NASHVILLE, TENN. (March 22, 2022) — Drake White is going international, bringing his headline THE OPTIMYSTIC TOUR across the pond for a UK run of five dates in August 2022. Tickets go on sale this Friday (3/25) at 10 a.m. GMT.
The week-long trek will kick off with an electric headlining appearance from White at the Millport Country Music Festival before he visits Manchester, London and Bristol, wrapping with a headlining stop at The Long Road Festival in Leicestershire.
These upcoming shows mark a return to the UK for White, who has been touring the area for the past eight years. Hailed as a “voracious live performer” by Rolling Stone, White’s “energetic” live show, as praised by Sounds Like Nashville, is an experience unlike any other, allowing the Alabama native to share his soulful voice and inspirational spirit as he leaves audiences “captivated,” Unsung Melody raves.
"I have my grandfather's globe in my studio and I remember looking at it before I could grow a beard," White shares. "A stroke and a pandemic kept me from playing abroad the last few years, but I'm happy to announe we are headed your way!"
The international run is in support of White’s latest studio album, THE OPTIMYSTIC, which arrived on March 11 and is racking up glowing reviews from critics and fans alike. PEOPLE proclaimed that “Drake White is back,” while E! News posits that White’s new songs “offer hope to anyone dealing with difficulty in their life.” Music Mayhem Magazine declared that THE OPTIMYSTIC "gives proof that it’s possible to overcome any odds against you” and Nashville Lifestyles called the album “an against-the-odds soundtrack.”
White is currently on tour with Whiskey Myers on their WHISKEY MYERS IS A COMIN’ TOUR through March 26 before moving to the Spring leg of his THE OPTIMYSTIC TOUR in the US, which begins with a show in Portland, Maine on April 1 and ends with a stop in Jackson, Tennessee on May 21. White will be joined by Kasey Tyndall on all dates of his Spring run. Find full tour details here.
