Koe Wetzel

Roughneck, rule-breaking, red-dirt rocking, Koe Wetzel has forged a harder kind of country that draws on grunge, rock and Texas outlaw country. Starting as a kid in a beat-up van, he rose to regional then national prominence as – as Rolling Stone said – “the ultimate if-you-know-you-know artist.” Headlining arena tours even before signing with Columbia, his raw, unabashed music that prompted the cover headline on touring bible POLLSTAR “Red Dirt Renegade Smashes Confines and Rocks the F out!” found even greater success in the mainstream. Triple-Platinum hit “High Road,” his debut Country radio single, spent five weeks at No. 1 – and became the most played record of 2025. Exhaustively touring the U.S., Europe and Australia, Wetzel built a global audience, amassing over 6 billion worldwide audio streams en route to 15 RIAA certifications. Having appeared on “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert,” “This Past Weekend with Theo Von,” the covers of USA Today, the LA Times, POLLSTAR, Billboard and more, he kicked off 2026 playing to over 70,000 at the storied Houston Rodeo. His 50+ date The Night Champion World Tour launching in May sees the fever pitch growing for the Pittsburg, Texan who’s tough, tender, ready to shoot out the lights, but also willing to reckon with where he comes from.