Say it is so – after sharing a Weezer-approved cover of their 2001 hit “Island in the Sun” to social media earlier this year, rising singer/songwriter Morgan Evans received a video response from the iconic band’s front man, Rivers Cuomo, that blew his mind. On Thursday, Cuomo took to his own social media to offer a new verse on Evans’ current single, “Country Outta My Girl.” The comment section exploded with requests from delighted fans for a full version of the song and today, all of their country/alt-rock collab dreams have come true with the release of “Country Outta My Girl (feat. Rivers Cuomo)” (LISTEN HERE).
Evans also just announced his own headlining show overseas, performing at the Lafayette in London on July 14 (BUY TIX HERE) and marking his first UK show since 2019. He will then join Brad Paisley for additional European dates. Also this summer, the Warner Music Nashville recording artist is also set to headline Australia's biggest country festival, CMC Rocks 2022. The 15th anniversary show will serve as a homecoming performance for Evans, who was born in Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia. The festival will run Friday, September 23 to Sunday, September 25 in Willowbank, Ipswich, and the full line-up will be announced later this year.
Evans will be performing fan-favorites along with songs off his brand-new EP, The Country and the Coast: Side A (LISTEN HERE). After years of touring as a solo artist with a loop pedal, Evans teamed up with award-winning producer Dann Huff and returned to his roots by building his sound around a full band experience. The project’s lead single, “Love Is Real,” spent nine consecutive weeks at No. 1 on Australian country radio and was praised by Taste of Country for being “a legit feel-good jam.” The new music builds outward and upward from the foundation Evans created with his debut album Things That We Drink To, which arrived Top 10 on Billboard’s Top Country Albums chart and was awarded Best Country Album at Australia’s ARIA Music Awards. The LP’s track list includes his first No. 1, Gold-certified US single, “Kiss Somebody” and the fan favorite song “Day Drunk,” which spent 25 weeks at No. 1 in Australia.
Evans has forged a path as one of the genre’s most promising and wide-reaching stars, earning nearly 700 million global career streams to date. Chosen as one of Country Radio Seminar’s renowned New Faces of Country Music in 2020, he has also been named to People’s elite “Ones To Watch” list, MusicRow’s “Next Big Thing” list and Bobby Bones’ “Class of 2018,” with additional recognition from CMT, SiriusXM, Pandora, Rolling Stone, Billboard, The Tennessean and more.
Already established as a global country force, the singer / songwriter and entertainer has teamed up with Apple Music to share his global perspective on the genre and showcase performers from all over the world on Country Wide Radio with Morgan Evans. He has toured with artists including Taylor Swift, Dan + Shay, Cole Swindell, Brett Eldredge, Old Dominion, Rascal Flatts and Chris Young in addition to sharing his own one-of-a-kind headlining show with sold-out audiences spanning eight countries across three continents.
MORGAN EVANS 2022 TOUR DATES
* with Brad Paisley
March 12 – Norco, CA – Boots In The Park 2022
July 7-9 – Redwood Falls, MN – Vicki’s Camp N Country Jam 2022
July 14 – London, UK – The Lafayette
July 15 – Glasgow, Scotland – Ovo Hydro*
July 16 – Dublin, Ireland – 3Arena*
July 19 – Tilburg, Netherlands – Poppodium 013*
July 20 – Copenhagen, Denmark – Royal Arena*
July 22 – Bergen, Norway – Bergenhus Festning*
July 24 – Trondheim, Norway – Festningen 1 Trondheim*
August 25 – Put-In-Bay, OH – Bash on the Bay 2022
September 7 – Asbury Park, NJ – The Stone Pony
September 9 – Cambridge, MA – The Sinclair
September 10 – Portland, ME – Aura
September 11 – Manchester, NH – The Goat
September 16 – Rootstown, OH – Dusty Armadillo
September 17 – Chicago, IL – Joe’s on Weed St.
September 23-25 – Brisbane, QLD, Australia – CMC Rocks 2022
September 26 – Brisbane, QLD, Australia – Brisbane Entertainment Centre*
September 29 – Melbourne, VIC, Australia – Rod Laver Arena*
October 5 – Sydney, NSW, Australia – Qudos Bank Arena*
October 8 – Auckland, New Zealand – Spark Arena*
