Country music’s royal family is saddling up for the road trip of the decade.

Shooter Jennings and his mother Jessi Colter have officially announced a full-scale 2026 world tour dedicated exclusively to the memory and music of Waylon Jennings – the original outlaw who told Nashville where to shove it and rewrote the rules of country music forever.

The “Waylon Jennings Outlaw Legacy Tour” will launch in March 2026 and run through November, covering more than 80 cities across North America, Europe, Australia, and Asia. It’s the biggest tribute ever staged for the man behind timeless anthems like “Luckenbach, Texas,” “Good Hearted Woman,” “Mammas Don’t Let Your Babies Grow Up to Be Cowboys,” and “Are You Sure Hank Done It This Way.”

The bombshell dropped Tuesday night during an unannounced appearance at Nashville’s historic Ryman Auditorium. Shooter and Jessi walked onstage unannounced, delivered a gut-punching rendition of “Storms Never Last” – the 1981 No. 1 duet that remains one of country’s most beloved love songs – and then told the sold-out crowd they were taking Waylon’s music around the world one more time.

“This isn’t a nostalgia act,” Shooter, 46, told the roaring audience. “This is us bringing my old man back to every town he ever tore the roof off. We’re gonna play his songs exactly the way he wrote them – loud, pissed-off, and one hundred percent real.”

Jessi Colter, still stunning at 82 and with a voice that could melt steel, added quietly: “Waylon always said the music belonged to the people. We’re just carrying it home for him now.”

The shows will feature complete performances of landmark albums like Honky Tonk Heroes and Dreaming My Dreams, rare cuts that haven’t been played live in decades, personal stories from the Jennings family archives, and never-before-heard live recordings of Waylon played between sets. Shooter will lead the band on guitar and vocals, channeling his father’s unmistakable swagger, while Jessi commands the piano and sings the songs only she can truly own.

Multiple high-profile guests are already confirmed for select dates, including Jamey Johnson, Whiskey Myers, Ray Benson, and members of Willie Nelson’s Family band. Sources say several surprise appearances from major rock and country crossover stars are in final negotiations.

For Shooter – who has spent the last two decades fiercely guarding and expanding his father’s legacy through albums, radio shows, and his Black Country Rock media empire – this tour is the culmination of a lifetime.

“Being Waylon Jennings’ son has been the greatest gift and the heaviest weight I’ve ever carried,” he said in an exclusive statement. “But standing onstage with my mom, playing Dad’s songs for the people who still live by them? That’s healing. That’s family. That’s outlaw.”

Tickets go on sale to the general public December 5 at 10 a.m. local time, with presales starting December 3 for members of the official Waylon Jennings fan club. VIP packages include soundcheck access, meet-and-greets with Shooter and Jessi, limited-edition tour leather vests, and a custom “I’m a Ramblin’ Man” belt buckle.

The North American leg opens with three Texas nights – Austin (March 20 at ACL Live), Fort Worth (March 21 at Billy Bob’s), and Houston (March 22 at the Toyota Center) – before heading to Red Rocks Amphitheatre, Madison Square Garden, the Hollywood Bowl, and Chicago’s United Center. The European run hits London’s O2 Arena, Amsterdam’s Ziggo Dome, Berlin’s Mercedes-Benz Arena, and Paris’s Accor Arena. Australian dates include the Sydney Opera House Forecourt and Rod Laver Arena in Melbourne, with Tokyo and Osaka confirmed for the Asian finale.

This marks Jessi Colter’s first major tour in nearly fifty years. Since Waylon’s passing in 2002, she has largely stayed out of the spotlight, releasing only a handful of deeply personal albums. But the fire is clearly still there.

“I feel him every time I sit down at the piano,” Jessi said backstage, eyes shining. “He’s riding shotgun on this whole tour. You wait and see.”

With outlaw country’s influence bigger than ever – just look at the charts dominated by Zach Bryan, Tyler Childers, Colter Wall, and Sturgill Simpson – the timing couldn’t be better. A whole new generation is discovering Waylon Jennings, and his wife and son are about to give them the real thing.

This isn’t just a concert tour.

It’s a family keeping a promise.

It’s the middle finger to Music Row all over again.

It’s Waylon Jennings riding one more time.

And the whole damn world gets to come along.