This morning, Charles Wesley Godwin shared via a press release that he will launch The Christian Name Tour on July 11th in Fargo, ND, in support of his forthcoming album of the same name, due out July 24th. The tour runs through November 14th and comprises more than 40 dates across the U.S. and Canada. Openers have not yet been announced.
A portion of the summer dates are co-headlined with Dylan Gossett. In the fall, Godwin will open for Kacey Musgraves on her Middle of Nowhere tour, including arena stops in Kansas City and Atlanta.
Christian Name was produced by Al Torrence, Godwin’s Alleghany High bandmate, and recorded primarily at Torrence’s Music Garden Studios in Pennsylvania, with additional sessions in Nashville and New York City. The two have collaborated for roughly a decade.
“These songs really meant a lot to me,” Godwin explains. “There’s parts of me and parts of the things that I’ve gone through in the last couple years that are in each and every song on this album.”
The album’s title and cover art reference Godwin’s late grandfather, Charles Godwin, a Methodist preacher. Godwin co-wrote songs on the record with Liz Rose, Lori McKenna, Travis Meadows, Stephen Wilson Jr., Aaron Ratiere, Scooter Carusoe, and Tom Douglas. Luke Combs appears on “Better That Way” and Wyatt Flores on “Hey There, Son.”
Tour Dates:
- Jul 2 — Calgary, AB — Cowboys Music Festival
- Jul 10 — Saint Paul, MN — Minnesota Country Club Festival
- Jul 11 — Fargo, ND — UP District Festival Field
- Jul 14 — Sioux Falls, SD — The District
- Jul 17 — Emigrant, MT — The Old Saloon
- Jul 18 — Kalispell, MT — Majestic Valley Arena
- Jul 19 — Whitefish, MT — Under the Big Sky Festival
- Jul 22 — Jackson, WY — Teton County Fair
- Aug 4 — San Francisco, CA — Regency
- Aug 6 — Sacramento, CA — Channel 24
- Aug 7 — Los Angeles, CA — The Wiltern
- Aug 8 — San Diego, CA — SOMA
- Aug 13 — Tucson, AZ — Rialto
- Aug 14 — Phoenix, AZ — Van Buren
- Aug 21 — Burlington, VT — Higher Ground
- Aug 22 — Toronto, ON — History
- Aug 27 — Oklahoma City, OK — Criterion
- Aug 28 — Lubbock, TX — Cook’s Garage *
- Aug 29 — New Braunfels, TX — Whitewater Amphitheater *
- Sept 11 — Baltimore, MD — Pier Six
- Sept 12 — Boston, MA — Roadrunner
- Sept 17 — Syracuse, NY — Landmark Theatre
- Sept 18 — Philadelphia, PA — Fillmore
- Sept 23 — Kansas City, MO — T-Mobile Center #
- Sept 26 — Nashville, TN — The Pinnacle *
- Sept 29 — New York, NY — The Rooftop at Pier 17 *
- Sept 30 — Atlanta, GA — State Farm Arena #
- Oct 1 — Raleigh, NC — Red Hat Amphitheater *
- Oct 9 — North Charleston, SC — Riverfront Revival
- Oct 17 — Garden City, ID — Revolution Concert House
- Oct 18 — Portland, OR — Crystal Ballroom
- Oct 21 — Spokane, WA — Knitting Factory
- Oct 22 — Seattle, WA — SoDo
- Oct 24 — Vancouver, BC — Orpheum Theater
- Nov 5 — Royal Oak, MI — Royal Oak Music Theatre
- Nov 6 — Charleston, WV — Charleston Coliseum
- Nov 7 — Cincinnati, OH — MegaCorp Pavilion
- Nov 12 — Chicago, IL — Salt Shed
- Nov 13 — Milwaukee, WI — Riverside
- Nov 14 — St. Louis, MO — Factory
* Co-headline with Dylan Gossett
# Supporting Kacey Musgraves
