Kacey Musgraves has one more weekend before she launches her Deeper Well World Tour in State College, Penn., on Sept 4. Her extensive autumn trek will weave from the Northeast through the Midwest to Colorado, California, Canada, Texas, Kentucky, and Florida before wrapping in Nashville at Bridgestone Arena on Dec. 6 and 7.
Musgraves looks forward to bringing the intimate songs on her album Deeper Well to life in arenas.
“I don’t think I can pick a fave,” Musgraves said of the songs on Deeper Well. “But if I was going to pick a fave, I feel like ‘Jade Green’ would be very high up on there. That song makes me want to just frolic. I just want to run and frolic through Irish fields when I hear that song.”
Now she’s tasked with reimagining how to translate the energy of these artful songs in some of the country’s most prominent venues.
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“That’s the million-dollar question,” she told American Songwriter. “A show can easily kind of grow legs and transform into something totally different if you’re not careful in an arena because it’s so big.”
Musgraves explained that spaces can feel impersonal and cold because arenas are concrete circles created for sports, not music.
“It can feel like the audience is very anonymous and far away,” Musgraves said of playing in arenas. “I feel like where I shine is in a theater. It feels very personal, but an arena is amazing for so many reasons.”
The singer described herself as a “production nerd.” Arena tours allow more opportunities “to do really special things,” she continued.
“At the end of the day, I just want to sit with the guitar, and the songs still translate,” she said. “That’s kind of my goal. That’s how I feel about an arena: ‘How can we pull the audience in, make them feel like they’re part of it, not that they’re just watching some spectacle? How do we make this feel almost like you just saw a theater show?’ Hopefully, I’ll achieve that at the end of the day.”
Obstacles aside, Musgraves said, “It’s been really fun to put together the live show.”
Kacey Musgraves believes her song “Cardinal,” inspired by her relationship with John Prine, will be a highlight.
“There’s all these moments that I’ve interwoven that are really beautiful eye candy,” she said. “But you’re there for the lyrics. You’re there for the music. That’s what we’re there for, also. It’s going to be so beautiful. I hope everyone comes to see it.”
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KACEY MUSGRAVES DEEPER WELL WORLD TOUR DATES
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Wednesday, September 4, 2024- State College, PA @ Bryce Jordan Center *
Friday, September 6, 2024- Boston, MA @ TD Garden *
Saturday, September 7, 2024- Boston, MA @ TD Garden *
Monday, September 9, 2024- Newark, NJ @ Prudential Center *
Wednesday, September 11, 2024- Grand Rapids, MI @ Van Andel Arena *
Thursday, September 12, 2024- Rosemont, IL @ Allstate Arena *
Sunday, September 15, 2024- Greenwood Village, CO @ Fiddler’s Green Amphitheatre *
Thursday, September 19, 2024- Vancouver, BC @ Rogers Arena *
Friday, September 20, 2024- Seattle, WA @ Climate Pledge Arena *
Monday, September 23, 2024- Sacramento, CA @ Golden 1 Center *
Tuesday, September 24, 2024- San Francisco, CA @ Chase Center *
Friday, September 27, 2024- Glendale, AZ @ Desert Diamond Arena *
Saturday, September 28, 2024- Las Vegas, NV @ T-Mobile Arena *
Tuesday, October 1, 2024- San Diego, CA @ Pechanga Arena San Diego *
Thursday, October 3, 2024- Inglewood, CA @ Kia Forum *
Friday, October 4, 2024- Inglewood, CA @ Kia Forum *
Wednesday, November 6, 2024- Laval, QC @ Place Bell #
Thursday, November 7, 2024- Toronto, ON @ Scotiabank Arena #
Saturday, November 9, 2024- Baltimore, MD @ CFG Bank Arena #
Sunday, November 10, 2024- Pittsburgh, PA @ PPG Paints Arena #
Tuesday, November 12, 2024- Louisville, KY @ KFC Yum! Center #
Wednesday, November 13, 2024- Columbus, OH @ Schottenstein Center #
Friday, November 15, 2024- Brooklyn, NY @ Barclays Center #
Saturday, November 16, 2024- Brooklyn, NY @ Barclays Center #
Thursday, November 21, 2024- Houston, TX @ Toyota Center #
Friday, November 22, 2024- Dallas, TX @ American Airlines Center #
Saturday, November 23, 2024- Dallas, TX @ American Airlines Center #
Tuesday, November 26, 2024- Austin, TX @ Moody Center #
Wednesday, November 27, 2024- Austin, TX @ Moody Center #
Friday, November 29, 2024- Tampa, FL @ Amalie Arena #
Saturday, November 30, 2024- Hollywood, FL @ Hard Rock Live at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Hollywood #
Monday, December 2, 2024- Orlando, FL @ Kia Center #
Thursday, December 5, 2024- Charlotte, NC @ Spectrum Center #
Friday, December 6, 2024- Nashville, TN @ Bridgestone Arena #
Saturday, December 7, 2024- Nashville, TN @ Bridgestone Arena #
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