Billy Strings Announces 2026 Winter Tour

Billy Strings Announces 2026 Winter Tour: Billy Strings has shared his first tour dates of 2026. He will play a winter tour with nine shows in the Southeast. The tour will visit three cities. It includes his first show in Athens, Georgia in three years and his regular shows in Asheville, North Carolina and Nashville, Tennessee.

The tour will start in Athens with two shows on Friday, February 6th and Saturday, February 7th. Last time he played there was in March 2023 at the George Theatre. This time, Billy and his band — Billy Failing on banjo, Royal Masat on bass, Jarrod Walker on mandolin, and Alex Hargreaves on fiddle — will perform at the new Akins Ford Arena. This arena can hold 7,000 people for concerts.

Next, Billy will go to Asheville for four shows at the ExploreAsheville.com Arena. These shows will be on Tuesday, February 10th, Wednesday, February 11th, Friday, February 13th, and Saturday, February 14th. Billy has made Asheville visits a yearly tradition, and last year his concerts brought many tourists and helped the city’s economy after Hurricane Helene.

The tour will end in Nashville with three shows. On Friday, February 20th, and Saturday, February 21st, Billy will play at the Bridgestone Arena, which can hold 20,000 fans. On Sunday, February 22nd, he will play a smaller, special show at the Ryman Auditorium. To get a Ryman ticket, fans must also buy a ticket for a Bridgestone show.

In past years, Billy’s Sunday Ryman shows had special themes like MTV Unplugged or bluegrass spirituals. Tickets for this tour will have a pre-sale starting on Wednesday, September 17th at 10 a.m.. The general sale will begin on Friday, September 19th at 10 a.m. on his website and Ticketmaster.

Billy Strings Announces 2026 Winter Tour Dates

Billy Strings, a Grammy-winning musician, will play more shows in the winter of 2026. He will have nine concerts in three cities. He will perform at Akins Ford Arena in Athens, Georgia on February 6 and 7. Then he will play at ExploreAsheville.com Arena in Asheville, North Carolina from February 10 to 14. After that, he will go to Nashville for two shows at the Bridgestone Arena on February 20 and 21. The tour will end with a special show at the Ryman Auditorium on February 22.

Tickets will go on pre-sale on September 17 at 10:00 a.m. local time. The general sale will start on September 19 at 10:00 a.m.. The Ryman show tickets will be sold through a lottery system. To join the lottery, fans must first buy a ticket for one of the Bridgestone Arena shows. More information is available on www.billystrings.com/tour.

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Billy has played many concerts before. He has sold more than 1.5 million tickets and made over $82 million from his shows. He is represented in North America by Patrick May of Crossover Touring, and in other places by CAA. His manager is Bill Orner at Hank & Ed Management. Check complete schedule of tour here:

Billy Strings 2026 Winter Tour Schedule

This is the complete schedule of Billy Strings 2026 winter tour:

Note: For more updates keep following this page. New dates will be updated here. 

Billy Strings 2026 Tour Tickets

• Presale: Begins Wednesday, Sept 17 at 10am local time
• Public Onsale: Starts Friday, Sept 19 at 10am local time
• Ryman Show: Requires purchase of Bridgestone ticket to enter FAIR AXS lottery
• Buy tour tickets from official website, StubHub and ViaGogo.