[Cover photo credit to Andrew Dalton]
Texan band Asleep At The Wheel have been going for over 50 years, and to honor the five decade mark, the band have decided to dedicate their upcoming 32nd album to their adopted home state.
Band founder Ray Benson says:
It’s been fifty five years for Asleep At The Wheel as a band, and fifty of them have been spent in Texas. We are known worldwide for being a Texas band and playing Texas and Western Swing music, and it gives us great pride to carry this torch and responsibility.
Out on August 22nd, 2025 via Bismeaux Records and Signature Sounds Recordings, the record is called Riding High In Texas and covers songs about Texas from a wide range of songwriters like Jimmie Rogers, Guy Clark, Charlie Daniels, and more, and includes collaborations with the likes of Lyle Lovett and Billy Strings.
The first single from Riding High In Texas, “Texas In My Soul”, is out now. Written by Ernest Tubb and popularized by Willie Nelson, “Texas In My Soul” was chosen for the project because it resonated with, in Benson’s words, “How we felt in 1974 when the band moved to Texas.”
Catch Asleep At The Wheel On Tour:
June
Tuesday, June 24 – St. Louis, MO – City Winery St. Louis
Thursday, June 26 – Fish Creek, WI – Door Community Auditorium
Friday, June 27 – Bayfield, WI – Big Top Chautauqua
Saturday, June 28 – Menomonie, WI – The Mabel Tainter
Sunday, June 29 – Chicago, IL – City Winery Chicago
July
Friday, July 4 – Austin, TX – Willie Nelson’s 4th of July Picnic
Saturday, July 5 – Junction, TX – Texclipse Music Festival
Friday, July 25 – Waco, TX – Waco Hippodrome Theatre
Saturday, July 26 – Gun Barrel City, TX – Julyfest
August
Sunday, August 3 – Winston-Salem, NC – Ramkat
Tuesday, August 5 – Elkton, MD – Elkton Music Hall
Wednesday, August 6 – Sellersville, PA – Sellersville Theater
Thursday, August 7 – Vienna, VA – Filene Center (with Lyle Lovett)
Saturday, August 9 – Carthage, TX – Texas Country Music Hall of Fame
Wednesday, August 13 – Homer, NY – Center for the Arts of Homer
Thursday, August 14 – Norwalk, CT – District Music Hall
Friday, August 15 – Newton, NJ – Newton Theatre
Saturday, August 16 – Peekskill, NY – Paramount Hudson Valley
Sunday, August 17 – New York, NY – City Winery New York City
Tuesday, August 19 – Kent, OH – Kent Stage
Wednesday, August 20 – Ann Arbor, MI – The Ark
Thursday, August 21 – Millvale, PA – Mr. Smalls Theatre
Wednesday, August 27 – Bar Harbor, ME – 1932 Criterion Theatre
Thursday, August 28 – Brownfield, ME – Stone Mountain Arts Center
Friday, August 29 – Charleston, RI – Rhythm & Roots Festival
Saturday, August 30 – Plymouth, MA – Spire Center
Sunday, August 31 – North Truro, MA – Payomet
September
Saturday, September 20 – Fredericksburg, TX – Luckenbach
October
Friday, October 3 – Austin, TX – Austin City Limits Music Festival
Sunday, October 5 – Miramar Beach, FL – Moon Crush “Avett Moon”
January
Sunday, January 1 – Saturday, January 11 – Fort Lauderdale, FL – Sandy Beaches Cruise
March
Friday, March 20 – Wednesday, March 25 – Miami, FL – Outlaw Country Cruise
