NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE (December 8, 2025) — Following Jake Owen’s newly released, critically acclaimed new album, Dreams to DreamOwen has announced his intimate Dreams to Dream tour hitting select markets in 2026 — kicking off on February 26 in Washington DC.

The tour intentionally steps away from arena stages in favor of more intimate rooms offering fans a closer, more personal experience that reflects the album’s stripped-back, honest spirit with Owen performing the album in its entirety each night.

WATCH The Dreams to Dream Mini Documentary

Dreams to Dream has been widely hailed by critics, resonating across the board.  “Produced with intention and space, Dreams to Dream doesn’t chase grandeur, it leans into honesty,” writes Holler. “It’s like nothing you ever heard from Jake Owen or really any current or former mainstream country music before” adds Saving Country Music. And, as Rolling Stone simply puts it: “Jake Owen drops the curtain.”

Public on sale begins this Friday, December 12. A full list of dates is available below. Please visit jakeowen.net for all news and up to date information.  

Jake Owen Dreams to Dream Tour:

February

26 — Lincoln Theatre — Washington DC

27 — The Paramount Theater — Charlottesville, Virginia

28 — Appell Center for the Performing Arts — York, Pennsylvania

March

06 — Walker Theatre — Memorial Auditorium — Chattanooga, Tennessee

07 — Von Braun Center — Mars Music Hall — Huntsville, Alabama

08 — Bijou Theatre — Knoxville, Tennessee

19 — The Fitzgerald Theater - Saint Paul, Minnesota

20 — Capitol Theatre - Davenport, Iowa

21 — Bloomington Center for the Performing Arts — Bloomington, Illinois

26 — Meyer Theatre — Green Bay, Wisconsin

27 — Hoyt Sherman Place — Des Moines, Iowa

28 — Blue Gate Performing Arts Center — Shipshewana, Indiana

About

Jake Owen’s biggest hit is undoubtedly 2011’s Barefoot Blue Jean Night, a summery anthem about never growing up, never slowing down. In 2025, though, Owen isn’t feeling those lyrics so acutely. “Now, all these years later, I'm going, ‘I totally grew up. I've totally slowed down in certain ways,’” he says. “I've just become a guy that wants to sing songs for people that have also matured with me in my life.”

Owen wasn’t expecting much when he commented on one of Shooter Jennings’ Instagram posts, half-jokingly suggesting that they make a honky-tonk record, but the producer called his bluff. Two days later, Owen’s manager had Jennings on the line and, soon, Owen was on his way to LA and Jennings’ Sunset Sound. It was a cozy-yet-electric scene: Jennings and Owen cracking jokes in the sepia-toned studio, creativity crackling as they collaborated with the likes of songwriters Ben Chapman and Kendell Marvel, as well as long-time Shooter pal, guitarist/harmonic player Leroy Powell.

“All my friends who have heard my stuff have gone, ‘Dude, Jake, this is you man. This is who you've always tried to be,’” Owen says. “Sometimes you need to get outside what's comfortable, what people think you are, or think you should be, and take a risk.”

The recording artist, headlining entertainer, and actor has released nine albums, headlined tours globally, and appeared in the movie Our Friend (2019). The music-business executive, philanthropist, and father of two is a partner in Good Company Entertainment (a Nashville-based management and label service company) and the founder of The Jake Owen Foundation (2010).

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