Niko Moon brings Back to My Roots to the Texas Club, his first Baton Rouge stop since 2022

Nearly five years after his last visit, the "Rich Man" singer returns to the same North Donmoor room on Friday, Feb. 26, with a new album in tow.

The last time Niko Moon played Baton Rouge, it was April 1, 2022, at the Texas Club. When he comes back, it'll be to the same room. Moon brings his Back to My Roots Tour to the Texas Club on Friday, February 26, 2027, a 9 p.m. show at 456 N. Donmoor Ave. The date was announced October 12, and the presale opened October 13.

A lot has happened in between. The biggest change is the record. Moon released ROOTS on July 17 through Happy Cowboy/EMPIRE, a 15-track album he wrote on the road while touring in 2025, with "Rich Man" out front as the lead single. The title isn't subtle, and Moon doesn't want it to be: he's described the album as a return to where he came from — growing up between Georgia and Texas — and to his family life in Nashville now. The centerpiece is "Georgia (Roots)," which borrows the melody of "Georgia on My Mind," a move that is either bold or obvious depending on your mood, and probably both.

Same room, nearly five years later — and a record built around where he came from.

The tour named for the album opened September 11 in Youngstown, Ohio, and spent the fall hitting mid-size rooms across the Midwest and Southeast, with Blake Proehl in the support slot on those dates. The run keeps going into 2027 — there's a March 6 stop near Pittsburgh in McKees Rocks, Pa., just a week after Baton Rouge — which is how a Friday in late February on Donmoor ends up on the map. Before ROOTS, Moon spent the early part of this year on his American Palm Tour, so he's hardly been off the road.

Why the Texas Club? Because it's the right size for what he's doing. It's a standing-room club that books a lot of touring country, and its winter calendar shows it: Joe Nichols plays there January 30, and Eli Young Band are in on February 19, a week ahead of Moon. If you've been to one of those nights, you know the drill — a big floor, a bar along the side, and a crowd that comes ready to sing back the singles.

That's the fun of a Niko Moon show. His sound has always leaned on easy grooves and feel-good hooks, and a record that's explicitly about home and family should play well in a room where a lot of people came with the people they grew up with. Expect the new songs to sit alongside the ones that got him here.

What we don't know yet: whether Proehl or someone else will open the Baton Rouge date. Check Ticketmaster or the Texas Club's own listings for the final bill, and for prices, before you buy.

It's been a long gap. For the fans who were there in 2022, this one's a homecoming of a different kind — his, and theirs.

Sources: Niko Moon — Ticketmaster artist page (Back To My Roots Tour, Texas Club, Feb 26, 2027) (ticketmaster.com); Texas Club — Live Nation venue page (livenation.com); Texas Club — Ticketmaster venue page (ticketmaster.com); Niko Moon To Release New Album 'ROOTS' In July — MusicRow (musicrow.com); Niko Moon's "Rich Man": Story Behind the Song — Billboard (billboard.com); Niko Moon — official site (nikomoon.com); Niko Moon Announces 'American Palm Tour 2026' Dates — MusicRow (musicrow.com); Joe Nichols w/ McKenzie Claire Knapps, Texas Club, Jan 30, 2027 — Ticketmaster (ticketmaster.com); Eli Young Band w/ Lily Grace, Texas Club, Feb 19, 2027 — Ticketmaster (ticketmaster.com); Niko Moon and Blake Proehl Youngstown Tickets - Songkick (songkick.com); Niko Moon: Good Time - Album Review (countryswag.com)