NASHVILLE, TN (April 17, 2026) – GRAMMY-nominated, neotraditional country trio Midland turns up the heat today with their take on the timeless boot-stomping track “Drinkin’ Dark Whiskey,” dropping you straight into a smoky dive bar where the drinks are flowing, lips are loosening, and the truth feels like a distant memory. Listen HERE.

Written by The SteelDrivers bandmates Chris Stapleton and the late Mike Henderson, “Drinkin’ Dark Whiskey” is a quintessential dance hall jaunt. Grounded by Midland’s signature harmonies and rooted in their honky tonk tendencies, the shameless Saturday night anthem is equal parts confession and caution.

“‘Drinkin’ Dark Whiskey’ is a seminal honky tonk up tempo classic that Stapleton wrote and fine artists like Gary Allan and The SteelDrivers have cut and performed,” frontman Mark Wystrach shares. “We liked the song as it provided us with an opportunity to do a bluegrass arrangement on the chorus that really soars! It’s catchy as hell, up tempo and a lot of fun to play and sing.”

Listen to “Drinkin’ Dark Whiskey” HERE and watch the official lyric video HERE.

On tour this spring and summer, Midland will bring “Drinkin’ Dark Whiskey,” January release “Marlboro Man,” more new music, and their catalog of fan-favorite hits to crowds around the world, headlining stateside and throughout Europe. Tonight, they headline in Santa Fe, NM, before performing at The American Rodeo Semi-Finals at Globe Life Field next month. For more information and tour dates, visit midlandofficial.com/tour.

MIDLAND 2026 TOUR DATES

4/17: Santa Fe, NM – Buffalo Thunder Resort Casino

5/22: Arlington, TX – Globe Life Field

6/13: Driggs, ID – Ridgeview Pro Rodeo

6/19: Grolloo, NLD – Holland International Blues Festival 202

6/24: Paris, FR – Alhambra

6/26: Arendel, Norway – Taste of Country

6/27: Interlaken, CH – Trucker & Country Festival 2026

7/16: Bakersfield, CA – Dignity Health Theater

7/17: Costa Mesa, CA – The Pacific Amphitheatre

7/18: Cabazon, CA – Morongo Casino Resort and Spa

7/21: Sacramento, CA – Cal Expo

7/24: Cardwell, MT – Headwaters Country Jam 2026

7/25: Sundance, UT – Sundance Mountain Resort

8/1: Sidney, MT – Richland County Fair & Rodeo

8/6: Sandpoint, ID – Festival at Sandpoint