Round two is coming soon. Self-described as “not your grandpappy’s rodeo,” Bulls, Bands & Barrels have continued to outdo themselves since their inaugural year in 2013. Combining the ever-popular world of rodeo, complete with bull riding, barrel racing and freestyle bullfighting with live music, BBB has a long-history of booking some of the most exciting acts in country music, all while simultaneously delivering one of the most unique rodeo experiences you’ll ever see across the entire country. After hosting the likes of Morgan Wallen, Zach Bryan, Koe Wetzel, Flatland Cavalry, Riley Green and more in previous years, Bulls, Bands & Barrels broke out in a big way in 2025, expanding their traveling schedule out to eight separate weeks across multiple cities, including Lexington, Kentucky; Jacksonville, Florida; Bossier City, Louisiana and more. Expanding out even further this year, BBB added stops in various cities such as Duluth, Georgia; Winston-Salem, North Carolina; Gonzalez, Louisiana; Huntington, West Virginia; Madison, Wisconsin and more. Of course, they brought along a whole bunch of star power with them. For headlining acts, they enlisted the likes of the hottest artist in all of music, Ella Langley, Gavin Adcock, Hudson Westbrook, Dylan Gossett, Sam Barber and the hot bluegrass band, The Creekers. Additionally, Braxton Keith, Avery Anna, Tyler Nance, The Jack Wharff Band, Tyce Delk and more rounded out the lineup as supporting acts for select dates. View this post on Instagram Now that the first batch of shows in 2026 has come and gone, selling out stops along the way, Bulls, Bands & Barrels are gearing up for their second round of dates across the country. This summer, BBB is also hitting the likes of Reading, Pennsylvania; Savannah, Georgia; Wichita, Kansas; Alexandria, Louisiana and Hattiesburg, Mississippi in July and August. View this post on Instagram Building off the success found with the expanded selection of dates, BBB is employing a revolving door of stellar artists across the tour. As of now, ACM New Female Artist of the Year winner, Avery Anna, ACM Album of the Year nominee, Carter Faith, the red-hot Hudson Westbrook and Justin Moore are all set to make appearances. Additionally, the likes of Tyler Nance, The Jack Wharff Band, Tyce Delk and Tyler Braden round out the list of announced performers. Though this round doesn’t have quite the mainstream star power as the spring dates, there’s no doubt that there’s a whole lot of talent throughout the summer for BBB. Particularly, Anna and Faith are two of the hottest, up-and-coming female stars in the genre, quickly setting themselves up to be household names in the coming years. Additionally, Westbrook, Nance and The Jack Wharff Band have had some viral moments over the past year, with Westbrook recently being nominated for ACM New Male Artist of the Year. It should go without saying that if you’re a fan of both country music and rodeos in general, Bulls, Bands & Barrels is nothing short of a match made in heaven for you. With a solid mix of artists throughout the tour, there’s truly a little bit for everyone to enjoy across each and every one of BBB’s set of tour dates. Tickets are on sale TODAY starting at $60 per venue with upgrades and premium seating available. You can find more information and details about tickets, performers and more for all of the stops, as well as all the other events happening throughout the various action-packed weekends, HERE. Each city, complete with its respective performers, is as follows: Bulls, Bands & Barrels 2026 Summer Dates July 11 – Reading, Pennsylvania – Santander Arena – Dylan Marlowe & The Jack Wharff Band July 18 – Savannah, Georgia – Enmarket Arena – Dylan Marlowe & Avery Anna August 1 – Wichita, Kansas – Intrust Bank Arena – Justin Moore & Tyler Nance August 8 – Alexandria, Louisiana – Laborde Earles Coliseum – Hudson Westbrook & Tyce Delk August 15 – Hattiesburg, Mississippi – The Center at Forrest County – Carter Faith & Tyler BradenThe post Bulls, Bands, & Barrels 2026 Summer Lineup Features Hudson Westbrook, Justin Moore, Carter Faith & More first appeared on Whiskey Riff.

Riley Green is happy that he got his role in Marshals, but next time an acting opportunity comes around, he’s going to go about things a bit differently. The country star with multiple No. 1 Hits stays plenty busy with his music career. But like many singer-songwriters in the genre before him, Green has been intrigued by the thought of trying out an acting career. He fortunately got that opportunity thanks to his friendship with artist and actor, Luke Grimes. Riley Green and the star from Yellowstone and the new spinoff, Marshals, were apparently writing in Nashville when the “Worst Way” singer brought up acting. From then on, the actor behind Kayce Dutton helped Green every step of the way, even reading opposite of Riley when he read for his part. Green recently sat down with the Rick Burgess Show and explained how quickly he went from auditioning to acting: “I didn’t want to just go and make a musical cameo. I didn’t want to play myself. If I was going to do it, I wanted to do it. I went and read for the part on a Sunday. They called me the next day (and asked), ‘Can you get out to Utah for dress rehearsals?’ I was in the middle of a tour.” Once he got the part as “Garrett,” it was a whole new world for Green… and a bit of a headache scheduling wise. Like Riley Green said, he was in the middle of a tour whenever he squeezed in his Marshals audition. Because the acting world can’t afford to wait, the “Worst Way” singer had no choice but to work around the shooting of the Yellowstone spinoff. He explained to Burgess that he was briefly everywhere, all at once to make both his acting debut and his touring play out without a hitch: “We booked two flights a week to Utah. I would fly out on a Sunday and film Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday. Fly wherever the bus was on Thursday. Play Thursday, Friday, Saturday. (Fly back to Utah on Sunday). I did that for a month and a half, and it wore me out. That was in the part of the year too where we are usually slowing down, you know? Around the holidays. So it was a… I think the next thing I do in that world, I’ll make sure I carve out some time from touring to where I can really live in that space for a little while.” Yeah, maybe next time Riley Green will have a bit more of a heads up. The country music star has expressed interest in trying out some other acting roles, and there are even some rumors swirling around that he’ll return for the second season of Marshals following positive reception to his character. If Riley Green does stick to acting, he’d add his name to the impressive list of country stars before him – like Tim McGraw and Dwight Yoakam – that have juggled music and acting careers. You can hear more from Riley Green on his acting debut in the interview below: The post “It Wore Me Out”: Riley Green Gets Real About Juggling His Tour and the ‘Marshals’ Set first appeared on Whiskey Riff.

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CoJo being a class act as always. When it comes to country music, it’s truly hard to beat the talent consistently coming out of Texas over the past century. From the likes of Willie Nelson, Waylon Jennings, Robert Earl Keen, George Jones, Kris Kristofferson to Cody Johnson, Miranda Lambert, Charley Crockett, Kacey Musgraves, Koe Wetzel, Randy Rogers Band, Parker McCollum and countless others, the Lone Star state has produced some of the greatest we’ve ever seen til this day in the genre. Of course, the biggest (and arguably greatest) artist to ever come out of Texas is the King himself, George Strait. I don’t think I really have to explain why at this point. Besides the fact that he has the most #1 hits in the history of music with 60, he’s also won 24 ACM Awards and 22 CMA Awards, owns 33 platinum albums and has a legacy that has influenced almost every country artist since his debut in 1981. At this point in his career, Strait has undoubtedly reached living legend status, and it can truly be felt nearly everywhere he goes. Even ignoring the fact that he’s still selling out massive stadiums year and year out, there are seemingly countless stories, ranging from Zach Top to Eric Church, all being star-struck meeting the “Amarillo By Morning” singer. Lately, Cody Johnson has been sharing a particularly strong connection with his fellow Texas troubadour. After making the bold career goal of breaking Strait’s long-standing Rodeo Houston attendance record, Johnson would end up breaking it back in March, performing to a crowd of 80,203. Less than two months later, Johnson would get the honor of opening up for Strait for the first time in his career this past weekend at Clemson’s Memorial Stadium in Death Valley. On a night which saw the “Check Yes Or No” singer returning to Death Valley for the first time since 1999, Strait would wind up breaking his own attendance record (and Death Valley’s as well), performing to a crowd of 90,037. Before Strait eventually broke the record, Johnson revealed the incredibly humble reason why he has an “issue” constantly being compared to the King. Addressing the jam-packed stadium, the “Dirt Cheap” singer would go on to explain that he can’t stand being called “the next George Strait,” given the fact that Strait’s #1 hits record and overall legacy can simply never be touched by him or anyone else at this point. He’d finish the short monologue by calling him the only King of country music. “I have an issue with the fact that people say, ‘Oh, you’re the next George Strait.’ When I get 62 #1 singles on the Billboard charts, we can talk. There will only ever be one King of country music and he’s here tonight.” @meganmcqueen23Cojo telling it how it is! Great time at Death Valley ♬ original sound – Megan McQueen As good as CoJo is, I don’t think you’ll see many truly making the argument between him and Strait. With that being said, however, you love to see him being as humble as ever — even after one-upping the King in Houston recently. Cody Johnson Tour Dates May 9 – Des Moines, Iowa – Casey’s Corner May 30 – Rosemont, Illinois – Allstate Center July 11 – Cavendish, Prince Edward Island – Cavendish Beach Music Festival July 17 – Columbus, Ohio – Nationwide Arena with Drew Baldridge July 18 – Columbus, Ohio – Nationwide Arena with Ian Munsick & Walker Montgomery July 25 – Jacksonville, Florida – Vystar Veterans Memorial Arena August 8 – Oklahoma City, Oklahoma – Paycom Center August 22 – Knoxville, Tennessee – Food City Center August 29 – Saint Paul, Minnesota – Grand Casinoa Arena September 12 – Tacoma, Washington – Tacoma DomeThe post Cody Johnson Has A Very Simple Reason He Doesn’t Like Being Compared To George Strait first appeared on Whiskey Riff.