Today, PLATINUM Country-Rock standouts Southall continue their hot streak by igniting an incendiary and up-tempo new single titled “Burning Bridges” out now. Listen to “Burning Bridges” here.
Drummer Reid Barber notably penned the lyrics to “Burning Bridges,” and it catches fire straight out of the gate. Dusty electric guitar energizes the track, charging ahead on a fast-paced rhythm. Spacey keys chime through the crunch of power chords, and frontman, vocalist, guitarist, and namesake Read Southall delivers the hypnotic refrain with raw and relatable emotion, “The bridges burning may light my way and shine on all the right words to say, but it’s raining on my parade.” He goes on to wonder, “When you look up and you’re all alone, do you wish you’d never left home and just played it safe?” An arena-ready guitar solo practically stretches to the heavens executed with panache and power, showcasing another side of the group altogether.
Barber explains, “Burning Bridges is a modern rocker about the ups and downs of betting on yourself in the face of doubt, and carving a way forward where no one else sees one.”
“Burning Bridges” lands on the heels of the buzzing “Freight Train.” The song amped excitement for more and quickly picked up steam on DSPs. Blown away, Raised Rowdy proclaimed, “‘Freight Train’ is a solid, confident release that shows exactly where the boys are these days – and it’s a damn good spot to be.”
Fresh off a Northeast and Midwest run with Ole 60 — capped by a closing night at Joe’s Live in Rosemont, IL — Southall is charging into a milestone year. The band first joins co-headliners ZZ Top and Dwight Yoakam for a run of dates this spring before stepping onto even bigger stages this summer on the SOUTHERN HOSPITALITY TOUR alongside The Black Crowes and Whiskey Myers. The latter marks the most expansive tour of their career, putting Southall in front of their largest crowds to date, including a stop at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville on May 21.
Meanwhile, Southall was recently named Texas Roadhouse’s Artist of the Month for March, with their music spotlighted across the brand’s 700+ restaurant locations nationwide. As part of the program, the band’s new music video for “Southwestern Son” will air once every 90 minutes in every Texas Roadhouse location, introducing their sound to diners across the country throughout the month. Past artists featured in the program include Kenny Chesney, Kacey Musgraves, Justin Moore, and Kelsea Ballerini.
Altogether boasting nearly 770 million career streams, Southall has spent the last decade building a rabid grassroots following — headlining shows nationwide while steadily leveling up tour slots with acts like Treaty Oak Revival, Koe Wetzel, and Turnpike Troubadours.
Southall capped off a busy 2025 with the release of The Six String Sorrow Sessions that features seven re-recorded tunes from their breakout independent debut Six String Sorrow, tagging in the likes of John Jeffers of Whiskey Myers, Koe Wetzel, and Hudson Westbrook for new collaborative recordings. Beyond plugs from Music Matters Magazine and more, Whiskey Riff professed, “Southall is one of the best country leaning rock and roll bands in the business these days, and this year marks 10 years of the songs that started it all.” Country Central applauded how it “takes a dusty collection of decade-old fan-favorite gems and gives them the punchy, high-fidelity sound they’ve always deserved.” Prior, the band gave the original album new life on the 10 YEARS OF SIX STRING SORROW TOUR, which sold out dates coast-to-coast across North America.
See the full list of tour dates below. Purchase tickets here.
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MARCH
26 | Brookings, SD – Dacotah Bank Center*
27 | Grand Island, NE – Heartland Events Center*
28 | Wichita, KS – Intrust Bank Arena*
APRIL
17 | North Little Rock, AR – Simmons Bank Arena*
18 | Huntsville, AL – Orion Amphitheater*
19 | Lexington, KY – Gatton Park on the Town Branch*
23 | Fort Wayne, IN – Allen County War Memorial Coliseum*
24 | Peoria, IL – Peoria Civic Center*
25 | Bonner Springs, KS – Azura Amphitheater*
MAY
7 | Des Moines, IA – Lauridsen Amphitheater at Water Works Park*
8 | Camdenton, MO – Ozarks Amphitheater*
9 | Tyler, TX – Red Dirt BBQ & Music^
17 | Austin, TX – Moody Center+
19 | Rogers, AR – Walmart Amp+
21 | Nashville, TN – Bridgestone Arena+
23 | Alpharetta, GA – Ameris Bank Amphitheatre+
24 | Birmingham, AL – Coca-Cola Amphitheater+
26 | Brandon, MS – Brandon Amphitheater+
27 | Orange Beach, AL – The Wharf Amphitheater+
30 | Hollywood, FL – Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino+
31 | Tampa, FL – MIDFLORIDA Credit Union Amphitheatre+
JUNE
2 | Saint Augustine, FL – St Augustine Amp+
4 | Augusta, GA – The Bell Auditorium+
6 | Charlotte, NC – Truliant Amphitheater+
7 | Raleigh, NC – Coastal Credit Union Music Park At Walnut Creek+
9 | Cincinnati, OH – Riverbend Music Center+
10 | Cuyahoga Falls, OH – Blossom Music Center+
12 | Camden, NJ – Freedom Mortgage Pavilion+
13 | New York City, NY – Forest Hills Stadium+
16 | Columbia, MD – Merriweather Post Pavilion+
17 | East Bridgeport, CT – Hartford Healthcare Amphitheater+
19 | Boston, MA – Xfinity Center+
20 | Newark, NJ – Prudential Center+
JULY
17 | Indianapolis, IN – Ruoff Music Center+
18 | Detroit, MI – Pine Knob Music Theater+
21 | Toronto, ON – RBC Amphitheatre+
22 | Grand Rapids, MI – Acriuse Amphitheater+
24 | Tinley Park, IL – Credit Union 1 Amphitheatre+
25 | St. Louis, MO – Hollywood Casino Amphitheater+
28 | Shakopee, MN – Mystic Lake Amphitheater+
30 | Kansas City, MO – Morton Amphitheater
AUGUST
1 | Colorado Springs, CO – Ford Amphitheatre+
2 | Denver, CO – Fiddler’s Green Amphitheatre+
4 | Lincoln, NE – Pinewood Bowl Amp+
8 | Houston, TX – Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion+
9 | Dallas, TX – Dos Equis Pavilion+
12 | Nampa, ID – Ford Idaho Center Amphitheater+
13 | Salt Lake City, UT – Utah First Credit Union Amphitheatre+
15 | Phoenix, AZ – Mortgage Matchup Arena+
19 | Wheatland, CA – Toyota Amphitheater+
20 | Mountain View, CA – Shoreline Amphitheater+
+with ZZ Top & Dwight Yoakam
+with The Black Crowes & Whiskey Myers
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