Carly Pearce keeps hinting that she’s ready to move forward with the next chapter of her career, following the success of her smash-hit album 29: Written in Stone. The award-winning singer-songwriter is gearing up for a big week as she performs back-to-back headlining shows at the historic Ryman Auditorium in Nashville, Tennessee, and then is inducted in the Kentucky Music Hall of Fame.
Pearce announced her first-ever headlining show at the Ryman earlier this year. The venue sold out in under an hour, according to the Ryman, rendering Pearce “speechless” and calling for a second performance date. The shows are set for October 26 and October 27, with Jackson Dean and Mountain Heart joining for those dates, respectively.
“Being able to sell hard tickets is really where you can see what is the true value of your art. There’s nothing fabricated about selling tickets,” Pearce said in a statement shared by her record label. “And so, to be able to come off of this crazy last, really two years, and come home to Nashville and play two proper nights in the place that I love so much, that I dreamt of singing in my whole life, is going to be so special, and it’s actually kind of the way that we’re gonna end the year. And I think it’s a really great way to kind of put 29 down, let her live, obviously on in my career forever, but also turn the page a bit in a really exciting way.“
Pearce recently signaled the end of her 29 era when she premiered the music video to her breakup ballad, “What He Didn’t Do.” The 15-track collection also included the smash-hit duet, “Never Wanted To Be That Girl,” with Ashley McBryde. It also included “Next Girl” and “Diamondback,” among other fan-favorites, plus the heartfelt “Dear Miss Loretta,” featuring Patty Loveless, which Pearce performed at the Grand Ole Opry to honor the late Loretta Lynn.
The back-to-back nights at the Ryman Auditorium come right before Pearce is inducted into the Kentucky Music Hall of Fame. The Kentucky native — from Taylor Mill — will join some of her biggest musical influences in the Hall of Fame on October 28. She said in a statement shared by her record label:
“I mean, just very taken back by that. I feel like anybody who’s ever made any kind of waves in music that are from the state are in that museum. I’ve been there, I know who all is a part of that – Patty Loveless, The Judds, Ricky Skaggs, Alison Krauss, Lee Ann Womack. It’s just such a big honor and you’re just like, oh my goodness, they felt like I was worthy and that my music meant something, and that’s all I ever wanted as a little girl in Kentucky. It just feels really special to be recognized like that.”