SPECIAL WAYLON JENNINGS LISTENING PARTIES ON OCTOBER 1
AHEAD OF THE RELEASE OF NEW ALBUM SONGBIRD ON OCTOBER 3
To mark the release of new album Songbird (Son of Jessi/Thirty Tigers), there will be three Waylon Jennings Listening Parties taking place in honky tonks and bars across the UK this week on Wednesday 1st October, giving fans an early chance to hear the full Songbird record before it is released on Friday 3rd October.
Taking place in London, Manchester and Glasgow, the free entry listening parties will be a chance for UK fans to celebrate the legacy of Waylon Jennings with giveaways and more.
The special events in London, Manchester and Glasgow are as follows:
London: The Dukes Of Highgate
Waylon, Wings and Whiskey Wednesday – 1st October 8pm
London’s first Honky Tonk
16 Highgate High St, London N6 5JG
DJs playing nothing but Waylon all night long and giveaways
Exclusive first listen to Songbird the brand-new album from Waylon Jennings before it comes out on October 3rd
2-4-1 on all bourbon cocktails
Buy one get one free on chicken wings
Manchester: Bunny Jackson’s Juke Joint
Wednesday 1 October. Doors open at 5pm
1 Jack Rosenthal St, Manchester M15 4RA
Country music from the word go, giveaways and loads of Waylon all night long including at least one playback of the new album.
Glasgow: Maggies Rock n Rodeo
Thursday 2nd October. Album playback at 6pm
60 Trongate, Glasgow G1 5EP
Waylon cocktails and giveaways
3x GRAMMY® Award-winner Shooter Jennings announced the release of Songbird, a completely new, previously unheard album by his legendary father, Waylon Jennings. The first of three previously unheard albums worth of material by the groundbreaking country music superstar, Songbird collects recordings produced between 1973 and 1984 in various studios by Jennings and his longtime drummer and co-producer Richie Albright, featuring members of his indelible backing band, The Waylors, including Albright and renowned pedal steel guitarist Ralph Mooney, along with such special guests as Tony Joe White, Jessi Colter, and more. Compiled and mixed by Shooter Jennings at Hollywood, CA’s hallowed Sunset Sound Studio 3, Songbird arrives via Son of Jessi/Thirty Tigers on Friday, October 3, 2025. Pre-orders/pre-saves are available now.