Brandon Lay Tickets

Brandon Lay In Concert

Brandon Lay describes his musical sensibilities as being "somewhere between '80s country and '90s rock," and he makes the most out of that sonic dichotomy, especially on stage. He and his band dig into riffs and grooves as big as the outdoors while maintaining an earthiness that keeps the whole thing sounding utterly organic.�

The native Tennessean grew up listening to the likes of Alan Jackson and Don Williams on one hand, and Def Leppard on the other. While those influences emerge from Lay's own material, he's also not above slipping into the kinds of cover tunes that got him through long nights in little bars when he was starting out. Don't be too surprised if he and the boys pull out a nugget like Williams' "Tulsa Time" in between Lay's own singles like "Speakers, Bleachers and Preachers" and "Wilder Horses."

Brandon Lay Background

Growing up in Jackson, Tennessee, Brandon Lay soaked up plenty of country music in his formative years, though R&B and rock made their way into his musical mix at the same time. He relocated to Nashville to realize his ambitions as a singer and songwriter in 2010.�

On his way to reaching that goal, he managed to nab opening slots for some heavy-duty country artists, including Dierks Bentley and Hank Williams, Jr. A few years later, the songwriting side of Lay's talents was taken to a new level when he signed a publishing contract.�

Next thing you know, he's having his songs recorded by hit-makers like Cole Swindell as well as Texas Red Dirt artists like William Clark Green. Things turned around for Lay as a recording artist in a major way when he signed with EMI and released his debut single, "Speakers, Bleachers and Preachers" in 2017, racking up more than a million streams of the song.