The I Hope This Helps Tour lands in Central New York on Saturday, October 17, 2026, when Alana Springsteen brings her sophomore album campaign to The Showroom at Turning Stone Resort Casino in Verona. She arrives having played The Bowery Ballroom in New York City the night before — which means this crowd gets a road-tested artist in a room built for exactly the size of show she’s delivering right now. Showtime is 8:00 PM, with Kyle Schuesler opening.
About Alana Springsteen
Virginia Beach-bred, Springsteen got her first guitar at seven, was landing publishing deals before high school graduation, and by 2023 had her debut full-length Twenty Something out on Columbia Records NY/Sony Music Nashville. She is a co-writer, co-producer, guitarist, and pianist across her own recordings — not a passive participant in her catalog but its principal architect.
Her sophomore album, I Hope This Helps, drops May 29, 2026 via Santa Anna Nashville: 16 tracks, every one co-written and co-produced by Springsteen. Lead singles “note to self” and “black sheep” preview what the full record navigates — the deliberate, unglamorous work of dismantling patterns inherited from a fear-based faith upbringing. That is heavier ground than most artists in her lane will stake out, and it gives the music a specific gravity that distinguishes it from the usual sophomore campaign. Her No. 1 collaboration “Hot Honey” with Tiësto demonstrated she can reach well outside the country format when she chooses. This album suggests she is more interested in how far inward country-singer-songwriter can go.
With over 404 million worldwide streams and a growing live reputation, the audience is clearly present. The 25-date I Hope This Helps Tour — September 17 through October 24, 2026 — is where she proves what this material sounds like in a room.
About the Venue
The Showroom at Turning Stone Resort Casino is one of Central New York’s most consistent mid-capacity rooms. At 5,000, it is large enough to constitute a legitimate tour stop but configured to serve sight lines rather than simply fill square footage. The state-of-the-art lighting and sound systems hold up for acts of Springsteen’s caliber, and the resort’s atrium bar infrastructure makes the October Saturday night drive to Verona feel like something more than a concert errand. It is the right scale for exactly where she is in her career.
Tickets & Pricing
General tickets go on sale May 8, 2026 at 10:00 AM CST. Fan presale and VIP access opened May 5. The show is Saturday, October 17, 2026 at 8:00 PM at The Showroom at Turning Stone Resort Casino, 5218 Patrick Road, Verona, NY 13478.