Turnpike Troubadours, Jason Isbell, CWG Team for Arena Shows
The Turnpike Troubadours, Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit, and Charles Wesley Godwin have all been personally responsible for releasing three of the most landmark albums of 2023 so far. Now all three of them have decided to join forces to help kick off 2024. Announced on Monday, the troika of top songwriters and performers will be playing the Paycom Center in Oklahoma City on two consecutive nights, Friday, January 19th, and Saturday, January 20th, 2024.
Though the Turnpike Troubadours have run into a little resistance in the effort to become a coast-to-coast arena act, they certainly can fill a place to the rafters on their home turf. Add Jason Isbell into the mix and Charles Wesley Godwin opening, and folks from Oklahoma won’t just be flocking to OKC, fans will be flying in from around the country to take in the bill. To many, this is a dream lineup.
The Turnpike Troubadours released their return album A Cat in The Rain on August 25th, and Jason Isbell released what many consider his return to form in Weathervanes in early June. Charles Wesley Godwin released a landmark album of his own in Family Ties on September 22nd. Turnpike and Jason Isbell crossed paths at this year’s Newport Folk Festival in late July. Frontman Evan Felker sat in on Jason Isbell’s set and sang on Isbell’s new song “King of Oklahoma.”
It seems like Oklahoma is getting all the greatest shows at the moment. If the Turnpike/Isbell/CWG bill is too rich for your blood or doesn’t exactly fit your taste, on December 16th, 2023, The Vandoliers, Joshua Ray Walker, and Mike and the Moonpies will be joining forces of their own for a show at the legendary Cain’s Ballroom in Tulsa.
Presale tickets for the Turnpike Troubadours shows in Oklahoma will be available on Wednesday, October 11th at 10:00am Central for those who sign up for the mailing list. Public on sale starts on Friday, October 13th at 10:00am Central.
October 10, 2023 @ 3:00 am
Honestly don’t understand the hype around Jason Isbell. His songwriting is mediocre at best. Turnpike troubadours should be doing this tour with some names they can bring up who are real talents
October 10, 2023 @ 8:10 am
lol @ the idea that Turnpike are trying to “bring up” Isbell, here.
Weathervanes handily outperformed A Cat in the Rain, and Isbell’s audience is far less regional than Turnpike.
Isbell isn’t a “supporting act,” here – they’re warming up for Zach’s tour and neither of them can book an arena this size on their own.
CWG is gonna be a beneficiary, though…which is absolutely awesome.
October 11, 2023 @ 7:21 pm
Turnpike filled up the BOK Center in Tulsa back to back earlier this year.
October 10, 2023 @ 8:40 am
Isbell comes off as an asshole, and he has outspoken political opinions with which lots of people (and esp. lots of country fans) disagree. Hell, I disagree with most of his opinions.
But denying that he’s a talented songwriter is a stretch. I mean, de gustibus non est disputandum and all, but this opinion is most typically borne of people not separating the art from the artist.
October 11, 2023 @ 4:53 am
Just because you dont like Isbell which is understandable because he’s a pretentious fuck doesn’t mean you have to pretend that he’s immensely talented
October 11, 2023 @ 9:23 am
Lol so much cope.
October 10, 2023 @ 5:16 am
It’s a new era I guess. Not long ago Jason had a certain, let’s just say, “look he was going for” with his openers. I also wonder how Turnpike would have felt about fans being asked to show papers on entry. Hey, they have the recovering thing in common at least.
October 10, 2023 @ 7:05 am
…what is this word soup, haha?
Deer Tick opened for Isbell over the summer. The Rails and His Lordship opened for him in Europe last fall, and Shawn Colvin opened for him in the spring.
Trying so hard to stir up controversy and turn the comments into a shitshow, for literally zero reason.
October 10, 2023 @ 9:08 am
What you meant to say is, you disagree politically and socially with Isbell. He preaches inclusiveness, then puts his money where is mouth is, and books diversity for his openers. You don’t have to agree, but it’s better than the lip service most artists who are so outspoken either way do.
October 10, 2023 @ 10:53 am
Not quite. I’m not a fan enough of Jason show me your papers Isbell to know that he loosened up on his selecting people by race quota, so it caught me a little off guard….and I commented on it. Thanks for trying to help me communicate what I REALLY meant to say though, and thanks to Lester for the fact check. You guys are doing the work.
October 10, 2023 @ 12:35 pm
I ran this through “Mealy Mouthed Whining” on Google Translate:
Came out as “I was talking out of my ass about something I knew exactly jack shit about. Now I’m trying and failing to deflect.”
Crazy how many fewer words that took!
October 11, 2023 @ 8:03 am
Comments “Trying so hard to stir up controversy and turn the comments into a shitshow, for literally zero reason.”
Proceeds to stir up controversy and turns comments into a shitshow for zero reason
October 10, 2023 @ 5:17 am
Saw this posted on Turnpike’s Facebook page and really wanted to get tickets but that requires a flight and hotel room for me and that just isn’t in the cards. I am jealous of anyone who does get to go to this show.
October 10, 2023 @ 5:43 am
I believe that’s what will be called “a hell of a show”.
October 10, 2023 @ 6:07 am
Cool poster.
But calling Turnpike’s latest album, “a landmark” is a stretch. I love the band but it is a filler album in their catalog.
October 10, 2023 @ 8:45 am
Artistically, I agree.
But I think it’s fair to call it a landmark in the sense that it’s their first post-hiatus album and therefore has attracted a lot of attention.
October 10, 2023 @ 8:32 am
“The Vandoliers, Joshua Ray Walker, and Mike and the Moonpies will be joining forces of their own for a show at the legendary Cain’s Ballroom in Tulsa.”
Now that is a hot ticket.
Vandoliers are so awesome live.
I will say JRW latest cover album is a little weird to, but he sure can sing..
And then of course the Moonpies. Nuff said.
October 10, 2023 @ 9:14 am
I would hope that Turnpike are the openers, allowing everyone to bail when they’re done.
October 10, 2023 @ 11:08 am
Kevin,
With you there. I am wondering if Mr. Isbell will make a statement condemning the Hamas attack. He seems to be very vocal on “certain” social issues.
October 10, 2023 @ 2:16 pm
He has so much empathy
October 10, 2023 @ 4:31 pm
Stay off social media and Isbell’s music will be more enjoyable. Shit is too crazy out there to worry about nonsense SJW rhetoric.
October 11, 2023 @ 7:52 am
Man, you really are missing out on Charles Wesley Godwin.
October 10, 2023 @ 9:29 am
Apologies in advance as I am way off topic here and in no way related to this incredible lineup for these shows, and not remotely related to saving country music, but the more reviews I read about the Stones album coming out on Friday the more excited I’m getting. Throwing out the obligatory Rolling Stone puff piece, plenty of credible websites are saying it’s the best music they’ve made in 40 years. So Trigger, anyway you can get your hands on it before Friday and confirm or deny such lofty praise? I trust you and don’t want to be disappointed if it’s nothing to get all worked up about.
October 10, 2023 @ 11:20 am
I have not received an advanced copy of the new Rolling Stones album. But I very well may give it a listen and review it if I feel so inclined.
October 13, 2023 @ 9:14 am
looks like the middle rafters are actually closed for these shows… kinda surprising? I went to look at tickets and there were plenty left, no queue. maybe one full show was the move? in this economy people may very well be seeing one show (and they just played there) and not feeling the need to hit them all. or do you think Jason’s politics affect sales at all? I would think the opposite?
October 20, 2023 @ 8:47 pm
It’s sad to see that people on here still fall for the divide and conquer strategy in America that the media and establishment Democrats and Republicans strive to do in order to benefit themselves. Trump tries to portray himself as a populist, but his record shows he’s a normy establishment Republican. No mystery around Biden being an establishment Democrat. Anyways, it also shouldn’t be a surprise to anyone that most of the artists in the alt-country/americana lane our left-leaning, which doesn’t mean they support establishment Democrats. So enough of the Team Red and Team Blue bullshit in the comment sections. Politics aside, we should all be in support of Isbell talking shit about the pop country establishment artists like a Jason Aldean and the bro country formula they keep creating in Nashville. Also, early on him and Justin Townes Earle sort of got a lot of us here in the comment sections into this type of music. Personally, I would have never known this type of music existed if it wasn’t for Steve Earle. Aite, rant over ha ha