Billy Strings will return to New Orleans this week for his third-annual New Year’s Eve run in the Crescent City, and nugs.net subscribers can livestream the whole thing. Strings and his band will take over the UNO Lakefront Arena on December 29th, 30th, and 31st for a gambling-themed string of shows [find tickets].
Existing nugs subscribers won’t have to miss a note of Strings’ three-night run, with nightly livestreams beginning at 8:30 p.m. ET/7:30 p.m. local on the 29th and 30th. Tuesday, December 31st’s three-set extravaganza will begin an hour later at 9:30 p.m. ET/8:30 p.m. local to accommodate the traditional three-set extravaganza.
Earlier this month, Strings teased a weekend of “pickin’, singin’, and gamblin'” in New Orleans, complete with games of chance and table games supporting local charities. Fans from near and far can get in on the action with the song submission sweepstakes, allowing the devoted fanbase to vote on songs to appear in the shows. Stay tuned for more information on the concerts.
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Billy Strings — “Turmoil & Tinfoil” [Pro-Shot] — New Orleans, LA — 12/31/23
This latest trip to the Big Easy will cap yet another milestone year for the mountain music phenom. This year saw the release of Billy’s first-ever live album, Live Vol. 1, and his fourth original studio album, Highway Prayers, which was the first bluegrass album to top the Billboard Top Album Sales Chart since 2002. The previous record-holder was the soundtrack to the Coen Brothers‘ O Brother, Where Art Thou? which Strings honored with a Halloween reproduction in Baltimore featuring frequent collaborators Sierra Hull, Lindsay Lou, Duane Trucks, and Vince Herman as well as original cast members Tim Blake Nelson and Chris Thomas King.
Beyond all his professional achievements, 2024 witnessed the birth of Billy’s first child, River Roy Apostol, on September 29th, which happened to overlap with Strings’ Renewal festival in Colorado. Hours before Strings was due to open the festival, Billy’s wife Ally Apostol went into labor and Billy immediately hopped on a jet (borrowed from Ringo Starr) to witness his son’s birth. Meanwhile, fans back at the festival were entertained by a series of subs including Molly Tuttle & Golden Highway, Mountain Grass Unit, Jerry Douglas Band, Jon Stickley, and others before receiving full refunds for the weekend.
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