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Turnpike Troubadours’ Evan Felker Sends Fans Into A Frenzy Teasing A Potential New Record In 2026: “You Tell Me”
GET EXCITED.
Much to the delight of many Red Dirt country fans, it’s safe to say that the Turnpike Troubadours are the biggest (and arguably best) they’ve ever been. In addition to scoring massive opening spots on Cross Canadian Ragweed’s highly successful “Boys From Oklahoma” concert series, both in Stillwater, Oklahoma and Waco, Texas, the Red Dirt legends would also score huge appearances at Zach Bryan’s concerts over the summer, notably performing to his huge, sold-out shows at both BST Hyde Park in London and Golden Gate Park in San Francisco.
Of course, they also released their sixth studio album, The Price of Admission, back in April to high praise from both fans and critics alike. Marking the second release since the band returned from an extended hiatus, The Price of Admission proved to many (myself included) why Turnpike is ultimately one of the greatest bands in the history of the genre, featuring some all-time tracks from the group such as “Heaven Passing Through,” “On The Red River” and the severely underrated, “Ruby Ann.”
The record ultimately served as a return to form for Turnpike. Though there’s no arguing that their long-awaited 2023 return album, A Cat in the Rain, wasn’t filled with some stellar tracks, The Price of Admission felt like Turnpike back at their full strength. Firing on all cylinders, complete with some heartbreaking, introspective reflections for frontman, Evan Felker, and Turnpike’s signature sound that blends traditional elements with their patented Red Dirt roots, the project quickly flew up the ranks of nearly every dedicated country fan and was just crowned our #1 Album of 2025 today here at Whiskey Riff.
With all of that being said, Turnpike fever has arguably hit a record high. Longtime fans are just as infatuated with the band as they were back in 2010 upon the release of Diamonds & Gasoline and newer fans, who were introduced to them either through social media or at Bryan’s concerts, have also joined in on spreading the Turnpike gospel online.
There’s no denying that everyone’s patiently waiting for the follow-up to The Price of Admission, and judging by a new Instagram post from Felker, it looks like that might be coming much sooner than later.
Yesterday evening, the 41-year-old singer/songwriter posted a reel consisting primarily of clips shot on his cattle ranch in Central Oklahoma, complete with a POV of him riding one of his horses and some scenic shots of all the cattle that occupy the ranch. Intercut in the reel, however, are two interesting shots.
Before the video ends, there’s a short clip of what looks to be Sunset Sound Studio, where The Price Of Admission was recorded, along with an additional photo of Felker recording vocals in the studio.
Of course, what really sent fans into a frenzy was the caption on the video that read: “New Record In 26? You Tell Me.”
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Of course, this is far from an official confirmation that, in fact, a brand new Turnpike record is slated to release next year. However, it seems as if Felker and Co. might just be gearing up for back-to-back releases from 2025 and 2026 judging by the fact that he liked multiple comments expressing how much a second record next year would mean to them.
Some of the highlights from fans, along with the likes of fellow artists such as Jesse Daniel and Noeline Hofmann, include the following:
“Yessir I’d say so” – Jesse Daniel
“We need one”
“Please do drop one next year the world needs it”
“YES PLEASE”
“Don’t play with me Evan Felker”
“Well I just found the will to live again”
“I don’t think any of us would complain one bit!”
“PLEASE EVAN PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE”
“Yessss! Will we get to meet Lorrie again?“
“Would be an honest disservice to the nation not to”
“Back to back years? What did we do to deserve such blessings?”
Another thing to note from the comment section is some of Felker’s replies to fans. Undoubtedly, the most interesting one would be the fact that he noted that he has thought about re-recording Turnpike’s early, ultra-rare Bossier City album which was first released back in 2007 and contains an early version of the title track and “Easton and Main” along with long-awaited, unreleased/non-mastered songs such as “Come November” and “Three Rivers Song.”
“I thought about that. It would have to be redone, we don’t have the masters I don’t believe.”
Though nothing is officially confirmed at this point, it’s safe to say Felker has something special up his sleeve planned for 2026 along with their extended Wild America Tour. For now, however, we’ll just have to wait and see (and watch for any surprise billboards popping up).
While you’re here, fire up “Heaven Passing Through,” which has become a consensus pick for Song of the Year.
Wild America Tour 2026 Dates
January 30 – Fort Worth, Texas – Billy Bob’s Texas
January 31 – Fort Worth, Texas – Billy Bob’s Texas
February 5 – Philadelphia, Pennsylvania – The Met Philadelphia *
February 6 – Uncasville, Connecticut- Mohegan Sun Arena *
February 7 – Boston, Massachusetts – MGM Music Hall at Fenway *
March 27 – West Valley City, Utah – Maverick Center #^
March 28 – Boise, Idaho – ExtraMile Arena #^
June 5 – New York, New York – The Rooftop at Pier 17 @
June 6 – Asbury Park, New Jersey – The Stone Pony Summer Stage @
* with Robert Earl Keen
# with Charles Wesley Godwin
^ with Buffalo Traffic Jam
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