Jelly Roll‘s successful Beautifully Broken Tour has come to a close. The Nashville native concluded the tour, which began in August, with a sold-out show at Nashville’s Bridgestone Arena. The end of the tour marks the end of another era for Jelly Roll as well, who announced ahead of his final show that he is taking a break from social media.
Jelly Roll shared the news in a video, which he begins by expressing his gratitude for his fans, especially in the last few years.
“What’s up, y’all? It’s your favorite fluffy person, Mr. Jelly Roll,” he says. “Storytime with Uncle Roll. Thirteen weeks ago, y’all. Thirteen weeks ago today, we started the Beautifully Broken Tour in Salt Lake City, Utah. Over the course of those 13 weeks, we have done 58 sold-out arenas. Not to mention Saturday Night Live, Global Citizen, Kelly Clarkson, Jimmy Kimmel, all the other cool stuff. But just, 58 sold-out arenas in the last 13 weeks. Man, it’s sad because today is the last day of the Beautifully Broken Tour. Today is the day that we end this tour back home in Nashville, Tennessee. And man, this is the day the Lord has made. Let us rejoice and be glad in it, baby. I’m just so grateful, man. So grateful. I never dreamed this is how this would shake out.”
The “Liar” singer also reflected on how much his life has changed, a trajectory that he never could have anticipated.
“I was talking to my wife this morning, and this is bigger than the Beautifully Broken Tour,” Jelly Roll reflects. “For those that don’t know, I played my first arena ever in Nashville, the same one I’m playing tonight, two years ago. It was a really big deal. It was such a big deal that ABC News did an entire documentary about it. It’s called Jelly Roll: Save Me. It’s on Hulu now. It’s incredible. I’m a little biased, but it’s incredible. Please go check it out. But to think about the last two years, I think this is deeper than just the 13-week tour. This has been two years of hard work. This has been two years of y’all supporting me endlessly.
“Unwavering faith, just continuing to stand by me and letting me put out all this music over the course of two years,” he continues. “We went straight from Bridgestone into a 50-city arena amphitheater tour last year. I think I slept in my bed 61 days last year. I’ve only slept in it 44 days this year. and I’m grateful for that. I’m not complaining. I’m grateful for it.”
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Now that Jelly Roll’s tour has ended, the 39-year-old says it’s the right time for him to focus on himself, which is why fans might be hearing less from him in the immediate future.
“But for those of y’all that know me on this app, or have listened to me or my wife, y’all know I have a very unhealthy relationship with social media,” he admits. “I have a very unhealthy relationship with phones. So, I’m getting on here to tell y’all I’m taking a break. It’s been a crazy couple of years, and I love y’all so much. I’m throwing this phone out the window tonight. I’m gonna go phoneless for a few months. My friends from where I’m from are used to this. I’ve been doing this since I was a kid.
“But I love y’all, man,” he concludes. “I’m sure that I’ll still be posting. I’ll grab me a GoPro or something, and I’m sure you’ll see me on my wife’s stuff, but I love y’all, man. Thank y’all for making this the most incredible year I could’ve ever asked for.”
Fans won’t get a chance to see Jelly Roll on tour in 2025, but they still might catch a glimpse of him. He recently revealed that he was stepping away from the road to focus on another creative outlet: television.
“This is breaking news for Jelly Roll. I’m not going to headline a tour in America next year,” he announced on The Pat McAfee Show. “It’ll be my first year not headlining a tour in America since 2020, but before that, it was like 2012. It’s been a long time, so I think we’ve done enough this year. I’m going to do all those festivals next year, and I think I’m going to get into a little television, maybe … It’s real. I got a couple of cookers in there, man.”
Jelly Roll just released both his Beautifully Broken and Beautifully Broken (Pickin’ Up the Pieces) albums. He is reportedly also working on opening his own Nashville bar. Find all of his music and updates at JellyRoll615.com.
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