Ty Herndon opens Lexington's 2027 at Manchester Music Hall

Three decades into his career and remaking his hits, the country singer plays Thursday, Jan. 7.

The first full week of January is when Lexington's calendar usually goes quiet. Ty Herndon is filling one of those nights: Ty Herndon plays Manchester Music Hall on Thursday, Jan. 7, 2027, with an 8 p.m. start. Tickets run $24.25 to $57 through Ticketmaster. The date was announced Oct. 27.

Herndon arrives in the middle of a project about looking back. He has been working through Thirty, a collection marking three decades of making music, on his label home Club44 Records. It is a double album, and The Music Universe describes the first volume as newly interpreted versions of his biggest songs, many of them recut with all-star collaborators. The first half arrived a year ago; Backstage Country marked the drop in October 2025.

The guest list gives the project its color. Herndon's signing with Club44 came with a duet with LeAnn Rimes, and he has since teamed with Chrissy Metz on "She Wants To Be Wanted Again," a song he first recorded in 1996. Revisiting a 30-year-old song with a new voice beside him is the whole idea of Thirty in a single track.

That's also what makes a show like this worth getting out of the house for in January. A Herndon set right now is built on songs people have carried around for decades, played by someone who has spent the last couple of years rethinking them. The old hits are the reason many people buy a ticket, and the new versions are the reason the show isn't just a nostalgia act.

There's more to his story than chart history. He is an openly gay country artist, and he remains a member of the extended Grand Ole Opry family of performers. For a lot of fans, that combination is part of why seeing him live still means something.

Manchester Music Hall holds 1,100, which is a comfortable size for this kind of night. It's a room big enough to feel like a show and close enough that a singer can tell the story behind a song and have the back of the room hear every word. The ticket spread, from $24.25 up to $57, leaves room for both the casual fan and the person who wants to be right up front.

A Thursday in early January is not the easiest sell, but it might be the most welcome one: the holidays are over, the weather is gray, and a night of songs everybody knows is a decent cure. Tickets are on sale now at the link above. Grab a pair, call the friend who still knows all the words, and start the year with a singalong.

Sources: Ty Herndon signs with new label, releases duet with LeAnn Rimes (Club44 Records) (club44records.com); Herndon reinterprets his hits with all-star collaborations (The Music Universe) (themusicuniverse.com); Ty Herndon drops first half of 30th anniversary double album (Backstage Country) (995qyk.com); Ty Herndon, Chrissy Metz team for 'She Wants To Be Wanted Again' (The Music Universe) (themusicuniverse.com); Out country singer Ty Herndon coming to SA (Out in SA) (outinsa.com); Ty Herndon – Grand Ole Opry (opry.com); Ty Herndon at Manchester Music Hall (JamBase) (jambase.com)