Clay Walker comes back to the Black Hills in January, with BlackHawk along

His first area show since a November 2023 night at Deadwood Mountain Grand lands at The Monument's Fine Arts Theatre on Friday, Jan. 22, 2027.

The last time Clay Walker played the Black Hills, it was Nov. 17, 2023, up the road at Deadwood Mountain Grand. Nearly three years later he is coming back, and this time to Rapid City. Clay Walker plays the Fine Arts Theatre at The Monument on Friday, Jan. 22, 2027, at 7 p.m., with BlackHawk on the bill. The date was announced Oct. 20, and ticket information is on The Monument's site; the box office is at 1-800-468-6463.

The Monument's concert listings show the show presented by Pepper Entertainment. The Fine Arts Theatre is the complex's indoor theater at 444 Mt. Rushmore Road N., and it seats 1,700.

For anyone who grew up on '90s country radio, Walker's catalog needs little introduction. He has six No. 1 singles on Billboard's Hot Country Songs chart, according to his Wikipedia discography: "What's It to You" and "Live Until I Die" from his 1993 self-titled debut, then "Dreaming With My Eyes Open," "If I Could Make a Living," "This Woman and This Man" and "Rumor Has It." His *Live, Laugh, Love* album added "The Chain of Love," which peaked at No. 3. Expect the set to lean on those, and expect the room to know them.

What has changed since Deadwood is mostly at home. Walker's official site announced *A Clay Walker Family Christmas*, an album with his wife and five children produced by Keith Stegall, due next Friday, Nov. 6. A family holiday tour follows, opening Nov. 27 in Warren, Ohio, and wrapping in December at the Grand Ole Opry. His site also says he has been out on his Doin' What I Love tour through this fall. By the time he reaches Rapid City, he will have had a busy holiday season behind him and a new year to start.

Six No. 1 singles, a 1,700-seat theater and a January Friday in Rapid City.

BlackHawk round out the bill. Pairing two acts whose biggest songs came out of the same era of country radio makes this a night aimed squarely at people who remember buying those records the first time.

A January show in western South Dakota comes with its own planning. Watch the forecast, give yourself extra time on the roads, and check the Monument FAQ for parking and bag policies before you head downtown. The Monument also hosts Rush hockey and the rodeo, so check the calendar for anything else happening that week on the grounds.

It has been almost three years. If you missed him in Deadwood, or caught him there and have been waiting for the next one, Jan. 22 is the night. Get tickets early, dress warm, and plan on singing along to "What's It to You" before the night is out.

Sources: The Monument: Concerts (themonument.live); The Monument: Venue Information (themonument.live); The Monument: FAQs (themonument.live); Clay Walker official site (claywalker.com); Clay Walker: Bringing the whole family on tour for Christmas (claywalker.com); Country Now: Clay Walker announces family Christmas album and holiday tour (countrynow.com); Clay Walker discography – Wikipedia (en.wikipedia.org); Wikimedia Commons: Rushmore Plaza Civic Center in Rapid City, South Dakota (commons.wikimedia.org); BlackHawk (band) - Wikipedia (en.wikipedia.org)