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Friday, November 27, 7:00 pm–10:00 pm
Ryman Auditorium
116 Rep. John Lewis Way N, Nashville, TN 37219
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ABOUT THE SHOW Brett Eldredge brings his rich vocals, heartfelt country hits and holiday-season charm to Ryman Auditorium on Friday, November 27th through Sunday, November 29th, 2026. Genre: Country • Contemporary Country • Country Pop • Holiday For Fans Of: Luke Bryan • Dustin Lynch • Scotty McCreery • Russell Dickerson • Cole Swindell • Michael Bublé For CMA New Artist of the Year Brett Eldredge, work began on his second album the day his first one went on sale. "That was two years ago," remembers the tall, handsome Midwesterner, relaxing between takes in a Nashville studio. "That night, I took a long walk around New York City. I was thinking, 'This is great but I've got to start preparing for the next album.'" He laughs a little self-consciously. "That sounds crazy, but I knew that things can sneak up on you fast." Things like the sudden fame and acclaim that came his way when that debut album dropped in 2013. BRING YOU BACK spun off three No. 1 hits -- "Don’t Ya," "Mean to Me" and the Billboard No. 1 song on Country Airplay for 2014, "Beat of the Music." Taylor Swift picked the newcomer to open on 19 stops of her epic RED Tour and America welcomed him into their living rooms on his many national television performances. The momentum continued this year as he joined Darius Rucker's Southern Style Tour. Eldredge has been living in the fast lane over these past two years. That's one reason why he took that solitary stroll in Manhattan, instead of whooping it up on what should have been an occasion to party. "At a special time of night, you can find some very low-key areas in big cities," he reflects. "You might hear some cars in the background and feel the energy of the city, but you can also hear your thoughts very clearly. And I started trying to picture what was going to be my next step." The answer was clear: "You've played all these stages. You've put out an album you can be proud of. But now you've got to release another album that's even better and bigger." That very night, Eldredge went to work, sketching out ideas for songs that he would feature on his next album. As he worked, he realized that the new material was coming him from a wider field than before. Yet paradoxically, his inspiration narrowed over time to a tighter focus, taking him back to before his rocket ride began. "I wanted to give this album an identity," he says. "I wanted it to be me even if you didn't read my name on the cover. I talk a lot about my home. So I needed the album to be Illinois because that is so much of who I am." Scheduled for a release on the 11th of September on Atlantic Records/ Warner Music Nashville, Illinois is a starting point for several different journeys -- back to the small-town values that Eldredge cherishes, out toward further-flung vistas of expression and at the same time deep into the bedrock of country music. We might begin with the title track, whose creation was so important to Eldredge that he took extraordinary steps to prepare his co-writer for their collaboration. "I'm on a bus, coming home from a trip, when I call Tom Douglas. 'We're gonna pass close to my hometown,' I tell him. 'This might sound crazy, but can you meet me in Paris, Illinois, tomorrow?' Twenty minutes later he calls me back and says, 'I'll be there.' "So we meet in Paris the next morning and I show him around. He took pictures next to the tall cornfield. I took pictures at the town square and waved at the same people I waved to as a kid growing up. We went to the same restaurants I used to know, all to show him the heartland, where I come from. We didn't write at the time. But when we got together later with Brad Crisler, we wrote 'Illinois' and it describes to a T what it's like to grow up in the Midwest. I've traveled hundreds of thousands of miles since leaving Paris, but I'll never forget it. Family, hard work and values are part of who I am, and while some people find these things in Alabama or Maine or Washington or wherever they come from, for me it's Illinois." You can almost see the breeze-blown crops in the rippling piano introduction to that track. But that's just one of many pictures painted on Illinois. Fans have already responded to the pumping groove and R&B-tinged vocals of "Lose My Mind," his fastest-rising single to date; his jump from midrange into an electrifying upper register recall the effortless intensity of a young Steve Winwood. Taste of Country took immediate notice, hailing it as "a brilliant mix of old and new," while USA Today named it the Song of the Week upon release. The rest of Illinois offers more examples of Eldredge's multifaceted talent. After the seductive up-tempo opener "Fire," a funk guitar lick straight out of the James Brown bag kicks into a retro dance beat that doesn't let up. The fun continues with "You Can't Stop Me" and later with the frenzied, "Shadow" with its staccato jabs on piano, the stop-start beat, and wall of amped-up guitars.
Ryman Auditorium does not operate its own parking lot. The Fifth + Broadway garage sits essentially across the street, and numerous paid garages surround the venue downtown — reserving a spot in advance is recommended on show nights, when prices climb. Valet is offered at select shows for $20. The venue is in the heart of downtown, steps from Lower Broadway's honky tonks.
9:00 am–4:00 pm
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Added to MUSAY Oct 23, 2026.
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