After a 15-year wait, the 14th season of King of the Hill arrived on Hulu this week, and viewers were quick to notice the show’s new outro music—a bluegrass version of the program’s iconic theme song recorded by Billy Strings.
The song, aptly titled “Yahoos and Triangles”, was originally written and recorded by The Refreshments, who later rebranded as Roger Clyne and the Peacemakers in 1998. While Strings’ version omits the original’s signature clanging percussion and shouted “yahoos” that inspired the title, it features a ripping guitar solo, raucous “yeehaws,” and contributions from his touring band—mandolinist Jarrod Walker, banjo player Billy Failing, bassist Royal Masat, and fiddler Alex Hargreaves—along with drummer Jamie Dick, banjoist Russ Carson, and fiddler Billy Contreras.
Strings and his band have teased the tune live, including at a 2021 show at Leach Amphitheater in Oshkosh, WI. Fans will have to wait and see whether they’ll bust it out again on the upcoming North American leg of their summer tour, which is set to begin this Friday, August 8th in Milwaukee, WI and run through the end of August. The tour will be available to stream via nugs.
Check out Billy Strings’ new bluegrass version of the King of the Hill theme, and click below for a full list of his upcoming tour dates. For tickets and more information, head here.
Billy Strings Tour Dates:
Aug 8 – Fiserv Forum – Milwaukee, WI
Aug 9 – Target Center – Minneapolis, MN
Aug 12 – Scheels Arena – Fargo, ND
Aug 15 – Brick Breeden Fieldhouse – Bozeman, MT – Sold Out
Aug 16 – Adams Center – Missoula, MT
Aug 19 – Commodore Ballroom – Vancouver, BC – Sold Out
Aug 20 – Commodore Ballroom – Vancouver, BC – Sold Out
Aug 22 – Angel of the Winds Arena – Everett, WA
Aug 23 – Matthew Knight Arena – Eugene, OR
Sep 5 – Woodward Theatre – Owensboro, KY – Sold Out — Billy Strings & Bryan Sutton with Royal Masat
Sep 6 – Woodward Theatre – Owensboro, KY – Sold Out — Billy Strings & Bryan Sutton with Royal Masat
Sep 11 – Schaefer Center – Boone, NC – Sold Out — Billy Strings & Bryan Sutton with Royal Masat
Sep 12 – Schaefer Center – Boone, NC – Sold Out — Billy Strings & Bryan Sutton with Royal Masat
Sep 14 – Ryman Auditorium – Nashville, TN – Sold Out — Billy Strings & Bryan Sutton with Royal Masat
Sep 15 – Ryman Auditorium – Nashville, TN – Sold Out — Billy Strings & Bryan Sutton with Royal Masat
Sep 16 – The Signal – Chattanooga, TN – Sold Out — Billy Strings & Bryan Sutton with Royal Masat
Sep 17 – The Signal – Chattanooga, TN – Sold Out — Billy Strings & Bryan Sutton with Royal Masat
Sep 20 – Huntington Bank Stadium – Minneapolis, MN — Farm Aid 40 w/ Willie Nelson, Neil Young, John Mellencamp, Dave Matthews & Tim Reynolds, and more
Oct 3 – Sentrum Scene – Oslo, NO – Sold Out
Oct 5 – Poolen – Copenhagen, DK
Oct 7 – TivoliVredenburg – Utrecht, NL – Sold Out
Oct 8 – TivoliVredenburg – Utrecht, NL – Sold Out
Oct 10 – Royal Albert Hall – London, UK – Sold Out
Oct 12 – The National Stadium – Dublin, IE – Sold Out
Oct 23 – The Orion Amphitheater – Huntsville, AL
Oct 24 – The Orion Amphitheater – Huntsville, AL – Sold Out
Oct 25 – The Orion Amphitheater – Huntsville, AL – Sold Out
Oct 31 – CFG Bank Arena – Baltimore, MD
Nov 1 – CFG Bank Arena – Baltimore, MD
Nov 7 – PPG Paints Arena – Pittsburgh, PA
Nov 8 – PPG Paints Arena – Pittsburgh, PA
Nov 11 – Blue Cross Arena – Rochester, NY
Nov 12 – MVP Arena – Albany, NY
Nov 14 – Prudential Center – Newark, NJ
Nov 15 – Prudential Center – Newark, NJ
Dec 5 – KFC Yum! Center – Louisville, KY
Dec 6 – KFC Yum! Center – Louisville, KY
Dec 10 – BOK Center – Tulsa, OK
Dec 12 – Dickies Arena – Fort Worth, TX
Dec 13 – Moody Center – Austin, TX
Dec 14 – ACL Live at The Moody Theater – Austin, TX
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