Jamey Johnson To Launch 36-Date ‘The Last Honky Tonk Tour’
Jamey Johnson. Photo: Ben C
Jamey Johnson is heading out on his new 36-city headlining tour, “The Last Honky Tonk Tour,” starting June 4.
Kicking off at Wichita Riverfest in Wichita, the tour will visit Detroit, Albuquerque, N. Charleston, Fort Worth, Atlantic City, and more, before wrapping with two shows in Nashville Oct. 17-18. The tour’s name comes from Johnson’s recently recorded track, which was the title track of the 2010 album by The Wayne Mills Band, featuring musician Jason “Rowdy” Cope on guitar.
“The Last Honky Tonk,” which was completed with producer Buddy Cannon a few weeks ago, and the tour name are in tribute to Mills and Cope, both of whom were his dear friends. Mills was murdered at a Nashville bar in 2013. Jason “Rowdy” Cope, a member of The Steel Woods who had previously been a member of Johnson’s band, died in 2021 from complications from diabetes.
“When Wayne and Rowdy got together and did that record, that song made it on my radar,” Johnson says. “Back then, I played that song several times with Wayne. We would do it at shows. So, it is one I haven’t done in a while. And now Wayne’s son, Jack, is a badass guitar player. He says he learned it all from Rowdy. I don’t doubt that at all. Jack really is something else! I thought, ‘Man, his dad would be proud. Let’s break that song out and get Jack to play guitar on it.’ I am proud to have him playing on it.
“The tour will be a lot of fun,” he continues. “It’s a chance for us to hang out every night, where we get to walk onstage and show off what we’ve learned over the past 20 years. This is my 20th year on the road, not counting the road gigs I did in the 10 years before that. I thought that the name sounded pretty good as a tour name – ‘The Last Honky Tonk Tour.'”
Tickets for the tour are on sale now, with more dates to be announced soon.
“The Last Honky Tonk Tour” Dates:
June 4- Wichita, KS- Wichita Riverfest
June 5- Round Rock, TX- Round Rock Amp
June 6- Bossier City, LA- Paradise Theater at Margaritaville Resort and Casino
June 7- Lake Charles, LA- Golden Nugget Lake Charles
June 12- Warren, OH- Packard Music Hall
June 13- Detroit, MI- Aertha Franklin Amphitheater
June 14- Creighton, PA- Pittsburgh Brewing Company
June 20- Albuquerque, NM- Isleta Resort & Casino Showroom
June 21- Chandler, AZ- Wild Horse Pass Hotel & Casino
June 22- Winchester, CA- Temecula Valley Balloon & Wine Festival
June 26- Emigrant, MT- The Old Saloon
June 27- Emigrant, MT- The Old Saloon
June 28- Whitefish, MT- Big Mountain Ranch Indian Relay Races
July 11- Danville, VA- The Pantheon at Caesars Virginia
July 12- Somerset, KY- Master Musicians Festival
July 25- Franklin, OH- JD Legends
July 26- Franklin, OH- JD Legends
August 7- Webster MA- Indian Ranch Amphitheatre
August 8- Quakertown, PA- Univest Performance Center
August 9- Charles Town, WV- Hollywood Casino- The Event Center
August 16- Petros, TN- Brushy Mountain State Penitentiary Distillery
August 23 & 24- N. Charleston, SC- Marcus King Family Reunion
September 5- Cherokee, NC- Harrah’s Cherokee Resort Event Center
September 6- Cherokee, NC- Harrah’s Cherokee Resort Event Center
September 11- Hot Springs, AR- Oaklawn Racing Casino Resort
September 12- Pryor, OK- Born & Raised Festival
September 13- Helotes, TX- Floores Country Store
September 20- New Madrid, MO- New Madrid Riverfront Park
September 21- Council Bluffs, IA- Harrah’s Stir Cove
September 26- Durant, OK- Choctaw Casino
September 27- Fort Worth, TX- Billy Bob’s Texas
October 4- Atlantic City, NJ- Tropicana Atlantic City
October 5- Verona, NY- Turning Stone Resort Casino
October 10- Biloxi, MS- Beau Rivage Resort & Casino
October 17- Nashville, TN- Schermerhorn Symphony Center
October 18- Nashville, TN- Schermerhorn Symphony Center
