Blake Whiten Launching Something To Say Tour

Official Announcement | Published: May 04, 2026 3:14 PM EDT

(Warner) With his debut album Something To Say officially on the way, 21-year-old Blake Whiten is bringing his next chapter to the stage with the announcement of his 16-stop headlining Something To Say Tour.

Kicking off Oct. 8 in Lexington, Ky., the nationwide run will hit Chicago, Charlotte, Atlanta, Nashville, New York City and more, with special guests Slater Nalley and Eli Winders on select dates.

Tickets will be available for presale Wednesday, May 6 at 10 a.m. local time, with general onsale beginning Friday, May 8 at 10 a.m. local time. The tour announcement follows the reveal of Whiten's debut album Something To Say, arriving July 3 via Enchntmnt / Warner Records. Produced by Austin Shawn, the full-length debut offers a complete look at Whiten's raw, confessional songwriting and alt-rock-leaning country sound. Building on the foundation of his self-penned 2025 debut EP Six Mile, Something To Say features 12 tracks entirely co-written by Whiten alongside acclaimed writers such as Erik Dylan, Ben Johnson, Wyatt McCubbin, Hunter Phelps, Taylor Phillips, Bailey Zimmerman and more.

His recently released single "Bet On That" offers another preview of the project, reframing a relationship as a bad hand of poker he's finally learned to fold, pairing sharp songwriting with a dusky blend of acoustic and electric guitar.

Of the album, Whiten shared, "The first songs I put out were just me as a kid with a dream, figuring it out, and those songs are what got me here. There's a side of me people haven't really heard yet, and for my first record, I wanted to make sure every song felt like something I could stand behind. I'm really proud of how much of myself is in this album, and I can't wait for y'all to hear it."

Whiten continues to build a reputation as a compelling live act, currently touring arenas nationwide on Bailey Zimmerman's Different Night Same Rodeo Tour, which just saw back-to-back nights at Nashville's Ascend Amphitheater (May 1-2). After a run of major fairs and festivals this summer, he will join Morgan Wallen's Still The Problem stadium tour, with stops at Michigan's "the Big House" in Ann Arbor and Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia, before embarking on his headlining tour.

Something To Say Tour Dates:
Oct. 8, 2026 in Lexington, Ky. at Manchester Music Hall #
Oct. 9, 2026 in Knoxville, Tenn. at The Mill & Mine #
Oct. 10, 2026 in Chattanooga, Tenn. at Barrelhouse Ballroom #
Oct. 15, 2026 in Chicago, Ill. at Joe's on Weed Street %
Oct. 16, 2026 in Madison, Wis. at High Noon Saloon %
Oct. 17, 2026 in Minneapolis, Minn. at Fine Line %
Oct. 22, 2026 in Charleston, S.C. at Music Farm #
Oct. 23, 2026 in Anderson, S.C. at Wendell's Dippin Branch #
Oct. 24, 2026 in Charlotte, N.C. at The Fillmore - The Underground #
Oct. 29, 2026 in Cambridge, Mass. at The Sinclair #
Oct. 31, 2026 in Washington, D.C. at The Atlantis #
Nov. 2, 2026 in New York, N.Y. at Bowery Ballroom #
Nov. 5, 2026 in Toronto, Ont. at Horseshoe Tavern #
Nov. 7, 2026 in Grand Rapids, Mich. at The Intersection - The Stache #
Nov. 12, 2026 in Atlanta, Ga. at Terminal West #
Nov. 13, 2026 in Nashville, Tenn. at Exit/In #

# with Slater Nalley
% with Eli Winders