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Kelsea Ballerini is marking a career “first” in 2025.
The award-winning country star said “this ain’t my first rodeo (but it IS my first arena tour!!!!!!),” as she posted the dates of her next headlining run on Instagram on Wednesday morning (October 23). The tour will include special guests Maisie Peters and Marynn Taylor. Tickets will be available to the general public on November 1.
Ballerini’s announcement arrives two days before she’s set to release her fifth full-length album, Patterns. The highly-anticipated record follows Ballerini’s latest studio project, Subject To Change, and her deeply personal EP and accompanying short film, Rolling Up The Welcome Mat. Ballerini kicked off her Patterns era with “Cowboys Cry Too,” a collaboration with Noah Kahan, followed by “Sorry Mom,” “Two Things” and “First Rodeo,” which features glimpses of her real-life boyfriend, Outer Banks star Chase Stokes, in the music video.
- Patterns
- Sorry Mom
- Baggage
- First Rodeo
- Nothing Really Matters
- How Much Do You Love Me
- Two Things
- We Broke Up
- Wait!
- Beg For Your Love
- Deep
- Cowboys Cry Too, with Noah Kahan
- I Would, Would You
- This Time Last Year
- Did You Make It Home? (Outro)
Earlier this year, Ballerini delivered an intimate performance and a Q&A hosted by her mom, Carla, on a rooftop in Downtown Nashville, Tennessee. Carla said her daughter’s then-unannounced album featured “some incredible love songs,” and Ballerini described the record as “grounded.” The East Tennessee-born singer-songwriter said she’s “never handled anything with so much care in my life.”
Before she kicks off her arena tour, Ballerini is gearing up for her “one night only” album release show at Madison Square Garden in New York City on October 29. The lineup also includes Aly & AJ and Tigirlily Gold. The concert quickly sold out on September 12, which the Patterns star, 31, said was “the most unreal” birthday gift.
“The whole time I was making this album, I was visualizing and dreamscaping ways to bring it to life for our live show, and it was something I couldn't wait more than five days after its release to do,” Ballerini said in a statement. “When good things happen, when new chapters begin, you want to share them with your people. This time around, it just so happens to be in a bucket list venue in the heart of a city that is landmarked heavily in the music and visuals of PATTERNS. I'm so giddy to be celebrating this album release at Madison Square Garden...see you in New York City!”
Patterns will arrive on Friday (October 25).