Ella Langley is set to play an intimate show at The Grizzly Rose in Denver on October 6, 2026, one night before she headlines Red Rocks Amphitheatre. The back-to-back Colorado dates capture a country star in the middle of a record-setting year, moving from a honky-tonk to one of the most famous amphitheaters in the world within 24 hours.
The Grizzly Rose date is part of SiriusXM's Small Stage Series, a series of exclusive performances in small, iconic venues associated with the channel's country outlet The Highway, according to Denver7. The series brings artists to small, iconic venues, according to a PR Newswire release announcing the series' 2021 launch. Langley's set will run through hits, fan favorites, and songs from her new album Dandelion, and organizers have promised exclusive surprises, giveaways, and product sampling for the crowd, per the same Denver7 report.
The Grizzly Rose performance is described as exclusive. People can enter to win tickets, while people from elsewhere in Colorado can enter for a VIP trip to the show, according to Denver7. Denver7's report notes the venue itself has quite a history, having hosted Taylor Swift on its hardwood dance floor since opening in 1989, according to Denver Westword.
From a Honky-Tonk to a Sandstone Amphitheater
The scale shift comes fast. The night after her Grizzly Rose performance, Langley headlines Red Rocks Amphitheatre. The October 7 show is billed as part of The Dandelion Tour and features support from Kameron Marlowe and Gabriella Rose, with doors opening at 5:30 p.m. and performances starting at 7 p.m., according to Red Rocks Amphitheatre's event listing.
The venue leap tracks with a chart run few artists in country history have matched. Langley's song Choosin' Texas became the longest-running No. 1 hit in the United States, spending 23 weeks atop the all-genre Billboard Hot 100, according to Denver7. That run surpassed records previously set by A Bar Song (Tipsy), Old Town Road, and I Will Always Love You, and it also passed Mariah Carey's All I Want for Christmas Is You, which had held the mark with 22 weeks at No. 1. Backstage Country reported that beyond the Hot 100 record, Choosin' Texas logged 41 weeks at No. 1 on the Hot Country Songs chart, making it only the third song in Billboard history to spend more than 40 weeks atop that chart, according to Backstage Country.
A Year of Trophies Ahead of the CMAs
Langley led the 60th Annual Country Music Association Awards nominations with nine nods, including Entertainer of the Year, Album of the Year for Dandelion, and Single of the Year nominations for both Choosin' Texas and Be Her, putting her ahead of mentor and Dandelion co-producer Miranda Lambert, who received seven nods of her own, according to AP News.
Langley's new album is Dandelion. Hoodline has covered questions swirling around a possible Morgan Wallen appearance at her Knoxville show. The Grizzly Rose itself has also drawn recent headlines after a secret Garth Brooks show there got so packed a sheriff shut down plans for an encore.
