Tickets for Up In Texas Tour On Sale at 10am Local Today
NASHVILLE, TN (November 17, 2023) – Grammy®-nominated Midland shares their version of “Wichita Lineman” on the heels of announcing their Up In Texas Tour, which goes on sale at 10am local time. Originally performed by Glen Campbell and hailed as “the greatest song ever written” by Nobel Prize-winning songwriter Bob Dylan, the 1968 hit has long since been a favorite of the band and a staple in the trio’s striking live set.
Listen to “Wichita Lineman” HERE.
Produced by the band themselves, Midland puts a dreamy spin on “the first existential Country song” (Independent) and charmingly channels the longing and pondering feeling Jimmy Webb turned into a song after seeing a lone worker atop a telephone pole on the side of a long, deserted stretch of road. Adding an electrifying outro and the trio’s signature soaring harmonies to their take on the Country music classic, the neo-traditionalists honor the song that inspires them while taking it into 2023.
“It’s haunting melodies and lush arrangements hark back to a time when music was more sophisticated and the stories more colorful… A notion that has inspired and continues to influence our sound and songwriting,” says Midland’s Wystrach. “The heartache and longing in the sparse lyrics provide ample space for soulful vocals that ache and move with the beat without even saying much.”
Earning a reputation as a wickedly entertaining live act, selling out the legendary Red Rocks Amphitheater (multiple times), Midland will set sail on their very own The Last Resort Cruise in 2024. Additionally, to the delight of their zealous fans, on Tuesday Midland announced their Up in Texas 2024 Tour, that kicks off in San Antonio in February. For more on Midland and tour updates, visit MidlandOfficial.com.
UP IN TEXAS TOUR DATES:
February 9 | SAN ANTONIO, TX – SAN ANTONIO RODEO
April 12 | LUBBOCK, TEXAS – COOK’S GARAGE *
April 13 | EL PASO, TEXAS – COWTOWN EVENTS CENTER *
April 26 | MIDLAND, TX – LA HACIENDA EVENT CENTER *
April 27 | NACOGDOCHES, TX – BANITA CREEK HALL *
May 3 | HELOTES, TX – FLOORE’S
May 11 | MCALLEN, TX – MCALLEN CONVENTION CENTER
May 12 | CONROE, TX – BIG AS TEXAS FESTIVAL
Featuring special guest DYLAN GOSSETT (*)
About Midland:
Double Grammy® nominees Midland have sought to reintroduce the Western plains, Laurel Canyon-cum-Bakersfield and Lone Star juke joints to Country music since coming together at a friend’s wedding over common influences and the need for a return to this sort of post-Urban Cowboy Country. For lead singer/guitarist Mark Wystrach, bassist/vocalist Cameron Duddy and lead guitarist/vocalist Jess Carson, the double platinum hit “Drinkin’ Problem” set the stage for their critically acclaimed On The Rocks and No. 1 Billboard Top Country Albums debut Let It Roll to unite classic country fans, hipsters and media including Entertainment Weekly, GQ, The Washington Post, Vogue, Esquire, Variety, Rolling Stone Country and NPR. Based in Dripping Springs, Texas, the trio of songwriters who developed their sound at Tornillo, Texas’ storied Sonic Ranch have been building a following that’s sold-out the Houston Rodeo and Livestock Show, packed a multiple-night stand at Ft. Worth’s iconic Billy Bob’s and re-opened North Hollywood’s legendary Palomino Club for one night only. Bringing listeners a resurgence of their thick harmonies, sad melodies, tart lyrics, and steel guitar with their album The Last Resort: Greetings From (Big Machine Records) the retro-Nuevo trio has grown from bar band to an in-demand headliner who has even put together their own cruise setting sail April 2024 (MidlandCruise.com). For more on Midland and tour updates, visit MidlandOfficial.com.
