JOSHUA RAY WALKER RELEASES NEW SONG ‘CHASING SUNSETS’ AHEAD OF NEW ALBUM AIN’T DEAD YET OUT MAY 29TH
EUROPEAN & UK TOUR DATES ANNOUNCED
Listen to ‘Chasing Sunsets’ here
NASHVILLE, TN. – Today, Joshua Ray Walker announces an extensive European and UK tour and releases a new song from his upcoming album Ain’t Dead Yet (out May 29th via East Dallas Records/Thirty Tigers). Walker will hit Scandinavia, England, Scotland and Ireland this Summer on the Europe/UK run, dates below. New song ‘Chasing Sunsets‘ out today, marries the mournful and the hopeful, a skill Walker has mastered.
“I wrote the hook for ‘Chasing Sunsets’ while driving cross-country alone, through the desert, on my birthday,” says Walker. “I was trying to get to some meetings and co-writes I had scheduled in Los Angeles, and I like to come to the table with an idea. I’d been driving towards the sunset for what seemed like forever. When you’re headed West, the sunsets last longer because you can drive through the desert so fast that it actually takes the Sun longer to set. That’s what sparked the idea, then the song ended up being about LA and it’s seen multiple iterations over the last few years as I changed it a bit to better fit the narrative of this record and what’s been going on in my life. Although parts of the songs pre-chorus and chorus were oddly prophetic, it still needed some tweaking to reflect the growth I’ve had while going through my cancer journey.”
Joshua Ray Walker – 2026 UK/IE Tour Dates
Jul 3 – Byscenen – Trondheim, NO
Jul 5 – Blårock Cafe – Tromso, NO
Jul 8 – Wiese – Lillehammer – NO
Jul 10 – Norsk Country-Treff – Breim, NO
Jul 12 – Ole Bull Scene – Bergen, NO
Jul 14 – Tou Scene – Stavanger, NO
Jul 17 – John Dee – Oslo, NO
July 18 – Pustervik – Gothenburg, SE
Jul 21 – Debaser – Stockholm, SE
Jul 22 – Garage Bar – Hoganas, SE
Jul 28 – The Lower Third – London, ENG
Jul 29 – The Deaf Institute – Manchester, ENG
Jul 30 – The Hug and Pint – Glasgow, SCO
Aug 1 – Whelan’s – Dublin, IE
At only 33-years-old, Walker was diagnosed with Stage III colon cancer. Thank You For Listening, a documentary about Walker’s cancer journey, will premiere at the Dallas International Film Festival in April. The film looks at Walker as he faces the fragility of life and confronts the life-altering cancer diagnosis. As he prepares to return to the Grand Ole Opry, the film captures an intimate portrait of an artist grappling with mortality while confronting the legacy he will leave behind.
Blending lyrical visuals, performance, and moments of quiet reflection, the film explores how music sustains, redeems, and endures. It is a meditation on resilience, legacy, and the human drive to create meaning even in the face of life’s limits. Directed by Emmy and Peabody Award-winner Gene Gallerano and Bob Ray, and produced with Texas Monthly, Thank You For Listening is a deeply personal yet universal exploration of survival, artistic courage, and what it truly means to leave a lasting imprint.
Like an audio companion to Thank You For Listening, Ain’t Dead Yet is Walker’s time capsule of the past three years. Standing on the other side, it’s also a dedication to the future. “I’m really grateful to have a second chance, and I’m also grateful to have lived through thinking I was going to die. It gives you perspective in a way you really can’t fake until you’ve actually done it; in a way, it was kind of a gift,” Walker says.
