Sam Hunt Announces New Album, “Southside,” & Summer Tour With Kip Moore, Travis Denning & More

Sam Hunt Announces New Album, “Southside,” & Summer Tour With Kip Moore, Travis Denning & More

Sam Hunt announced he will be hitting the road this year for his Southside Summer Tour, which takes its name from his upcoming sophomore album, Southside (April 3).

album art courtesy UMG Nashville

Sam’s sophomore album will follow his 2014 debut project, Montevallo, which spawned hits “Leave the Night On,” “Take Your Time,” “House Party” and more. Southside’s lead single, “Kinfolks,” is currently Top 5 on Billboard’s Country Airplay chart.

Kicking off on May 28 in Charlotte, N.C., the 40-plus-date Southside Summer Tour will make additional stops in Chicago, Dallas, San Diego, Philadelphia and more. Kip Moore, Travis Denning, Ernest and Brandi Cyrus will serve as support. Tickets go on sale on Feb 14. at 9 a.m. local time, with pre-sale for Citi cardmembers beginning on Feb. 11 at 10 a.m. local time.

Southside Summer Tour

May 28 | Charlotte, N.C. | PNC Pavilon
May 29 | Raleigh, N.C. | Coastal Credit Union Music Park at Walnut Creek
May 30 | Bristow, Va. | Jiffy Lube Live
June 11 | Atlanta, Ga. | Ameris Bank Amphitheatre
June 12 | Tampa, Fla. | MidFlorida Credit Union Amphitheatre
June 13 | West Palm Beach, Fla. | Coral Sky Amphitheatre
June 18 | Toronto, Ont. | Budweiser Stage
June 19 | Detroit, Mich. | DTE Energy Music Theatre
June 20 | Chicago, Ill. | Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre
June 25 | Mt. Pleasant, Mich. | Soaring Eagle Casino & Resort
June 26 | Milwaukee, Wisc. | American Family Insurance Amphitheater
June 27 | St. Louis, Mo. | Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre
July 10 | Bangor, Maine | Darling’s Waterfront Pavilion
July 11 | Gilford, N.H. | Bank of New Hampshire Pavilion
July 17 | Camden, N.J | BB&T Pavilion
July 18 | Mansfield, Mass. | Xfinity Center
July 19 | Hartford, Ct. | Xfinity Theatre
July 24 | Wantagh, N.Y. | Northwell Health at Jones Beach Theater
July 25 | Columbia, Md. | Merriweather Post Pavilion
July 26 | Virginia Beach, Va. | Veterans United Home Loans Amphitheatre at Virginia Beach
Aug. 6 | Rogers, Ark. | The Walmart AMP
Aug. 7 | Southaven, Miss. | BankPlus Amphitheater at Snowden Grove
Aug. 8 | Birmingham, Ala. | Oak Mountain Amphitheatre
Aug. 14 | Holmdel, N.J. | PNC Bank Arts Center
Aug. 15 | Burgettstown, Pa. | S&T Music Park
Aug. 16 | Cincinnati, Ohio | Riverbend Music Center
Aug. 20 | Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio | Blossom Music Center
Aug. 21 | Indianapolis, Ind. | Ruoff Home Mortgage Center
Aug. 22 | Des Moines, Iowa | Iowa State Fairgrounds
Aug. 27 | Darien Center, N.Y. | Darien Lake Performing Arts Center
Aug. 28 | Syracuse, N.Y. | St. Joseph’s Health Amphitheater at Lakeview
Aug. 29 | Hershey, Pa. | Hersheypark Stadium
Sept. 10 | Austin, Texas | Austin360 Amphitheater
Sept. 11 | Houston, Texas | The Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion
Sept. 12 | Dallas, Texas | Dos Equis Pavilion
Sept. 17 | Sacramento, Calif. | Toyota Amphitheatre
Sept. 18 | Mountain View, Calif. | Shoreline Amphitheatre
Sept. 19 | Irvine, Calif. | FivePoint Amphitheater
Sept. 24 | San Diego, Calif. | North Island Credit Union Amphitheatre
Sept. 25 | Phoenix, Ariz. | AK Chin Pavilion.
Sept. 26 | Albuquerque, N.M. | Isleta Amphitheater

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