Courtesy of Blue Highway Records
Critically Acclaimed New Album Stages Out Now
Sold-Out GRAMMY Museum Event Slated for July 14 in LA
CRITICAL ACCLAIM FOR STAGES
“Neo-traditional sound, rich harmonies, honky tonk flair and deep-seated acumen for classic country songcraft.” – Billboard
“The group, often seen as pioneers in reviving neotraditional standards in country music, has crafted its strongest album by blending aesthetics rooted in Bakersfield, California, Texas’ iconic ‘80s Western venues, and Nashville’s ‘70s outlaw legacy.” – Goldmine Magazine
“Country with a capital ‘C.’ Big fun in every groove” – MusicRow
“Midland were choosing Texas before it was cool” – Rolling Stone
“Their latest release, Stages, finds the trio digging into their classic sounds that first inspired their signature contemporary take on old-school country and reflecting with clearer eyes and a little more wisdom on where it’s taken them.” – Texas Monthly
“Though Midland has never strayed far from the honky-tonk swagger that captivated fans in the early 2010s, they locked in more intently than ever on chronicling an opus of it via Stages.” – PEOPLE
“Midland has remained the best country band in the mainstream over the past decade.” – Whiskey Riff
This summer and fall, Midland – the GRAMMY-nominated “masters of post-modern country traditionalism” (Cowboys & Indians) – will hit the road for their Stages Tour in support of their critically acclaimed new album Stages, out now via Blue Highway Records.
Full list of dates below; tickets available HERE.
Celebrated as “a live band that is as musically solid as they are fun to watch” (Rolling Stone), Midland will also join Kacey Musgraves’ Middle of Nowhere Tour as support on select dates this summer, before co-headlining a limited, eight-show run with Clint Black this fall. Midland recently partnered with the Killin’ Time icon for their Stages collaboration “Up In Texas.”
Ahead of their Stages Tour, Midland will sit down for an in-depth conversation and performance at a sold-out GRAMMY Museum event in Los Angeles on July 14.
Alongside the album and tour, Midland also recently launched their official fan club app, Midlanderos, in partnership with 237 Global, giving fans a dedicated home base for first access to tickets, members-only discussion boards, exclusive updates and more surprises to come.
ABOUT MIDLAND –
Footloose and free, working hard and drinking harder, always riding into the sunset or sunrise, GRAMMY-nominated trio Midland makes country music feel viscerally alive and timeless, with songs for people to drink, swing, love and, yes, lose to.
Name inspired by a Dwight Yoakam song, the Dripping Springs, Texas-born trio channels a distinctly 21st century post-modern traditionalism, recapturing that classic country essence through thick harmonies, steel guitars and a worn-in cool that has made their music a dive bar staple worldwide. Honed in barrooms, it’s a sound that’s been imitated but never duplicated since their now 6X PLATINUM, No. 1 “Drinkin’ Problem.”
For Mark Wystrach, Cameron Duddy and Jess Carson, music isn’t just something to play in your car. It envelopes their aesthetics, from the Nudie Cohen-inspired rhinestone suits, their Insolito Tequila and Kingsmaker cigar line to their album-focused musical explorations and lean, song-forward live presentation. From head-turning debut On The Rocks through the Billboard Top Country Albums chart-topping Let It Roll and into The Last Resort: Greetings From and 2024’s Barely Blue, Midland has built a catalog that bridges conceptual ambition with roots-driven songwriting, continuing through projects like the origin-story soundtrack The Sonic Ranch (recorded at the historic Texas studio) and Live From The Palomino.
Alongside “Drinkin’ Problem,” their catalog also includes PLATINUM-certified “Burn Out” and GOLD-certified favorites including “Cheatin’ Songs,” “Make A Little” and “On The Rocks.” The band’s commitment to the sounds, stories and places that define country music persists on Stages, out now via Blue Highway Records. Braiding Laurel Canyon country-rock, Texas outliers, and a shot of vintage Nashville, the project pulls together the many phases of their journey, further staking their claim as one of country’s most engaging acts.
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