Stephen Wilson Jr. announces UK tour dates & releases official video for ‘Gary’

STEPHEN WILSON JR.
Announces Second Leg of his
Gary The Torch 2026 Tour
Adding EU/UK Dates & more… 
RELEASES OFFICIAL VIDEO FOR ‘GARY’
STARRING GARY SINISE
WATCH HERE
Stephen Wilson Jr. announced the second leg of his Gary The Torch Tour, which adds West Coast, Southeast and EU/UK dates to the completely sold-out tour that kicked off earlier this month.
10/19 – Glasgow, UK – O2 Academy Glasgow
10/22 – London, UK – O2 Academy Brixton
10/23 – Bristol, UK – The Prospect Building
10/25 – Manchester, UK – O2 Victoria Warehouse

Wilson Jr. announced tour dates in Los Angeles, San Francisco, Atlanta, Birmingham, and his hometown of Nashville TN at The Truth on December 11, 2026. He also announced a run of EU/UK dates that will kick off on October 15 in Belfast, Ireland and make stops in London, Paris, Copenhagen, Oslo and more.Find a full list of tour dates below, or visit his website. Pre-sale signup for US the EU/UK tour is available now, with general on-sale beginning this Friday, March 20, at 10:00 am local time.

Stephen Wilson Jr. also released the official video for his latest single ‘Gary’, directed by Tim Cofield, starring the award-winning actor Gary Sinise (Forrest GumpApollo 13). The video arrived yesterday on the anniversary of the passing of a teenager named Gary who helped inspire Wilson Jr. to write the song when he came across a roadside memorial in his name.

Alongside the video, Wilson Jr. has shared a taxonomic analysis of ‘Gary’:
“(Garis mechanicus)
Kingdom: Animalia – Phylum: Chordata…
– a dying breed, endangered species of fixer. dwelling naturally in a habitat of grease, oil & stereo static. drawn to the roar of 8 cylinders firing in perfect unison or the sound of restricted PVC stably flowing once again. a fixer by nature – born into a broken world. may he run once again.”Gary Sinise adds, “I heard Stephen’s song and loved it. Two weeks later he reached out to me to be in the video. He’s got a great team, a great song and it was a blast to work with them all on the video. And you know….there aint a lotta boys named Gary these days”On March 6, Wilson Jr. kicked off his entirely sold out Gary The Torch Tour, which will make upcoming stops in Boston, New York, Philadelphia, Denver, Chicago and more. He also announced he will support Dave Matthews Band on September 4 at the Gorge Amphitheater and Brandi Carlile on September 11-13 at Red Rocks Amphitheatre.2026 Tour Dates:
3/18 – Boston, MA – Citizens House of Blues # SOLD OUT
3/21 – Brooklyn, NY – Brooklyn Paramount # SOLD OUT
3/22 – Port Chester, NY – The Capitol Theatre # SOLD OUT
3/25 – Philadelphia, PA – The Fillmore # SOLD OUT
3/28 – Silver Spring, MD – The Fillmore # SOLD OUT
4/11 – Bossier City, LA – The Paradise Theater at Margaritaville Bossier City # SOLD OUT
4/15 – St. Louis, MO – The Pageant # SOLD OUT
4/17 – Kansas City, MO – The Midland Theatre # SOLD OUT
4/18 – Denver, CO – Mission Ballroom # SOLD OUT
4/22 – Omaha, NE – Steelhouse Omaha # SOLD OUT
4/24 – Madison, WI – The Sylvee # SOLD OUT
4/25 – Chicago, IL – The Salt Shed # SOLD OUT
6/4 – Nashville, TN – CMA Music Fest (Chevy Riverfront Stage) *
6/6 – Lexington, KY – Railbird Music Festival *
6/7 – Nashville, TN – CMA Fest (LP Field) *
6/30 – Dublin, IE – Summer Series
7/10 – St. Paul, MN – Minnesota Yacht Club Festival *
7/11 – Winnipeg, MB – Winnipeg Folk Festival *
7/17 – Spokane, WA – BECU Live at Northern Quest #
7/18 – Whitefish, MT – Under the Big Sky Festival *
7/23 – Floyd, VA – FloydFest *
7/24 – Virginia Beach, VA – The Dome by Rutter Mills #
7/25 – Baltimore, MD – Pier Six Pavilion #
8/7 – St. Augustine, FL – St. Augustine Amphitheatre #
8/8 – Raleigh, NC – Red Hat Amphitheater #
9/4 – George, WA – Gorge Amphitheatre ^
9/6 – Los Angeles, CA – Hollywood Palladium #
9/11–9/13 – Morrison, CO – Red Rocks Amphitheatre %
9/18 – Seattle, WA – Paramount Theatre #
9/19 – Portland, OR – McMenamins Grand Lodge (Concerts in the Grove) #
9/22 – Nampa, ID – Ford Idaho Center Amphitheater #
9/24 – San Francisco, CA – The Masonic #
9/29 – Phoenix, AZ – Arizona Financial Theatre #
10/15 – Belfast, UK – SSE Arena #
10/17 – Sligo, IE – Sligo Live Festival *
10/19 – Glasgow, UK – O2 Academy Glasgow #
10/22 – London, UK – O2 Academy Brixton #
10/23 – Bristol, UK – The Prospect Building #
10/25 – Manchester, UK – O2 Victoria Warehouse #

10/27 – Paris, FR – Le Trianon #
10/29 – Zurich, CH – Volkshaus #
10/30 – Cologne, DE – Theater am Tanzbrunnen #
11/1 – Utrecht, NL – TivoliVredenburg (Ronda) #
11/3 – Copenhagen, DK – VEGA #
11/4 – Stockholm, SE – Fållan #
11/5 – Oslo, NO – Sentrum Scene #
11/20–11/22 – St. Petersburg, FL – St. Pete Country Fest *
11/21 – Birmingham, AL – Avondale Brewing Company #
12/2 – Pittsburgh, PA – Citizens Live at The Wylie #
12/9 – Atlanta, GA – Coca-Cola Roxy #
12/11 – Nashville, TN – The Pinnacle #* Festival
# Gary The Torch Tour
^ Supporting Dave Matthews Band
% Supporting Brandi Carlile

Credit: Acacia Evans
ABOUT STEPHEN WILSON JR.                           
Stephen Wilson Jr.’s journey from the hollers of southern Indiana to Nashville, Tenn. has been a winding road that’s taken many detours: He’s been an Indiana State Golden Gloves boxing championship finalist, a scientist, and a lead guitarist and songwriter in an indie rock band. In 2016, he ditched his laboratory 9-to-5 and signed a publishing deal with BMG Nashville where his alchemic songcraft immediately made waves, leading to cuts from Caitlyn Smith, Old Dominion, Tim McGraw, Sixpence None the Richer, Leigh Nash and more.2023 proved to be Wilson Jr.’s breakthrough year, signing with Big Loud Records and releasing his debut double album søn of dad: a triumphant, genre-spanning set of 22 songs dedicated to his late father and given to the world on the five-year anniversary of his passing. The album was named the No. 1 album of 2023 by Holler who called it “a record for the ages,” and earned a spot as one of the best albums of the year from Whiskey Riff, Wide Open Country and Rolling Stone. In 2024, he made his network television debut on NBC’s Late Night with Seth Meyers, followed by performances on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert’s #LateShowMeMusic series and Later…with Jools Holland.Ahead of the one-year anniversary of søn of dad, Wilson Jr. was also profiled in an extensive feature for CBS Saturday Morning. In 2025, Wilson Jr. released a deluxe edition of his debut album that featured a moving interpretation of ‘Stand By Me’ that has been streamed tens of millions of times, and in April, he performed the national anthem live during the nationally televised broadcast of the 2025 NFL Draft.He also co-wrote and collaborated with Shaboozey on ‘Took A Walk’, which was featured in the critically-acclaimed film The Long Walk based on Stephen King’s novel. Last November, he earned his first CMA Award nomination for New Artist of the Year and played twice on the broadcast – a moving performance of his collaboration with Shaboozey and a star-making rendition of ‘Stand By Me’. To close out the year, he released new single ‘Gary’, which he debuted on Jimmy Kimmel Live! and is already spinning on country radio and added on SXM The Highway. He is currently in the midst of his  entirely sold-out Gary The Torch tour following a run of dates supporting Eric Church in February.
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