Mitchell Tenpenny's Speed of Light Tour pulls into Mulcahy's next Thursday

The multi-platinum country singer plays Mulcahy's in Wantagh on Thursday, Nov. 19, one of the last stops on a tour that has run since February.

For country fans in Queens and the Bronx, the big shows usually mean a long haul somewhere. Next Thursday, it's a drive out the Southern State to Wantagh, and Mitchell Tenpenny is waiting at the end of it.

Mitchell Tenpenny plays Mulcahy's in Wantagh on Thursday, Nov. 19, at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are through TicketWeb. Mulcahy's holds 1,200, a room-sized night for a singer whose songs are built for big singalongs.

The show is part of Tenpenny's Speed of Light Tour, a year-long headline run that kicked off Feb. 6 at Hard Rock Live in Rockford, Illinois, according to The Music Universe. In July, MusicRow reported he was extending it through the fall, and the added dates run into November, which puts Wantagh near the tail end of a very long year on the road.

Around Long Island, he's in the middle of a busy week. Our listings have him in Bloomington–Normal on Nov. 13 and the Quad Cities on Nov. 14 before Wantagh, then Philadelphia the next night, Nov. 20, and Portsmouth and the Seacoast on Nov. 21. A St. Louis date follows on Dec. 11.

By November, a tour that started in February has had nine months to get tight.

If you only know Tenpenny from the radio, the live show is a different proposition. He's a multi-platinum country artist, as That Eric Alper put it when the tour launched, and his sound leans as much on rock as on country. That makes him a good fit for a crowd that grew up on both.

He's also spent part of 2026 as a guest on other people's stages, including a slot on Hardy's Country! Tour in April, per Parade via AOL. By November, a headline tour that started in February has had nine months to get tight, and the late dates on a long run are often where the show is at its best.

What to know: it's a Thursday with a 7:30 p.m. start, and Wantagh is a trek from most of Queens and the Bronx. Leave early, and if you're taking the LIRR, check the return schedule before you go so you're not stuck waiting after the encore.

It's the closest Tenpenny gets to the city on this run. Make the trip.

Sources: Mitchell Tenpenny unveils 2026 Speed of Light Tour (The Music Universe) (themusicuniverse.com); Mitchell Tenpenny extends 2026 Speed of Light Tour (The Music Universe) (themusicuniverse.com); Mitchell Tenpenny Extends Speed of Light Tour (MusicRow) (musicrow.com); Multi-Platinum Country Star Mitchell Tenpenny Launches The Year-Long 'Speed Of Light' Tour (That Eric Alper) (thatericalper.com); Mitchell Tenpenny Announces Tour (AOL/Parade) (aol.com); Mitchell Tenpenny at Mulcahy's (TicketWeb) (ticketmaster.evyy.net); JamBase show listing (jambase.com)