It has already been announced in weeks prior that the band will be joined on the road by bluegrass-country singer Alison Krauss, and Led Zeppelin’s Robert Plant. As of today, it has been announced that Little Big Town, an Alabama based country band, will also be accompanying Eagles on their upcoming tour. The group shared a very enthusiastic tweet earlier today to confirm their participation in the tour.

We’ve been DYING to share this news. What a bucket list dream come true. We’re headed to Europe, including HYDE PARK, with The Eagles!!!! Tickets on sale Friday, 11/5. pic.twitter.com/bgnKeki5kZ

— Little Big Town (@littlebigtown) October 29, 2021

Little Big Town are no stranger to touring and commercial success, having formed in 1998 and finding great critical acclaim in the early 2010s, with the song “Pontoon” from their fifth album Tornado winning a Grammy award for Best Country Duo/Group Performance. The album has also gone on to achieve a gold certification. The group are still very consistent and prolific with their musical output, having released their ninth full-length album Nightfall last year. The album has received favourable reviews, with some critics likening the group’s sound to that of Fleetwood Mac. The album, along with the rest of their musical catalogue, is available on all streaming services, and physical media can be found here.

For many, Eagles need little introduction. With a career spanning fifty years, six number one albums, five number-one singles and six Grammy Awards, the band have had quite an illustrious career, to say the very least. Eagles are perhaps best known for the rock classic “Hotel California” released in 1977, a Grammy award-winning song adored by millions, and boasts what many regards to be one of the greatest guitar solos of all time.

Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, Eagles intended to play in the UK during the Summer of this year with two dates at Wembley Stadium, as a part of their Hotel California tour.

Tickets for the upcoming Hyde Park show will go on sale on Friday, November 5^th. Tickets to all of the upcoming shows on their European tour can be found here, and the dates for the tour are listed down below.

17/06/2022- Gelredome- Arnhem, Netherlands
20/06- Anfield Stadium- Liverpool, UK
22/06- Murrayfield Stadium- Edinburgh, UK
24/06- Aviva Stadium- Dublin, Ireland, UK
26/06- Hyde Park- London, UK

Little Big Town has enjoyed country music success since the release of their eponymous debut album in 2002 and with recent album releases via the Capitol Nashville label. JT’s collaboration here offers strong potential to suggest his new move in musical direction towards country.

Last month he presented the award for Best Tour to Taylor Swift – an artist moving away from country music? – at the iHeart Radio Music Awards on 3 April.

This will be the ex-NSYNC star’s first album since the release of the two-part The 20/20 Experience in 2013.

JT releases the new song from the album on Friday 6/5 entitled ‘Can’t Stop the Feeling’. Following this will be the release of the animated film Trolls: JT being the voice of one of the characters and executive music/soundtrack producer.

News of the album release and further genre-move speculation will follow once announced. Compare ‘Cry me a River’ (above) with the country sound of Little Big Town’s ‘Girl Crush’.