Tucker Wetmore on His Early Nashville Grind and How Hitting Rock Bottom Fueled His Rise

Before there were sold-out shows and chart-topping hits, Tucker Wetmore was just trying to get by in Nashville. When he first moved to town, he worked as a server at FGL House and picked up DoorDash shifts, doing whatever he could to make ends meet while chasing his music dreams.

Now, as those once-unreachable dreams continue to become reality, he can look back and feel a great sense of appreciation for the hustle of those early days in Music City. In a conversation with Bobby Bones on his BobbyCast podcast, Wetmore reflected on how those experiences shaped him.

“I feel like growing up with a silver spoon is a blessing in its own way, but I feel like growing up with the wooden one teaches you a lot more about how life actually is and how it can be if you don’t try to work for something,” he explained.

Wetmore says hitting that low point gave him a new kind of perspective on success and has helped keep him humble as the growth continues.

“I feel like it’s very important to know what [rock] bottom feels like, especially when you get to the top, being a good role model for the people that want to do something, anything in life.”

It’s safe to say he has had a whirlwind of the past year and now that he has the chance to slow down for the first time in many months, he is taking a moment to appreciate not just the milestones, but the journey that brought him here.

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From long days of writing songs to late nights spent on stages all across the world, it’s been nonstop momentum for Wetmore. Through it all, he’s held onto the mindset that “pressure makes diamonds very cliche, but it it’s a true thing.”

“There was a huge portion of this year where I wake up, I work out, play the show, write a song, whatever it is that I’m doing throughout the day. And it’s just like all these crazy things would happen around me and I’m just like, ‘alright, what’s next? What’s next? What’s next?’ And kind of just focusing on the task at hand instead of being able to celebrate what I just did or what we just accomplished,” he reflected.

“But now that I got some time off…last night I was laying in bed just thinking about how crazy this year has been and how crazy my life is now compared to a year ago, or two years ago even. And it’s wild being able to sit there and think about, ‘damn, this is really, really cool and it’s everything I’ve ever wanted.’”

It seems as though that the rush of excitment and milestone accomplishments doesn’t seem to be slowing down anytime soon as the “Proving Me Right” singer prepares for even more sold-out dates, including three nights across London in 2026. Wetmore says he can’t help but feel a deep sense of gratitude when thinking about what he’s already achieved and everything to come still.

“It’s sold out to the point where we had one night in London, now we had to move to three in the same venue and…all three are sold out,” he shared proudly. “It is very blessed and I don’t know, that’s the only way I can explain it. It’s not me. I’m not the hand, I’m just the vessel kind of thing. It’s amazing,” he added.

Tucker Wetmore’s Brunette World Tour launches in February and will include dates across the U.S., UK, and EU. Joining him is a lineup of rising talent, including Dasha, Carter Faith, and Jacob Hackworth joining on select dates.