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Elle King’s ‘A Freakin Men Tour’ Will Kick Off Valentine’s Day

Now that her debut country album, Come Get Your Wife, is out, Elle King is turning her full attention to her headline “A-Freakin-Men Tour,” kicking off Valentine’s Day (2/14) in…

Elle King's 'A Freakin Men Tour' Will Kick Off Valentine's Day
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Now that her debut country album, Come Get Your Wife, is out, Elle King is turning her full attention to her headline "A-Freakin-Men Tour," kicking off Valentine's Day (2/14) in New Orleans.

Elle said in a statement, "I am so excited for the 'A-Freakin-Men Tour.' I've spent the last year pouring my heart into the record and now into the production of bringing the songs to life on stage and weaving in songs from the past to tell my story as a whole. I've never put so much into anything, and I can't wait to experience it with all of you! See you on the road!"

Tour rehearsals with the new production are well underway, and the set promises to showcase King's multi-genre hits, plus songs from the new album. Elle and her band, The Brethren, are known for their high-energy live shows.

A-Freakin-Men Tour Presented by Slow & Low:

February 14 – New Orleans, LA – The Fillmore
February 16 – Atlanta, GA – Tabernacle
February 17 – Asheville, NC – The Orange Peel
February 18 – Asheville, NC – The Orange Peel
February 19 – Lexington, KY – Manchester Music Hall
February 21 – Silver Spring, MD – The Fillmore
February 22 – Huntington, NY – The Paramount
February 24 – Boston, MA – Roadrunner
February 25 – Harrisburg, PA – XL Live
February 27 – Cleveland, OH – Masonic Auditorium
February 28 – Cincinnati, OH – The Andrew J Brady Music Center
March 1 – Indianapolis, IN – Egyptian Room at Old Red Centre
March 3 – Detroit, MI – The Fillmore
March 4 – Chicago, IL – The Salt Shed
March 5 – St. Paul, MN – The Palace
March 7 – St. Louis, MO – The Pageant
March 8 – Kansas City, MO – Uptown Theater
March 10 – Denver, CO – Summit
March 11 – Salt Lake City, UT – Union Event Center
March 13 – Seattle, WA – Showbox Sodo
March 14 – Portland, OR – Revolution Hall
March 15 – Portland, OR – Revolution Hall
March 17 – Stateline, NV – Harrah's Lake Tahoe South Shore Room
March 18 – Sacramento, CA – Ace Of Spades
March 20 – Tempe, ZA – Marquee Theater
March 22 – Dallas, TX – The Factory At Deep Ellum
March 23 – Austin, TX – Austin City Limits Live At Moody Theater
March 24 – Tulsa, OK – Cain's Ballroom
March 25 – Bossier City, LA* – Margaritaville Resort Theater

Elle King, who came to country music from the world of pop music, will be releasing her first full country album tomorrow (1/27) called Come Get Your Wife. She celebrated the new work with a listening party in Nashville on Tuesday (1/24), playing songs for friends in the industry, including Dierks Bentley, who came to celebrate and sing a duet with King on stage.

The album title reflects something a guy yelled out over her at a bar, and she never forgot it. Elle told us, "Even the album title, it comes from something some a--hole said to my partner one night. Something thrown off in a bar, intended to put me in my place… and he probably didn't think twice about it. But I did."

The album has twelve tracks on it, including her chart-topper with Miranda Lambert, "Drunk (And I Don't Want To Go Home)," and a new duet with Dierks Bentley called "Worth A Shot." King says of the new work, "Releasing my debut country album is packed full of emotions. Mostly excitement and full of a lot of gratitude because I really am just so blown away by country music fans and how they've, you know, accepted me and still let me continue to just be wild and rowdy and be myself. And it's just a blessing." She added, "I have poured my heart and a lot of tequila into this record. So I really hope that people like it because I'm really proud of it, and I can't wait to sing all these songs live, and I hope you guys want to sing them with me too."

Come Get Your Wife - Elle King - Track Listing: 

1. Ohio – Written by Elle King, Bobby Hamrick, Ella Langley & Matt McKinney

2. Before You Met Me – Written by Tofer Brown, Margaret McRee & Lauren Hungate

3. Try Jesus – Written by Elle King, Geoffrey Warburton, Casey Cathleen Smith, Ashley Gorley & Ben Johnson

4. Drunk (And I Don't Want To Go Home) with Miranda Lambert – Written by Elle King and Martin Johnson

5. Lucky – Written by Elle King, Bobby Hamrick, Ella Langley & Matt McKinney

6. Worth A Shot (featuring Dierks Bentley) Written by Shane McAnally, Ross Copperman, and Josh Osborne

7. Tulsa – Written by Elle King, Bobby Hamrick, Ella Langley & Matt McKinney

8. Crawlin' Mood – Written by Charlie Worsham & Jesse Frasure

9. Bonafide – Written by Elle King, Bobby Hamrick, Ella Langley & Matt McKinney

10. Blacked Out – Written by Elle King and Martin Johnson

11. Out Yonder – Written by Bobby Hamrick, Ella Langley & Matt McKinney

12. Love Go By – Written by Elle King, Geoffrey Warburton & Joe Janiak

To celebrate the album's release, we have gathered some images from Elle's career to date.

64th Annual GRAMMY Awards - Arrivals

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Elle King attends the 64th Annual GRAMMY Awards at MGM Grand Garden Arena on April 03, 2022 in Las Vegas, Nevada.


Estee Lauder at Stagecoach Festival

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Elle King attends Estee Lauder at Stagecoach Festival on April 28, 2017 in Indio, California.


Clive Davis' and the Recording Academy's 2017 Pre-GRAMMY Gala and Salute To Industry Icons Honoring Debra Lee - Arrivals

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Elle King attends Pre-GRAMMY Gala and Salute to Industry Icons Honoring Debra Lee at The Beverly Hilton on February 11, 2017 in Los Angeles, California.


55th Annual CMA Awards - Arrivals

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Elle King attends the 55th annual Country Music Association awards at the Bridgestone Arena on November 10, 2021 in Nashville, Tennessee.


CMA Fest 2022 - Day 4

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Elle King performs during day 4 of CMA Fest 2022 at Nissan Stadium on June 12, 2022 in Nashville, Tennessee.


2022 Billboard Music Awards - Inside

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Miranda Lambert and Elle King perform onstage during the 2022 Billboard Music Awards at MGM Grand Garden Arena on May 15, 2022 in Las Vegas, Nevada.


2022 Billboard Music Awards - Red Carpet

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Miranda Lambert and Elle King attend the 2022 Billboard Music Awards at MGM Grand Garden Arena on May 15, 2022 in Las Vegas, Nevada.


The 50th Annual CMA Awards - Show

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Elle King and Dierks Bentley perform onstage at the 50th annual CMA Awards at the Bridgestone Arena on November 2, 2016 in Nashville, Tennessee.


The 50th Annual CMA Awards - Arrivals

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Elle King (R) and Andrew "Fergie" Ferguson attend the 50th annual CMA Awards at the Bridgestone Arena on November 2, 2016 in Nashville, Tennessee.


The 56th Annual CMA Awards - Arrivals

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Elle King attends The 56th Annual CMA Awards at Bridgestone Arena on November 09, 2022 in Nashville, Tennessee.


68th BMI Country Awards - Arrivals

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Elle King attends the 68th BMI Country Awards at BMI on November 08, 2022 in Nashville, Tennessee.


Pilgrimage Music & Cultural Festival 2022 - Day 2

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Elle King performs onstage during day two of the 2022 Pilgrimage Music & Cultural Festival on September 25, 2022 in Franklin, Tennessee.

Nancy Brooks has been working in the country music industry for almost 30 years. She has interviewed pretty much any country star you can think of. In the late 1990s, she started working with Dolly Parton. And yes, Nancy reports that Parton is as sweet as you would think. She loves her life in country music and has been backstage at every CMA Awards show since the late 1990s. Many of her stories are from her one-on-one interviews. She was there at the beginning of the incredible careers of many music superstars today, including Taylor Swift, Shania Twain, and Blake Shelton, and has interviewed them multiple times throughout the years.