Blake Whiten books Georgia Theatre for April

The 21-year-old from Six Mile, S.C. — Opry debut this year, debut album this summer — plays Athens on Thursday, April 8, 2027.

Two years ago, Blake Whiten was a kid from Six Mile, South Carolina posting covers from home. This week he put an Athens date on the calendar: Georgia Theatre, Thursday, April 8, 2027.

The show was announced Oct 26. Doors are at 7 p.m., the show starts at 8 p.m., and tickets are on AXS now. It's a Thursday in April, which in this town means a crowd that's mostly students and a few hundred people who drove in from up the road — and Whiten's road happens to be a short one. Six Mile sits near Clemson, just across the state line.

If the name is new to you, the arc is quick. According to All Country News and Songfacts, Whiten learned his first guitar chords from his father and built an online following in 2024 with home-recorded covers, the turning point being an acoustic take on Morgan Wallen's "I Guess" in June of that year. His own song "Rollin' Stone" followed, landing on SiriusXM's The Highway and on playlists including Spotify's Hot Country and Apple Music's Country Risers.

The industry caught up fast. Billboard reported his signing to Enchntmnt/Warner Records, and his major-label debut single was "Made For Goodbyes." He self-released an EP, *Six Mile*, in 2025, and SiriusXM named him The Highway's first "Highway Finds" artist of 2026. On Feb 14 of this year he made his Grand Ole Opry debut. His debut album, *Something To Say*, arrived July 2.

A raspy voice, a small-town origin story and a debut album out this summer — that's the pitch for April 8.

What you'll hear is country with a rock streak. The press around him keeps coming back to the voice — a distinctive, raspy tone — and to a blend of country and rock influences that should sit well in a room that has hosted a lot of both. Whiten has also been working the circuit hard, with festival dates and opening slots, so this won't be a first-time headliner learning on the job.

Why Georgia Theatre? Because it's the room in Athens where an artist on the way up gets to stand on a real stage in front of a real crowd, and because for a Six Mile kid, Athens is close to a home game. Expect a good number of Upstate South Carolina license plates on Clayton Street.

No openers have been announced yet. Keep an eye on the JamBase listing for support and any updates between now and spring.

April is a long way off, and a young artist's draw can change a lot in five months. Buy the ticket now, and you'll get to say you saw him here first.

Sources: Blake Whiten signs to Enchntmnt/Warner Records (Billboard) (billboard.com); Blake Whiten Is The Highway's First 'Highway Finds' of 2026 (SiriusXM) (siriusxm.com); Something To Say (Apple Music) (music.apple.com); Blake Whiten (Songfacts) (songfacts.com); Blake Whiten — Opry Debut (Grand Ole Opry) (opry.com); Blake Whiten: Six Mile's Son Carving Out a Place in Country Music (All Country News) (allcountrynews.com); Blake Whiten at Georgia Theatre (JamBase) (jambase.com); Blake Whiten tickets (AXS) (axs.com)