From the time he first moved to Nashville to pursue a career in country music, Dierks Bentley has had a love for bluegrass music. While grinding his way to the top, he became friends with a number of Music City grassers, including The Grascals, the McCourys, and many others.
Once he was solidly established, he even recorded a bluegrass album, Up On The Ridge, in 2010, which included contributions from Del McCoury, Sam Bush, and Chris Thile and Punch Brothers. Bentley toured with The Travelin’ McCourys and appeared on TV with Punch Brothers in support of the album, which was warmly received and released by his label, Capitol Records.
With today’s announcement of Dierks’ 2026 tour, Off The Map, we see that he has enlisted supported from Ricky Skaggs & Kentucky Thunder on several shows, as well as fast-rising jam grassers Mountain Grass Unit. Kaitlin Butts, Cole Goodwin, and Owen Riegling will also open on some dates.
The tour takes its name from Bentley’s new single, of which he says…
“Off The Map is a song about going to that place where you take a break from it for a little bit, whether it’s a bar stool sipping something cold, or a back porch down a back road. I like to think that our shows are a place where our fans can go off the map for a few hours, and recharge the batteries. The band and I are so excited about sharing the road with the one and only Ricky Skaggs, as well as with the other guys and girls on the shows with us this summer. They were all hand picked, as I am big fans of theirs. Can’t wait to get out there and watch their shows before we get to go out and do our thing. Going to be some great on-stage collaborations this summer.”
Off The Map tour dates announced today include:
- 6/12 – Rogers, AR with Ricky Skaggs & Kentucky Thunder
- 6/13 – Kansas City, MO with Ricky Skaggs & Kentucky Thunder
- 6/25 – Bonner, MT with Mountain Grass Unit
- 6/26 – Airway Heights, WA
- 7/2 – Colorado Springs, CO with Ricky Skaggs & Kentucky Thunder
- 7/9 – Gilford, NH with Ricky Skaggs & Kentucky Thunder
- 7/10 – Bridgeport, CT with Ricky Skaggs & Kentucky Thunder
- 7/11 – Canandaigua, NY with Ricky Skaggs & Kentucky Thunder
- 7/16 – Wilmington, NC with Ricky Skaggs & Kentucky Thunder
- 7/17 – Charleston, SC with Ricky Skaggs & Kentucky Thunder
- 7/18 – St. Augustine, FL with Ricky Skaggs & Kentucky Thunder
Here’s a video of Dierks with Ricky and the band singing Free and Easy Down The Road I Go.
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