With his just-announced album I Hate Cowboys & All Dogs Go To Hell set to showcase the results of a year off the road spent reconnecting with his passions both musically and personally, multi-Platinum singer/songwriter Chase Rice is ready to bring that sonic return to his roots to fans across the country this spring on the Way Down Yonder Tour.

“I focused on ‘What can I put out that makes me come to life?’,” Rice shared recently with PopCulture of the new music he will debut on this tour. “Because if I come to life when I’m on the stage and up there singing songs that I’m passionate about and love, man, people are gonna love them that much more… I’m at the place in my life now where I just want people to know who I really am as opposed to who they think I am. I think this record’s a good start.”

Kicking off March 3 in Laughlin, Nev., the headlining run presented by Coors Banquet spans 23 dates across the U.S. including iconic theaters such as Nashville Ryman Auditorium, Boston’s House of Blues and Athens’ Georgia Theatre, concluding April 29 in Rice’s birthplace of Daytona, Fla. Joining as special guests across varying dates are Avery Anna, Tyler Braden, Ashland Craft, Dalton Dover, Kameron Marlowe, Read Southall Band and Conner Smith.

Tickets to all dates go on sale this Thursday, Dec. 15 at 10 a.m. local time via ChaseRice.com, with pre-sales beginning Tuesday, Dec. 13 at 10 a.m. local time.

The tour earns its name from Rice’s latest release off the forthcoming album, outlaw anthem “Way Down Yonder,” available everywhere now along with an accompanying Wild West-style music video. Written by Rice together with Hunter Phelps, John Byron, Blake Pendergrass and Corey Crowder during a writing retreat in Florida that also produced recent release “Key West & Colorado,” the song paints a vivid picture of hardworking characters living beyond the confines of the law:

        Way down yonder where the outlaws wander
        You can feel that thunder in your bones
        Rippin’ hot rod runners under moonlight cover
        Just some back glass gunners on the road
        Where you buy your bud with your moonshine money
        Make your love where the bees make honey
        When the cut’s where you’re born and raised
        Man it’s in your blood, we were born this way down yonder

“Way Down Yonder” was recorded along with the rest of the forthcoming album during a two-week period at Rice’s farm outside Nashville, with producer Oscar Charles using makeshift recording environment to capture a pure, raw style unlike any of his previous studio projects.

The shift in setting suited the set of more vulnerable, personal music from the man Billboard celebrates as “having storytelling details tumble from his lips, his portraits created quickly and efficiently,” with CMT noting, “The vocalist worked day in and day out to find the courage to knock down the wall he had kept up his entire career. Once he demolished the barricade holding him back, he left his heart and soul on the writing table.”

For all the latest news on his forthcoming music as well as upcoming tour dates, visit ChaseRice.com and follow Rice on Facebook, Twitter and TikTok @ChaseRiceMusic and on Instagram @ChaseRice.

Photo Credit: Kaiser Cunningham

Way Down Yonder Tour Dates
March 3    Laughlin, Nev.               Harrah’s Laughlin
March 4    Tucson, Ariz.                 Cologuard Classic
March 9    Indianapolis, Ind.           Egyptian Room at Old National Centre   Conner Smith
March 10  Detroit, Mich.                The Fillmore Detroit                                Conner Smith
March 11  Grand Rapids, Mich.     The Intersection                                        Conner Smith
March 23  Wichita, Kan.                The Cotillion                                             Tyler Braden
March 24  Sioux Falls, S.D.           The Alliance Center                                  Tyler Braden
March 25  Omaha, Neb.                 The Admiral                                              Tyler Braden
March 31  Lexington, Ky.               Manchester Music Hall                            Ashland Craft
April 1      Columbus, Ohio            The Bluestone                                           Ashland Craft
April 2      Buffalo, N.Y.                 Town Ballroom                                         Ashland Craft
April 6      Binghamton, N.Y.          Touch of Texas                                         Dalton Dover
April 7      Bensalem, PA                 Parx Casino                                              Dalton Dover
April 8      Norfolk, VA                   The NorVa                                                Dalton Dover
April 11     Nashville, Tenn.            Ryman Auditorium                                  Avery Anna
April 13     Albany, N.Y.                 Empire Live                                             Dalton Dover, Avery Anna
April 14     Boston, Mass.               House of Blues                                        Dalton Dover, Avery Anna
April 15     Sayreville, N.J.             Starland Ballroom                                    Dalton Dover, Avery Anna
April 21     Atlanta, Ga.                  Coca Cola Roxy                                       Kameron Marlowe, Avery Anna
April 22     Wilmington, N.C.         Live Oak Bank Pavilion                          Kameron Marlowe, Avery Anna
April 27     Athens, Ga.                   Georgia Theatre                                      Avery Anna
April 28     St. Petersburg, Fla.       Jannus Live                                              Read Southall Band
April 29     Daytona Beach, Fla.     Daytona Beach Bandshell                       Read Southall Band

Additional 2023 Dates
Jan. 20      Riviera Maya, Mexico   Luke Bryan’s Crash My Playa
June 10     Clinton, Iowa                 Tailgate N’ Tallboys
June 16     North Lawrence, Ohio   The Country Fest
Aug. 3       Detroit Lakes, Minn.     WE Fest
Aug. 5       Camrose, Alberta           Big Valley Jamboree

About Chase Rice
With nearly 2.4 million albums sold and over 2.4 billion total streams, plus a legion of passionate fans at his high-energy concerts across the globe, Chase Rice has established himself as a powerful force in Nashville and beyond. With the forthcoming album I Hate Cowboys & All Dogs Go To Hell crafted in his rural Tennessee home-turned-studio, his sound continues to evolve to reflect the realities of his life, as evidenced by recent releases “Key West & Colorado” and “Way Down Yonder.” The new music serves as a follow up to his three-part project, The Album, featuring his latest Platinum-certified No. 1 hit, “Drinkin’ Beer. Talkin’ God. Amen. (feat. Florida Georgia Line)” and Platinum-certified Top 10 hit “Lonely If You Are.” This is the same gravelly-voiced Chase Rice fans first fell in love with years ago – but better, freer; unbeholden and uninhibited. The new music builds upon the success of his sophomore album, Lambs & Lions, which featured the triple-Platinum, two-week chart topper “Eyes On You” – Rice’s first No. 1 as an artist and the most-streamed song of his career. Lambs & Lions followed Ignite the Night, which debuted at No. 1 on Billboard’s Top Country Albums and No. 3 on the all-genre chart, producing a pair of Top 5 hits; “Gonna Wanna Tonight” and Platinum-certified “Ready Set Roll.” In addition to selling out arenas with Kane Brown and Jason Aldean plus stadiums with Kenny Chesney and Garth Brooks, Rice also consistently sells out venues across the U.S. and Europe on his own headlining tours.

Chase Rice’s I Hate Cowboys & All Dogs Go To Hell album art features a vintage photo of his late father, Dan Rice

Chase Rice | Photo Credit: Kaiser Cunningham

Chase Rice’s “Way Down Yonder” Official Music Video (Directed by Kaiser Cunningham, Produced by Twelve Midnight)

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With his just-announced album I Hate Cowboys & All Dogs Go To Hell set to showcase the results of a year off the road spent reconnecting with his passions both musically and personally, multi-Platinum singer/songwriter Chase Rice is ready to bring that sonic return to his roots to fans across the country this...