'Country Music's Last Real Outlaw' Officially Announces Retirement, Final Tour: 'I Can't Do This Anymore'
After a decade, Wheeler Walker Jr. is hanging up his microphone, officially announcing his retirement publicly today, Monday, June 8. Dubbed "country music's last real outlaw," the crooner isn't doing it quietly, either, as he's "riding off into the sunset, flipping double birds at Music Row the entire way out," according to a press release shared directly with Parade.
Before he departs from music, though, Walker is releasing one final album with an accompanying farewell tour, Pullin' Out, described as "a loud, filthy, bourbon-soaked middle finger aimed directly at the soul-less machine of modern Nashville."
"I can't do this anymore," Walker said in the release of his decision to retire, taking direct aim at the current country music landscape and AI: "Every song in Nashville is written by twelve idiots named Chase about trucks they don't own and farms they never worked on. I really don't wanna be around when country music becomes fully AI, which sadly will be better than most of the crap they're putting out now."
His sixth record produced by Grammy Award-winning Dave Cobb, the project is a "return to the hard-core country he knows and loves," following a detour into rock with his last album, 2023's Ram.
Like his previous work, it's said to be no-holds-barred: "Packed with savage commentary, gloriously offensive honesty, heartbreak, hangovers, and at least three songs that'll probably get banned before release day, the record promises to remind fans what country music sounded like before the algorithms."
Walker first made waves with his debut album, the satirical, X-rated Redneck Sh*t, in February 2016. He made history by becoming the first-ever artist to simultaneously debut on the Billboard Top Comedy Albums and Top Country Albums charts, per Billboard.
On his last tour, the country artist is set to hit major markets across North America for the last time ever, hitting Los Angeles, Boston, Seattle, Austin, Detroit, and multiple cities throughout Canada, with the final farewell show taking place at the Ryman on May 15, 2027. Tickets for Pullin' Out: The Farewell Tourgo on sale Friday, June 12, at 10 AM.
Wheeler Walker Jr.'s Pullin' Out: The Farewell Tour 2026/2027 Dates
October 15, 2026 - Grand Rapids, MI - The Intersection
October 16, 2026 - Pittsburgh, PA - Roxian Theatre Presented by Citizens
October 17, 2026 - Beaver Dam, KY - Beaver Dam Amphitheater
October 19, 2026 - Madison, WI - The Sylvee
October 21, 2026 - Davenport, IA - Capitol Theatre
October 22, 2026 - Detroit, MI - The Fillmore Detroit
October 23, 2026 - Cincinnati, OH - Bogart's
October 24, 2026 - Indianapolis, IN - Egyptian Room at Old National Centre
November 5, 2026 - Jordan, NY - Kegs Canalside
November 6, 2026 - Huntington, NY - The Paramount in concert with Northwell
November 7, 2026 - New Haven, CT - Toad's Place
November 8, 2026 - Boston, MA - Citizens House of Blues
November 10, 2026 - Moncton, NB - Casino New Brunswick
November 12, 2026 - Montreal, QC - MTELUS
November 13, 2026 - Ottawa, ON - HISTORY
November 14, 2026 - London, ON - London Music Hall
November 15, 2026 - Toronto, ON - HISTORY
November 17, 2026 - Sayreville, NJ - Starland Ballroom
November 19, 2026 - Columbus, OH - The Bluestone
November 20, 2026 - Cleveland, OH - The Agora
November 21, 2026 - Charles Town, WV - Hollywood Casino at Charles Town Races
February 24, 2027 - Milwaukee, WI - The Rave / Eagles Club
February 25, 2027 - St. Louis, MO - The Factory
February 26, 2027 - Kansas City, MO - Uptown Theater
February 27, 2027 - Denver, CO - Summit Music Hall
February 28, 2027 - La Vista, NE - The Astro Theater
March 2, 2027 - Tulsa, OK - Cain's Ballroom
March 4, 2027 - Austin, TX - ACL Live at the Moody Theater
March 5, 2027 - Dallas, TX - The Bomb Factory
March 6, 2027 - Houston, TX - House of Blues Houston
March 7, 2027 - Corpus Christi, TX - Brewster Street Icehouse
March 9, 2027 - Odessa, TX - Dos Amigos
March 11, 2027 - Albuquerque, NM - Revel
March 12, 2027 - Tempe, AZ - Marquee Theatre
March 13, 2027 - Del Mar, CA - The Sound
March 16, 2027 - Los Angeles, CA - Troubadour
March 18, 2027 - Napa, CA - Uptown Theatre
March 19, 2027 - Reno, NV - Grand Sierra Resort
March 20, 2027 - Salt Lake City, UT - The Complex
March 21, 2027 - Boise, ID - Treefort Music Hall
March 23, 2027 - Eugene, OR - McDonald Theatre
March 25, 2027 - Portland, OR - Roseland Theater
March 26, 2027 - Seattle, WA - Showbox SoDo
March 27, 2027 - Vancouver, BC - Commodore Ballroom
March 30, 2026 - Kelowna, BC - Kelowna Community Theatre
April 1, 2027 - Calgary, AB - Event Centre @ Grey Eagle Resort & Casino
April 2, 2027 - Edmonton, AB - Midway Music Hall
April 3, 2027 - Saskatoon, SK - Coors Event Centre
April 5, 2027 - Winnipeg, MB - Burton Cummings Theatre
April 7, 2027 - Green Bay, WI - EPIC Event Center
April 8, 2027 - Minneapolis, MN - First Avenue
April 9, 2027 - West Des Moines, IA - Val Air Ballroom
April 10, 2027 - Rosemont, IL - Joe's Live
April 22, 2027 - Richmond, VA - The National
April 23, 2027 - Raleigh, NC - Bowstring
April 24, 2027 - Atlanta, GA - The Eastern
May 15, 2027 - Nashville, TN - Ryman Auditorium
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This story was originally published June 8, 2026 at 12:41 PM.