TULSA, Okla. — The Turnpike Troubadours are adding a second show at Tulsa's BOK Center due to overwhelming demand for tickets.
The BOK Center announced a second show scheduled for March 30, a few days prior to the original show's April 1 announcement.
Tickets for the first show went on sale Wednesday and tickets for the March 30 show will go on sale Friday at 10 a.m.
“To watch them go from like a few people in Tahlequah to just blow up and be just such a big name, it’s pretty awesome," Christine Rose, a fan of the Turnpike Troubadours said.
Christine Rose is among the thousands of fans excited to see an Oklahoma band making it on the big stage at the BOK. She remembers being an NSU student when the band got its first start and saw them perform at the small venue in Tahlequah.
“I remember when the first time that I saw them in Stillwater and it was like wow, these small-town boys made it and you walked in and there’s just tons of people," Rose said.
Bobby Deanorcutt said the Turnpike Troubadours have performed multiple times at the Mercury Lounge.
“I think their songs really speak to really true experience to a lot of people. I think that’s a huge part of why they’re so popular," Deanorcutt said.
The band has even dedicated a song to their venue.
“There’s a song called the Mercury. It’s kind of a rowdy one. It definitely paints the scene of a busy Friday or Saturday night up here," Deanorcutt said.
Turnpike Troubadours formed in 2005, assembling a lineup that eventually included frontman Evan Felker, lead guitarist Ryan Engleman, fiddle player Kyle Nix, bassist R.C. Edwards, drummer Gabe Pearson, and steel guitar and accordion player Hank Early.
Their debut album, Bossier City, was released in 2007 and the first of five studio albums the group would release. Their self-titled 2015 album peaked at number 17 on the Billboard 200 and inside the Top 5 of U.S. Country, Folk, Rock and Indie charts. 2017’s A Long Way from Your Heart would peak at number 3 on the Billboard Top Country chart.
“When the tickets for their show at Cains went on sale, they could have sold out the BOK Center twice for the first three minutes, I think. I mean it shut down the server," Deanorcutt, Co-owner of Mercury lounge said.
Rose said she is planning on seeing them play at the BOK.
“To watch them go from like a few people in Tahlequah to just blow up and be just such a big name, it’s pretty awesome," Rose said.
In 2019, the band announced their indefinite hiatus. Two years later, in November 2021, the band teased their return and shortly after started announcing new shows starting in 2022, including two sold-out dates at Red Rocks and an appearance at Bonnaroo.
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