TICKETS ON-SALE THIS FRIDAY
HALF LIFE EP RELEASED TO CRITICAL ACCLAIM
 photo credit: Matt Paskert // tour admat Story: Ralph Greco, Jr.
Rising country artist Wyatt Flores will embark on his “Welcome to the Plains Tour” this fall including newly confirmed shows at Nashville’s historic Ryman Auditorium (two nights), Brooklyn’s Brooklyn Paramount, Tulsa’s Cain’s Ballroom (two nights), Boston’s House of Blues, Atlanta’s The Eastern, Chicago’s Vic Theatre, Pittsburgh’s Stage AE, Washington D.C.’s 9:30 Club and Fort Worth’s Billy Bob’s Texas among many others.
Tickets for the tour will be available for pre-sale starting tomorrow, July 16 at 10:00am local time with general on-sale following this Friday, July 19 at 10:00am local time. Flores has also partnered with PLUS1 so that $1 per ticket goes to the National FFA Foundation to support the state FFA associations to help them continue their work towards agriculture education and development in the United States. Full details can be found at www.wyattfloresmusic.com.
The upcoming performances add to a breakout year for Flores, who is nominated for Emerging Act of the Year at the 2024 Americana Music Association Honors & Awards and released his new EP, Half Life, earlier this spring via Island Records (stream/purchase here)
Additional acclaim for Half Life:
“a fantastic record…he is making a big splash out there”—NPR Music
“a mingling of slide guitars and piano with his unfiltered, conversational vocal style, which can deftly and spontaneously run from rock-tinged angst to old-school country twang”
—Billboard “He delivered eight new songs that expand on the narrative he has been building since his first release. Each expertly-penned song is another look into Flores’ life and mind.”
—American Songwriter “Flores at his gloriously life affirming, existential best”—Holler
“a strong contender for being one of the year’s best projects and should continue to win over new fans in and out of country music”—Country Central
“this collection of songs is some of his most vulnerable songwriting and what feels like a viewing window into his mind”—Whiskey Riff
“down-to-earth, easily-likable record”—Brooklyn Vegan
“With infection choruses and relatable narratives, Wyatt demonstrates a remarkable depth of talent beyond his years”—All Country News
“exceptional songwriting skills…Wyatt Flores delivers a powerful reminder to live life to the fullest, and sounds damn good doing it.”—Roots N’ Revelry
Furthermore, Rolling Stone named Flores one of their 25 “Future of Music” artists praising, “this year [was] more than enough to send his career into the stratosphere.” Additionally, he was selected as Amazon’s Breakthrough Artist of the Year, included in Spotify’s Hot Country Class of 2024 and CMT’s Listen Up class, and made his Grand Ole Opry debut earlier this year.
Born and raised in Oklahoma, the Mexican-American artist has established himself as one of country music’s most vital voices. After dropping “Travelin’ Kid” at 19-years-old, Flores captivated audiences via The Hutson Sessions EP highlighted by “Please Don’t Go,” which gathered 150 million-plus global streams and scaled the Billboard Hot Country Songs Chart. Among other standouts, “Losing Sleep” garnered more than 48 million streams. Signing to Island Records, he capped off 2023 with the Life Lessons EP. Of the release, Holler praised, “The alt country prodigy continues to cement his status at the forefront of the new wave of artists,” while Whiskey Riff declared, “An impressive and seemingly wise-beyond-his-years songwriter with a propensity for catchy choruses and relatable songs that fans can’t help but sing back to him, Flores’ quick ascension into the upper-echelon of country music’s countless up and coming artists has been fun to watch.”
With streaming numbers exceeding the 325 million mark over the last two years, Flores is primed for superstardom as he continues to stay authentic to his story through his music. As soon as Flores picked up a guitar, he never put it down, drawing inspiration from the likes of Turnpike Troubadours, Tyler Childers and Jason Isbell. For as much as his family inspired him, his home state also shaped his identity. “There’s a lot of pain and suffering that comes from Oklahoma,” Flores notes. “Going back to the Trail of Tears, we’re a poor state, and we don’t have much. We’re the kindest people ever, but we’re tougher than a boot. We don’t stop fighting. It builds a lot of character.”
HALF LIFE TRACK LIST
1. Running Out of Time
2. Half Life
3. Wish I Could Stay
4. Milwaukee
5. If I Don’t See You Again
6. I Believe In God
7. How To Save A Life
8. Devil
WYATT FLORES CONFIRMED TOUR DATES
BOLD on-sale this Friday, July 19 at 10:00am local time July 18—Cullman, AL—Rock The South Festival 2024
July 24—Aspen, CO—Belly Up Aspen* (SOLD OUT)
July 25—Denver, CO—Mission Ballroom*
July 27—Tooele, UT—Country Fan Fest 2024
July 30—Boise, ID—Knitting Factory* (SOLD OUT)
August 1—Billings, MT—The Pub Station*
August 2—Billings, MT—The Pub Station*
August 3—Big Sky, MT—Wildlands Festival 2024
August 8—Arnolds Park, IA—Captain’s Getaway (SOLD OUT)
August 9—Sedalia, MO—Missouri State Fair
August 10—Council Grove, KS—Time Stands Still 2024
August 16—New Braunfels, TX—Whitewater Amphitheater
August 17—Corpus Christi, TX—Concrete Street Amphitheater
August 24— Lutterworth, England—The Long Road Festival
August 27—Glasgow, U.K—The Garage
August 28—Manchester, U.K.—Club Academy
August 29—London, U.K.—Islington Assembly Hall
September 5—Tucson, AZ—Rialto Theatre
September 6—Santa Fe, NM—The Bridge at Santa Fe Brewing
September 7—El Paso, TX—Lowbrow Palace
September 12—Stephenville, TX—Twisted J Live
September 13—Nacogdoches, TX—Banita Creek Hall
September 14—Anahuac, TX—Texas Gatorfest
September 20—Louisville, KY—Bourbon & Beyond 2024
September 23—Berkeley, CA—The Greek Theatre Berkeley (SOLD OUT)
September 24—Berkeley, CA—The Greek Theatre Berkeley (SOLD OUT)
September 25—Stanford, CA—Frost Amphitheater
September 27—Sacramento, CA—Ace of Spades‡
September 28—Sacramento, CA—Ace of Spades‡
September 30—Los Angeles, CA—The Fonda Theatre‡
October 4—Quincy, WA—Gorge Amphitheatre^
October 5—Quincy, WA—Gorge Amphitheatre^ October 10—Oklahoma City, OK—The Criterion† October 11—Dallas, TX—State Fair of Texas
October 17—Atlanta, GA—The Eastern+
October 18—Raleigh, NC—The Ritz+
October 19—Charlotte, NC—The Fillmore+
October 20—Simpsonville, SC—Greenville Country Music Fest
October 24—Oxford, MS—The Lyric*
October 25—Birmingham, AL—Avondale Brewing Company*
October 26—Little Rock, AR—The Hall#
October 29—Minneapolis, MN—First Avenue#
October 31—Chicago, IL—The Vic Theatre#
November 1—Rosemont, IL—Joe’s Live#
November 2—Madison, WI—The Sylvee#
November 12—Cincinnati, OH—Bogart’s*
November 13—Royal Oak, MI—Royal Oak Music Theatre*
November 15—Pittsburgh, PA—Stage AE*
November 16—Cleveland, OH—Agora Theatre*
November 17—Toronto, Ontario—Danforth Music Hall~
November 20—London, Ontario—London Music Hall~
November 22—Montreal, Quebec—Theatre Beanfield~
November 23—Ottawa, Ontario—Bronson Centre Music Theatre~
December 2—Washington, D.C.—9:30 Club**
December 3—Richmond, VA—The National**
December 4—Philadelphia, PA—The Fillmore‡‡
December 6—Brooklyn, NY—Brooklyn Paramount‡‡
December 7—Boston, MA—House of Blues‡‡
December 13—Nashville, TN—Ryman Auditorium††
December 14—Nashville, TN—Ryman Auditorium++
December 27—Fort Worth, TX—Billy Bob’s Texas
December 30—Tulsa, OK—Cain’s Ballroom##
December 31—Tulsa, OK—Cain’s Ballroom~~
*with special guest Noeline Hofmann
‡with special guest Brendan Walter
^supporting Luke Combs
†with special guest Lance Roark
+with special guest Kaitlin Butts
#with special guest Bo Staloch
~with special guest Zandi Holup
**with special guest Jake Kohn
‡‡with special guest Evan Honer ††with special guests The Great Divide and Lance Roark
++with special guests Evan Honer and Bo Staloch
##with special guests JR Carroll and Wyatt Baker
~~with special guests The Damn Quails and Lance Roark
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For more information, please contact Carla Sacks at Sacks & Co.
Ralph Greco, Jr. is the devilishly clever nom de plume of professional writer/musician Ralph Greco who lives in the wilds of suburban New Jersey. He is also a podcast co-host, but as everyone has a podcast these days, this fact is of very little consequence.Ralph can be reached by writing ralphiedawriter@gmail.com
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