Steve Earle - 51 Years of Songs & Stories Tour | Arlington Music Hall
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Steve Earle live – 51 Years of Songs & Stories Tour at Arlington Music Hall, Aug 12, 2026. Americana legend. Buy tickets now.
Experience an unforgettable evening with
Steve Earle – 51 Years of Songs & Stories Tour
live at Arlington Music Hall.
One of the most acclaimed singer-songwriters of his generation, Steve Earle is a master storyteller whose career spans more than five decades. A protégé of Townes Van Zandt and Guy Clark, Earle broke through with the 1986 classic
Guitar Town
, which topped the country charts and helped define the Americana movement.
His iconic anthem
Copperhead Road
was named an official state song of Tennessee in 2023. Over the years, Earle has earned multiple GRAMMY® Awards for albums including
The Revolution Starts...Now
,
Washington Square Serenade
, and
TOWNES
. He was inducted into the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2020 and officially inducted into the Grand Ole Opry in 2025.
Beyond music, Earle is an accomplished author, producer, and actor, with roles in HBO’s
The Wire
and
Tremé
, and numerous critically acclaimed literary works.
This special tour celebrates 51 years of songs, stories, and the enduring power of American roots music.
📅
Wednesday, August 12, 2026
⏰
7:30 PM
📍
Arlington Music Hall – Arlington, TX
🎟 Seats are limited. Click the show and secure your tickets today.
About Steve Earle:
Steve Earle is one of the most acclaimed singer-songwriters of his generation. A protege of legendary songwriters Townes Van Zandt and Guy Clark, he quickly became a master storyteller in his own right, with his songs being recorded by Johnny Cash, Waylon Jennings, Joan Baez, Emmylou Harris, The Pretenders, and countless others. 1986 saw the release of his record,
Guitar Town
, which shot to number one on the country charts and is now regarded as a classic of the Americana genre. Most recently, Earle’s 1988 hit
Copperhead Road
was made an official state song of Tennessee in 2023.
Subsequent releases like
The Revolution Starts...Now
(2004),
Washington Square Serenade
(2007), and
TOWNES
(2009) received consecutive GRAMMY® Awards.
Jerry Jeff
, released in 2022, consisted of Earle’s versions of songs written by Jerry Jeff Walker, one of his mentors.
Earle has published both a novel
I’ll Never Get Out of This World Alive
(Houghton Mifflin Harcourt 2011)
and
Dog House Roses, a
collection of short stories (Houghton Mifflin 2003).
Earle produced albums for other artists such as Joan Baez (
Day After Tomorrow
) and Lucinda Williams (Car Wheels on A Gravel Road)
As an actor, Earle has appeared in several films and had recurring roles in the HBO series
The Wire
and
Tremé.
In 2009, Earle appeared in the off-Broadway play
Samara
, for which he also wrote a score that
The New York Times
described as “exquisitely subliminal.” Earle wrote music for and appeared in
Coal Country
, for which he was nominated for a Drama Desk Award. Earle is the host of the weekly show
Hard Core Troubadour
on Sirius Radio’s Outlaw Country channel.
In 2020, Earle was inducted into the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame. And in 2023, Steve was honored by the Bruce Springsteen Archives & Center for American Music. Steve’s latest album, “Alone Again (Live)”, released on July 12th, 2024. Most recently, Steve was honored with an invitation to join the Grand Ole Opry and was officially inducted on September 17th, 2025.
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