Andy Grammer has spent the better part of fifteen years as pop’s most reliably optimistic voice — a catalog of multi-platinum singles built for open arms and summer radio. His fifth studio album, Monster, released in October 2024, represents a meaningful departure from that mode. The Big Stupid Heart Tour brings the resulting evolution to Artpark in Lewiston on Friday, August 21, 2026, with JUNO Award-winning Canadian act Walk Off The Earth opening the evening.
About Andy Grammer
The son of children’s music artist Red Grammer, Andy grew up in New York State before building his Adult Contemporary radio career in California. The multi-platinum, Emmy Award-winning singer and songwriter broke through with “Keep Your Head Up” and “Fine by Me,” then reached a larger audience with the triple-platinum “Honey, I’m Good” and subsequent hits including “Fresh Eyes” and “Don’t Give Up On Me.” Those records were expressions of an artist who processed the world through gratitude — a perspective shaped in part by losing his mother to breast cancer at age 25.
Monster, released via S-Curve/Hollywood Records in October 2024, is what happens when hope runs into something harder. Grammer has described it as the first album where anger showed up as a genuine writing partner — a shift that arrived alongside a mandolin he bought impulsively, which opened melodic territory his previous catalog hadn’t explored. The 11-track record includes “I Do” featuring country duo Maddie & Tae, and “Not The End,” written in response to a friend’s sister’s suicide attempt. The deluxe edition adds “Joy” with Trombone Shorty & Galactic and “Gray,” featuring Grammer’s wife AIJIA. For an artist whose catalog has long been accused of relentless positivity, Monster is something closer to the whole picture.
Opening the night is Walk Off The Earth — the Burlington, Ontario band whose viral YouTube performance of “Somebody That I Used to Know” on a single guitar turned them into a minor phenomenon. They are a legitimate live act; Red Rocks and Wembley Arena are not minor credentials.
About Artpark
Artpark’s 10,000-capacity outdoor amphitheater in Lewiston sits above the Niagara Gorge, and a late August evening there tends to do the heavy lifting before the first note is played. The venue is at 450 South 4th Street; general admission lawn holders may bring blankets and chairs, which is the sensible way to experience an outdoor show of this scale. For more shows in the area, browse the Buffalo and Western NY concert calendar.
Tickets & Pricing
Tickets are on sale now. General admission lawn starts at $32.50; front-of-stage standing room is $56.00; reserved seating begins at $66.00. Prices increase $5.00 across all tiers starting August 16. Showtime is 7:00 PM. No age restrictions apply.