Eric Church returning to Buffalo with 'Free The Machine Tour'

KeyBank Center Press Release & Tour Admat

With five shows underway on his 2025 “Free The Machine Tour,” Eric Church is expanding his run into 2026 with 24 new dates, kicking off Jan. 22-23 at The Anthem in Washington, D.C.

Church will perform at KeyBank Center on Feb. 13. He will be joined across varying dates by special guests Ella Langley (in Buffalo), Kashus Culpepper, Caylee Hammack, Ashley McBryde, Stephen Wilson Jr. and 49 Winchester.

The “Free The Machine Tour” comes on the heels of Church’s May 2 release of his ninth studio album, “Evangeline vs. The Machine.” Anchored by the 10-time Grammy nominee’s uncompromising vision and genre-defying songwriting, the album arrived to critical acclaim, with Rolling Stone lauding it as “dazzling, challenging, and a masterwork.” Grammy.com dubbed Church “one of country's most authentic and fearless artists,” noting the album “emphasizes his creative conviction in a musical climate defined by viral moments and AI threats.”

Tickets to all shows are available to the general public beginning at 10 a.m. next Friday, Oct. 3. A KeyBank Center presale will take place Oct. 2. As always, premium members of the Church Choir will have early access to tickets through the Church Choir presale beginning at 10 a.m. Monday. Premium members should check their email for presale details and can log in at EricChurch.com or the official Eric Church app to access their unique codes. A registration presale via Seated, available to non-premium Church Choir members and the general public, kicks off at 10 a.m. Tuesday. To register, visit EricChurch.com and sign up for your desired date

Church’s 2025 run resumes tomorrow in Green Bay, with special guests Marcus King Band.

For more information, visit EricChurch.com and follow on Facebook, Twitter/X (@ericchurch) and Instagram (@ericchurchmusic).

More about Eric Church: A seven-time ACM Award-winner, four-time CMA Award-winner (including 2020’s Entertainer of the Year) and 10-time Grammy nominee – including three nods for Best Country Album, Church has built a passionate fan base through his critically acclaimed catalog of music.

His October 2024 release, “Darkest Hour,” saw the superstar signing over all of his publishing royalties to the people of North Carolina to provide immediate relief following the devastation of Hurricane Helene, while also providing ongoing funds to support a more resilient future for his home state. The song is featured alongside current single “Hands Of Time” on his album, “Evangeline vs. The Machine,” which marked his first new music since 2021’s “Heart & Soul” triple album (“Stick That In Your Country Song,” “Hell Of A View”). That project followed prior releases including RIAA Gold-certified “Desperate Man” (“Some Of It,” “Desperate Man”), Platinum-certified “Sinners Like Me” (“How ’Bout You,” “Guys Like Me”), “Carolina” (“Smoke a Little Smoke,” “Love Your Love the Most”) and “Mr. Misunderstood” (“Record Year,” “Round Here Buzz”), double-Platinum certified “The Outsiders (“Like a Wrecking Ball,” “Talladega”) and four-times-Platinum-certified “Chief” (“Springsteen,” “Drink In My Hand”), as well as 32 Gold, Platinum and multi-Platinum certified songs.

Church is also a minority owner of the Charlotte Hornets, a co-owner of the iconic Field & Stream brand, has his own SiriusXM music channel (“Eric Church Outsiders Radio”), his own liquor offering (Whiskey JYPSI), and recently celebrated the first anniversary Chief’s, his six-story venue on Nashville’s famed lower Broadway.