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Tyler Childers Confirms 2026 Snipe Hunt

TICKETS ON-SALE NEXT FRIDAY, PRE-SALE REGISTRATION OPEN NOW

NOMINATED FOR FOUR AWARDS AT 68TH GRAMMY AWARDS

Tyler Childers will return to the road with 2026’s Snipe Hunt, including stops at Chicago’s Wrigley Field, Dallas’ Dos Equis Pavilion, Birmingham’s Coca-Cola Amphitheater, Boulder’s Folsom Field, Seattle’s Climate Pledge Arena and Portland’s Moda Center among others. See below for complete itinerary, presented by LN and FPC Live.

To participate in Childers’ Artist Pre-sale for the new shows, which will feature special guests Jon BatisteEvan HonerWednesday and Scott T. Smith, fans can sign up HERE by Sunday, December 7 at 11:59pm ET. Artist Pre-sales for this tour are hosted by multiple ticketing sites, but anyone who signs up can join the sale starting on Wednesday, December 10 at 11:00am local time. For Artist Pre-sales on Ticketmaster, no code is needed – access is tied to your account. Artist Pre-sales hosted on other sites may require a code for access.

General on-sale will follow on Friday, December 12 at 11:00am local time. Full details can be found at www.tylerchildersmusic.com.

Citi is the official card of Tyler Childers – Snipe Hunt. Citi cardmembers will have access to pre-sale tickets beginning Tuesday, December 9 at 11:00am local time until Thursday, December 11 at 11:00pm local time through the Citi Entertainment program. For complete pre-sale details, visit www.citientertainment.com.

$1 from every ticket sold will benefit both Hickman Holler Appalachian Relief Fund (HHARF) and REVERB. Established in 2020 by Childers and Senora May, HHARF brings awareness and financial support for philanthropic efforts in the Appalachian Region. REVERB’s efforts reduce environmental impact in live music, engage fans and fund carbon impact programs to address the impacts of the tour that cannot be eliminated.

Childers is using Ticketmaster’s Face Value Exchange to help fans get tickets at the original price. Tickets can only be resold on Ticketmaster at face value. In New York, Illinois, and Colorado, where laws prevent resale restrictions, Ticketmaster will still honor Childers’ terms by keeping resale prices at face value on its site.

The 2026 dates add to yet another triumphant year for Childers, who is nominated for four awards at the upcoming 68th Grammy AwardsBest Contemporary Country Album (Snipe Hunter), Best Country Song (“Bitin’ List”), Best Country Solo Performance (“Nose on the Grindstone”) and Best Country Duo/Group Performance (“Love Me Like You Used To Do” with Margo Price).

Released earlier this year to overwhelming acclaim, Snipe Hunter earned Childers his highest debut on the all-genre Billboard 200 chart to date (#7) and also entered at #3 on Billboard’s Americana/Folk Albums, #5 Indie Store Albums, #6 on Vinyl Albums charts and #6 on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart. Stream/purchase HERE (Hickman Holler Records/RCA Records).

In celebration of the release, Childers spoke with Marissa Moss for an in-depth profile at GQ, and performed special pop up shows at Nashville’s Turkey and the Wolf and Kentucky’s Dinosaur World, the latter of which The New York Timespraised, “The magic was in the happiness of that crowd and in the music itself — the sweet songs and the rocking songs and the searching songs and the funny songs…The magic was in the love flowing back and forth between the people on the stage and the people standing in the dirt.”

Critical acclaim for Snipe Hunter:

“the most visionary country album of the year…his spiritual and artistic opus”—GQ

“it establishes him as arguably the most singular and visionary artist in country music today”
Rolling Stone, 4.5/5

“Mr. Childers is a one-of-a-kind original—an audacious, innovative songwriter who sings his heart out onstage”—The New York Times

“emerging into full stardom as a genre-defying country artist”—NPR Music

“one of country music’s most singular artists”—Pitchfork

“it’s clear that Snipe Hunter will ratchet up the stakes for Childers”—Billboard

“One of Country Music’s Most Fascinating Minds”—Paste, 8.5/10

Snipe Hunter is the rare album that is both an aesthetic and a thrillingly profound philosophical statement.”—Slant Magazine, 4.5/5

“It’s no overstatement to say that Tyler Childers may be the most revered singer-songwriter of his generation”—HITS Daily Double

“a boundary-pushing album”—Forbes

“the country whiz kid combines a searching spirit with a talent for hard-charging rockers and meaningful love songs”—The Washington Post

“expands the idea of what Tyler Childers and, by extension, country music can be”
Country Central, 9.4/10

“a damn masterpiece”—Don’t Rock the Inbox

“Snipe Hunter doesn’t just take off, it launches at colossal speed and never lets up, driven forward by exceptional musical experimentation”—Holler

Produced by Rick Rubin with additional production from Childers and Sylvan Esso’s Nick Sanborn and mixed by Shawn Everett, the project further establishes Childers as “one of country music’s most compelling and unpredictable artists” (Associated Press), as he puts forth a collection that showcases the signature artistry he’s cultivated throughout his esteemed career, while continuing to push his own creative boundaries.

In addition to Childers, the record features his band The Food Stamps: James Barker (guitar, pedal steel), Craig Burletic (bass), CJ Cain (guitars), Kory Caudill (keyboards), Rodney Elkins (drums), Matt Rowland (keyboards) and Jesse Wells (guitar, fiddle).

“One of his generation’s most important voices” (Rolling Stone), the 11x Grammy-nominated singer, songwriter, musician and performer has released six acclaimed albums to date including his 2017 RIAA Platinum debut, Purgatory, 2019’s #1 Country Squire and 2023’s Rustin’ In The Rain, which debuted at #10 on the all-genre Billboard 200 chart. The record features seven tracks including the 2x Grammy, VMA and ACM-nominated single, “In Your Love,” which, since its release, has garnered over 13.7 million video views, 215 million on-demand streams and received overwhelming praise from outlets such as NPR MusicRolling StoneBillboardUSA Today, PitchforkStereogum and many more. Childers has also performed countless sold-out shows across the world and been featured on CBS MorningsThe Tonight Show Starring Jimmy FallonJimmy Kimmel Live!Late Night with Seth MeyersNPR Music’s “Tiny Desk Concert” series and Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown.

Most recently, Childers launched his limited-edition Snipe Hunter Field Watch, designed in collaboration with Cameron Weiss (founder and master watchmaker of Weiss Watch Company), which was inspired by his Appalachian roots and sold out in its first day on sale. Watch a short film about the collaboration here.

SNIPE HUNTER TRACK LIST

1. Eatin’ Big Time

2. Cuttin’ Teeth

3. Oneida

4. Getting to the Bottom

5. Bitin’ List

6. Nose on the Grindstone

7. Watch Out

8. Down Under

9. Poachers

10. Snipe Hunt

11. Tirtha Yatra

12. Tomcat and a Dandy

13. Dirty Ought Trill

 

TYLER CHILDERS CONFIRMED TOUR DATES
BOLD
 on-sale next Friday, December 12 at 11:00am local time

March 3—Dublin, Ireland—3Arena

March 6—Glasgow, U.K.—OVO Hydro

March 8—Manchester, U.K.—AO Arena

March 10—Brussels, Belgium—Ancienne Belgique

March 13—Paris, France—Salle Pleyel

March 15—Berlin, Germany—Uber Eats Music Hall

March 17—Copenhagen, Denmark—K.B. Hallen

March 21—Amsterdam, Netherlands—AFAS Live

April 23—Dallas, TX—Dos Equis Pavilion*

June 4—Birmingham, AL—The Coca-Cola Amphitheater~

June 7—Lexington, KY—Railbird Festival

June 10—Darien Center, NY—Darien Lake Amphitheater

June 11—Hershey, PA—Hersheypark Stadium

June 13—Columbus, OH—Buckeye Country Superfest

July 9—St. Louis, MO—Hollywood Casino Amphitheater

July 12—Chicago, IL—Wrigley Field#

July 14—Kansas City, MO —Morton Amphitheater§

July 15—Des Moines, IA—Casey’s Center§

July 18—Boulder, CO—Folsom Field# (presented by AEG)

September 30—Sacramento, CA—Golden 1 Center§

October 2—Seattle, WA—Climate Pledge Arena§

October 3—Portland, OR—Moda Center

 

*with special guests TBA and Scott T. Smith
~with special guests Evan Honer and Scott T. Smith

†with special guest Evan Honer

‡with special guests Wednesday and Scott T. Smith

#with special guests Jon Batiste and Wednesday

§with special guest Wednesday

 

www.tylerchildersmusic.com

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