Little Big Town is set to roll back into Columbus this Friday, Nov. 13, for a stop at Mershon Auditorium as part of the band's For The Art Of It Tour. The Grammy-winning country quartet will share the stage with opening act Mae Estes for a show during a run of November dates across the tour's schedule.
The Mershon Auditorium stop was confirmed as part of the band's touring schedule, according to BroadwayWorld, which listed the Columbus date simply as “Nov. 13 – Columbus, OH – Mershon Auditorium.” The venue's own event listing confirms Mae Estes will open the show, per Mershon Auditorium.
Little Big Town has performed on Columbus stages numerous times over the years, including at Schottenstein Center in 2018, at Buckeye Country Superfest at Ohio Stadium in 2023, and at Nationwide Arena in 2024, according to The Columbus Dispatch. This latest visit brings the band back to Columbus for a show at Mershon Auditorium.
Tour Supports Forthcoming Album
The For The Art Of It Tour is produced by Live Nation and was announced in support of the band's album, It's A Dying Art, the same BroadwayWorld announcement noted. That report said the band's 12th studio album was scheduled to arrive Aug. 28 via MCA, framing the tour as a showcase for the new material alongside the group's catalog.
BroadwayWorld's announcement also said the tour's U.S. and Canada dates kicked off Sept. 24 in St. Petersburg, Florida, with stops in cities including Atlanta, Boston, Philadelphia, Dallas, Houston, Chicago and Toronto. A separate event listing from Extra Chill Events shows additional For The Art Of It Tour dates on Nov. 12, 14 and 19, placing the Columbus show in the middle of a busy mid-November stretch for the band.
What to Know Before Heading to Mershon
Concertgoers should plan ahead on a few logistics specific to the venue. Mershon Auditorium is cashless, the venue's event page states, so attendees will need a card or digital payment method for any purchases inside. The venue also says it does not have an elevator, a detail worth noting for anyone who may need accessible routes to their seats.
Bag policies are also strict: bags are not permitted except medical bags, diaper bags, or clutches no larger than 8 by 5 by 1 inches, per the venue's listing. Event-day parking may be available in the Arps Garage, though the listing stops short of guaranteeing availability.
As for tickets, a listing on TicketX showed a cheapest price of $17.74 for the Mershon Auditorium show. Fans hoping to catch the band this close to home have just days left before the Friday night show.
