Sam Hunt is heading out on the road this summer! The “Water Under The Bridge” singer just announced his Summer On The Outskirts Tour, with Brett Young and Lily Rose serving as his opening acts. The tour will kick off on July 6 in Hartford, Connecticut, and perform more than 25 dates, wrapping up on September 9 in Raleigh, North Carolina.
Hunt relied on his own instincts, and the people closest to him, when choosing the opening acts for his Summer On The Outskirts Tour.
“I like to kind of follow the serendipitous relationships that have come into my life,” Hunt shared with Everything Nash and other outlets, during a virtual media event. “It’s easy in the country music world, ’cause you really cross paths with just about everybody, and everybody for the most part is so great. You don’t have many rivalries or feuds in the country music world. or beefs.”
Hunt personally hand-picked both Young and Rose, choosing two people he already had a relationship with, and believed in their talents.
“I’ve known Brett Young, who is coming out with us, I’ve known him from way back when we were all just writing songs and running around town,” Hunt explained. “And his circle of folks he ran around with and the group that I ran around, we crossed paths quite a bit. And then Lily Rose, she works with Seth England, who runs Big Loud Music. He and I have been buddies for a long time. He was pitching songs when he and I first met, and we’ve hung out over the years. … We stayed in contact, and he introduced me to her music. I’ve talked to her, and hung out with her quite a bit. She talks about having played some of our songs back when Montevallo came out, in little coffee shops and just showed a real appreciation for what I’ve done musically.
“She’s just a really great soul, and we’ve had a good time this past couple of years,” he added. “She’s come out and played several shows with us. She has a great fanbase, and she’s just doing her thing. She’s an original, so I’m happy to have her out as well.”
See a list of dates and venues below. Tickets for the Summer On The Outskirts Tour will be available to the general public beginning on Friday, March 10, at 10:00 AM local time at SamHunt.com.
Summer On The Outskirts Tour Dates:
July 6 – Hartford, CT – Xfinity Theatre
July 7 – Gilford, NH – Bank of NH Pavilion
July 8 – Holmdel, NJ – PNC Bank Arts Center
July 14 – Wantagh, NY – Northwell Health at Jones Beach Theater
July 15 – Darien Center, NY – Darien Lake Amphitheater
July 16 – Toronto, ON – Budweiser Stage
July 20 – Brandon, MS – Brandon Amphitheater
July 21 – Orange Beach, AL – The Wharf Amphitheater *
July 22 – Charlotte, NC – PNC Music Pavilion
July 27 – Detroit, MI – Pine Knob Music Theatre
July 28 – Indianapolis, IN – Ruoff Music Center
July 29 – St. Louis, MO – Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre
Aug 3 – Carbondale, IL – Southern Illinois University-SIU Banterra Center**^
Aug 4 – Bonner Springs, KS – Azura Amphitheater ^
Aug 5 – Oklahoma City, OK – The Zoo Amphitheatre ^
Aug 11 – Irvine, CA – FivePoint Amphitheatre
Aug 12 – Mountain View, CA – Shoreline Amphitheatre
Aug 13 – Stateline, NV – Lake Tahoe Harveys Outdoor Arena ^
Aug 18 – Houston, TX – Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion presented by Huntsman***
Aug 19 – Dallas, TX – Dos Equis Pavilion
Aug 20 – Rogers, AR – Walmart AMP
Aug 24 – Bethel, NY – Bethel Woods Center for the Arts
Aug 25 – Syracuse, NY – St. Joseph’s Health Amphitheater at Lakeview
Aug 26 – Boston, MA – MGM Music Hall at Fenway
Sep 7 – Tampa, FL – MIDFLORIDA Credit Union Amphitheatre
Sep 8 – Atlanta, GA – Ameris Bank Amphitheatre
Sep 9 – Raleigh, NC – Coastal Credit Union Music Park at Walnut Creek
* On Sale March 17
** On Sale TBD
*** On Sale March 24
^ Not a Live Nation date