The Crooner and The Cowboy
Leon Bridges and Charley Crockett celebrate Texas at Houston tour stop
Leon Bridges and Charley Crockett are going on a Texas-themed tour together.
Two Texas musicians in different genres with a lot of Lone Star pride are hitting the road together. Leon Bridges and Charley Crockett are stopping at The Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion in The Woodlands on Sunday, September 21.
Bridges was raised and got his career started in Fort Worth, and Crockett is from the Rio Grande Valley and now lives in Austin. However, the The Crooner & The Cowboy Tour only stops in two Texas cities: the date in The Woodlands followed by Austin on September 23.
It all kicks off at the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles on June 5, with more than a two month break before the second date in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. There are 21 dates in all.
Both Texas shows will feature Dave Alvin and Jimmie Dale Gilmore as openers. The two first teamed up for their 2018 album Downey to Lubbock, which references their hometowns in California and Texas. Gilmore now lives in Austin.
A press release shares that the tour will celebrate Bridges and Crockett's "shared roots, longtime friendship, and the rich musical heritage of Texas." It'll be an interesting night for fans with broad tastes, as Bridges brings R&B and Crockett brings country. However, both are known for their organic takes on old-fashioned styles, and both emphasize their pasts as buskers in Texas.
Crockett just released his new album, Lonesome Drifter, on March 14, 2025. Pitchfork rated it 7.2, describing it as "flush with doubt and humanity." He made his debut at RodeoHouston earlier this week.
Bridges is coming off the release of his fourth studio album, Leon, which he released during the Austin City Limits Music Festival on October 4, 2024.
Presales start Tuesday, March 25, at 10 am via Seated; public sales start Friday, March 28, at 10 am.
Every ticket sold will contribute $1 to Bridges' charity with football coach Gary Patterson, The Big Good. The nonprofit helps amplify the causes of four North Texas partners, including a food bank, a students' organization, and more.
Dates for The Crooner & The Cowboy Tour
6/05/2025 Hollywood Bowl // Los Angeles, CA (Show already on sale)
8/26/2025 BMO Pavilion // Milwaukee, WI !
8/27/2025 Michigan Lottery Amphitheatre at Freedom Hill // Sterling Heights, MI !
8/28/2025 Budweiser Stage // Toronto, ON !
8/30/2025 Broadview Stage at SPAC // Saratoga Springs, NY !
8/31/2025 Thompson's Point // Portland, ME !
9/01/2025 Thompson's Point // Portland, ME !
9/04/2025 Forest Hills Stadium // Forest Hills, NY @#
9/05/2025 The Mann Center // Philadelphia, PA @
9/06/2025 Allianz Amphitheater at Riverfront // Richmond, VA @
9/07/2025 Merriweather Post Pavilion // Columbia, MD @
9/09/2025 Blossom Music Center // Cuyahoga Falls, OH @
9/10/2025 The ICON Festival Stage at Smale Park // Cincinnati, OH @
9/12/2025 Red Hat Amphitheater // Raleigh, NC @
9/13/2025 Credit One Stadium // Charleston, SC @
9/14/2025 St. Augustine Amphitheatre // St Augustine, FL @
9/15/2025 The BayCare Sound // Clearwater, FL @
9/17/2025 Coca-Cola Amphitheater // Birmingham, AL %
9/19/2025 Walmart AMP // Rogers, AR %
9/21/2025 The Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion // The Woodlands, TX %
9/23/2025 Moody Center // Austin, TX %
! – Noeline Hoffman opening
@ – Reyna Tropical opening
# – Honky Tonkin’ In Queens opening
% – Dave Alvin & Jimmie Dale Gilmore opening
