Billy Strings Brings Bluegrass Fire To Colbert With “Leaning On A Travelin’ Song” As His Grammy Momentum Grows

Billy Strings lit up The Late Show with Stephen Colbert last night with a blazing performance of “Leaning on a Travelin’ Song,” showing exactly why he continues to sit at the top of modern bluegrass. The appearance comes as Strings celebrates a Grammy nomination for Best Bluegrass Album for his latest release ‘Highway Prayers,’ a chart-topping project produced with Jon Brion that debuted at #1 on Billboard’s all-genre Top Album Sales Chart. Pitchfork praised the album for expanding bluegrass’s emotional depth, while GQ called Strings “the hottest roots-music phenomenon in decades.”

Fresh off a surprise live album with Sutton and an Apple Music Sessions EP, Strings is headed into a massive tour that includes multi-night stints in Louisville, Athens, Asheville, and Nashville—including a special performance at the Ryman. As Strings told Colbert’s crowd, he’s not just leaning on tradition—he’s riding full speed into the future of the genre.

BILLY STRINGS CONFIRMED TOUR DATES
December 5 — Louisville, KY — KFC Yum! Center (SOLD OUT)
December 6 — Louisville, KY — KFC Yum! Center (SOLD OUT)
December 10 — Tulsa, OK — BOK Center
December 12 — Fort Worth, TX — Dickies Arena
December 13 — Austin, TX — Moody Center
December 14 — Austin, TX — ACL Live at the Moody Theater (SOLD OUT)
February 6 — Athens, GA — Akins Ford Arena (SOLD OUT)
February 7 — Athens, GA — Akins Ford Arena (SOLD OUT)
February 10 — Asheville, NC — ExploreAsheville.com Arena (SOLD OUT)
February 11 — Asheville, NC — ExploreAsheville.com Arena (SOLD OUT)
February 13 — Asheville, NC — ExploreAsheville.com Arena (SOLD OUT)
February 14 — Asheville, NC — ExploreAsheville.com Arena (SOLD OUT)
February 20 — Nashville, TN — Bridgestone Arena
February 21 — Nashville, TN — Bridgestone Arena
February 22 — Nashville, TN — Ryman Auditorium† (SOLD OUT)