Join all-vocal favorite Home Free at the watering hole with a new song, 'Dive Bar Saints'
Matthew LeimkuehlerBottoms up, country fans — a cappella group Home Free returns with "Dive Bar Saints," a warm, welcoming ode to the local watering hole.
The track comes off the group's upcoming full-length of the same name, due out July 26 via Home Free Records. Stream the "Dive Bar Saints" music video exclusively with USA TODAY Network — Tennessee in the video player above.
On the meaning of "Dive Bar Saints," Home Free singer Tim Foust explained: "(It) truly epitomizes Home Free, not only our sound, but also our identity. Like the song says, 'everybody’s welcome,' and we mean that — we want people from all walks of life to find comfort in what we create."
Basking in a neon glow, the video takes viewers inside Nashville's Springwater Supper Club & Lounge, where members of the group welcome friendly faces with open arms and an a cappella bop.
Bolo Brothers Creative directed and shot the video last February.
"We loved each getting to play different roles in this music video," said singer Adam Chance. "There were so many moving parts; with us as our characters, the extras, the location. It’s all so important in telling the story we want to portray for this song and album."
"Dive Bar Saints" proves a bit of a departure from the Home Free established on past releases. The group's earned a reputation (and a whopping 291 million YouTube views) mostly for putting vocal twists on country favorites — "Ring Of Fire," "Friends In Low Places," "Cruise."
The upcoming album, however, offers the group's biggest taste of original material, with 10 tracks penned for Home Free. Why turn now to original tunes?
"What we’ve found is that fans actually sing along even more to some of our originals than the covers we do, which is such a great feeling," Foust said. "Fans have continued to ask us for more original tracks, so we finally decided to give them what they’ve been asked for."
He added: "At the end of the day, we’ve proven that we can entertain with the best of them; now it’s time to show the world who we are as artists.
Home Free takes "Dive Bar Saints" on the road this fall for a world tour, including two nights at the Ryman Auditorium in October. See the full dates below.
Home Free 'Dive Bar Saints' tour dates
July 2019
22 | Minneapolis, MN – First Avenue*
25 | Chicago, IL – Joe's on Weed St.*
*Album release shows
September 2019
18 | Fresno, CA – Saroyan Theatre
20 | Bakersfield, CA – The Fox Theatre
21 | San Diego, CA – Humphreys by the Bay
22 | Tucson, AZ – Fox Tucson Theatre
24 | Midland, TX – Wagner Noël Performing Arts Center
25 | Oklahoma City, OK – Hudiburg Chevrolet Center at Rose State College
26 | Houston, TX – Cullen Performance Hall
27 | Dallas, TX – Majestic Theatre
28 | San Antonio, TX – Majestic Theatre
October 2019
1 | Fort Smith, AR – ArcBest Performing Arts Center
2 | Springfield, MO – Hammons Hall for the Performing Arts
4 | Peoria, IL – Peoria Civic Center
5 | Joliet, IL – Rialto Square Theatre
6 | Nashville, IN – Brown County Music Center
8 | Louisville, KY – Brown Theatre
9 | Ashland, KY – Paramount Arts Center
11 | Nashville, TN – Ryman Auditorium
12 | Nashville, TN – Ryman Auditorium
November 2019
1 | Wilmington, DE – The Grand Opera House
2 | Boston, MA – Lynn Auditorium
3 | Albany, NY – Palace Theatre
4 | Portland, ME – Westbrook Performing Arts Center
6 | Glenside, PA – Keswick Theatre
7 | Pittsburgh, PA – Carnegie Music Hall
8 | Atlantic City, NJ – Harrah's Resort Atlantic City (18+)
9 | Buffalo, NY – UB Center for the Arts
10 | New York, NY – Town Hall
February 2020
21 | Leuven, Belgium – Het Depot
23 | Amsterdam, Netherlands – RAI Theatre
24 | Hamburg, Germany – Fabrik
25 | Copenhagen, Denmark – Hotel Cecil
26 | Skive, Denmark – Skive Theater
28 | Stockholm, Sweden – Göta Lejon
29 | Gothenburg, Sweden – Concerthouse
March 2020
1 | Oslo, Norway – Oslo Konserthus
3 | Cologne, Germany – E-Werk
4 | Hannover, Germany – Capitol-Hochhaus Hannover
6 | Berlin, Germany – Columbia Theater
7 | Warsaw, Poland – Klub Proxima
9 | Prague, Czech Republic – Lucerna Music Bar
10 | Vienna, Austria – Arena Wien
12 | Milan, Italy – Serraglio
13 | Munich, Germany – Alte Kongresshalle
14 | Zurich, Switzerland – X-TRA
15 | Paris, France – La Maroquinerie
17 | Manchester, England, UK – O2 Ritz Manchester
18 | Glasgow, Scotland, UK – Saint Luke’s
19 | Birmingham, England, UK – O2 Academy
20 | London, England, UK – O2 Shepherd’s Bush Empire