Who Is Opening for Zach Bryan 2026? Kings of Leon, Alabama Shakes & More

Updated August 24, 2026 with confirmed openers for the final stretch of the tour, including Glendale and the Auburn finale.

Zach Bryan is taking the With Heaven on Tour across North America in 2026, and the support lineup is one of the most impressive bills any artist has assembled this year. Kings of Leon, Alabama Shakes, Caamp, MJ Lenderman, Trampled by Turtles, Gregory Alan Isakov, and Dijon are all rotating through stadium dates in support of Bryan's sixth album With Heaven on Top. Here's who's playing at every show.

Remaining 2026 dates at a glance: Glendale, AZ (September 5, MJ Lenderman), Dover, DE (September 18-19, Kings of Leon night one, Alabama Shakes night two), Toronto (September 21-22, Trampled by Turtles), Foxborough, MA (October 2-3, Gregory Alan Isakov), and the tour finale at Auburn's Jordan-Hare Stadium (October 10, Gregory Alan Isakov).

The Support Lineup

Bryan's opener roster tells you everything about where he sits in the music landscape right now. He's not stacking the bill with Nashville session players and radio country acts. Instead, he's pulling from indie rock, bluegrass, Americana, and alt-R&B. Several of these openers are headliner-level artists in their own right.

Kings of Leon: Direct Support on Select Dates

The Followill family needs no introduction. Kings of Leon are arena headliners who've sold tens of millions of records, and they're playing support on three dates: Louisville (April 11), Lincoln (April 25), and night one of the two-night Dover stand (September 18). That a band of their stature is opening for Zach Bryan says everything about his meteoric rise from SoundCloud uploads to selling out college football stadiums.

Alabama Shakes: Reunited and on the Road

Brittany Howard and company are back together, and their return to touring includes support slots on Bryan's summer and fall dates. They're confirmed for Eugene (July 25) and night two of the Dover stand (September 19). Alabama Shakes bring a raw, Southern-rock energy that's a natural fit for Bryan's crowd.

Caamp: Indie-Folk Support

The Columbus, Ohio indie-folk band joins the bill for the tour's opening night in St. Louis (March 7) and the Charlotte date (April 18). Caamp's warm, campfire songwriting slots in perfectly before Bryan's headlining set.

MJ Lenderman: Indie Rock's Rising Star

One of the most critically acclaimed young guitarists in indie rock, MJ Lenderman played the San Diego show on July 31 and returns for the Glendale, AZ date at State Farm Stadium on September 5. Lenderman's scrappy, Americana-adjacent guitar work makes him a smart pick for a stadium crowd that skews toward fans who discovered Bryan through the internet rather than country radio.

Dijon: R&B Meets Indie

Singer-songwriter Dijon brings a different texture to the lineup, confirmed for the Starkville, MS date on May 2. His emotionally raw R&B blends well with Bryan's own willingness to stretch beyond genre boundaries.

Trampled by Turtles: Bluegrass Energy

The Minnesota bluegrass outfit joins the bill in Tulsa (April 4) and the two-night Toronto stand (September 21-22). Their high-energy string band sound is the kind of opener that gets a stadium crowd moving before Bryan ever takes the stage.

Gregory Alan Isakov: Singer-Songwriter Support

The Colorado-based singer-songwriter is confirmed for the two-night Foxborough run at Gillette Stadium (October 2-3) and the tour finale at Jordan-Hare Stadium in Auburn on October 10. Isakov's atmospheric folk is a fitting complement to Bryan's more reflective material, and he gets the honor of opening the last show of the entire tour.

J.R. Carroll, Fey Fili, and Gabriella Rose

J.R. Carroll appears on many of the first leg dates, including St. Louis, Tulsa, Louisville, Charlotte, Lincoln, and Starkville. Fey Fili takes over on the summer dates, starting with Eugene and San Diego and continuing through Dover. Gabriella Rose joins the fall dates, including Dover, Toronto, and Foxborough.

Full Tour Dates and Lineups

First Leg (March - May)

Date	City	Venue	Openers
March 7	St. Louis, MO	The Dome at America's Center	Caamp, J.R. Carroll
March 14	Tampa, FL	Raymond James Stadium	TBA
March 21	San Antonio, TX	Alamodome	TBA
March 28	Baton Rouge, LA	Tiger Stadium	TBA
April 4	Tulsa, OK	H.A. Chapman Stadium	Trampled by Turtles, J.R. Carroll
April 11	Louisville, KY	L&N Federal Credit Union Stadium	Kings of Leon, J.R. Carroll
April 18	Charlotte, NC	Bank of America Stadium	Caamp, J.R. Carroll
April 25	Lincoln, NE	Memorial Stadium	Kings of Leon, J.R. Carroll
May 2	Starkville, MS	Davis Wade Stadium	Dijon, J.R. Carroll
May 9	Cleveland, OH	Huntington Bank Field	TBA

Second Leg (July - October)

Date	City	Venue	Openers
July 25	Eugene, OR	Autzen Stadium	Alabama Shakes, Fey Fili
July 31	San Diego, CA	Snapdragon Stadium	MJ Lenderman, Fey Fili
August 1	San Diego, CA	Snapdragon Stadium	TBA
August 7	Salt Lake City, UT	Rice-Eccles Stadium	TBA
August 13	Denver, CO	Empower Field at Mile High	TBA
August 14	Denver, CO	Empower Field at Mile High	TBA
August 22	Arlington, TX	AT&T Stadium	TBA
September 5	Glendale, AZ	State Farm Stadium	MJ Lenderman, Fey Fili
Sept 18-19	Dover, DE	The Woodlands	Kings of Leon (night 1), Alabama Shakes (night 2), Fey Fili, Gabriella Rose
Sept 21-22	Toronto, ON	Rogers Centre	Trampled by Turtles, Gabriella Rose
Oct 2-3	Foxborough, MA	Gillette Stadium	Gregory Alan Isakov, Gabriella Rose
October 10	Auburn, AL	Jordan-Hare Stadium	Gregory Alan Isakov, Gabriella Rose

Bryan also has European dates with Ben Howard and Keenan O'Meara on support.

Playing College Football Stadiums

One of the defining features of the With Heaven Tour is its venue selection. Bryan isn't routing through traditional concert amphitheaters or even standard arenas. He's playing college football stadiums. Tiger Stadium in Baton Rouge. Davis Wade Stadium in Starkville. Memorial Stadium in Lincoln. Jordan-Hare in Auburn. H.A. Chapman in Tulsa. These are 40,000-to-100,000-capacity venues in college towns across the South and Midwest, and Bryan is filling them.

It's a routing strategy that speaks directly to his fan base. Bryan's audience skews young, passionate about live music, and concentrated in the same regions where college football is a way of life. Playing these stadiums isn't just a capacity play; it's a cultural statement. The October 10 finale at Jordan-Hare caps it off: it's the first concert held at Auburn's stadium since 2017.

Why This Tour Matters

The With Heaven Tour is the clearest evidence yet that Zach Bryan has crossed from country star to full-blown cultural phenomenon. Three years ago he was playing clubs. Now he's booking Kings of Leon and Alabama Shakes as his opening acts and selling out NFL and college football stadiums coast to coast.

The support bill is also worth watching on its own merits. Kings of Leon haven't played the support role in well over a decade. Alabama Shakes' return to live music is one of the most anticipated reunions of 2026. MJ Lenderman is in the middle of a breakout year. Any one of these acts would be a strong draw as an opener, and having all of them rotating through the same tour is rare.

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