Parker McCollum is no stranger to the road. The Conroe-born singer-songwriter has spent the better part of a decade crisscrossing the country, playing to sold-out crowds from San Angelo to the stage of the Grand Ole Opry. But for his final stop of 2025 — and maybe his most meaningful one yet — he’s headed back to Texas. On December 31, McCollum will headline a New Year’s Eve blowout at Fort Worth’s Dickies Arena.
“No place I’d rather bring in the New Year than on-stage in Texas!” McCollum said in a statement. “Can’t wait to kick off 2026 in Fort Worth and look forward to seeing you all there.”
It’s a fitting finale for an artist who’s spent the year in motion. His 2025 tour calendar has been packed with shows in nearly every month — from beer-soaked honky-tonks to massive festival stages — but his winter schedule slows just enough to make room for a single date in November and one in December. That New Year’s Eve gig in Fort Worth stands alone, a homecoming of sorts for the 28-year-old who’s long been considered one of Texas’ favorite sons.
McCollum's Texas ties run deeper than most. He cut his teeth on the regional circuit with 2015’s The Limestone Kid, a no-frills debut that paired youthful songwriting with the kind of raw earnestness you can’t fake. Its breakout track, “Meet You in the Middle,” became a radio hit across Texas — not bad for a 22-year-old running the show without label backing. But it was Probably Wrong, his follow-up, that put McCollum on the national radar. He drew comparisons to John Mayer and Jason Isbell, built a loyal fanbase city by city, and packed out venues like Billy Bob’s Texas, where he’s twice sold out the legendary Fort Worth dancehall.
In the years since, McCollum has bridged the gap between Texas authenticity and Music Row polish. After signing a publishing deal with Warner/Chappell Nashville in 2018 and a record deal with Universal Music Group Nashville in 2019, he quickly proved he could hang with Nashville’s elite without abandoning his roots. Hollywood Gold, his breakout EP named after a horse his grandfather once owned, featured the Gold-certified “Pretty Heart” — a ballad that averaged nearly four million streams a week and marked his arrival as a national force.
He’s been called an artist to watch by Rolling Stone, Billboard, CMT, and SiriusXM. American Songwriter put it plainly: “The Texas native teeters on the edge of next-level superstardom, taking cues from rule breakers like Chris Stapleton and Kacey Musgraves.”
Still, despite the glossy accolades and Nashville contracts, McCollum has never stopped identifying as a Texas artist first. That’s why Fort Worth makes perfect sense for a New Year’s celebration. Dickies Arena — that 14,000-seat monument to modern Cowtown — will serve as the latest backdrop in McCollum’s long-running love letter to the Lone Star State.
Tickets start at $29.50 and go on sale Friday, August 6, at 10 a.m. via Ticketmaster.com.
