Country superstar Tim McGraw coming back to Rupp Arena with special Kentucky guest

Country music superstar Tim McGraw is coming to Rupp Arena and he’s bringing a special guest.

No, not his wife Faith Hill, who has appeared in concert with him several times in Lexington.

This time, McGaw is bringing Kentucky native Carly Pearce for the June 15, 2024, show which promises to be high-energy.

“I always want to deliver the best possible concert I can for the fans,” said McGraw in a release. “We’ve got some really special plans to make this the biggest and the best tour we’ve ever done.”

Tickets for the Grammy Award winning musician’s “Standing Room Only” tour go on sale at 10 a.m. Aug. 4 through timmcgraw.com, according to Live Nation. You can buy VIP packages on sale that day as well, including options to meet McGraw.

Pearce of Taylor Mill, Kentucky, sang “The Star-Spangled Banner” at the Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs in May and was the opening act for the 2017 Red, White and Boom concert at Whitaker Bank Ballpark. She also is a Grammy Awarding winning singer-songwriter, 2021 CMA Female Vocalist of the Year and 2022 ACM Awards Female Artist of the Year.

On Aug. 25, McGraw will release his new album, “Standing Room Only;” the title track is already climbing the charts and an acoustic version also has been released.

Tim McGraw has sold more than 90 million records worldwide and dominated the charts with 46 worldwide No. 1 singles and 19 worldwide No. 1 albums. He’s won 3 Grammy Awards, 21 Academy of Country Music Awards, 14 Country Music Association Awards.

He’s also an acclaimed actor, starring beside Sam Elliott and his wife Faith Hill in the “Yellowstone” prequel and three-time Emmy nominated “1883.”

McGraw has played Rupp several times, just not recently. He first played there in June 1994 as an opening act for Dwight Yoakam. Last time McGraw came to Lexington was in June 2018 on a co-bill with wife, Faith Hill.

Walter Tunis contributed to this report.