John Michael Montgomery To Retire From The Road In 2025
John Michael Montgomery. Photo: Carrie Wilson/CMW Photography
’90s country staple John Michael Montgomery will retire from touring by the end of 2025.
Montgomery’s illustrious career spans more than 30 years, and encompasses 16 million album sold as well as 36 radio singles and seven No. 1 hits. His enduring classics include “I Swear,” “I Love the Way You Love Me,” “Be My Baby Tonight,” “I Can Love You Like That,” “Sold (The Grundy County Auction Incident)” and more.
The country star shared the news with his fans via social media on New Year’s Day (Jan. 1).
“I’ll never forget the first time I stepped foot on a tour bus for my first show back in 1992, with my first single ‘Life’s A Dance’ just coming out on radio. It was so surreal to me. And of course like any new artist would, I worried about how long it would last and hoped it would not be a ‘flash in the pan’ career,” Montgomery shares. “So every album, every song and every year of being able to do what I love for so many years, and for the fans who have supported me and my music, I’ve cherished those moments very deeply. So, a BIG thank you to them all!”
Montgomery confirmed that his road life will dwindle to a close, but he may still perform here and there. He is set to start a farewell tour in 2024, with some dates already announced. For more information, click here.
The artist says, “I’m not saying I’m never gonna step on stage and perform again, I still love that feeling of entertaining and the crowd cheering and singing along with my songs as much as that first show over thirty years ago, and it all started when my parents got me on stage when I was a kid. So I’m sure there will be some situations where I just need to do a show here and there because I’ll miss that too much. But I just feel the time has come to say goodbye to the road life.”
