Shaboozey Brings the Great American Roadshow to 713 Music Hall

“I don’t know if this is too much,” exclaimed Shaboozey as he pointed at the chain hugging his neck. The country singer was dressed plainly in blue jeans and a T-shirt emblazoned with the logo for Gilley’s Club, the famous nightclub in Pasadena, Texas that ran for nearly two decades. What was not plain was the diamond chain with the initials “AD,” representing his American Dogwood record label. The piece caught the light throughout the night and glimmered even in darkness.

“I was debating on whether to put all these pieces on,” he continued, reaching into the crowd to sign hats, posters, shirts, and records for fans. “I didn’t want to seem like I was stunting or nothing. But we got a Houston legend in the building, and his name is Maxo Kream. I asked him backstage if it was too much. And he told me I was in Houston, so shine on ‘em!”

A minute later, the Woodbridge, Virginia native was leading the packed house at 713 Music Hall through the chorus of “Amen.” The 2025 Great American Roadshow was in full swing in Houston, Texas.

The Great American Roadshow Tour is Shaboozey’s first national headlining run. Announced in early 2025, it began in April and includes more than thirty shows across the United States, with stops in Nashville, Atlanta, Chicago, Denver, Los Angeles, and New York. Several festival appearances were added during the summer. The tour supports his 2024 album Where I’ve Been, Isn’t Where I’m Going, released through his American Dogwood imprint in partnership with Empire.

For fans who discovered Shaboozey through his chart-topping hit “A Bar Song (Tipsy),” the tour offers both the pop-driven sound that brought him mainstream attention and deeper cuts from his catalog, including “Fire and Gasoline,” “Drink Don’t Need No Mix,” and “Good News.” Flanked by his band, he moves easily between upbeat anthems and more reflective material that shows his range as a songwriter.

“I grew up in Virginia,” he said, reaching for a guitar at center stage. “Let me play a little of the music I love.”

Shaboozey performs with a full band that features pedal steel, acoustic guitar, bass, and live drums. The stage setup is straightforward, keeping the focus on the musicianship and the interaction between the band and the audience. His team includes several longtime collaborators from Virginia who helped shape the album’s sound and visuals.

The tour follows a breakout year that saw Shaboozey reach No. 1 on both the Billboard Hot 100 and Country charts with A Bar Song (Tipsy). His features on Beyoncé’s Cowboy Carter expanded his reach and underscored his growing influence across genres. Before that success, he spent nearly a decade releasing independent projects that mixed country, hip hop, and rock influences. Albums like Lady Wrangler (2018) and Cowboys Live Forever, Outlaws Never Die (2022) built the foundation for his current momentum. Now, with the Great American Roadshow, Shaboozey stands at the center of a sound that bridges his past work with a larger vision for what American music can be.

“This is my first headlining tour, and when I first came in this room, I thought it was kind of big. We’ve been selling out shows in a bunch of cities, but this is a big room when no one is in here. But y’all don’t understand what it means to me to see people in here from wall to wall and have every seat filled. It just means I’m on the right track.”

The Houston performance underscored why this tour matters. Shaboozey is not just moving through venues; he is building a career that pushes country music into spaces it has rarely occupied. The Great American Roadshow proves that his blend of Virginia storytelling, Nigerian heritage, and American grit can fill halls across the country. Houston’s response, with a sold-out crowd and voices carrying every chorus, was another marker of an artist whose influence is expanding quickly and whose vision continues to grow louder with each stop.

Set List

Last of My Kind
Anabelle
Blink Twice
Tall Boy
Drink Don’t Need No Mix
Vegas
Highway
Move On (with Kevin Powers)
Family Tradition (Hank Williams, Jr. cover)
Amen
Finally Over
Fire and Gasoline
Horses & Hellcats
Good News
Let It Burn
A Bar Song (Tipsy)

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