Kentucky’s own, Tyler Childers will make a stop in Cincinnati for his 2025 tour

CINCINNATI (WXIX) - Kentucky native and cosmic country music star Tyler Childers is coming to the Queen City in 2025 for an extension of his "Tyler Childers: On The Road" tour.

Childers will perform at Riverbend Music Center on Oct. 3, and will be accompanied by Hayes Carll, a roots-style singer-songwriter from Texas.

Presale registration is live until Nov. 17 at 11:59 p.m., and tickets will go on sale Nov. 19 at 10 a.m.

Missed the presale? Tickets for the general public will go on sale Nov. 22 at 10 a.m.

The last album Childers released was , a collection of seven songs that depicts romance and pride in where he comes from - the Appalachian region of Kentucky near the West Virginia border.

From remedial surgeries for his clubfoot to being wheelchair bound for a period of time at a young age, Childers has faced several hardships in his life, including addiction.

In September of 2020, the GRAMMY-nominated artist posted a six-minute video online to talk about his abuse of alcohol and drugs. He told fans that he quit doing drugs and drinking about half a year prior to making the video announcing his fourth album,

In addition, Childers also explained the theme of his album.

"COVID has been a strain on all of us in some form or fashion," he said. "People have been cooped up and quarantined, people have lost their jobs and are struggling to make ends meet, people have lost their family members, the country is feeling a general angst. All the while, we've witnessed violent acts of police brutality happen around the nation that have gone unaddressed. In response, we've seen protests turned to riots, and riots culminate in acts of violence and destruction of property. From the outsider's perspective it's hard to see where all this visceral anger is coming from."

Childers says he believes what makes it hard for some people to understand the issues at hand is a lack of empathy.

"With that in mind, at the risk of mistakenly analogizing two groups of people, I would ask my white rural listeners to think on this," he continued. "I don't mean to imply that any of you aren't doing a good self-examination on this issue but I have heard from many who have not."

The country music singer-songwriter then challenged his fans with this question: "What is we were to constantly open up our daily paper and see a headline, like 'Eastern Kentucky man shot seven times on fishing trip'? Read on to find the man was shot while fishing with his son by game warden who saw him rummaging through his tackle box for his license and thought he was reaching for a knife."

Childers says he would predict a similar reaction from the rural community had the roles been reversed.

He ends the video talking about the history of racism in the U.S., specifically within southern rural communities, which is the central theme of On the Billboard Charts, the record ranked No. 6 for U.S. Top Country Albums in 2020.

Some of Childers' most popular songs come from his older albums:

"Feathered Indians" from

"All Your'n" from

"Shake the Frost"

"Nose on the Grindstone" from

"Lady May" from

To assist those in his home region of Kentucky's Appalachia, Childers is donating $1 from every ticket sold to Hickman Holler Appalachian Relief Fund and REVERB.

HHARF was founded by Childers and his wife, Senora May, in 2020 to bring awareness and financial support for those in Appalachia. REVERB was also established by the couple and helps reduce the negative impacts music, such as concerts, can have on the environment.