Tim McGraw built a career on songs that sound like they were lived before they were written, and this summer he is taking that catalog back out on the road as the Pawn Shop Guitar Tour rolls into Central New York. When McGraw plays Empower FCU Amphitheater on July 31, 2026, you get three decades of country radio staples delivered by one of the genre’s most dependable live performers — the kind of show you circle for the artist and the room both.
About Tim McGraw
McGraw has been a fixture at the top of country music since the early ’90s, with a songbook deep enough that most of the crowd will know every chorus before he sings it. The 2026 tour takes its name from the story of a young McGraw pawning his class ring to buy his first guitar — a fitting frame for a set built on grit, sentiment, and the long view. He is the kind of headliner who trusts the songs to carry the night rather than leaning on spectacle, and that confidence is exactly what makes his shows land.
Rising Virginia outfit 49 Winchester opens the Syracuse date, bringing the ragged, heart-on-sleeve country-rock that has made them one of the genre’s fastest-rising live acts. Come early — this is not an opener to skip.
The Venue
Empower FCU Amphitheater is Syracuse’s summer amphitheater, a 17,500-capacity outdoor room out by Onondaga Lake at the state fairgrounds. The sight lines from the lawn are some of the best in the region, and on a clear July night the place is built for exactly this kind of big country bill. If you have seen a show here, you already know the lawn is where the evening breathes easiest. Full details are on the Empower FCU Amphitheater guide, and you can browse more Central NY shows while you are at it.
Tickets & Details
Tim McGraw with 49 Winchester plays Empower FCU Amphitheater on Friday, July 31, 2026 at 7:00 p.m. Tickets start from $51.00. Get Tickets before this one sells through — summer country dates at Lakeview move fast.
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