49 Winchester returns to The Signal on Feb. 11, its first Chattanooga show since 2023

The band last played Chattanooga at The Signal in November 2023; it comes back to the same room on Thursday, Feb. 11, 2027, touring this year's Change of Plans.

Some bands come back to a city and trade up to a bigger room. 49 Winchester is coming back to the same one. The band's last Chattanooga show was Nov. 18, 2023, at The Signal, and that's exactly where it lands again this winter.

49 Winchester plays The Signal on Thursday, Feb. 11, 2027. Doors are at 6:30 p.m., the show starts at 8 p.m., and tickets are through AXS. The date was announced Oct. 20. The Signal holds 1,300.

A lot has happened in the three-plus years in between, and most of it is on one record. The band released *Change of Plans* on May 15, 2026, through Lucille Records and MCA, according to Universal Music Canada. The album's singles include "Oh Savannah," "Slowly" and "Pardon Me," and the label describes a record about growth, reflection and resilience. February in Chattanooga will be one of the first chances for local fans to hear those songs live in a headline set.

The Signal date is part of the Change of Plans Tour, the band's 2027 headline run. uDiscover Music reports it opens Feb. 5 at The Eastern in Atlanta and closes May 8 at Billy Bob's in Fort Worth, with stops including Charlotte, Los Angeles, Boston and Austin. That puts Chattanooga in the first week of the tour, when the setlist is still fresh and the band is still figuring out how the new songs play in a room.

February in Chattanooga will be one of the first chances to hear the Change of Plans songs live in a headline set.

It's a big year beyond the headline dates, too. The band is booked for CMC Rocks QLD in Australia, March 19–21, which uDiscover notes is its first trip Down Under, and for Tønder Festival in Denmark in late August, billed as its only Danish show of 2027. For a band that last played Chattanooga in a 1,300-capacity room, that's a wider map than it had the last time through.

That's what makes the return to The Signal worth paying attention to. The band could have waited for a bigger stage; instead, local fans get the new record in a room that already knows them. The country, rock and folk mix that JamBase lists for the band suits a place where the crowd is close enough to sing back.

A Thursday show with 6:30 doors is an easy midweek plan. If you were there in November 2023, this is a chance to hear how far the band has come. If you weren't, *Change of Plans* is the place to start before Feb. 11.

Sources: Universal Music Canada: 49 Winchester release new album Change of Plans (universalmusic.ca); uDiscover Music: 49 Winchester announces 2027 'Change of Plans' tour (udiscovermusic.com); Ritzau: 49 Winchester at Tønder Festival 2027 (via.ritzau.dk); AXS: 49 Winchester at The Signal (axs.com); JamBase: 49 Winchester at The Signal (jambase.com)