Who Is Opening for Chris Stapleton on the 2026 All-American Road Show?
Chris Stapleton keeps the All-American Road Show rolling through 2026, with a leg that stretches from January into October across arenas, amphitheaters, and a run of stadium dates. Unlike a tour built around a single support act, the Road Show rotates a deep bench of openers, so the undercard changes depending on which night you catch. Here is who is opening, what each act brings, and where Stapleton is headed next.
How the Support Lineup Works
Stapleton does not carry one opener for the whole run. Instead, a rotating group of artists splits the calendar, with each act covering a stretch of dates rather than the entire tour. The bigger stadium nights tend to get the marquee names, while the amphitheater and arena shows pull from the rest of the roster. That means the night in one city can look very different from the night two states over, so it is worth checking the specific date before you buy.
Two pairings are already locked in. Lainey Wilson opens a string of stadium shows, including the May 23 date at Nashville's Nissan Stadium, and Zach Top takes the support slot at Boston's Fenway Park on August 14. The rest of the openers rotate across select dates through the year.
The 2026 Openers
Lainey Wilson
The reigning face of mainstream country, Wilson gets the heaviest billing on the stadium dates. Her catalog of arena-sized singles makes her the closest thing the Road Show has to a co-headliner on the nights she plays.
Zach Top
Top is the traditionalist breakout of the moment, leaning on a neotraditional, hard-country sound that pairs naturally with Stapleton's own roots. His Fenway slot is one of the most talked-about support bookings of the run.
Ashley McBryde
A sharp songwriter with a rock edge, McBryde brings some of the grit that makes her own headline shows land. She is a strong fit for the amphitheater crowd.
Grace Potter
Grace Potter adds a soul and rock dimension to the bill. Her live reputation, built on big vocals and a loose, jam-friendly stage show, makes her one of the more dynamic openers on the roster.
Molly Tuttle
A two-time Grammy-winning bluegrass guitarist, Tuttle is the most technically dazzling name on the undercard. Her flatpicking is worth showing up early for on the nights she plays.
Nikki Lane
The self-styled "highway queen" of outlaw country, Lane brings a vintage, road-worn cool that sits comfortably alongside Stapleton's barroom songwriting.
Mike Campbell & The Dirty Knobs
The former Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers guitarist fronts his own band on select dates, a serious draw for the classic-rock side of Stapleton's audience.
Allen Stone
Allen Stone is the soul and R&B voice in the mix, a reminder that the Road Show has never been a strictly country bill.
Maggie Rose
Rose has steadily moved from Nashville country toward a soulful, Americana-leaning sound, and her band-driven set is a good early-evening warmup.
The Teskey Brothers
The Australian soul outfit brings a throwback, Motown-flavored sound that has earned them a devoted live following.
Carter Faith
Carter Faith is one of the newer names on the roster, a rising country-Americana artist getting a major platform on the nights she opens.
Where Stapleton Is Playing Next
The summer stretch keeps Stapleton busy across the country. Upcoming stops include Burgettstown, Pennsylvania on June 17, Charlotte on June 20, Hershey, Pennsylvania on June 24, and North Charleston, South Carolina on June 26. The West Coast run picks up in Mountain View, California on July 9, followed by Chula Vista, Paso Robles, Portland, Vancouver, and George, Washington before swinging back through the Midwest with Cincinnati on August 1.
You can see the full, current routing on the Chris Stapleton artist page, which pulls live dates as they are announced.
Getting Tickets
Because the openers rotate, the best move is to pick the act you most want to see, then find the date and city where they are on the bill. Stadium nights with Lainey Wilson and Fenway with Zach Top are likely to move fastest. For everything else, check the specific date on the artist page before buying, since the support act is the part of the night most likely to change from city to city.