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With nearly 100 million YouTube views and 260 million streams worldwide of his breakthrough “Where I Find God,” White Bluff, Tennessee native and Big Loud Records’ recording artist Larry Fleet meets his fans where they are, a songwriting and touring approach that has served the troubadour well. Following 2024’s The Earned It Tour trek that included theaters from New Orleans to Boston and beyond, as well as one-offs joining Billy Currington, Kip Moore, Jon Pardi and Morgan Wallen, Fleet’s 2025 Hard Work & Holy Water Tour kicks-off on February 13th in Fayetteville, Arkansas with special guests Everette, and ends back in Tennessee 26-shows later.
“It’s a special thing to play your music on a stage as big as the ones we’ve been blessed to play opening for the acts we have,” Fleet reflects while still in Dublin, Ireland at the end of a eight-show international tour including a sold-out headlining show in London and six arena stops as direct support for Wallen. It’s a combo of headlining and direct support slots he and the band have balanced this year. “Playing these songs live is where the real magic is for us, and we’re grateful to Everette for joining us on this journey next year. We’ll take you to church for some, sit next to you on the barstool for others, and it’s a sexy show, but family friendly, so come on out and see us!”
Whether writing about his days working construction (“Earned It” and “Working Man”), or balancing his life present-day (“Things I Take For Granted” and “Muddy Water”), you leave Fleet’s 20-plus song headlining sets with a deeper sense of gratitude and optimism he’s proud to impart. “I’ve noticed the heartfelt songs get the biggest responses,” adds the songwriter. “‘A Life Worth Living’ is one of my favorite songs I’ve ever written… it’s just so simple and I think that’s the key for me, keep it simple.”
This year the Fleet-penned “Man Made A Bar,” recorded by Wallen and Eric Church, hit No. 1, however if you look at its place among his discography, it’s not a surprising addition to his own headlining setlists. “When ‘Where I Found God’ was first released, I think listeners appreciated the honesty and hearing me talk about something as personal as my faith so openly,” the burly 38-year-old says of lyrics From a bar stool to that Evinrude, Sunday mornin’ in a church pew / In a deer stand or a hay field, An interstate back to Nashville / A Chevrolet with the windows down, Me and him just ridin’ around / Sometimes, whether I’m lookin’ for Him or not, That’s where I find God. “So if we’ve built a reputation where a little gospel can play right along next to a little soul and storytelling, then we’re doing something right!”
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