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Lauren Alaina will kick off a fall headlining tour after she releases her newest studio album, the country star announced on Tuesday morning (May 26).
Alaina’s “The Stages Tour” will begin on October 1 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. She’ll stop in North Carolina, Florida, Ohio, and other destinations before wrapping up the tour on November 12 in Nashville, Tennessee. Shane Profitt, Ashley Kutcher and Hannah Harper, who was crowned the first female country artist to win American Idol since Carrie Underwood won the show’s fourth season in in 2005.
“This tour feels like my most personal yet,” Alaina said in a statement. “Stages is all about the different chapters I've lived through: the highs, the heartbreaks, the growth, and finding joy in who I am today. Every stage of my life has shaped this music, and now I finally get to bring all of these songs to stages around the country and share them with the fans who've been with me through it all. I hope people leave these shows feeling seen, healed, and maybe even a little more hopeful.” Alaina added in a caption on Instagram that her headlining run, “feels like a full circle moment for me. These songs hold so many chapters of my life, and I’m so excited to finally bring them to the stage and share them with y’all each night.”
Alaina announced Stages earlier this month. The album follows Wildflower (2011), Road Less Traveled (2017), and Sitting Pretty on Top of the World (2021). The Joey Moi- and Ben Johnson-produced project also follows Alaina’s “Raining Whiskey” and “All My Exes” with Chase Matthew. Stages will arrive on August 28. See Alaina’s tour stops below.
Oct 1 – Milwaukee, WI – Pabst Theater *
Oct 2 – Des Moines, IA – Hoyt Sherman Place *
Oct 3 – Clear Lake, IA – Surf Ballroom *
Oct 8 – Norfolk, VA – The NorVa ^
Oct 9 – Charlotte, NC – Coyote Joe's ^
Oct 10 – Jacksonville, FL – FIVE ^
Oct 15 – Springfield, MO – Gillioz Theatre >
Oct 16 – Little Rock, AR – The Hall >
Oct 17 – Columbia, MO – The Blue Note >
Oct 22 – Lexington, KY – Manchester Music Hall >
Oct 23 – Cleveland, OH – House of Blues Cleveland >
Nov 5 – McKees Rocks, PA – Roxian Theatre *
Nov 6 – Troy, OH – Arbogast Performing Arts Center *
Nov 7 – Jackson, MI – Potter Center *
Nov 12 – Nashville, TN – Ryman Auditorium >
* with Shane Profitt
^ with Ashley Kutcher
> with Hannah Harper