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Parker McCollum Teases New Piano-Ballad “Jet Plane,” & Fans Are Already Begging For It To Be Released
Is new music from Parker McCollum already on the horizon?
Fresh off the announcement (and further extension) of his 2026 self-titled tour, Parker McCollum turned a lot of heads last week. After originally setting his eyes on a short but sweet, 14-show tour spanning from January to March, the “Stoned” singer decided to pull the trigger on a massive, 44-show tour stretching from January to September.
Of course, he wasn’t going to announce the massive set of dates without a star-studded cast of openers. At first, Jake Worthington, Max McNown, William Beckmann, Laci Kaye Booth, Mike Ryan and Tyler Halverson (who McCollum recently teamed up with on a re-release of “Beer Garden Baby”) were all set to make appearances. Now, however, he also added the likes of Gary Allan, Gabby Barrett, Josh Abbott Band, Kassi Ashton, Owen Reigling, Logan Ryan Band, Aubrie Sellers and Jackson Wendell as additional support on select dates.
With 2025 coming to a close, it’s clear that McCollum has his eyes set on the future. With that being said, however, it looks like he’s going to pull from the vault a bit.
Uploaded to all of his social media accounts this afternoon, the Texas native shared a brand new teaser from the vault, simply titled, “Jet Plane.” By the looks of it, “Jet Plane” is a working demo first recorded back in August of 2024, judging by his Instagram caption that simply reads:
“8•17•24 – Jet Plane idea”
Though it’s clear that the audio is nothing more than a working tape for the track, it looks like it’s going to be a big hit amongst fans of the “Hell of a Year” singer, harkening back to the early days of McCollum that was flashed on his recently-released self-titled record back in June and most obviously present on his believed debut album back in 2015, The Limestone Kid.
Backed by nothing more than a piano and a bit of harmonica in between verses, the track finds McCollum grappling with a lost love. At first, it seems as if he’s begging the girl to come join him using the titular jet plane leaving Georgia. However, it’s revealed later in the song that she has already made up her mind, making his pleas even more desperate in the heartbreaking ballad.
“There’s a jet plane leaving Georgia late tonight
And I hope you and your heart ain’t scared to fly
If you need me like I need you in my life
There’s a jet plane leaving Georgia late tonight”
“Why the hell did I think that I wasn’t gonna fall in love?
I don’t know what to say when you ask me what I’m running from
‘Cause the way that I’ve been ain’t the way that I wanna be
But you just can’t help what your heart wants to love”
“There’s a jet plane leaving Georgia late tonight
Guess my heart needs yours more than yours needed mine
If the sun goes down and makes you change your mind
There’s a jet plane leaving Georgia late tonight”
Unsurprisingly, fans immediately began flooding the comments begging McCollum to release it, with one comment even comparing the track to none other than one of McCollum’s heroes and frequent country music collaborator as of late, John Mayer.
“Need this released yesterday”
“Are you kidding usdamn…”
“This [is] the most John Mayer, non-John Mayer song I’ve ever heard”
“DROP IT”
“Yep! Gonna need this released…. ASAP!!! Absolute“
“Unreal, can’t wait to hear how it comes together”
“Damnnn it brotha can’t wait”
And it wasn’t just fans getting in on the early reactions to “Jet Plane.” Conner Smith, Nolan Sotillo and even 3x X-Games gold medalist motocross racer, Ricky Carmichael, all took to the comment section to praise the song.
“Yup” – Conner Smith
“Yessir” – Ricky Carmichael
“Yepp” – Nolan Sotillo
“Man– Night Traveller
As of now, “Jet Plane” has no release date. Judging by the early reactions, however, I wouldn’t be surprised if McCollum hits the studio soon to put the finishing touches on this gem of a track soon.
Listen here:
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Parker McCollum Tour Dates
January 23 – El Paso, Texas – Don Haskins Center °
January 24 – Glendale, Arizona – Desert Diamond Arena °=
January 29 – Edinburg, Texas – Bert Ogden Arena >
January 30 – Corpus Christi, Texas – Hillard Center Arena °>
January 31 – San Antonio, Texas – Frost Bank Center °>
February 5 – Oxford, Mississippi – SJB Pavilion at Ole Miss °#
February 6 – Lexington, Kentucky – Rupp Arena °#
February 12 – Winston-Salem, North Carolina – Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum °#
February 13 – Auburn, Alabama – Neville Arena °#
February 14 – Savannah, Georgia – Enmarket Arena #
March 26 – Estero, Florida – Hertz Arena x+
March 27-28 – St. Augustine, FL – St. Augustine Amphitheater x+
June 4 – Milwaukee, Wisconsin – BMO Pavilion x/
June 5 – Sterling Heights, Michigan – Michigan Lottery Amphitheater x/
June 6 – Grand Rapids, Michigan – Acrisure Amphitheater x/
June 18 – San Diego, California – Viejas Arena ~$
June 19 – Los Angeles, California- Greek Theatre ~$
June 20 – Sacramento, California – Golden 1 Center ~$
June 25 – Nampa, Idaho – Ford Idaho Center Amphitheater ~$
June 26 – Bend, Oregon – Hayden Homes Amphitheater ~$
June 27 – Kent, Washington – Accesso Showare Center ~$
July 16 – Brandon, Mississippi – Brandon Amphitheater ~>
July 17 – Orange Beach, Alabama – The Wharf Amphitheater ~>
July 18 – Alpharetta, Georgia – Ameris Bank Amphitheater ~>
July 24 – Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio – Blossom Music Center z/
July 25 – Fairborn, Ohio – Wright State University – Nutter Center z/
July 29 – Morrison, Colorado – Red Rocks Amphitheater +0
July 31 – Kansas City, Missouri – Morton Amphitheater +0
August 1 – Omaha, Nebraska – Chi Health Center Omaha +0
August 6 – Bridgeport, Connecticut – Hartford Healthcare Amphitheater z/
August 8 – Burgettstown, Pennsylvania – The Pavilion at Star Lake z/
August 21 – Simpsonville, South Carolina – CCNB Amphitheater at Heritage Park x%
August 22 – Huntsville, Alabama – The Orion Amphitheater x%
September 3 – Bangor, Maine – Maine Savings Amphitheater x@
September 4 – Gilford, New Hampshire – Bank of New Hampshire Pavilion x@
September 5 – Saratoga Springs, New York – Saratoga Performing Arts Center x@
September 17 – Jonesboro, Arkansas – First National Bank Arena x!
September 18 – Rogers, Arkansas – Walmart Amp x!
September 19 – Evansville, IN – Ford Center x!
September 24 – Stephenville, Texas – EECU Center x>
September 25 – Oklahoma City, Oklahoma – Paycom Center x>
September 26 – Beaumont, Texas – Doggett Ford Park x>
x Max McNown
° Jake Worthington
= William Beckmann
> Jackson Wendell
# Tyler Halverson
? Mike Ryan
+ Laci Kaye Booth
0 Josh Abbott Band
/ Kassi Ashton
% Annie Bosko
@ Owen Reigling
! Logan Ryan Band
$ Aubrie Sellers
+ Gary Allan
z Gabby Barrett
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