Ashley McBryde Recalls How Giving Miranda Lambert Was

Ashley McBryde just announced a new headlining tour, "The Devil I Know Tour," which will play 30 dates, including a return to the U.K. next January.

Before Ashley was a headliner, she opened for many country superstars, including Miranda Lambert on the 2018 "Living Like Hippies" tour. Jon Pardi was also on the tour. It began on January 18, 2018, in Greenville, South Carolina, and ended on June 17, 2018, in Grand Junction, Colorado.

McBryde told me about the tour after it kicked off. She said of her tour boss at the time, "She was so good to us. Every night we had a gift. The first night we had onesies, so Jon Pardi got a dinosaur outfit, I got a teddy bear outfit, and Miranda had a unicorn."

She added, "And then the next night was flowers and candles and beer. I've never seen a headliner do that."

10/7/23 Saenger Theatre* Mobile, AL
10/15/23 Robinson Center Performance Hall^ Little Rock, AR
10/20/23 John T. Flores Country Store* Helotes, TX
10/21/23 Buffalo Run Casino & Resort – Peoria Showplace Miami, OK
10/27/23 Uptown Theater* Minneapolis, MN
10/28/23 Crystal Grand Music Theatre* Wisconsin Dells, WI
11/2/23 Jannus Live~ St. Petersburg, FL
11/3/23 UGA John Hunt Conference Center~ Tifton, GA
11/4/23 Anderson Music Hall~ Hiawassee, GA
11/10/23 Alabama Theatre^ Birmingham, AL
11/11/23 Orpheum Theatre^ Memphis, TN
11/12/23 Ellis Theatre Philadelphia, MS
11/30/23 Stage AE* Pittsburgh, PA
12/1/23 Danforth Music Hall+ Toronto, ON
12/2/23 The Andrew J Brady Music Center+ Cincinnati, OH
12/8/23 Webster Hall+ New York, NY
12/9/23 Orpheum Theatre+ Boston, MA
12/10/23 Keswick Theatre+ Glenside, PA
12/14/23 Clay Center for the Arts & Sciences# Charleston, WV
12/15/23 The Fillmore Charlotte# Charlotte, NC
12/16/23 Rams Head Live# Baltimore, MD

1/17/24 O2 Guildhall= Southampton, U.K.
1/19/24 O2 Academy= Bristol, UK
1/20/24 Eventim Apollo= London, UK
1/21/24O2 Institute= Birmingham, UK
1/23/24 Albert Hall= Manchester, U.K.
1/24/24 Barrowlands= Glasgow, UK
1/25/245Barrowlands= Glasgow, UK
1/27/24 Waterfront Auditorium= Belfast, U.K.
1/28/24 3Olympia Theatre= Dublin, Ireland

This could be a big week for Ashley McBryde as she attends the 65th Annual GRAMMY Awards as a double nominee on Sunday (2/5). Her fifth and sixth GRAMMY nominations are for Best Country Duo/Group Performance for her chart-topping duet "Never Wanted To Be That Girl" with Carly Pearce and for Best Country Album for her project Ashley McBryde Presents: Lindeville.

When she got the news a few weeks ago, she said in a statement, "I'm so proud to be able to share these nominations with so many friends and collaborators – for a duet we wrote and took to No. 1 with Carly and the entire cast of Lindeville, where we gave ourselves the opportunity to change the approach and make decisions based solely on serving the songs." She added, "I've always said that recognition from the Recording Academy and joining the Grand Ole Opry are the two best things that could ever happen to you as an artist, so here I stand just in awe of this moment. It's such an honor to be right here right now. And especially in such good company."

Ashley has had a few significant years in country music. She will perform "Ashley McBryde Presents: Lindeville Live," featuring the cast of collaborators and special guests performing songs at Nashville's Ryman Auditorium on February 15 and 16.

Here, we take a look at her last few years in country music. Will she become one of country's newest Grammy darlings this week?