STEPHEN WILSON JR. Releases New Single HARDWIRED Feat. Miranda Lambert
The track interpolates The Pixies' Where Is My Mind and pairs with a visualizer directed by Jace Kartye.
Stephen Wilson Jr. released a new single titled HARDWIRED featuring Miranda Lambert. The Indiana-born, Nashville-based artist co-wrote the song with Lambert, Jesse Frasure, and Adam Hood, crafting a portrait of working-class perseverance that incorporates an interpolation of The Pixies' song Where Is My Mind. The release arrived alongside a visualizer directed by Jace Kartye.
'Hardwired' follows last month's release of 'Gary' (Live From CMA Fest 2026) and his most recent single 'Preacher's Kid,' which was named a Song You Need To Know by Rolling Stone and was featured in Billboard's New Music Friday Guide. All Country News proclaimed, '[the] sprawling, electrifying new track that arrives as both a statement and a reminder of why Wilson remains one of the most fascinating storytellers working today.'
Wilson Jr. premiered 'Gary' late last year with a performance on Jimmy Kimmel Live! and also performed it on This Past Weekend with Theo Von and The Howard Stern Show. In March, he released the official video for 'Gary,' which stars actor Gary Sinise (Forrest Gump, Apollo 13). The song is currently in the Top 40 on Billboard's Country Airplay Chart.
The official video for 'Gary' marked his ninth collaboration with director Tim Cofield, who also directed his official video for 'Cuckoo,' which took home the ACM Award for Visual Media of the Year in May.
Throughout the rest of the year, Wilson Jr. will tour the US and Europe on his headline Gary The Torch Tour that will culminate with two shows at The Truth in Nashville on December 11 and 12. He will also tour as part of the Outlaw Music Festival this summer, and will support Dave Matthews Band on September 4 at the Gorge Amphitheater and Brandi Carlile on September 11-13 at Red Rocks Amphitheatre.
2026 Tour Dates
8/7 – St. Augustine, FL – St. Augustine Amphitheatre #
8/8 – Raleigh, NC – Red Hat Amphitheater #
8/18 – Maryland Heights, MO – Outlaw Music Festival *
8/21 – East Troy, WI – Outlaw Music Festival *
8/22 – Clarkston, MI – Outlaw Music Festival *
8/23 – Noblesville, IN – Outlaw Music Festival *
8/25 – Tinley Park, IL – Outlaw Music Festival *
8/28 – Wantagh, NY – Outlaw Music Festival *
8/29 – Bethel, NY – Outlaw Music Festival *
8/30 – Saratoga Springs, NY – Outlaw Music Festival *
9/4 – George, WA – Gorge Amphitheatre ^
9/6 – Los Angeles, CA – Hollywood Palladium #
9/11–9/13 – Morrison, CO – Red Rocks Amphitheatre %
9/15 – Spokane, WA – BECU Live at Northern Quest #
9/17 – Seattle, WA – Paramount Theatre #
9/18 – Seattle, WA – Paramount Theatre # SOLD OUT
9/19 – Portland, OR – McMenamins Grand Lodge (Concerts in the Grove) # SOLD OUT
9/22 – Nampa, ID – Ford Idaho Center Amphitheater #
9/24 – San Francisco, CA – The Masonic #
9/29 – Phoenix, AZ – Arizona Financial Theatre #
10/1 – Irving, TX – The Pavilion at Toyota Music Factory #
10/2 – Helotes, TX – John T. Floore Country Store #
10/3 – Houston, TX – 713 Music Hall #
10/15 – Belfast, UK – SSE Arena #
10/17 – Sligo, IE – Sligo Live Festival * SOLD OUT
10/19 – Glasgow, UK – O2 Academy Glasgow # SOLD OUT
10/20 – Glasgow, UK – O2 Academy Glasgow # SOLD OUT
10/22 – London, UK – O2 Academy Brixton #
10/23 – Bristol, UK – The Prospect Building # SOLD OUT
10/25 – Manchester, UK – O2 Victoria Warehouse # SOLD OUT
10/27 – Paris, FR – Le Trianon #
10/29 – Zurich, CH – Volkshaus #
10/30 – Cologne, DE – Theater am Tanzbrunnen # SOLD OUT
11/1 – Utrecht, NL – TivoliVredenburg (Ronda) # SOLD OUT
11/3 – Copenhagen, DK – VEGA # SOLD OUT
11/4 – Stockholm, SE – Fållan # SOLD OUT
11/5 – Oslo, NO – Sentrum Scene # SOLD OUT
11/20–11/22 – St. Petersburg, FL – St. Pete Country Fest *
11/21 – Birmingham, AL – Avondale Brewing Company # SOLD OUT
12/2 – Pittsburgh, PA – Citizens Live at The Wylie #
12/9 – Atlanta, GA – Coca-Cola Roxy #
HARDWIRED is anchored by Wilson Jr.'s gut string acoustic guitar playing, which has drawn recognition from Guitar World and Premier Guitar, including a six-page print feature in the latter's August issue. The single follows Wilson Jr.'s recent releases Gary (Live From CMA Fest 2026) and Preacher's Kid, the latter of which was named a Song You Need To Know by Rolling Stone and featured in Billboard's New Music Friday.
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