Two decades in, Daughtry are doing something they’ve never quite done at this scale — trading the arena wattage for acoustic intimacy. The multi-GRAMMY-nominated, multi-platinum rock outfit have officially announced their “20 Years Unplugged” tour, a fall run through U.S. theatres and performance halls that promises to reframe the band’s catalogue in its rawest possible form.

The trek kicks off October 12 at Troy Savings Bank Music Hall in Troy, NY, and winds its way through 22 stops before wrapping November 14 at Dallas’ historic Majestic Theatre. Along the way, fans will catch the band in rooms like The Cabot in Beverly, Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, The Paramount in Huntington, Pearl Concert Theater in Las Vegas, and the Grove of Anaheim — the kind of venues where you can actually hear a guitar string scrape.

Support on every date comes from Buffalo, NY singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Ryan Perdz, a rising alt-rock voice on Big Machine Rock whose debut album “Can’t Cry” arrives August 14. Raised on his grandparents’ family farm and citing Chris Cornell, John Frusciante, and Kurt Cobain as touchstones, Perdz brings a grit-and-melody sensibility that should pair beautifully with an unplugged setting.

For Daughtry, “20 Years Unplugged” is less a victory lap than a recalibration. Songs that soundtracked rock radio milestones and arena singalongs — from the earliest hits through the band’s heavier recent chapter — will be pulled apart and rebuilt in acoustic form. Expect the weight of a lyric, the quiet before a chorus, and Chris Daughtry’s unmistakable voice to do the heavy lifting.

The announcement lands on the heels of “SHOCK TO THE SYSTEM (DELUXE),” the full edition of the band’s two-part Big Machine Rock project, which bundles both installments with additional live recordings. Tracks like “ARTIFICIAL,” “PIECES,” “THE BOTTOM,” and “ANTIDOTE” have marked some of the band’s most emotionally direct work to date — and hearing them stripped down should be a whole new experience.

TICKET INFO
Artist presale and VIP packages begin Wednesday, June 17 at 10am local. Local, promoter, venue, and radio presales run Thursday, June 18 at 10am local. General on-sale hits Friday, June 19 at 10am local via daughtryofficial.com.

DAUGHTRY “20 YEARS UNPLUGGED” TOUR DATES (with Ryan Perdz)
Oct 12 — Troy, NY — Troy Savings Bank Music Hall
Oct 13 — Beverly, MA — The Cabot
Oct 15 — Uncasville, CT — Mohegan Sun Arena
Oct 16 — Waterloo, NY — The Vine Showroom at del Lago Resort & Casino
Oct 17 — Atlantic City, NJ — Ovation Hall at Ocean Casino Resort
Oct 20 — Huntington, NY — The Paramount
Oct 21 — Englewood, NJ — Bergen Performing Arts Center
Oct 23 — Danville, VA — The Pantheon at Caesars Virginia
Oct 24 — Florence, KY — Turfway Park Event Center
Oct 26 — Greensburg, PA — The Palace Theatre
Oct 27 — Wheeling, WV — Capitol Theatre
Oct 29 — Nashville, IN — Brown County Music Center
Oct 31 — Omaha, NE — The Astro Theater
Nov 1 — Des Moines, IA — Hoyt Sherman Place
Nov 3 — Kansas City, MO — Uptown Theater
Nov 4 — Oklahoma City, OK — The Criterion
Nov 7 — Las Vegas, NV — Pearl Concert Theater at Palms Casino Resort
Nov 8 — Napa, CA — Uptown Theatre Napa
Nov 10 — Anaheim, CA — Grove of Anaheim
Nov 11 — Tucson, AZ — Fox Tucson Theatre
Nov 13 — San Antonio, TX — The Aztec Theatre
Nov 14 — Dallas, TX — Majestic Theatre

Stream Daughtry on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/2iMeF3VYAT8i3TgKJQXBLu

Grab your tickets Friday, June 19 and see what 20 years of Daughtry sounds like with nothing to hide behind.