With Harris Park packed to the brim, Tyler Childers closed out the second night of Rock The Park in London on Thursday, July 11, 2024.
As soon as he arrived on stage, the award-winning recording artist told the audience he had been battling a flu bug for the better part of a week leading up to the performance.
He said he was thankful to be in better health and playing for the London crowd.
Flanked by his band, the headlining act belted out an array of his chart topping hits, as the flannel and Carhartt-wearing crowd were captivated, singing along throughout the evening.
Childers shared some insight after performing one of his hits, ‘Rusted In The Rain.’
“It is off the album called Rusted In The Rain,” Childers told the audience.
“Making it what is considered the title track. It’s called that because the name of the song is the same as the album. Just a little fun fact. Some people consider it a love song, but I don’t think it’s really a love song, it’s more of a thrashing song. You’d sing it to the one that you love, but it’s a little random for a love song.”
Childers added: “Now this one however, this is a love song.”
The BLANK native and his band proceeded to play, ‘All Your’n’.
Here are SWOMP’s photos from the performance:
The GRAMMY-nominated singer, songwriter and musician recently announced he’s taking his “Mule Pull Tour” to Australia and New Zealand in February with newly confirmed shows at Auckland’s Spark Arena, Brisbane’s Sandstone Point Hotel, Byron Bay’s The Green Room, Sydney’s Hordern Pavilion, Newcastle’s Foreshore Park, Canberra’s Royal Theatre, Melbourne’s Sidney Myer Music Bowl and Korumburra’s Coal Creek Community Park and Museum.
Tickets were available for pre-sale starting Tuesday, July 9, running until Friday, July 12 at 9 a.m. local time, with general on-sale the following Friday at 10 a.m. local time.
A portion of ticket sales will benefit Blaze Aid, a local Australian organization that helps rebuild communities after natural disasters.
To register for pre-sale access, visit www.tylerchildersmusic.com.
The newly confirmed dates follow Childers’ extensive 2024 run, which kicked off earlier this year with sold-out shows at New York’s Madison Square Garden (two nights), Inglewood’s Kia Forum and Nashville’s Bridgestone Arena (two nights), of which The Tennessean proclaimed, “a powerfully emotional performance…[Childers] emerged in Nashville as a confident arena superstar.”
Additional stops this year include Boulder’s Folsom Field, Missoula’s Washington-Grizzly Stadium and Washington State’s Gorge Amphitheatre among many others.
Further adding to his landmark year, Childers recently released “Song While You’re Away,” which will be featured on the soundtrack for the new Twisters movie (out July 19). Of the song, Consequence praises, “a heartfelt ballad, capturing the gritty-voiced realism and Americana poetry that Childers is a master of,” while Holler declares, “Childers does a magnificent job of building up the momentum across the track, slowly releasing the song’s gorgeous energy for maximum wholesome effect.”
The song follows Childers’ acclaimed new album, Rustin’ In The Rain, which was released this past fall via Hickman Holler Records/RCA Records and debuted at #10 on the all-genre Billboard 200 chart with 38,500 equivalent units sold—a career-high sales week for Childers.
The record features seven tracks including the 2x GRAMMY and ACM-nominated single, “In Your Love,” which debuted alongside an official music video last summer.
Since then, it has broken into the top 35 on the Mediabase Country chart, garnered over 10 million video views, 165 million on-demand streams and received praise from outlets such as NPR Music, Billboard, Pitchfork, Stereogum, The Advocate and Rolling Stone, who declares, “the music video of compassion and caring we need right now,” while USA Today calls the video “a much-needed portrait of inclusivity” and Paste proclaims, “Childers is the most essential mainstream country musician working right now.”
Recorded at Dragline Studios, Rustin’ In The Rain was produced by Childers and his longtime band, The Food Stamps—James Barker (pedal steel), Craig Burletic (bass), CJ Cain (guitar), Rodney Elkins (drums), Chase Lewis (keyboards) and Jesse Wells (guitar, fiddle).
The record follows 2022’s triple album, Can I Take My Hounds to Heaven?, which featured eight songs presented in three distinct sonic perspectives—Hallelujah, Jubilee and Joyful Noise.
Released to widespread acclaim, Esquire praised, “Who’s doing it better than Childers in roots music these days? No one,” while the Associated Press declared, “fearless exuberance…one of country music’s most compelling and unpredictable artists” and NPR Music asserted, “eight songs so good he had to record them thrice.”
Before Hounds, Childers released 2020’s Grammy-nominated surprise album, Long Violent History, which NPR Music called an “explicit and remarkable stand in solidarity.”
His two previous releases, 2019’s #1 Country Squire as well 2017’s RIAA Platinum debut, Purgatory, were released to overwhelming critical and commercial acclaim.
In the years since his debut, Childers has earned seven Grammy nominations and has been featured on “CBS This Morning,” “The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon” “Jimmy Kimmel Live!,” “Late Night with Seth Meyers,” NPR Music’s Tiny Desk Concert series and “Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown.”
Follow Tyler at https://tylerchildersmusic.com/.