Montgomery Gentry w/Steel Woods

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Eddie Montgomery and Troy Gentry’s nearly 20-year collaboration came to an abrupt, tragic end last fall, when Gentry died in a helicopter crash on the way to a concert. He was 50 years old. For the better part of two decades, Montgomery and Gentry had been one of the most successful duos on the country circuit, with an unruly attitude that borrowed from the spirit of both outlaw country and classic Southern rock. They scored hits including “My Town,” “Something to Be Proud Of” and “Lucky Man.”

And now, for the first time, Montgomery finds himself touring without his career-defining collaborator. “I know I’m supposed to be a big badass outlaw or whatever,” he told Rolling Stone of his first Montgomery Gentry shows without Gentry. “But when we hit the stage a couple weeks ago without him, I was so nervous. I was like ‘Oh my God’—I thought I was gonna get sick. But finally I felt him in there, and I started smiling.” To honor his late partner, Montgomery is touring behind the duo’s final album, this year’s Here’s To You, which they completed shortly before Gentry’s death. It’s a celebration of all the things the late singer loved most: family, America and beer.

Southern rockers The Steel Woods open the show. All seating for this show is reserved and tickets are $29 and $19.