Musician Billy Strings will release a new 16-track studio album titled So Much for Goodbyes on August 28 through Reprise Records. The first single from the upcoming record, Burn the Other End, was written alongside Paul Hoffman and released today with an accompanying music video.
The album was produced by Strings in collaboration with T Bone Burnett and features original cover artwork created by the artist’s late mother, Debra Apostol. Strings noted that the collection of songs was written as a personal tribute to his mother following a period of grief.
The physical vinyl release is manufactured entirely within the United States, utilizing variants such as black, wood grain, and sun core. The records were plated and pressed at Paramount Pressing and Plating in Denver, Colorado, and cut for vinyl by Jeff Powell in Memphis, Tennessee.
Strings is scheduled to return to the television program Austin City Limits for a performance this Thursday, July 2. The appearance marks his first concert since sustaining a broken leg earlier this year, and the set will stream live on YouTube before airing on television this fall.
The album release coincides with the sold-out Ionia Freak Fair festival on August 28 and 29, which features performances by Strings, Sierra Hull, and Greensky Bluegrass. The artist will continue a headline concert tour through the fall with scheduled stops in Boston, Portland, Denver, Inglewood, and San Diego.
Click here to watch Burt the Other End music video
Click here to pre save So Much for Goodbyes.
Billy Strings 2026 tour dates
July 2 /// Austin, TX /// Austin City Limits at the Moody Theater
July 4 /// Austin, TX /// Germania Insurance Amphitheater*
July 14 /// Roanoke, VA /// Berglund Center (SOLD OUT)
July 17 /// Portsmouth, VA /// Portsmouth Pavilion (SOLD OUT)
July 18 /// Portsmouth, VA /// Portsmouth Pavilion (SOLD OUT)
July 21 /// Boston, MA /// Agganis Arena (SOLD OUT)
July 22 /// Boston, MA /// Agganis Arena (SOLD OUT)
July 24 /// Portland, ME /// Cross Insurance Arena (SOLD OUT)
July 25 /// Portland, ME /// Cross Insurance Arena (SOLD OUT)
July 28 /// Hartford, CT /// PeoplesBank Arena (SOLD OUT)
July 31 /// Bethel, NY /// Bethel Woods Center for the Arts (SOLD OUT)
August 1 /// Bethel, NY /// Bethel Woods Center for the Arts (SOLD OUT)
August 4 /// Charleston, WV /// Charleston Coliseum (SOLD OUT)
August 6 /// Fishers, IN /// Fishers Event Center (SOLD OUT)
August 7 /// Fishers, IN /// Fishers Event Center (SOLD OUT)
August 8 /// Fishers, IN /// Fishers Event Center (SOLD OUT)
August 28 /// Ionia, MI /// Ionia Freak Fair (SOLD OUT)
August 29 /// Ionia, MI /// Ionia Freak Fair (SOLD OUT)
September 18 /// Denver, CO /// Ball Arena (SOLD OUT)
September 19 /// Denver, CO /// Ball Arena (SOLD OUT)
September 20 /// Denver, CO /// Paramount Theatre† (SOLD OUT)
September 25 /// Los Angeles, CA /// The Orpheum
Theatre† (SOLD OUT)
September 26 /// Inglewood, CA /// Kia Forum
September 28 /// San Diego, CA /// Pechanga Arena
October 2 /// Oakland, CA /// Oakland Arena
October 3 /// Oakland, CA /// Oakland Arena
October 6 /// Eugene, OR /// Matthew Knight Arena
October 9 /// Everett, WA /// Angel of the Winds Arena
October 10 /// Everett, WA /// Angel of the Winds Arena
October 23 /// Huntsville, AL /// The Orion Amphitheater (SOLD OUT)
October 24 /// Huntsville, AL /// The Orion Amphitheater (SOLD OUT)
October 30 /// Baltimore, MD /// CFG Bank Arena (SOLD OUT)
October 31 /// Baltimore, MD /// CFG Bank Arena (SOLD OUT)
December 4 /// New Orleans, LA /// Saenger Theatre† (SOLD OUT)
December 5 /// New Orleans, LA /// Smoothie King Center
December 9 /// Sugar Land, TX /// Smart Financial Centre
December 11 /// Fort Worth, TX /// Dickies Arena
*Willie Nelson’s 4th of July Picnic
†Ticketmaster ticketing request
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