Spencer Hatcher has released “Turn This Town (Into a Honky Tonk)” via QHMG / Stone Country Records, and it lands exactly where his best work does: at the intersection of classic country instincts and a voice too distinctive to ignore. The single arrives with an official visualizer and is streaming everywhere now.
The track was produced by Jason Sellers, Ilya Toshinskiy, and Mickey Jack Cones, and written by Hatcher alongside Connor Hatcher, Nathan Woodard, and Tim Owens. It pairs small-town imagery with a driving country sound built for late nights and loud singalongs, leaning into the heartbreak-and-highway energy that has become central to Hatcher’s identity.
“‘Turn This Town’ is one of those songs that feels real to me because everybody has had a place or memory they needed to get away from at some point,” says Hatcher. “It’s about chasing peace, moving forward and trying to outrun the ghosts that keep pulling you backward.” That clarity of feeling runs straight through the recording.
Hatcher’s roots run deep. Raised on a farm in Virginia’s Shenandoah Valley, he was playing 5-string banjo in his family’s bluegrass band by age 11. He’s built his following the hard way, playing more than 150 shows a year in both 2023 and 2024, often setting venue attendance records. Nearly 1 million social media followers and over 60 million video views later, the audience has found him.
“Spencer has one of the most authentic voices in country music today,” says Benny Brown, Founder and CEO of Quartz Hill Music Group. “He brings honesty, musicianship and conviction to everything he records, and ‘Turn This Town’ continues to prove why so many people are connecting with him.”
The touring schedule running alongside this release is relentless. Hatcher crisscrosses the U.S. all summer with headlining dates and support slots alongside Hank Williams Jr., Josh Turner, Zach Top, Diamond Rio, Clay Walker, Ashley Cooke, and more.
Spencer Hatcher Tour Dates:
June 2 – Nashville, TN @ Losers Bar & Grill
June 4 – Nashville, TN @ Chief’s on Broadway
June 5 – Tampa, FL @ MIDFLORIDA Credit Union Amphitheatre (w/ Hank Williams Jr. & Joe Nichols)
June 6 – West Palm Beach, FL @ iTHINK Financial Amphitheatre (w/ Hank Williams Jr. & David Lee Murphy)
June 12 – Knoxville, TN @ Open Chord Music
June 13 – Decatur, GA @ Eddie’s Attic
June 27 – North Platte, NE @ Nebraskaland Days (w/ Zach Top & Diamond Rio)
July 3 – McGaheysville, VA @ Cave Hill Farms Brewery
July 4 – Ashland, KY @ Summer Motion Festival (w/ Craig Morgan)
July 24 – Buena Vista, VA @ Glen Maury Park
July 25 – Front Royal, VA @ On Cue Sports Bar and Grill
July 31 – Oak Hill, WV @ ACE Adventure Resort (w/ Josh Turner & Ward Davis)
August 7 – Bergton, VA @ Bergton Fair
August 11 – Harrisburg, VA @ Rockingham County Fair (w/ Clay Walker)
August 13 – Gaylord, MI @ Otsego County Fair (w/ Ashley Cooke)
August 14 – Shipshewana, IN @ Blue Gate Performing Arts Center (w/ Neal McCoy)
August 20 – Rochester, NY @ Kodak Center (w/ Josh Turner)
August 21 – Albany, NY @ Palace Theatre (w/ Josh Turner)
August 29 – Fallston, MD @ Fallston Barrel House
September 10 – Midland, TX @ Wagner Noel Performing Arts Center (w/ Josh Turner)
September 11 – Round Rock, TX @ Round Rock Amp (w/ Josh Turner)