September 22, 2025

ERNEST SETS LIVE FROM THE SOUTH TOUR

OPENING SUPPORT BY DEVILLE RECORDS’ COUNTRY RISERS CHANDLER WALTERS, CODY LOHDEN AND RHYS RUTHERFORD

PRESALE BEGINS TODAY AT 9 A.M. CT

PUBLIC ONSALE STARTS THIS FRIDAY AT 10 A.M. LOCAL

“More than any performer, ERNEST best represents how, in the next decade, the communal spirit driving country music in Nashville will likely redefine popular culture worldwide” – The Tennessean

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NASHVILLE, TENN. – Today GRAMMY® and 4x ACM Award nominee ERNEST announces his Live From The South Tour that gears up at the top of the year. Country risers Chandler Walters, Cody Lohden and Rhys Rutherford will provide opening support. Public on-sale begins this Friday at 10 a.m. local.

“I’m so excited for this chapter. The Live From The South Tour is gonna be a night full of sounds from the South,” shares ERNEST. “Born and raised in Nashville, Tennessee and a lover of the southland… even further south where I find so much inspiration in the Virgin Islands. This tour is gonna be so much fun playing some new music mixed with some of my favorites and getting to share the stage with my ARTISTS on DeVille Records. So proud of them and ready to see the fellas rocking.”

Kicking off in January in Denver, Colo., the tour is set to hit Boston, New York, Houston and more before wrapping in April. As a “writer of hit songs and emerging star in his own right” (The New York Times), ERNEST has a hit-filled catalog to unleash on each stage – including songs from his critically acclaimed NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE. The 3x CMA Triple Play award winner and 3x Variety Hitmaker who was recently on the road with Old Dominion continues throughout the fall with Lainey Wilson on her Whirlwind Tour, and is set to headline his hometown venue, the historic Ryman Auditorium, two nights this year on November 4 and 5.

Fittingly, GRAMMY® / CMA / ACM Award nominated Walters, Lohden and Rutherford join the tour after releasing a mixtape-style record, Cadillac Sessions, with ERNEST earlier this year to launch DeVille Records. The album features original songs from the group, plus additional superstar guests, Snoop Dogg, Miranda Lambert and Jake Worthington. Walters who has been on the road with Post Malone on The BIG ASS Stadium Tour, Lohden and Rutherford are each in the studio working on debut projects.

For more information or tickets, please visit ernestofficial.com.

Live From The South 2026 Dates

1/21 – Denver, Colo. – Mission Ballroom*

1/23 – Salt Lake City, Utah – The Complex*

1/24 – Reno, Nev. – Grand Sierra Resort & Casino*

1/29 – Solana Beach, Calif. – Belly Up*

1/30 – Anaheim, Calif. – House of Blues*

1/31 – Sacramento, Calif. – Ace of Spades*

2/7 – Indio, Calif. – Fantasy Springs Casino

2/19 – Athens, Ga. – Georgia Theatre >

2/26 – Jacksonville, Fla. – FIVE >

2/27 – Charleston, S.C. – Charleston Music Hall >

2/28 – Norfolk, Va. – NorVa >

3/5 – Indianapolis, Ind. – The Egyptian >

3/6 – Rosemont, Ill. – Joe’s Live >

3/7 – Columbus, Ohio – The Bluestone >

3/11 – Grand Rapids, Mich. – The Intersection #

3/13 – Detroit, Mich. – Filmore #

3/14 – McKees Rocks, Pa. – Roxian Theatre #

3/19 – Durant, Okla. – Choctaw Casino

3/26 – Boston, Mass. – House of Blues*

3/27 – New York, N.Y.– Irving Plaza*

3/28 – Bensalem, Pa. – Parx Casino*

4/2 – Houston, Texas – White Oak Music Hall*

4/3 – New Braunfels, Texas – Gruene Hall*

4/4 – Ft. Worth, Texas – Billy Bob’s*

4/16 – St. Louis, Mo. – Hawthorn #

4/18 – Minneapolis, Minn. – First Avenue #

* Support By Chandler Walters

> Support By Cody Lohden

# Support By Rhys Rutherford

ABOUT ERNEST

Top-selling singer-songwriter and Nashville’s unpredictable hitmaker ERNEST is “The Charmer” (MusicRow), a triple-threat talent who “creates a sound all his own” (Pollstar) and one of Music City’s defining artist-writers. The 4X ACM Award nominee (2024/2025) including a first-time nomination for artist-songwriter of the year, 3X CMA Triple Play Award winner, and 3x Variety Hitmaker fuses influences ranging from Eminem to George Jones, crafting a twist-heavy verse style that’s earned himself thirteen No. 1 hits as a songwriter. His full-length sophomore album, NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE, “clearly honors the spirit of Music City while simultaneously proving ERNEST as one of the most dynamic singer/songwriters in country music” (The Tennessean), features 26 songs and collaborations with Lainey Wilson, Lukas Nelson, Jelly Roll, HARDY and more. The album was shortlisted as one of the Best of the Year in 2024 by the Los Angeles Times, Country Now and Holler, following in the footsteps of its critically acclaimed predecessor, FLOWER SHOPS (THE ALBUM), and its cleverly expanded deluxe edition, FLOWER SHOPS (THE ALBUM): Two Dozen Roses, which added a baker’s dozen of fresh cuts to the bunch. ERNEST also co-penned the Hot 100 record-breaking single, “I Had Some Help” by Post Malone ft. Morgan Wallen earning him a 2025 GRAMMY® nomination. Having had a jam-packed 2024, ERNEST served as support for Morgan Wallen’s One Night At A Time Stadium Tour as well as a string of arena shows for Jelly Roll’s Beautifully Broken Tour. ERNEST recently launched DeVille Records, a label and joint venture with Big Loud Records. DeVille Records was founded on the old-school values of artist development and creative swagger and welcomes GRAMMY®-nominated Chandler Walters, Rhys Rutherford and Cody Lohden as its first artists. DeVille Records recently released its inaugural project, Cadillac Sessions, a mixtape-style album featuring music from ERNEST and DeVille signees. He continues on the road in 2025 as direct support for Lainey Wilson, with his Live From The South Tour set to kick off in 2026. “From hitmaker to historian…Ernest is reviving the sound of classic country music” (Los Angeles Times).