35 pm
I thought Mark Chestnutt was arrested for assaulting his son a little while back, but the only articles I could find were related to his son being arrested for stealing prescription drugs.
January 13, 2019 @ 10:37 am
You might be thinking of Doug Stone. I think he had some alcohol issues and fought with his son.
January 13, 2019 @ 11:01 am
Karl… the sounds right. Thanks. Sorry Mr. Chesnutt.
January 12, 2019 @ 12:49 pm
I live in the town next to Ft Myers, FL and I’m kinda bragging about the concerts coming here so far this year.
Clay Walker
Cody Jinks
Jamey Johnson
Mark Chestnut
Tracy Byrd
John Michael Monterey
Craig Campbell
Just to name a few
January 14, 2019 @ 10:01 pm
I don’t know who “John Michael Monterey” is but if you mean John Michael Montgomery don’t waste your time. If he’s not singing off pitch he’s lip syncing.
January 23, 2019 @ 9:02 pm
I’m curious about this one. Can you explain? Wouldn’t have pegged JMM for a lip syncer.
January 23, 2019 @ 10:48 pm
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fEcNWCbXLcI
12:30 he is actually “singing”
14:15 I think you can actually hear someone click the ipod play button through the speakers and then he sings perfect. Mind you he keeps his hand on that mic to obscure his mouth the whole time. Enjoy!
January 23, 2019 @ 10:53 pm
27:25 you can see a clear shot of the ipod. 10 seconds later when the song ends you can see the percussionist hit pause.
January 12, 2019 @ 1:05 pm
Cool looks like he is playing River Rhythms on August 8th here in my hometown of Albany Oregon! Its a toally free concert series the city puts on every summer
January 12, 2019 @ 1:22 pm
I saw him a few years ago and he puts on a great show!! After the show I was able to tell him that the first home movie of me was me watching him on CMT, back when they played good country music! Nice guy! I was going to see him along with Cody Johnson and Randall King last night but had to turn back due to snowy highways.
January 12, 2019 @ 2:41 pm
Not Tracy Byrd…but Clay Walker:
Current single is “Change”…first planned was “She Gets What She Wants” (not so impressed with both tracks).
The new album will be released in a couple of days (Long Live The Cowboy – 01/21).
January 12, 2019 @ 4:20 pm
Well, at least Texas is covered. Closest he’s coming to me is Ohio and that’s about 10 hours away
January 13, 2019 @ 1:47 am
Is everybody just looking so forward to hearing “Lifestyles Of The Not So Rich & Famous” and “Watermelon Crawl” all over again?
January 13, 2019 @ 8:48 am
Tracy Byrd, Mark Chestnut, Joe Diffe, Martina, Patty Loveless, those are real country singers and real singers! Not the people who are on CMT ad nauseum who all look alike, sound alike, have videos that belong on MTV and their songs all sound the same. The next women of country, except for a small handful, aren’t country at all.
January 13, 2019 @ 10:55 am
Most of these movements like “Next Women of Country” are hurting, not helping the cause of women in country music because they group together the cutest, youngest, most pop-sounding artists, many who’ve spent very little time on the road and simply hang around Nashville waiting for radio to play them, and then place them in events only people who care about the “women in country” would ever go to, which doesn’t grow their fan base whatsoever. And of course, if you point this out, you’re a sexist, not try to offer constructive solutions to a problem. Leslie Fram has done some great stuff at CMT trying to bring more attention to women artists. But you have to work smarter, not harder. You have to find women who prove they can resonate, like Ashley McBryde, Caitlyn Smith, Sarah Shook, and put a spotlight on them exclusively, not bunch up women into a herd. But what do I know, I’m just a sexist who hates women.
January 13, 2019 @ 4:38 pm
Tracy check out dws country junction Hebron ind Dan ward owners son played lead guitar with Craig Morgan now with Aaron Lewis Dan’s really great friends with Brent Mason 95 cmt artist Grammy winner they would love you in Indiana
January 13, 2019 @ 7:35 pm
Buck Owens Crystal Palace is a great spot to open his tour. Vince Galindo is the opener that night. It’ll be a great evening…..