American Idol Season 24 winner Hannah Harper has announced she will tour with country superstar Brad Paisley in August and September 2026. Hannah has a busy few months ahead of her American Idol win, just like them String Cheese The tour kicked off on June 2 when she made her Grand Ole Opry debut in Nashville, Tennessee. The tour, named after her original audition song that went viral, will continue until November 14, when it concludes at the Bartlett Performing Arts & Conference Center in Bartlett, Tennessee.
In addition to Hannah’s solo tourfor which she will open American Idol season 10 runner-up and country music star Lauren Alaina on some of her Phases tour dates. Hannah is one of three opening acts for the tour, along with Shane Profitt and Ashley Kutcher. Hannah will perform on six of Lauren’s tour dates, including October 15 in Springfield, Missouri; October 16 in Little Rock, Arkansas; October 17 in Columbia, Missouri; October 22 in Lexington, Kentucky; October 23 in Cleveland, Ohio; and November 12 in Nashville, Tennessee.
American Idol season 24 winner Hannah Harper opens for Brad Paisley
In a Facebook post said Hannah has announced that she will open for Brad on six of his tour dates in August and September. She included a photo of Brad taken backstage at one of his concerts looking out at the crowd, along with the tour dates. Hanna wrote, “Y’all… this is a BIG (crying emoji). The String Cheese Tour is making a few pit stops this year to join the one and only Brad Paisley!”
Hannah then explained how she met Brad when he was a teenager American Idol season 24 mentor. She said: “I first met Brad in Hawaii when he was a mentor on American Idol. He was so encouraging from the start and I am incredibly grateful that he believed in what I was doing and saw something special in my music.”
Brad wasn’t just one American Idol season 24 Hawaii mentor alongside Keke Palmer, but he also appeared during the auditions to help judge Luke Bryan pull off a prank on fellow judge Carrie Underwood, delivering hilarious lines for Luke to say through an earpiece during a mock audition. Brad also returned for the finale, singing a duet of “I’m Gonna Miss Her (The Fishin’ Song)” with Top 9 finalist Lucas Leon.
Hannah Harper’s tour dates with Brad Paisley
In her Facebook post says Hannah shared the six tour dates in which she will open for Brad. They include August 27 in Bridgeport, Connecticut at the Hartford HealthCare Amphitheater; August 28 in Boston, MA at MGM Music Hall in Fenway; August 29 in Bangor, Maine at the Maine Savings Amphitheater; September 24 in Wilkes-Barre, PA at Mohegan Sun Arena at Casey Plaza; September 25 in West Springfield, MA at The Big E; and September 26 in Richmond, Virginia at the Allianz Amphitheater at Riverfront.
Hannah concluded her message by saying: ‘I would really like to see some familiar faces. If you come, please tell me which city and who you are bringing. See you soon.’
Throughout her time American Idol season 24, Hannah proved she has the potential to become a country music legend, and opening for Brad and Lauren will help her do that. She follows in the footsteps of an icon by becoming the first female country artist to win the show since Carrie’s Season 4 win in 2005. With her viral “String Cheese” audition, which was viewed more than 120 million times during the competition, and the spectacular performances that followed, Hannah has already shown she has what it takes to be one of the best. American Idol brightest stars.
Source: Hannah Harper/Facebook
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2002 – 00-00-2016
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ABC
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Nigel Lythgoe
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