Country superstar Tim McGraw comes to Mohegan Sun Arena in Wilkes-Barre with Carly Pearce on May 11, 2024
From a press release:
Live on stage earlier this week, from an intimate fans-only sneak preview concert at Los Angeles’ famed Whisky a Go Go nightclub on the Sunset Strip, three-time Grammy Award-winning country superstar Tim McGraw announced his highly anticipated 2024 headlining tour.
Produced by Live Nation, the Standing Room Only Tour will hit arenas across more than 30 cities, including a stop at Mohegan Sun Arena at Casey Plaza in Wilkes-Barre on Saturday, May 11, 2024 at 7 p.m. Grammy-winning singer/songwriter Carly Pearce will join the tour on all dates as direct support.
“I always want to deliver the best possible concert I can for the fans,” McGraw said.
“We’ve got some really special plans to make this the biggest and the best tour we’ve ever done.”
Long proven as a titan of touring across a career spanning more than three decades, the Standing Room Only Tour promises more unparalleled, high-energy live shows from the 56-year-old Louisiana native. Featuring a huge production, his biggest hits, and songs from his forthcoming 17th studio album “Standing Room Only,” the tour promises fun and memories of a lifetime.
Tickets at Mohegan Sun Arena (255 Highland Park Blvd., Wilkes-Barre Twp.) start at $39.50. All tickets, including VIP packages, for the Standing Room Only Tour will go on sale starting next Friday, Aug. 4 at 10 a.m. via ticketmaster.com. VIP packages and experiences will include a variety of offerings – from an exclusive gift item to meeting McGraw – for fans to take their concert experience to the next level. Visit timmcgraw.com and become part of McGrawONE for more information.
On Friday, Aug. 25, McGraw will release his new album via Big Machine Records and McGraw Music. The album’s title track, “Standing Room Only,” is currently in the Top 15 on Country radio and climbing the charts. It also marks McGraw’s 92nd career chart entry. An acoustic version of the song was released on July 14.
Fans can expect an album full of McGraw’s enduring country sound, distinguished vocals, and meaningful songs, as evidenced on previously released tracks “Hey Whiskey” and, most recently, “Remember Me Well,” which was released on July 21. “Standing Room Only” marks his first new record since 2020’s “Here on Earth,” which debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard Country chart.
Throughout his career, McGraw he has amassed 68 Top 10s and holds the Mediabase record for the most weeks at No. 1 with all titles, totaling 73 weeks, and holds the record for second-most No. 1 albums in the United States, just behind George Strait.
For Pearce, the Standing Room Only Tour announcement comes at an exciting time – she recently ushered in the next chapter of her musical career with her acclaimed new single “We Don’t Fight Anymore” featuring Chris Stapleton. With four No. 1 hits and dozens of accolades already under her belt, the 2021 CMA Female Vocalist of the Year and 2022 ACM Awards Female Artist of the Year is showing no signs of slowing down. With her latest release receiving high praise from fans and critics alike, she continues to resonate with her honest lyrics and timeless musicality.
Tim McGraw has sold more than 90 million records worldwide and dominated the charts with 46 worldwide No. 1 singles and 19 worldwide No. 1 albums. He has won three Grammy Awards, 21 Academy of Country Music Awards, and 14 Country Music Association Awards. His iconic career achievements include being named BDS Radio’s Most Played Artist of the Decade for all music genres and having the Most Played Song of the Decade for all music genres. He is the most-played country artist on radio since his debut in 1992, with two singles spending 10 weeks or more at No. 1.
Known for his high energy concerts, he is one of the top touring artists of all time, including the record-setting “Soul2Soul” tours with his wife, Faith Hill. Also an acclaimed actor, McGraw starred in and narrated the hit movie “The Shack” and co-wrote and performed the closing credit song for the Oscar-winning documentary “Free Solo.” His other movie credits include blockbuster hits “Friday Night Lights” and “The Blind Side.” McGraw recently starred beside Sam Elliott and Faith Hill in the “Yellowstone” prequel and three-time Emmy nominated “1883.”
Additionally, he has co-authored two New York Times bestselling books, “Songs of America: Patriotism, Protest and the Music that Made a Nation” with Jon Meacham and fitness book “Grit & Grace: Train the Mind, Train the Body, Own Your Life.” As part of the host committee, McGraw welcomed the largest outdoor crowd in Nashville history to his performance at the 2019 NFL Draft. He also appeared in the NFL Tailgate Party for Super Bowl LII and the College Football Playoffs 2020. His newest single, “Standing Room Only,” just launched with the most first-week streams of any track in McGraw’s career.
Fiercely rooted in the classics, the girl who left her Kentucky home and high school at 16 to take a job at Dollywood has grown into a woman who embraces the genre’s forward progression. Grammy Award winning singer/songwriter Carly Pearce has come a long way from the pain she felt writing her critically acclaimed and commercially lauded third studio album “29.” Looking ahead, she closes that pivotal life chapter with her first live album “29: Written in Stone (Live from Music City),” out now via Big Machine Records. Now 33, she continues to resonate with her honest lyrics and timeless musicality, earning her fourth No. 1 on country radio with “What He Didn’t Do.”
She lit a fire with her debut album, “Every Little Thing,” and the three-times platinum-certified, history-making track from her self-titled follow-up, “I Hope You’re Happy Now” with Lee Brice, which won both the 2020 CMA Awards Musical Event and 2021 ACM Awards Music Event, plus ACM Single of the Year. She picked up her second consecutive ACM Music Event of the Year in 2022 with the Ashley McBryde duet “Never Wanted to Be That Girl,” Pearce’s third No. 1 and the third duet between two solo women to top Billboard’s Country Airplay chart. The song also took home the 2022 CMA Musical Event of the Year and won a Grammy for Best Country Duo/Group Performance, marking Pearce’s first and making history as the first female pairing to win in the category.
The Grand Ole Opry and Kentucky Music Hall of Fame member recently joined Blake Shelton’s Back to the Honky Tonk Tour and made her 100th performance at the Grand Ole Opry. Honored as one of CMT’s 2022 Artists of the Year, the 2021 CMA Female Vocalist of the Year and 2022 ACM Awards Female Artist of the Year is clearly living out her childhood dream. Pearce officially ushered in the next chapter of her musical career with the release of the ballad “We Don’t Fight Anymore” on June 16.
Mohegan Sun Arena at Casey Plaza is Northeastern Pennsylvania’s premier home for sports and entertainment. Located in Wilkes-Barre Township, Mohegan Sun Arena has over 8,000 permanent seats for events, with a capacity of nearly 10,000 for select events. The venue opened in 1999 and is owned by the Luzerne County Convention Center Authority, a government body appointed by Luzerne County, and managed by ASM Global, a global leader in venue and event strategy and management delivering locally tailored solutions and cutting-edge technologies to achieve maximum results for venue owners. The company’s venue network spans five continents, with a portfolio of more than 350 arenas, stadiums, convention, and exhibition centers, and performing arts venues.
