Silverada books Cain's Ballroom for Dec. 12 with Vandoliers and Jason Scott & The High Heat

The Texas band formerly known as Mike and the Moonpies is coming back to Tulsa's most famous room for a December Saturday with two strong openers.

Two Decembers ago, Silverada closed out a year at Cain's Ballroom with Joshua Ray Walker and Vandoliers on a Dec. 21, 2024 bill. They're back for another one. On Saturday, Dec. 12, Silverada headlines Cain's Ballroom with Vandoliers and Oklahoma City's Jason Scott & The High Heat. Doors are at 6:30 p.m., the show starts at 7:30 p.m., and tickets run $32.26 to $62.07 through eTix. Cain's lists the show as all ages.

The date was announced Oct. 21. If you plan to go, keep an eye on the eTix link and the venue's event page.

For anyone who hasn't kept up: Silverada is the band that spent 16 years as Mike and the Moonpies. Singer Mike Harmeier announced the new name at the Mile 0 Fest in Key West in early 2024 and followed it with a self-titled album, the band's ninth release, led by the single "Wallflower." A release show at Nashville's Ryman Auditorium followed. Harmeier described the change as a reflection of how the band had grown beyond classic honky-tonk. Reviewers have heard the same thing in the record: the honky-tonk core is still there, now with more Southern rock and a wider palette around it.

The name changed. The two-step didn't.

That shift is part of why the Cain's booking makes sense. Silverada is chasing something bigger without leaving its honky-tonk core behind, and there are few rooms in the country better suited to bridging the two than Cain's, with its place in Western swing history. A general-admission, standing-room night there is as much a dance as a concert.

The support slots are worth showing up early for. Vandoliers were on that 2024 bill too, and bring their own rowdy take on Texas country. Jason Scott & The High Heat, whose own bio calls them "OKC, OK High Country, Americana Heat," give the night a homegrown Oklahoma opener. Three bands, one floor, a Saturday in December: that's about as good a country night as Tulsa gets in the run-up to the holidays.

It also says something that Silverada is coming back to the same room two years later rather than moving on. Bands come back to Cain's because it's Cain's. The crowd knows that, and the bands know the crowd knows it.

Practical notes: doors 6:30, music 7:30, all ages, and the floor is general admission. Cain's has a no-refund policy, so buy with your calendar open. And bring shoes you can dance in.

The last time this band played Cain's, it still felt like a new name. Two years later, it's just the band, and the room is ready for it.

Sources: Silverada, Vandoliers, Jason Scott & The High Heat - Cain's Ballroom (venue event page) (cainsballroom.com); Silverada, Joshua Ray Walker, Vandoliers - Cain's Ballroom (2024 event page) (cainsballroom.com); Silverada / Vandoliers / Jason Scott & The High Heat tickets (eTix) (etix.com); Mike and the Moonpies Are Changing Their Name to 'Silverada' (Rolling Stone) (rollingstone.com); On Mike & The Moonpies Changing their Name to "Silverada" (Saving Country Music) (savingcountrymusic.com); Album Review: With New Name, Silverada Steers in a New Musical Direction (No Depression) (nodepression.org); Silverada Plans Unique Shows to Close Out 2024 (Saving Country Music) (savingcountrymusic.com); Jason Scott & The High Heat (Instagram) (instagram.com); JamBase listing (jambase.com)