Home Free does something that shouldn’t work on paper and works completely in practice: five singers, no instruments, and full country shows. Taste of Country calls them “Country music fans’ favorite a cappella group,” and their “Coming Home for the Holidays” tour brings that lineup to Universal Preservation Hall in Saratoga Springs on Saturday, December 12, at 7:30 p.m.
About the Show
Home Free won NBC’s The Sing-Off and has built a catalog that can no longer be dismissed as a novelty: seven Top 3 U.S. albums, including the Billboard No. 1 So Long Dixie (2022), and their most recent release, Challenge the Sea (2026). The group has logged over 906 million YouTube views — the kind of number that explains how an a cappella country ensemble sells tickets on the theatrical concert circuit. Their roots go back to 2000 in Mankato, Minnesota, with Adam Rupp (the sole remaining original founding member) serving as vocal percussionist, the one-man rhythm section that makes an instrumental-free format function as a full band show. The current five-person lineup places Tim Foust’s exceptionally low bass at the foundation, Rob Lundquist’s tenor at the top, with baritone Adam Chance and Adam Bell-Bastien (who joined in summer 2024 and made his first official show at the Grand Ole Opry) completing the blend.
Praise has come from Billboard, Rolling Stone, and American Songwriter for what multiple outlets have called the group’s “incredible vocal arrangements, heartfelt performances and engaging stage presence.”
The holiday run draws from what promotional materials describe as “festive favorites with crowd-pleasing country hits and upbeat Nashville-inspired pop,” tied together with the quick-witted humor that the group’s fans expect. Vocal arrangements include songs by John Mayer, Blake Shelton, Keith Urban, and The Oak Ridge Boys. No supporting act has been announced for the Saratoga Springs date.
Venue & Logistics
Universal Preservation Hall is a historic theater at 25 Washington Street in Saratoga Springs, part of the Proctors Collaborative network of venues serving the capital region. The 1,100-seat room is sized for exactly this kind of show: wide enough for the harmonies to fill properly, close enough that the difference between Foust’s lowest bass notes and the group’s full five-part crescendos actually registers. Confirm presale access and arrival details through the Proctors Collaborative box office.
Tickets
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