NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Larry Fleet knows hard work, pouring concrete by day and playing in local bars by night. It’s a work ethic that’s helped the troubadour again transition to life as an independent artist as he readies “Hard Work & Holy Water” (Listen HERE) in accordance with his headlining Hard Work & Holy Water Tour kicking off tonight (2/13) in Fayetteville, Arkansas.
“I’m where I’m at in life and my career because of a whole lotta hard work and even more Holy Water,” Fleet shares. “I’ve had some big changes in my career and life this past year, and I’m living this song every day so it only made sense that this should be the name of my tour and the first song that I released as an independent artist.
“I always try to write songs that are honest to me and something that I’ve either lived or am living at the moment, and this song is where I’m at in my life,” he explains of the song penned alongside Luke Laird and Barry Dean, with Fleet concluding, “I’m very proud of this song – it just feels special to me.”
Fleet notes even more new music is in the works, “I’m working with my friend Trent Willmon in the studio on some more new music, and I really hope people like it and find their own stories in it.”
As Billboard observes, “with a style that delves into blues, rock and retro-country with ease,” his years of hard work are paying off. Fleet concluded 2024 with The Earned It Tour trek that included theaters from New Orleans to Boston and beyond, as well as one-offs joining Billy Currington, Kip Moore, Jon Pardi and Morgan Wallen. In 2024, Fleet visited fans in Canada and the UK, headlining sold out shows in London and Niagara Falls– and will soon head to Australia for shows in Melbourne and Sydney with Pardi and Zach Top.
Whether writing about his days working construction (“Earned It” and “Working Man”), or balancing his life present-day (“Things I Take For Granted” and “Muddy Water”), you leave Fleet’s 20-plus song headlining sets with a deeper sense of gratitude and optimism he’s proud to impart.
“I’m really excited about 2025 and all the new music and different projects that I have in the works and also on the touring side,” Fleet concludes. “We will be all over the world this year and they tell me shows are already selling out, so things are looking up and I’m excited.”
See Fleet with special guests, Kentucky-rooted duo Everette, now through May. Tickets available at LarryFleet.com.
HARD WORK & HOLY WATER TOUR DATES
February 13, 2025 | Fayetteville, AR | JJ’s Live February 14, 2025 | Dallas, TX | House of Blues February 15, 2025 | Oklahoma City, OK | Tower Theatre February 20, 2025 | Lincoln, NE | Bourbon Theatre February 21, 2025 | Clear Lake, IA | Surf Ballroom February 22, 2025 | Wichita, KS | The Cotillion February 27, 2025 | Denver, CO | Ogden Theatre February 28, 2025 | Salt Lake City, UT | The Depot March 1, 2025 | Boise, ID | Knitting Factory April 3, 2025 | Pensacola, FL | Vinyl Music Hall April 4, 2025 | Bossier City, LA | Margaritaville Resort Casino-Paradise Theatre April 10, 2025 | Asheville, NC | The Orange Peel April 11, 2025 | Charlotte, NC | The Fillmore April 12, 2025 | North Myrtle Beach, SC | House of Blues April 17, 2025 | Orlando, FL | House of Blues April 19, 2025 | Charleston, SC | The Refinery April 24, 2025 | Columbus, OH | The Bluestone April 25, 2025 | Wyandotte, MI | District 142 April 26, 2025 | Rosemont, IL | Joe’s Live May 1, 2025 | Binghamton, NY | Touch of Texas May 2, 2025 | Huntington, NY | The Paramount May 3, 2025 | New Haven, CT | Toad’s Place May 8, 2025 | Indianapolis, IN | Deluxe at Old National Centre May 9, 2025 | Pittsburgh, PA | Stage AE May 10, 2025 | Norfolk, VA | The NorVa May 15, 2025 | Pelham, TN | The Caverns May 16, 2025 | Pelham, TN | The Caverns
ABOUT LARYY FLEET
Tennessee-born troubadour Larry Fleet grew up on a stack of records spanning Merle Haggard, Otis Redding, Willie Nelson, and Marvin Gaye. A thoughtful songwriter with a knack for a one-liner, an ear for a sturdy hook, and a powerhouse voice that strikes like a match, Fleet was working blue-collar jobs to make ends meet long before landing his recording contract with Big Loud Records. Seven years later and again working as an independent artist, the devout family man is turning heads among fans and critics as a songwriter (“Man Made A Bar” recorded by Morgan Wallen featuring Eric Church) alongside his own music, 2021’s tribute to the music that raised him, Stack of Records, his aptly titled 2019 debut, Workin’ Hard, 2023’s Earned It, featuring the single “Things I Take For Granted,” and his first latest, 2025’s independently-released “Hard Work & Holy Water.” Saving Country Music puts it simply: “If you’re looking for the future of traditional country music, then look no further.”
Sometimes the way forward is finding your way back. For Everette, this means a return to their roots and remembering the days when the duo, Brent and Anthony first started making noise 16 years ago in the college bars and honky tonks of Bowling Green, KY. Over the past few years, these two Bullitt County, KY, have been busy racing from one stage to another via planes, trains, vans, and tour buses…rolling through all four corners of the US, singing through jet lag touring Europe, and playing the Grand Ole Opry 11 times. Everette spent the last year in the studio honing in on their Kentucky roots, and plunged head first into a muscularly unplugged sound. Chock full of traditional leaning melodies and grassy resonator licks while also keeping the rowdy rock and roll energy that Everette has always provided their audience, their latest EP, Keys To Kentucky, is just the start of this new journey.
