SURPRISED ALONGSIDE TOURMATE AND DUET PARTNER LAINEY WILSON WITH “wait in the truck” PLATINUM NO. 1 PLAQUE IN KNOXVILLE, TENN. (8/31)
PLAYED TO 11,325 FANS ACROSS WEEKEND ONE OF THE WALL-TO-WALL HEADLINE TREK
“TRUCK BED” ACCELERATES AT COUNTRY RADIO WHILE “SOLD OUT” VERGES ON TOP 10 AT ROCK RADIO
NASHVILLE, TENN. – Untamable Big Loud force HARDY launched his charged-up headline the mockingbird & THE CROW Fall Tour this past weekend across the South. Bringing reigning ACM and CMA Female Vocalist of the Year Lainey Wilson and upstart country talent Dylan Marlowe along for the ride, HARDY greeted 11,325 fans over the tour’s first two nights as he always does: “My name is HARDY, and we’re gonna f*ck you up tonight, so get ready baby!”
Upping the ante on the fall run, his 21-song set was backed by a symphony of upgraded visuals, pyrotechnics, and an expert-level three-piece band, delivering No. 1 hits, deep cuts, and fan favorites with unparalleled energy across the 90-minute headline sprint.
Backstage, HARDY and Wilson were surprised with a plaque celebrating their game-changing platinum No. 1 “wait in the truck,” one of the best songs of 2022 all-genre per Los Angeles Times, Billboard, American Songwriter, and more, and “a dark and arresting story song” (MusicRow) that earned the pair multiple ACM awards and a CMT Collaborative Video of the Year award already this year.
See photos from HARDY’s first two shows of the mockingbird & THE CROW Fall Tour in Knoxville, Tenn. and Tuscaloosa, Ala. here.
At the top of 2023, HARDY embarked on the first half of the anticipated headline run that “started to highlight the architecture of his superstar aspirations” (The Tennessean), quickly upgrading from theatres to the sold-out arenas he’ll light up all fall.
Of his live show performances this year alone, The Minneapolis Star-Tribune raved: “Showing he’s ready for arenas, HARDY was energetic, enthusiastic, authentic, and proudly redneck. He rocked with stout aplomb, crooned country with sing-song cadence and let boisterous fans sing lyrics by themselves, including on deep cuts.” The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette noted how “he came out in a ‘HARDY SUCKS’ t-shirt and denim shorts and proceeded to rock the house like a headliner,” while Music Connection astutely observed that “this is not your grandma’s country music…HARDY got the crowd riled up and ready to party.”
Up next, “Nashville’s nü-metal king” (Los Angeles Times) flies through Kentucky and Ohio Sept. 14 – 16, then headlines the Saturday Night Concert at this year’s Talladega YellaWood 500 on Sept. 30.
At country radio, “TRUCK BED” accelerates, nearing Top 30 territory, while “SOLD OUT” continues to put the pedal to the metal just outside of rock radio’s Top 10.
See HARDY live here.
ABOUT HARDY
Big Loud Records’ heavy-hitter HARDY has never been just one thing. Uncaging a new chapter, HARDY soared to new heights with the release of the mockingbird & THE CROW, his critically acclaimed half-country, half-rock sophomore album, adding to over 3 billion career streams. The dichotomous, 17-track effort debuted top five all genre on the Billboard 200 Albums chart and kinged seven additional Billboard charts in its first week, including Top Country Albums, Top Rock Albums, and Top Album Sales. The pride of Philadelphia, Miss. has earned his reputation as “a promising purveyor of keeping the spirit of classic heavy Southern rock alive” (American Songwriter), “capable of writing the big hits for radio, obstinate enough to do something completely unexpected, and savvy enough to find the throughline for it all” (Rolling Stone). A 5X ACM award winner, HARDY is a three-time CMA Triple Play award recipient, the 2022 BMI Country Songwriter of the Year, and a three-time AIMP Songwriter of the Year. HARDY has written 13 #1 singles including his own double platinum #1 single “ONE BEER” feat. Lauren Alaina + Devin Dawson, chart-topping, platinum Dierks Bentley + BRELAND collaboration, “Beers On Me,” and game-changing platinum duet “wait in the truck” feat. Lainey Wilson. He’s previously toured with Thomas Rhett, Morgan Wallen, Florida Georgia Line, Jason Aldean, Cole Swindell, and more, and flies nationwide on his sold-out, 19-date headline arena tour, the mockingbird & THE CROW Tour, this fall.
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