JIM LAUDERDALE
HEADLINE SHOW AT PUTNEY HALF MOON, LONDON, AUGUST 31
THE LONG ROAD FESTIVAL AUGUST 30
Credit: Jeff Fasano
“Classic country” – The Sun
“Jim Lauderdale is in top form” – Americana-UK
“Lauderdale’s latest work underscores a career-long through line: finding universal truths in everyday struggles and delivering them with warmth, wit and authenticity.” – EF Country
Fresh from opening shows for Emmylou Harris on her UK farewell tour, Americana icon Jim Lauderdale has announced a solo, headline show at the Half Moon in Putney, London, on Monday 31 August. Tickets: https://bit.ly/JL31AUG26
After live appearances earlier this month which included London’s Royal Albert Hall, and stops in Liverpool, Birmingham, Bristol and Sunderland, Lauderdale will return in August for The Long Road Festival (Leicestershire) on Sunday 30 August and Putney Half Moon on Monday 31 August.
A prolific songwriter and performer, Lauderdale has released not one but two new albums this year, his 38th and 39th. Country Super Hits Volume 2 came out at the end of March, two decades after its predecessor Country Super Hits Volume 1. Bluegrass album The Birds Know swiftly followed in late April, his second collaboration with the Po’ Ramblin’ Boys.
About Jim Lauderdale: Jim Lauderdale embodies the sound of American roots music for listeners around the world. A 2025 inductee into the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame, Lauderdale has released his 38th and 39th albums in 2026: Country Super Hits Volume 2 and a bluegrass collection, The Birds Know. His major label debut, 1991’s Planet of Love, opened the door to international touring and established him as an A-list songwriter on Music Row. His songs have been recorded by George Strait, Patty Loveless, George Jones, the Chicks, Old Crow Medicine Show, Lucinda Williams, Charley Crockett, Dave Edmunds, Solomon Burke, and many others. Between 2004 and 2013, Lauderdale wrote and recorded six albums with Grateful Dead songwriter Robert Hunter. His many other collaborators include Buddy Miller, Elvis Costello, Donna the Buffalo, North Mississippi Allstars, Po’ Ramblin’ Boys, and Ralph Stanley. In 2016, Lauderdale received a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Americana Music Association; he’s also won two Grammys in the Best Bluegrass Album category.
Photos by Jeff Fasano.
For full tour details: jimlauderdalemusic.com
