Turnpike Troubadours Announce Return Shows at Familiar Venues

Well, if you got doubled up on getting screwed out of tickets to see what many thought was the official return of the Turnpike Troubadours at Red Rocks in Colorado on May 14th and 15th, your prayers for more opportunities to see them have been answered, and for many, those opportunities will be much closer to home.
Announced on Monday morning (1-10), the Turnpike Troubadours will perform in three separate engagements ahead of the two night stint at Red Rocks, including at venues that have become synonymous with the Oklahoma-based band, and where fans will have a more intimate experience.
The official return of the Turnpike Troubadours will now be at Cain’s Ballroom in Tulsa, Oklahoma April 8th and 9th. Near their hometown of Tahlequah, this is the stage that arguably launched the Turnpike Troubadours. This will be the show everyone will want to be at, and so to try and limit ticket resale, Cain’s will have a four ticket purchase limit, and tickets must be sent via mail or picked up in person at the venue.
Then on April 22nd and 23rd, Turnpike will be at Bill Bob’s Texas in Fort Worth, a.k.a. The Biggest Honky Tonk in the World. This has been another important stage for the band over the years. And then on May 6th, they will play at Floore’s Country Store in Helotes, near San Antonio. Turnpike’s Dia Del Gallo events at this venue have been the stuff of legend over the years.
While the newly-announced events will give hungry Turnpike Troubadours fans even more opportunities to see them after their multi-year hiatus—and after so many got locked out from tickets to Red Rocks—some others may grumble that they went hard towards Red Rock tickets expecting those shows to be the first official ones back, including perhaps paying high prices to scalpers.
The simple truth is that the Turnpike Troubadours have grown in popularity and prominence significantly since their hiatus. Whether it was the distance making the heart grow fonder, or time exposing the sheer potency of their music to have been even more powerful than we knew before, this is where were are, and the band is being forced to attempt to meet that unexpected and elevated demand upon their return. More shows were a necessity.
And there will likely be even more than this in the future, and perhaps a new album. But going back to their Texoma roots, and some of the venues that helped put them where they are is the only proper Turnpike Troubadours return, while those lucky bastards with Red Rocks tickets will still get to see them in one of the most majestic venues in the United States.
The general sale for all shows will be on Friday at 10am CST. Pre-sale for Floore’s Country Store will be available for email list subscribers beginning on Wednesday at 10am CST. Floore’s tickets will also be limited to six per person.
January 10, 2022 @ 10:47 am
this is good news. let’s hope this turns into more shows and possibly some new music by the end of the year.
January 10, 2022 @ 6:42 pm
An insider confirmed today, online, that there will be new music early this year.
January 10, 2022 @ 10:58 am
I look forward to the usual run of nut job comments that show up whenever a story about Turnpike gets posted.
January 10, 2022 @ 11:09 am
Or the whiners complaining that they couldn’t get $5 tix.
January 10, 2022 @ 11:06 am
I’d bet they’ll be warmed up enough to hit either the willie nelson day or the miranda lambert day at smokeout outside united center in august.
January 10, 2022 @ 1:31 pm
Probably best to keep them away from the Miranda Lambert shows
January 10, 2022 @ 2:05 pm
Where you blackout drunk the summer of 2018?
January 10, 2022 @ 5:36 pm
I don’t drink. And, I don’t really care about seeing Miranda or, to be honest, the Troubadours, or Willie for the 8th time. And I wouldn’t ever think of going to Smokeout at the UC parking lot, where it’s been moved from its much better space under the highway overpass. Would consider yet another Joe Ely show if it’s convenient.
January 10, 2022 @ 6:23 pm
I haven’t gone to the Smokeout since it’s been moved either. It would have to be one day of a great lineup for me to even consider it. They put it there for more space but it lost it’s atmosphere from the pics I’ve seen. I could see Turnpike possibly being put on the Willie day lineup though. That might be the day they have most of what we on here like together. In 2018 they were on that Sunday bill with Brothers Osborne.
January 10, 2022 @ 7:58 pm
our only smokeout day ever was the 2015 day with turnpike, will hoge, the [always amazing] railers, jukebox, ramblin’ ray’s daughter, drew baldridge, and dan and shay, but we left before chris y headlined, and I didn’t remember that turnpike came back 3 yrs later, JB.
January 10, 2022 @ 11:12 am
Good news…might try to make one of these.
Hopefully they will be, or have already, toured their asses into the ole recording studio.
January 10, 2022 @ 11:35 am
Just letting you know, they also announced FloydFest in VA.
January 10, 2022 @ 11:35 am
In case your readers were wondering I will NOT be attending any of these gigs. Thanks.
January 10, 2022 @ 1:23 pm
Thanks for the update Blockman. Keep us posted.
January 10, 2022 @ 2:13 pm
Anytime, Joe. Pizza for dinner tonight. 4 Meat Thin Crust in case you were wondering.
January 10, 2022 @ 2:22 pm
Mmmmm, Yum.
Homemade chicken vegetable soup here.
And homemade chocolate mocha with chocolate chip brownies came out of the oven a few minutes ago.
Otay! Ready for the Georgia/Bama game. Go Dawgs!
January 10, 2022 @ 2:26 pm
Damn, Di! I am jealous. Chicken noodle? I think il have a 7$ chocolate bomb now that you mention it. Have a Blessed day and may God guide the hands of the Dawgs QB, WR and TE alike.
January 10, 2022 @ 2:32 pm
: D Well … chicken vegetable w/o the noodles. If the soup had noodles, would feel guilty eating the brownies.
And, Oh Yeah. Go Dawgs!
(What is a $7 chocolate bomb? Now i have to look that up)
January 10, 2022 @ 2:39 pm
It is one of those novelty items made for TikTok and Instagram. Before you judge me it was a gift ok? I’m not insecure about it all. If I was why would I even mention it? It is nothing, really. Enjoy your soup and brownies! Have a warm one for your pal blockman.
January 10, 2022 @ 3:18 pm
Damn straight. Pizza sounds real good right now.
January 10, 2022 @ 6:55 pm
Just to update you it wasn’t very good to be honest.
January 10, 2022 @ 12:03 pm
Anyone know how to get the presale code for Wednesday?
January 10, 2022 @ 2:15 pm
Code: RELAPSE
January 10, 2022 @ 2:38 pm
Finally the right opportunity to tell us why. Clever.
January 10, 2022 @ 2:41 pm
Yeah I’m proud of that one. It just came to me in a flash. You never know when inspiration strikes.
January 10, 2022 @ 3:28 pm
Were you on the can?
January 10, 2022 @ 4:28 pm
What? Try to show some more decorum with your future comments. Smh.
January 10, 2022 @ 6:29 pm
I can, and will do better.Thank you for doing the work and educating me.
January 10, 2022 @ 6:54 pm
No need to thank me. I try to lead by example.
January 10, 2022 @ 3:18 pm
Oh… a gift was it? Well now…
Looked up chocolate bomb(s).
If it were me, i’d melt that puppy in some very warm Grand Marnier, or Chambord raspberry liqueur.
Of course wouldn’t be able to drive for the next 36 hours, & i do so hate to be grounded.
And good on the TT’S.
Will be interesting to see how this all shakes out
January 10, 2022 @ 3:51 pm
Great News! Congratulations to TT on surviving the Miranda Variant.
January 10, 2022 @ 4:07 pm
What comes to mind is the old adage
“Fool me once……..”!!!
I was a huge fan and promoter among my friends of TT……but,….The bullshit they pulled a few years ago was just that.
Even if a restaurant has excellent food, if the service sucks and they take their reputation for granted..I do not return..
I am all for second chances but to give them more of my well earned money is not going to happen..
“Fool me once, your fault…Fool me twice..my own fault.’
January 10, 2022 @ 4:55 pm
Fool me once, strike one. But fool me twice, strike three.
January 11, 2022 @ 12:26 pm
I was mad about the whole thing myself, especially the Byron Berline incident. But, I can’t really be mad with Felker. He’s a talented young man, fighting a major demon.
My angers at the management, booking agent, or whoever that kept sending them back knowing things were bad. I felt for the fans that traveled and spend their $’s.
TT are a top tier band and it’s good to have them back. I think the music world needs them right now.
January 10, 2022 @ 5:09 pm
Hopefully we can get some tickets for Billy Bobs we shall see. I continue to be optimistic the day to day process of recovery will continue and they can enjoy being a band again and make some more great music. Bottom line is I hope Evan and the guys can be successful professionally and happy and healthy personally. That’s all any of us want as human beings.
January 11, 2022 @ 6:53 am
here hoping for an european tour sooner or later….
January 11, 2022 @ 10:36 pm
They need to headline The Under the Big Sky Festival… I’m going either way… but I can’t imagine a better closing night act.
January 12, 2022 @ 8:10 pm
I will definitely be going to see them somewhere. Doesn’t really matter where as long as the date works. This is good news. Let’s enjoy this folks!