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Cody Johnson, `Leather Deluxe Edition` (Tour image courtesy of KeyBank Center Public Relations)
Cody Johnson, "Leather Deluxe Edition" (Tour image courtesy of KeyBank Center Public Relations)

Cody Johnson brings 'The Leather Deluxe Tour' to KeyBank Center in Buffalo

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Mon, Sep 30th 2024 11:15 am

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Platinum-selling artist, and five-time 2024 ACM Awards nominee Cody Johnson will be touring the country in support of his new album, “Leather Deluxe Edition.” Fresh off his award-winning No. 1 single, “Dirt Cheap,” and the recent release of his much-anticipated duet with Carrie Underwood, “I’m Gonna Love You,” Johnson’s “Leather Deluxe Tour” will make a stop in Buffalo on Friday, Feb. 21, 2025, at KeyBank Center. He will be joined by Grammy Award-winner Ashley McBryde, and rising country superstar Drew Baldridge. 

A KeyBank Center presale will be held Thursday, Oct. 10. Tickets go on-sale to the general public Friday, Oct. 11, and will be available at www.Ticketmaster.com.

Known for his explosive live shows and electrifying stage presence, Johnson has established a following of passionately loyal fans who regularly sell out shows across the country. The Tennessean claimed, “Cody Johnson showcases rising mastery of his country craft. When decent will no longer cut the mustard, and excellence makes you an award-winner, then ‘burgeoning mastery of the craft’ becomes the standard that defines why and how you achieve your following accomplishments.”

That performance is included among the 40 concerts Johnson sold-out in 2022.

More about Cody Johnson

Johnson has established a following of passionately loyal fans who regularly sell out shows across the country. MusicRow predicted Cody “just might be the future of real country music,” with four celebrated albums – “Ain’t Nothin’ To It,” “Human The Double Album,” “A Cody Johnson Christmas” and “Cody Johnson & The Rockin’ CJB Live,” his highly successful award-winning feature-length documentary “Dear Rodeo: The Cody Johnson Story,” his double-Platinum-selling, Grammy-winning (Country Song of The Year) two-week No. 1 single “ ‘Til You Can’t,” 17 career RIAA certifications, a Pandora Billionaire Award, and more. In both 2021 and 2022, Johnson increased his global career streams by one billion, with a current career tally over 5 billion global streams.

His numerous industry honors include recognition as a CMT Artist of The Year, three CMT Music Awards wins, two CMA Awards and being named Best New Country Artist at the iHeart Music Awards. His television appearances have entertained fans on “Today,” “The Kelly Clarkson Show” and “The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon,” in addition to outstanding live performances at the iHeart Music Awards, the ACM Awards, CMA Awards, “CMT Giants honoring Vince Gill,” and the CMT Artist of the Year Special. Johnson’s stellar 2023 CMT Music Awards performances included hit “Human” and featured him as a lead vocalist on a show-stopping all-star tribute to Lynyrd Skynyrd featuring a stacked lineup of music royalty including Cody, Billy Gibbons, Chuck Leavell, Paul Rodgers, Slash and Warren Haynes, alongside LeAnn Rimes and Wynonna Judd. This summer, Johnson and Reba McEntire delivered a knock-out rendition of “Whoever’s in New England” on the CMA Fest television special.

More about Ashley McBryde

Grammy, CMA and ACM award-winner McBryde cut her teeth playing country songs in biker bars – and it shows. The Grand Ole Opry member’s 2018 major label debut, “Girl Going Nowhere” (Warner Music Nashville), charmed The New York Times, NPR, Rolling Stone, Paste, The Washington Post and more, all en route to landing a Grammy nomination for Best Country Album. McBryde closed out 2019 with ACM New Female Artist, CMT Breakout Artist, a New Artist of the Year win at the 53rd Annual CMA Awards and two nominations for the 2020 Grammys for Best Country Song and Best Country Solo Performance for “Girl Goin’ Nowhere.”

Her follow-up, “Never Will,” was tagged by Rolling Stone as one of the most anticipated of the year, alongside NPR, who also ranked her Top 10 RIAA Platinum-certified single “One Night Standards” as one of the best songs of 2019. The album earned McBryde a 2021 Grammy nomination for Best Country Album, making “Never Will” the only album nominated for Country Album of the Year by the ACMs, CMAs and the Recording Academy in the same award season. Her Grammy-winning duet with Carly Pearce, “Never Wanted To Be That Girl,” went all the way to No. 1 and earned McBryde and Pearce the ACM and CMA award for Musical Event of the Year.

McBryde was also honored with the 2022 CMA International Artist Achievement Award for the most significant creative growth, development and promotion of the country music industry outside of the U.S. Her collaborative project, “Ashley McBryde Presents: Lindeville,” featuring Brothers Osborne, Brandy Clark, Pillbox Patti, Caylee Hammack, Aaron Raitiere and Benjy Davis, earned McBryde her third consecutive Grammy nomination for Best Country Album, making her a six-time Grammy nominee. Upon its release, “Ashley McBryde Presents: Lindeville” garnered applause from The New York Times, NPR, Variety, Vulture, Esquire, Rolling Stone, Billboard and Stereogum, among many more.

With 11 songs all co-written by the Arkansas native, “The Devil I Know” is available now, featuring chart-climbing lead single “Light On In The Kitchen.” For more information, visit Ashley McBryde.com or follow on Facebook, Instagram, X/Twitter, TikTok and YouTube.

More about Drew Baldridge

Drew Baldridge has achieved enormous success across all aspects of his career, and he is doing so on his own terms. With over 350 MILLION total catalog streams, Baldridge has carved his own independent path and continues to reach milestone after milestone.

Baldridge’s viral hit, “She’s Somebody’s Daughter,” has amassed over 400 million TikTok impressions and has been streamed over 120 million times with no editorial playlists. Since going to country radio, the track has hit the top 10 on Billboard country music chart and is climbing to the top 5 on the charts with a fully independent team.

Signed to Sony Music Publishing, he is also an accomplished songwriter with 500-plus songs under his belt, including major label cuts for other artists including Bailey Zimmerman, LOCASH and Chase Matthew.

When he is not creating music, Baldridge is on the road performing headlining dates and touring with artist friends. He’s shared the stage with Eric Church, Jason Aldean and Luke Bryan, to name a few, and has been on full tours with Granger Smith and LOCASH.

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