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Chris Stapleton’s debut album didn’t sound like the singer-songwriter’s first go-around—and it wasn’t. A smooth, mature, and confident opening salvo, 2015’s Traveller conveyed the full weight of Stapleton’s vast experience in Nashville, resulting in a genre-shifting album that would become one of the biggest country releases of the 21st century. Produced by Dave Cobb, Traveller bridged the often wide gap between the genre’s radio hits and crossover audiences, going platinum six times over, and spawning a number of new standards—none more memorable, of course, than the completely reimagined country classic “Tennessee Whiskey.” After spending years writing songs, singing backup, and playing guitar for everyone from Brad Paisley to Lee Ann Womack to Kenny Chesney, Stapleton had gotten a taste of the limelight as lead singer for critically acclaimed bluegrass ensemble The SteelDrivers. Still, no one quite saw his solo takeover coming—perhaps because his warm, blue-eyed country-soul is so understated and familiar. Together with Cobb, Stapleton found a compelling signature sound, one that’s undeniably retro without feeling rehashed or overworked. In doing so, they pushed country radio’s doors open a little wider. Throughout Traveller, the singer’s smoky, warm rasp—there’s a reason whiskey is the album’s recurring theme—threads together rollicking barn-burners like “Parachute” and “Nobody to Blame” with the acoustic melancholy of tracks like “Whiskey and You” and the clear-eyed “Traveller.” The album also finds plenty of room for the potent high harmonies of Morgane Stapleton—the singer’s wife, and Traveller’s not-so-secret and very crucial ingredient. Cobb’s production is all burnished, classic acoustic sounds—lush, but not overcomplicated. The team’s intoxicating, transformative power is exemplified on “Tennessee Whiskey,” a Dean Dillon and Linda Hargrove tune originally recorded by David Allen Coe and George Jones. The Stapletons and Cobb render the tune unrecognizable, turning a standard into an iconic, intimate, and timeless love song.

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I see the sunrise creeping in Everything changes like the desert wind Here she comes & then she’s gone again

I’m just a traveller on this earth Sure as my heart’s behind the pocket of my shirt I’ll just keep rolling till I’m in the dirt Cause I’m a traveller, oh I’m a traveller I couldnt tell you honey I don’t know Where I’m going but I’ve got to go Cause every turn reveals some other road & I’m a traveller, oh I’m a traveller

My heartbeat’s rhythm is a lonesome sound Just like the rubber turing on the ground Always lost & nowhere bound

When I’m gone Somebody else will have to feel this wrong Somebody else will have to sing this song Somebody else will have to sing along Sing along

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After 15 years writing classics for other country stars, Chris Stapleton stuck his flag in the ground with ‘Traveller,’ a 21st-century country classic.

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There is an authenticity to Chris Stapleton ’s Traveller that helps make it one of the great debut solo albums in modern country music. Stapleton put his heart and soul into the record, which was released on May 5, 2015. He wrote 12 of its 14 songs; plays electric guitar, acoustic guitar, mandolin, percussion; is the lead vocalist; and even sings harmony with himself on the album. “It could not be more me,” he said.

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Stapleton was 37 when Traveller came out, though he was already well known within Nashville circles. The Kentucky-born musician had also lived a full life before his breakthrough success – “I went to college a little bit, and that didn’t work out, and I didn’t finish. So, I would play in bars until I ran out of money, and then I’d get a real job” – and had been penning hits for mainstream country artists for the previous 15 years, including Thomas Rhett’s “Crash And Burn” and George Strait ’s “You Don’t Know What You’re Missing.”

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In addition, Stapleton had sung backing vocals for Angaleena Presley and Vince Gill , and had been a key member of three-time Grammy-nominated bluegrass band The SteelDrivers (from 2008 to 2010).

It was obvious he had the talent and ambition to succeed under his own banner, however, and he got the chance with Traveller , an intense, robust and affecting album. The track “Whiskey And You,” co-written with fellow Kentucky writer Lee Thomas Miller, is a mordant gem, while “Parachute” and the powerhouse ballad “Fire Away” sizzle with energy from his husky voice.

The two covers on the album are bona fide country music classics. Dean Dillon and Linda Hargrove’s tune “Tennessee Whiskey” is probably best known from the almost romantic version by George Jones, but Stapleton gives it a bold makeover. His bluesy rendition is as earthy as a 25-year-old single malt.

The other cover is the visceral “Was It 26,” written by Don Sampson, who also wrote Alan Jackson’s “Midnight In Montgomery.” Sampson later told Stapleton that he had rushed to write the song on a Pizza Hut napkin after the lyrics had burst into his head.

Stapleton’s own songwriting skills stand tall in such elevated company. He said his own rule is to “cut out the fat and get to the meat of what you’re saying,” and he applies that formula to the moving “Daddy Doesn’t Pray Anymore,” a sweet ballad in honour of his father; there is not one wasted word in the song. The closing track, “Sometimes I Cry,” is soulful country music at its best.

Traveller has the feel of a past era of country music, and this is partly due to the excellent production work of guitarist Dave Cobb, the man behind Sturgill Simpson’s Metamodern Sounds In Country Music and Jason Isbell’s Southeastern , who brings out a raw country sound.

Cobb believes that he and Stapleton gelled as collaborators from the start. He said: “We have a lot of the same vices. Guitars and cars and stuff like that. We did a couple of songs and the label, Universal Music Group Nashville, allowed us to go in the studio and make six tracks. In the time we had to mix six tracks, we’d already made the whole record, and it was just all fire.”

Other factors contribute to the overall quality. Morgane Stapleton, Chris’ wife, adds gorgeous harmonies to the album, while the harmonica playing on “Outlaw State Of Mind” and “Nobody To Blame” is superb – no surprise given that the man on the mouth organ is Mickey Raphael, who made so many great records with Willie Nelson .

Traveller has since gone double-platinum and earned Stapleton two Grammys and five Country Music Association awards. “I wanted to make a record for grown-ups to sit around and listen to,” Stapleton said of the album. He nailed it. Traveller is grown-up country music for the 21st century, and both the critics and fans loved it.

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But there’s no compromising, and no half measures here. Released ahead of the album’s May 5th street date, the title track from Traveller has just about everything you could hope to hear ahead of this highly anticipated release. It’s country, it’s real, it’s steel guitar, it’s tone. And it highlights Stapleton’s voice excellently. The album itself (produced by Dave Cobb) may still take a more Southern rock/sensible approach, but this song serves up some pretty juicy red meat for the true country crowd.

When “Traveller” starts, you almost have to ease into Stapleton’s voice, but it quickly becomes the track’s marquee asset, bolstered by a female harmony. We just don’t hear these male higher register singers in mainstream country anymore. Hell, we really don’t hear great male singers anymore, period. And when you do, the song is awful. The writing of “Traveller” finds the common “Ramblin’ Man” theme and spruces it up a bit, but the whole vibe and approach to the track works very well for Stapleton. This is his sweet spot.

Being a songwriter that is in demand is one of the shortest routes to the top of mainstream country music. With the lack of revenue from mechanical sales or album cuts, labels are relying on 360 deals and other caveats with their artists to give them a piece of the artist’s publishing and recoup production costs. As crazy as it may seem, Luke Bryan, Sam Hunt, even Chase Rice got their foot in the door as songwriters first, and have since moved into the performance realm. With Mercury Nashville behind Stapleton and the time taken for this project to develop, you root for a similar fate to befall him, and for a track like “Traveller” to find its way onto radio.

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Sounds great. I was worried about this release given “What Are You Listening To”. Just didn’t care for it. I assume that’s his wife on BGV’s. She has a beautiful voice. Been a fan since the Steeldrivers.

I am so happy this album is coming out and simply cannot wait for May! I have been listening to Chris’s live performances of this song on YouTube for a while and I must say I prefer them. The album version is wonderful of course but is a little more polished and lacks the rawness and heartiness of the live performances. But no complaints really and I’m still buying it!

Steeldrivers with drums and steel guitar . And next to THAT act, THIS IS the sweet spot for C.S.as Trigger observes .

This is a voice and delivery to be reckoned with and you won’t mistake it for anyone else’s , – with the exception of Gary Nichols , who’s uncannily similar voice was the ONLY justifiable replacement for Chris in the aforementioned Steeldrivers .

” We got your ‘fresh right here ” …a FRESH , retro-country arrangement that allows every vocal and musical nuance to bask in its glow free from the fear of over -compression , free from the 3 sided attack of distorting humbuckers howling for attention and snare drums rivaling wrecking balls crashing through your cranium in the ballad -free zone known as mainstream country radio .

If the teaser “Traveller’ tells us anything about Stapleton’s upcoming collection , move over Sturgill and make some room …company’s coming and they plan on staying a spell .

lol NO. Stapleton doesn’t even compare to Simpson or Isbell or any of the others. No.

I strongly disagree, particularly with any statement saying Stapleton isn’t the caliber of Sturgill. Then again, while I think Simpson is mad talented with tons of potential, I don’t think he’s nearly fully developed. He’s melodically unoriginal. I just haven’t drank that kool-aid. Stapleton has the benefit of being not just talented, but seasoned, both personally & professionally, much like Isbell, actually. That said, I still expect more diversity in his sound than Isbell. You won’t get a narrow range in tempo from this cat! Can’t wait. I’ll see ya on the bandwagon when ya climb onboard. 😉

So are you missing the drastically different songs that Isbell releases? I mean, there are tracks that sound more folky, more Dylan-esque. There are straight up acoustic-driven country songs. There are alt-country songs driven by electric guitar that hearken to his DBT days.

I find Jason Isbell much more varied than Chris Stapleton, but that’s just me, I guess.

Also, calling an artist melodically unoriginal means absolutely nothing. The best art isn’t completely unique. The best artists understand that they can take a known model and make it their own. Unique to them, you could say.

Chris Stapleton released “What Are You Listening to?” and co-wrote some really shitty songs. He’s not Simpson caliber. Or Isbell caliber. Is he good? Yes, but he’s more of a Jamey Johnson good, in my opinion. Acquired taste. Some dark patches on his resume. Be happy that he exists but don’t put him on the pedestal where somebody else belongs.

I don’t like comparing artists with each other anyway, but especially in this case, I think we owe it to Stapleton to at least release his first solo album before we stick him in any box. Yes he’s been around for a while, but what he will be as a recording artist is still very much an unknown quantity beyond this song.

Sure does remind one of a Steeldrivers song. Is that his wife singing in this song? Cannot wait for this album!

I played this for my buddy. He asked when Travis Tritt released a new album.

That was my first thought when Chris’ vocal kicked in! 😀 Anyway, nice track.

LOVE THIS Trigger. Thanks for sharing. Excited for his new record. Wonder if that is his gorgeous wife Morgane singing with him? Their live performance of “Amanda” (on youtube) still knocks me to my knees.

This is good stuff!!!

Like other’s “What Are You Listening To?” left me a bit cold, it was not bad by any means, but it also was pretty forgettable lyrically and was a bit too “poppy” in terms of production.

This song is what I was hoping a “mainstream” Chris Stapleton would sound like, I have high hopes for the album.

This song is killer. And yet another album was added to my list of release dates to watch for that day.

Is it May 3 yet?

But I’m not hearing any falsetto, just a great high register.

More please.

And if I may…

What is a 360 deal?

It means basically an all-encompassing deal, where a label shares in an artist’s publishing, touring, even merch. I don’t know if this is the kind of deal Chris Stapleton has, but it is what encourages labels to sign songwriters, and what encourages performers to get more songwriting credits so the label can then share in those profits.

Cliff Notes version.

And here I was thinking the Labels were screwing the artists over before…

I’m fairly certain he’s not on a 360 deal. He signed his publishing deal January 2014. He’s too savvy to sign 360.

“Is it May 5th yet?”

Is it fucking warm yet?

But in all seriousness, I’m not trying to compare Stapleton to anybody but he’s very reminiscent of Travis Tritt imo

Pretty Good! It has soul and steel guitar that the country radio has forgotten.

I was really happy to learn Cobb was producing this album.

Maybe it’s because I YouTube Stapleton all the time, but I’d love to see him do a live album. I always seem to enjoy his stripped down versions the best. Excellent songwriter.

The song is just alright too me. Stapleton’s voice is excellent, but the song sounds… hmm.. sloppy. The steel guitar sounds shrill / screechy at times, and combined with the acoustic in certain spots just grates on me. This song could be orders of magnitude better than what I’m hearing.

I don’t completely disagree here. Then again, Cobb is by far not my favorite producer.

He should be embarrassed that Luke Bryan will be linked to him.

Luke Bryan , for all of the junky crap he releases as singles , actually seems to know a good song when he hears one….. although those good ones are almost always ” album tracks “. Check out a song by Erin Enderlin ” You Don’t Know Jack ” which LB recorded an album or two back . It’ll break your heart lyrically . Shoulda been a SONG OF THE YEAR nomination . BTW she also wrote MONDAY MORNING CHURCH for AJ and LAST CALL for Lee Ann Womack .

Great song, I love that particular type of sound.

Chris Stapleton not as good as Jason Isbell? Spare me. I like Jason, I’ve met him, seen him live. He’s way too coffee house and raw for me. A poor mans Damien Rice. Stapleton is in a whole other league both for writing chops (across genres) and a rare and timeless voice. Chris will cross over to another whole audience with this Gregg Allman/Warren Haynes feel. Love this guy.

No one who is actually a successful writer in today’s music scene is embarrassed by who releases their material. Even if it is a Bro Country Clown.

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The Best Chris Stapleton Songs

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At one time country music’s best-kept secret, Kentucky-born Chris Stapleton had been writing hits behind closed doors in Nashville for nearly 15 years, before he broke through with Traveller in 2015.

He’s released some of the genre’s most extraordinary albums in a little over half a decade.

Here is Holler's list of the Best Chris Stapleton songs.

Outlaw State of Mind

The second-to-last song on Traveller found Stapleton mining his own autobiography for this gritty slab of country rock.

Letting the lyrics pour out of him - learning to play on his dad’s old Gibson guitar, a snakeskin guitar strap his friend made for him, a dark coal mine, a dog, a knife – he magically weaves each one together like a trippy memory association game.

Starting Over

Written with his SteelDrivers bandmate Mike Henderson, Stapleton wiped all his social media pages clean before sharing the title track from his fourth album.

With Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers’ Benmont Tench on Hammond organ, the gently hopeful tone signals a fresh beginning for Stapleton and a light at the end of the tunnel for a world turned upside down by the coronavirus pandemic.

Sometimes I Cry

Written on a mandolin – an instrument that he admits he still can’t really play - in the old EMI writer rooms where he started out as a songwriter, Traveller’ s closer is a belting country soul break-up ballad in which he lets on that it’s actually him who does most of the weeping around here.

Broken Halos

Inspired by a chapter in Keith Richards’ autobiography, and by "people who have passed away before their time", this heartfelt spiritual from his second studio album picked up a Grammy award and a brace of CMA awards in 2018.

Here, Stapleton offers up an emotional reminder to keep the faith in the midst of tragedy.

He debuted the song during Dolly Parton's Smoky Mountains Rise telethon, in tribute to the 14 people who lost their lives in the Gatlinburg wildfires.

Nashville, TN

Stapleton has us tearing up again as he parts ways with the city that he moved to almost 15 years earlier. Written with his wife Morgane, it’s a breakup ballad unlike any other, as he explains to the city that it’s time he moved on.

“You be you and I'll be me / So long, Nashville, Tennessee”, he sings, as he takes one last lingering look at the place that helped make him one of contemporary country music’s most successful artists.

“The song is kind of about loving somebody unconditionally, through not so easy times”, Stapleton said about this slow-burning ballad from Traveller , as he brings some of the most evocative lyrics of his career to the table.

Despite cutting his teeth in Nashville as a songwriter for other artists, this is one of the songs in his collection that you can only ever imagine him singing himself.

Hard Livin'

Stapleton channels his inner Waylon on this barnstorming slice of outlaw country funk from the second volume of From A Room , proving that it’s not all just brooding soul ballads and lump-in-the-throat tearjerkers round here.

When the mood takes him, Chris Stapleton can throw down and tear it up with the best of them.

Nobody To Blame

"It's a song about a man getting what he deserves, for not doing the things that he knows he should and doing things he knows he shouldn't", Stapleton said about this 2015 CMA Song of the Year.

His wife has thrown all his clothes out, torn up their wedding photo, broken all his fishing rods, driven his car into a pond, filled his lawnmower with sugar, poured his whiskey down the drain and burnt his guitar - and he’s got nobody to blame but himself.

Fittingly, for a song about being kicked out of the house, it was written in a shed.

A Simple Song

“I love my life, man it's something to see / It's the kids and the dogs and you and me / It's the way it's alright when everything goes wrong”, sings Stapleton in this homely reminder to try to look on the bright side.

Written in his father's living room with his father-in-law Darrell Hayes, this gently strummed easy goer does exactly what it says on the tin, as the two songwriters take stock of all the things they’ve got going on in their lives.

Written on a spur-of-the-moment road trip across America in an old jeep with Morgane and photographer Becky Fluke, the title track from Stapleton’s debut album became the point of entry for his breakthrough masterpiece.

“It was kind of a dumb trip to take in December, but we drove the jeep halfway back across the country to Nashville”, Stapleton explained later.

“I only wrote one song on that trip, and it was ‘Traveller’. Along the way, just driving through the desert, I was thinking about life and how we're all just passing through it, and that's what the song is".

Written with Tim James and Kendell Marvel, this achingly sad ballad was originally recorded by Lee Ann Womack in 2008 for her Call Me Crazy album.

Stapleton stripped the song back even further and doubled down on the desperation to include it on From A Room Volume 1 .

This version features one of his most perfectly measured vocals – shifting from softly sung verses up to the belting powerhouse chorus - deservedly winning Best Country Solo Performance at the Grammy Awards in 2018.

Tennessee Whiskey

In many ways, ‘Tennessee Whiskey’ is the song that changed everything for Chris Stapleton.

Written by Dean Dillon and Linda Hargrove, it had already been cut by David Allen Coe in the 70s, before George Jones almost took it to the top spot in 1983.

Stapleton performed the song 32 years later with Justin Timberlake at the CMA awards, delivering a show-stopping performance on a night that turned country music on its head.

Nashville’s best-kept secret went on to win Male Vocalist of the Year, New Artist of the Year and Album of the Year. A week later, Traveller was sitting atop the Billboard Top 200, becoming the first-ever album to re-enter at no.1 after having dropped out of the chart.

If It Hadn't Been For Love (The SteelDrivers)

This unsettlingly perky murder ballad was originally written and recorded with Stapleton’s bluegrass band The SteelDrivers, before it found its way to Adele and she recut it as an earthy delta soul song.

Explaining why she was so drawn to it, she said, “I love this song because the sentiment is about killing his wife. I would certainly kill some of my ex-boyfriends, for fucking sure! I reckon all of you would as well!”

Daddy Doesn't Pray Anymore

Written in about 10 minutes while Chris Stapleton was waiting for his wife to get ready, he waited another 10 years to finally record it.

Written after his usually devout father had skipped saying grace before a meal, it gained extra weight after his father died in 2013.

The sublime stripped-back version on Traveller was recorded outside on the lawn of RCA Studio A.

Whiskey And You

Originally cut by Tim McGraw in 2007 for his Let It Go album, Stapleton peeled away the gloss of McGraw’s version and took ‘Whiskey And You’ back to its bare essentials.

Always one of the standout moments of any Chris Stapleton live show, it’s a firm fan favourite and proof that the best things don’t always have to come in the fanciest packaging.

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• The title track of Chris Stapleton's debut solo album was inspired by some soul-searching in the desert. "My father passed away in October 2013, and [I] had a single die around the same time on radio, so I needed a little head clearing space," he recalled. "My wife had the presence of mind to know me well enough that I needed that. She bought me an old jeep out in Phoenix, Arizona, and we flew out there and decided to drive it home." "Along the way, just driving through the desert, I was thinking about life and how we're all just passing through it and that's what the song is," Stapleton continued. "So, as I was driving, I was humming lyrics into my phone and wrote the song then and there. Somewhere in New Mexico, probably, that song was born."
• Chris Stapleton won Album of the Year for Traveller at the November 4, 2015 CMAs along with Male Vocalist of the Year and New Artist of the Year. Following his breakthrough night at the ceremony, the Traveller record made a spectacular re-entry at #1 on the Billboard 200. It was the first ever album to re-enter at the peak position, after dropping out of the chart. The 177,000 album units it earned in the week following the ceremony were more than Traveller had sold in total prior to Stapleton's CMA appearance. From Traveller 's release on May 5, 2015, up through to the week ending October 29, 2015, it had sold 96,000.
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• Nobody to Blame
• The Devil Named Music
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Chris Stapleton’s “Traveller” Inspires Listeners For Some Soul-Searching

Predictable style with burning skill and passion is what Chris Stapleton’s “Traveller” offers. You probably have heard the traditional country music from Eric Church and Miranda Lambert, but Stapleton gives more than the usual honky-tonk. And we’re here to tell you that he is the real deal, proving it on his song “Traveller.”

The Road With Less “Traveller”

Power-chord riffing and increasing bravado on the country star’s vocals, the song “Traveller” puts a picture of walking on a road less traveled. That’s right, this piece will creep into your mind and mess with your emotions in a good way.

Solely written and recorded by Chris Stapleton , the meaningful song made its way on the airwaves in 2015 as part of the country crooner’s debut track from his debut album of the same name. Moreover, this tune won awards on prestigious occasions but let’s get to that later.

Besides picturing yourself traveling on the road as a traveler, the song “Traveller” has a deeper meaning for Stapleton. He recalled in an interview that his main message is to do some soul-searching in the desert. In October 2013, his father passed away and at the same time had no active songs on the radio, which is a roadblock for any singer. The singer desperately wanted to do a head-clearing, so his wife Morgane bought an old jeep and road in the Phoenix, Arizona road.

While they drove through the desert, he thought about life and how all were just passing through it. Stapleton is already known as a talented songwriter. He was already humming lyrics into his phone when they’re driving. At that moment, he wrote a song worth soul-searching for.

Awards for The “Traveller” Track

Everyone loves Chris Stapleton songs on their country music playlist. You might have a first impression of a honky-tonk singer, but he begs to differ given his songs’ rough tempo and soulful lyrics. For the song “‘Traveller,” the country music artist blew everyone with its breakthrough performance.

The “Traveller” won the Best Country Solo Performance while also nominated as The Best Country Song at the 58th Grammy Awards . Over 135,000 copies were sold when it was first released in the United States, which is already a big deal for a rising country music star.

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• Might as Well Get Stoned
• Nobody to Blame
• Outlaw State of Mind
• The Devil Named Music
• Whiskey and You
• Mountains of My Mind
• Think I’m in Love With You
• White Horse
• Starting Over
• You Should Probably Leave
• Midnight Train to Memphis by The SteelDrivers
• Millionaire by Kevin Welch
• Tennessee Whiskey by David Allan Coe
• Worry B Gone by Guy Clark
• Broken Halos
• Second One to Know
• Hard Livin'
• What Are You Listening To?

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Concert review: Chris Stapleton keeps the focus on his songs at U.S. Bank Stadium

I n the concert business, a big venue usually means a big show. That’s not the case, however, for unlikely country star Chris Stapleton, who filled U.S. Bank Stadium in Minneapolis on Saturday night.

As usual, the 45-year-old Kentucky native offered up two rocking hours with few frills. Stapleton doesn’t dance, sprint around the stage or indulge in fancy light shows and pyro. He doesn’t even chat much with the audience. “There’s a whole bunch of you here tonight,” he said after “Second One to Know,” the third song of the evening. “Those of you who’ve seen me know I’m not going to do a whole lot of talking.”

Really, beyond the addition of some stadium-sized screens, Saturday’s concert felt a lot like Stapleton’s Xcel Energy Center gig in October 2022. Stapleton kept the crowd focused on his killer songs, which lean heavily into ’70s-style Southern rock and rootsy Americana. Indeed, it’s Stapleton’s skillful songwriting that has brought him to the place where he can sell out football stadiums.

The set list largely mirrored the one he played at the X and, for that matter, the one he played at his USBS debut in November 2021 when he opened for George Strait, another country star known for prioritizing songs over spectacle. The main difference was the addition of four songs from his most recent album, “Higher.” That included the show-opening “White Horse,” which had a vague whiff of Tom Petty to it and also earned Stapleton the two most recent of his 10 Grammy wins. (Unfortunately, Stapleton skipped “I Was Wrong,” one of the finest moments from his show at the X.)

Stapleton also did another three-song acoustic set that opened with his 2013 debut single “What Are You Listening To” (which he dryly noted made it all the way to No. 46) and closed with “Whiskey and You” (a song he wrote for Tim McGraw back in 2007). A new one, “Mountains of My Mind,” took the place of “Traveller” from 2022. Playing three slow, quiet numbers for a packed stadium was a risk and Stapleton himself thanked the crowd for actually listening. (They did, for the most part, with some pockets of noisy chattering here and there.)

Given that he’s known for his songwriting, it’s kind of funny Stapleton’s biggest hit is a cover, “Tennessee Whiskey,” a 1981 song written by Dean Dillon and Linda Hargrove and originally recorded by David Allan Coe. He closed the main set with a gorgeous take on it. He also thrilled with a run of songs in his second hour that included “You Should Probably Leave,” “Nobody to Blame,” “Cold” and “Midnight Train to Memphis,” a song he wrote for his first band, the bluegrass group the SteelDrivers.

While it’s fantastic that Stapleton has built such a large following, it’s unfortunate that meant he had to play a football stadium that’s notorious for its poor sound. The farther you get from the stage, the worse it gets. It kind of defeats the purpose of seeing a songwriter perform live when you can’t make out the words he’s singing.

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Chris Stapleton announces first Australian tour

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Chris Stapleton is one of the most beloved artists on the planet today, selling out arenas across the US and Europe, building his loyal fanbase that spans from grandkids to grandparents.

Stapleton's mesmerising soul-fused hoarse vocal harks back to blues and roots music of the deep south, with the Grammy winning artist seemingly overcoming his fear of flying to trek to Australian and New Zealand for his first tour.

The Kentucky-born artist is an 10-time Grammy, 15-time CMA and 10-time ACM Award-winner and one of the United States' most respected and beloved musicians.

In the midst of yet another triumphant year, Stapleton recently won two awards at the 66th Annual GRAMMY Awards : Best Country Solo Performance and Best Country Song (both for his #1 song, 'White Horse').

He was also named Entertainer of the Year at last year's ACM Awards — resulting in a prestigious ACM Triple Crown Award — and was named Male Vocalist of the Year for the seventh time at the CMA Awards this past fall, breaking his own record for most wins ever in the category.

Additionally, he performed the National Anthem at 2023's Super Bowl LVII and has collaborated in recent years with Adele, Taylor Swift, Bruno Mars, Ed Sheeran, Justin Timberlake, P!nk, Sheryl Crow, Santana and many more.

'White Horse' is from Stapleton’s acclaimed fifth studio album, Higher . Produced by Dave Cobb, Morgane Stapleton, and Stapleton, Higher was recorded at Nashville’s RCA Studio A. Across its 14 songs, Stapleton showcases his supernatural voice and musical versatility with songs that span genres and defy easy categorisation.

Alongside Stapleton (vocals, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, slide electric guitar), the album features Cobb (acoustic guitar, eclectic guitar), J.T. Cure (bass), Paul Franklin (pedal steel), Derek Mixon (drums), Morgane (background vocals, synthesizer, tambourine), and Lee Pardini (organ, piano).

There's no doubt that tickets to these stadium shows, where Stapleton will be joined by soulful Americana young gun Marcus King , will be the hottest in town.

Catch the playing the following shows. Tickets are on sale from 11am Friday 12 April.

Tuesday 25 February – Rod Laver Arena, Melbourne

Friday 28 February – Brisbane Entertainment Centre

Tuesday 4 March – Sydney SuperDome