Corey Kent closes a Texas swing at Camp Fimfo Waco on Saturday

Six weeks after releasing 'Heartland Rock and Roll,' Kent plays Waco on Nov. 14, the last Texas night before he heads to Florida and a 2027 tour named for the album.

Corey Kent put a name on his sound this fall, and he called it *Heartland Rock and Roll*. Saturday night, Waco gets to hear what that sounds like live.

Kent plays Camp Fimfo Waco on Saturday, Nov. 14, at 7 p.m. Tickets are through Camp Fimfo. It's the third of three Texas nights this week, after San Antonio on Thursday and Corpus Christi on Friday, and the last before the tour moves to Florida for Fort Myers, Jacksonville and Tampa the following weekend. If you've been meaning to catch him close to home, this is the one.

The album arrived Sept. 25 on Sony Music Nashville, as MusicRow reported when it was announced in the spring. The lead single, "Rocky Mountain Low," features Koe Wetzel, and the record also carries "Empty Words." That Eric Alper framed the release the way Kent seems to want it heard: a country-rock maverick naming his own sound. His label partners at Combustion Music shared the album announcement in May.

That title is a statement. Kent has been working the line between country and rock for a while. His last album cycle, *Black Bandana*, came with a tour of the same name, per Country Central. The new record just says it outright, and having Koe Wetzel on the first single is a pretty clear signal of which crowd he's playing to.

The title is a statement: country with the amps turned up.

The fall dates are a preview of something bigger. In September Kent announced the Heartland Rock and Roll Tour for 2027, a 20-date run, MusicRow reported. It kicks off Jan. 22 at Billy Bob's Texas in Fort Worth with Tyler Nance and Jacob Hackworth in support, then hits Houston the next night, Detroit's Majestic Theatre on Jan. 28 and Columbus on Jan. 29, with a Nashville stop in April, per Fox 17. Waco's show comes before all of that, while the songs are still new on stage.

Kent's usual headline rooms hold about 1,500 people, so a Saturday night in Waco is a chance to see him at the size he's built for, not from the back of a festival field. Expect the new songs up front. The album has only been out a few weeks, and this is where a band works out which ones hit hardest live.

Get tickets, bring the boots you don't mind scuffing and get there early. Saturday, Nov. 14, 7 p.m., Camp Fimfo Waco.

Sources: Corey Kent Readies Heartland Rock And Roll, Arriving In September — MusicRow (musicrow.com); Country-Rock Maverick Corey Kent Names His Sound On New Album 'Heartland Rock And Roll' — That Eric Alper (thatericalper.com); Corey Kent Announces New Album Heartland Rock and Roll — Combustion Music (combustionmusic.com); Corey Kent Announces His 'Black Bandana' Tour — Country Central (countrycentral.com); Corey Kent Announces 20-Date Heartland Rock And Roll Tour — MusicRow (musicrow.com); Corey Kent — Heartland Rock and Roll Tour — Majestic Theatre Detroit (majesticdetroit.com); Corey Kent announces 2027 Heartland Rock and Roll tour with Nashville stop in April — Fox 17 (fox17.com); Camp Fimfo Waco (campfimfo.com)