Bailey Zimmerman Tells Bobby Bones His 2026 Headline Tour Will Be His ‘Sickest’ Shows Yet

Bailey Zimmerman is gearing up for a tour that he says will be unlike anything he’s done before. He hints at what fans can expect during a new conversation with award-winning radio host and media personality Bobby Bones.

The rising country star appears on the latest episode of Bobby Bones Presents: The BobbyCast, now streaming on Netflix, where the two dive into his whirlwind rise in country music, the lessons he’s learned along the way, and what’s next as he prepares to hit the road again.

Beginning February 19, Zimmerman will launch his Different Night Same Rodeo 2026 tour. The trek I set to begin in Estero, FL and continue with stops across Tennessee, Kentucky, Alabama, Ohio, Wisconsin, and more before wrapping up with a stretch of dates in Canada. Fans have seen the “Backup Plan” singer light up the stage before, but as he shared with Bones, this next tour is shaping up to be something on a whole different level.

“Oh man, my team’s about to kill me this year…I want them to go home going, ‘that is the sickest show I’ve ever seen.’ And so, yeah, dude, it’s been like everything I’ve dreamed of.”

Zimmerman also admitted that no matter how many shows he’s played, the nerves still hit just as hard before every tour. This proves how important it is to him to give fans the absolute best experience he can each time he steps on stage.

Offering a look into that mindset, he shares, “I’ve been nervous about every single tour though. I don’t think that’ll ever go away, really. I always want to really deliver for my fans. And I also have that thing where I’m like, am I delivering enough? Am I doing enough? Am I like, is the show big enough? Is there enough pyro? Is there enough this, is there enough? Can I do more?”

Along with speaking on the upcoming tour, fans tuning into the episode will hear Zimmerman discuss how quickly his life changed and the pressure that has come with the many highs he has experienced up to this point in his career. He asks Bones to close his eyes and envision how it all unfolded through his perspective.

“You’re in your bed and your eyes are closed and you posted this video last night, but you’re just some random kid in some small town of 800 people in your mom’s trailer. And you wake up and your phone, now open your eyes. We’re awake and your phone is blowing up and it’s almost buzzing off the table and you grab it and your TikTok says 800 and something thousand notifications and your song’s gone viral,” Zimmerman states.

“So then all of a sudden you’re just like, you quit your job day, go figure out how to record the song. Fast forward, you keep doing videos, you keep doing that. You ask your mom for 1500 bucks, you go to the studio, you record the song, you put the song out and it streams like millions, like first five days, 10 days.”

He then brings Bones to the next big chapter, moving to Nashville, signing a record deal for the first time and getting to share the stage with one of the biggest acts in the genre.

“Then all of a sudden Morgan Wallen calls you and he’s like, ‘Hey, dude, you want to go on a stadium tour for two years?’ And I’m like, ‘Yeah.’ And then I go do that. And then I go do my own tours that sell out and I put out songs and then my first album, ‘Religiously. The Album.’ breaks records. Imagine all that happening that’s happened to you. And that’s exactly how it feels. And it is crazy, bro.”

In between all the exciting things that have happened to Zimmerman in recent years, he also calls attention to a deeply personal time when his mother was in the hospital, and he was unsure if she would make it out alive. Once she miraculously recovered, he made it his mission to give her a better place to live, which ultimately led him to surprise her with a brand-new house for Christmas.

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As he continues to chase bigger stages and push his creative limits, Zimmerman remains grounded in his gratitude. He explains that every step of his journey has taught him to be appreciative for everything he’s accomplished and for the people who are there to support him rather than to sweat the small things.

The interview with Bailey Zimmerman follows a big moment for Bones, who made his debut on the streaming service last week with an episode featuring Kenny Chesney. “Bobby Bones Presents: The BobbyCast” is one of more than 15 of iHeartMedia’s top original podcasts to join Netflix.   

New episodes drop every Tuesday and Thursday on the streaming service, with audio versions also available on iHeartRadio and all major podcast platforms.