Few voices in modern country carry the gravel and grief of Jamey Johnson‘s, and on Sunday, October 11, 2026, he brings two decades of it to Turning Stone Event Center in Verona, N.Y. The 8 p.m. show is a stop on his Traveling Truebadour Tour — the headlining run that opened back in May and was announced as wrapping right here in Central New York. It’s an outlaw-country songwriter at the height of his powers, in one of the better rooms in the region, on a Sunday night worth clearing the calendar for.
Jamey Johnson at Turning Stone
Johnson built the Traveling Truebadour Tour as a 31-date trek launched May 8 in Hiawassee, Georgia, threading casinos, theaters, and festival fields across the country before landing in Verona. The year carries weight for him: 2026 marks the 20th anniversary of The Dollar, the 2006 major-label debut that introduced a writer raised on Waylon and Hank Jr. and unwilling to chase a trend.
He’s a ten-time Grammy nominee who writes like the song matters more than the chart. Expect a set drawn deep from the catalog — Platinum touchstones like “In Color” and “High Cost of Living,” the brooding title track from his 2x-Platinum 2008 album That Lonesome Song, and newer material from his 2024 album Midnight Gasoline, his first solo record in fourteen years. Johnson is no fixed-setlist artist; he leans on deep cuts and solo-acoustic turns when the room asks for them, so no two nights run quite the same.
Turning Stone Event Center — Verona, N.Y.
The Event Center at Turning Stone Resort Casino, 5218 Patrick Road in Verona, is Central New York’s marquee resort venue — a well-appointed mid-size room with strong sightlines, with hotel, dining, and casino floor all under one roof if you’re making a night of it. See the Turning Stone venue guide for access and planning details.
Tickets went on sale Friday, April 17, 2026, through Ticketmaster, the venue’s official ticketing provider. For more country and Americana coming to the region, browse Central New York concerts.
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