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The Red Clay Strays will celebrate the phenomenal success of their acclaimed third studio album, Grateful, with a triumphant hometown headline event set for Friday, March 26, 2027, at Mobile, AL’s Regions Arena. The historic performance will serve as the Grand Opening of the state-of-the-art, 10,000-capacity new Gulf Coast venue, bringing one of Mobile’s own home to take the stage as Regions Arena officially opens its doors to live entertainment. St. Paul & The Broken Bones will support the performance.
Verified Diehards Presales begin Tuesday, September 22 at 10:00 am (CT); Verified Strays Presales follow on Tuesday, September 22 at 12:00 noon (CT). Red Clay Strays App User Presales start Wednesday, September 23 at 10:00 am (CT). All Presales end Thursday, September 24 at 10:00 pm (CT). Public On-Sales get underway Friday, September 25 at 10:00 am (CT). For complete details and ticket information, please visit www.redclaystrays.com/tour.
"We are looking forward to playing a hometown show again!” said The Red Clay Strays. “We’ve been gone way too long!”
"I’m incredibly excited that the Red Clay Strays are coming home to officially open Regions Arena," Mayor Spiro Cheriogotis said. "I truly believe that this show from this chart-topping hometown band will help launch this world-class venue into a new era of concerts, sporting events, touring acts and family shows here in Mobile. The future is bright for Regions Arena, and it all starts March 26th!"
"Welcoming the Red Clay Strays home as the first act to take the stage at Regions Arena is an incredibly special way to celebrate our Grand Opening," said Erik Hudson, General Manager of Regions Arena. "This will be a historic night for the venue and for Mobile, and it sets the stage for an exciting future of live entertainment at Regions Arena."
Hailed by Rolling Stone in a four-star rave review as “an urgent, timely record that stands toe to toe with anything coming out of the rock world,” Grateful is available everywhere now via HBYCO Records/RCA Records. The Red Clay Strays are currently bringing that energy to arenas coast-to-coast on an epic North American headline tour – the award-winning, 3x RIAA Platinum-certified band’s biggest live run thus far. The Grateful Tour ’26 – which has already seen unforgettable shows at such iconic venues as Boston, MA’s TD Garden, New York City’s sold-out Madison Square Garden, and Vancouver, BC’s Rogers Arena – resumes this Saturday, September 26 with a top-billed festival performance at Louisville, KY’s Bourbon & Beyond, followed by headline dates including two-night stands at Fort Worth, TX’s Dickies Arena (October 7-8) and Nashville, TN’s Bridgestone Arena (October 22-23), Atlanta, GA’s State Farm Arena (November 13), and Las Vegas, NV’s MGM Grand Garden Arena (December 5). An array of very special guests will join The Red Clay Strays on select dates throughout the Grateful Tour, including The Revivalists, Travis Tritt, Sierra Ferrell, Muscadine Bloodline, Shane Smith and The Saints, Wyatt Flores, Haley Reinhart, and Brent Cobb.
2026 has fast proven a landmark year for The Red Clay Strays. In addition to their sold-out Madison Square Garden headline debut and performance at the band recently made their second-ever appearance on NBC’s The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, lighting up the Studio 6B stage with a ripping take on the Grateful standout, “Don’t Wanna Know.” This year has also seen The Red Clay Strays honored as “Group of the Year” at the 61st Academy of Country Music Awards – their second consecutive triumph at the ACMs following a 2025 win as “New Vocal Duo or Group of the Year.” The band also hosted the premiere edition of “The Red Clay Strays Fan Fest 2026,” a sold-out five-night event at Rexford, MT’s Abayance Bay Marina, along with acclaimed performances at such festivals as Indio, CA’s Stagecoach, Nashville, TN’s annual CMA Fest presented by SoFi, and more.
WATCH “DON'T WANNA KNOW” LIVE
ON NBC’S THE TONIGHT SHOW STARRING JIMMY FALLON
A collection of 11 rollicking, soul-searching songs that can spill out of dance halls on Saturday night and fill church pew on Sunday morning in equal measure, Grateful marks the latest chapter in The Red Clay Strays’ inspiring journey from their hometown of Mobile, AL, to packing arenas around the world with audiences ready to partake in an old-school roots-rock revival. The band first set out with something to prove on 2022’s RIAA Gold-certified crowdfunded debut LP, Moment of Truth, and then carved a path through hardship on 2024’s acclaimed Made By These Moments, earning them 3x RIAA Platinum certification for the #1 hit single, “Wondering Why,” worldwide critical applause, and a growing collection of accolades including the Americana Music Honors & Awards’ 2024 “Emerging Artist of the Year,” the Academy of Country Music (ACM) Awards’ 2025 “New Vocal Duo or Group of the Year,” and the Country Music Association (CMA) Awards’ 2025 “Vocal Group of the Year.”
Grateful now sees The Red Clay Strays paying tribute to the faith they held in each up-and-down moment. Working once again with producer Dave Cobb (with whom they previously collaborated on Made For These Moments) between his Savannah, GA home studio and the historic RCA Studio A in Nashville, the six-member band – Brandon Coleman (lead vocals, guitar), Drew Nix (guitar, vocals), Andrew Bishop (bass), Zach Rishel (guitar), John Hall (drums), and Sevans Henderson (keyboards) – reached a new level of comfort in the recording process, often workshopping ideas or collectively writing songs during sessions. The album showcases The Red Clay Strays’ gift for time-tested soul and sweat-drenched rock on standout tracks such as the churning hit single, “People Hatin’” and the tender “If I Didn’t Know You,” the latter joined by a heartwarmingly romantic official music video co-starring avowed fans, superstar comedian Matt Rife and fitness influencer Mariah Morse, currently boasting over 7M views on YouTube. With Grateful, The Red Clay Strays turn survival into jubilation – a celebration of faith, a soundtrack to gratitude, and a clear-eyed reflection of the road traveled along the way.
STREAM/ PURCHASE GRATEFUL
WATCH “DO TODAY” OFFICIAL MUSIC VIDEO
WATCH “DEMONS IN YOUR CHOIR” OFFICIAL MUSIC VIDEO
WATCH “IF I DIDN’T KNOW YOU” OFFICIAL MUSIC VIDEO
WATCH “PEOPLE HATIN’” OFFICIAL MUSIC VIDEO
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THE RED CLAY STRAYS – GRATEFUL TOUR ’26-’27
SEPTEMBER
26 – Louisville, KY – Bourbon & Beyond †
30 – Toronto, ON – RBC Amphitheatre *
OCTOBER
1 – Pittsburgh, PA – PPG Paints Arena *
3 – Grand Rapids, MI – Van Andel Arena *
7 – Fort Worth, TX – Dickies Arena +
8 – Fort Worth, TX – Dickies Arena +
14 – Orlando, FL – Kia Center *
15 – Savannah, GA – Enmarket Arena *
17 – Charleston, SC – Credit One Stadium *
18 – Greenville, SC – Bon Secours Wellness Arena *
22 – Nashville, TN – Bridgestone Arena ^
23 – Nashville, TN – Bridgestone Arena ^
28 – Knoxville, TN – Thompson-Boiling Arena at Food City Center ^^
31 – Birmingham, AL – Legacy Arena at the BJCC +
NOVEMBER
5 – Baton Rouge, LA – Raising Cane’s River Center ‡
6 – Bossier City, LA – Brookshire Grocery Arena ‡
8 – Jonesboro, AR – First National Bank Arena ‡
13 – Atlanta, GA – State Farm Arena ||
DECEMBER
5 – Las Vegas, NV – MGM Grand Garden Arena ‡
FEBRUARY 2027
28 – Tampa, FL – The Hondo Rodeo Fest Tampa †
MARCH 2027
26 – Mobile, AL – Regions Arena **
† Festival Appearance
* w/ Special Guests The Revivalists & Haley Reinhart
+ w/ Special Guests Shane Smith and The Saints & Brent Cobb
^ w/ Special Guests Sierra Ferrell & Brent Cobb
^^ w/ Special Guests Wyatt Flores & Brent Cobb
‡ w/ Special Guests Muscadine Bloodline & Brent Cobb
|| w/ Special Guests Travis Tritt & Brent Cobb
** w/ Special Guests St. Paul & The Broken Bones
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PRAISE FOR GRATEFUL
“On Grateful, the Strays’ third album, they reveal themselves to be not country’s next great
group, but a bona fide rock & roll band. And a God-fearing one at that.”
– ROLLING STONE
“Another one of those no-skip albums…10 out of 10.”
– NPR
“If The Red Clay Strays seek a big tent, they’re pitching one themselves.”
– BILLBOARD
“Though The Red Clay Strays already helped redefine the sound of
modern red dirt and greater Americana across their first two albums,
Grateful arrives at a time of meteoric rise for the band.”
– PEOPLE
“If there’s a theme throughout the Red Clay Strays’ music, it’s the idea of reckoning—taking stock of who you are, where you’ve been, and whether it’s still possible to change course. That kind of storytelling sits squarely within the Southern musical tradition.”
– GARDEN AND GUN
"Like stepping into a morning revival and walking back into the night air, Grateful doesn’t promise perfection. It offers something more honest: the feeling that change is possible, even if you’re still figuring out what that looks like."
– HOLLER
“In their typical fashion, the album boasts a unique rock and roll sound comprised
by an amalgamation of influences, blending blues, southern rock, country,
and soul into something that is equal parts nostalgic as it is revolutionary.
And the result is perhaps their strongest effort yet.”
– WHISKEY RIFF
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Press Contacts:
Ken Weinstein
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Madi Florence
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Alex John
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