Bailey Zimmerman has turned a live-show fan moment into an official release. His cover of Miley Cyrus’ “The Climb” is out now, arriving after months of audience response that made it one of the most talked-about moments of his current headline arena run. Listen here.
The cover entered Zimmerman’s set during the Different Night Same Rodeo Tour, his debut headline arena run, and the reaction was immediate. Fans took to social media in a wave, praising his rendition and making it clear this song had found a new life in his hands. That organic groundswell made the official release inevitable.
Zimmerman’s country-rock delivery brings a rawer edge to the song. Where the original leaned into pop uplift, his version carries genuine weight, rooted in the same gritty authenticity that built his following from the ground up. It’s a cover that sounds like it was always his.
The Different Night Same Rodeo Tour is already one of country music’s biggest live events of 2026, spanning more than 30 venues across the U.S. and Canada, with support from Hudson Westbrook and Blake Whiten. The tour is promoted by Live Nation, and the scale of it reflects exactly where Zimmerman stands in the genre right now.
Europe follows this summer. The run kicks off August 27 in Glasgow and moves through Dublin, Belfast, Manchester, London, Amsterdam, Hamburg, and Stockholm before closing September 12 in Oslo, with support from Chandler Walters. It’s a full international statement from an artist whose reach keeps expanding.
Earlier this year, Zimmerman released “Just Believe,” a collaboration with 6x Grammy-winning singer-songwriter Brandon Lake. The single marked the start of a new chapter, building on the momentum of ‘Different Night Same Rodeo’, his sophomore album that debuted in the Top 15 of the Billboard 200 and Top 3 on the Country Albums chart.
That album, produced by Austin Shawn, features a sharp roster of collaborations including Luke Combs on “Backup Plan” (which hit number 1 in September), The Kid LAROI on “Lost,” and Diplo on “Ashes.” It’s an album that confirms Zimmerman’s instinct for arena-ready country with rock at its spine.
His debut, ‘Religiously. The Album.’, remains one of the landmark country releases of this decade, delivering the biggest streaming debut for a country album in history and producing four consecutive number 1 singles, including the 5x-platinum, six-week chart-topper “Rock And A Hard Place.” The foundation he built there made everything that followed possible.
“The Climb (Cover)” is out now on all streaming platforms.
Different Night Same Rodeo Tour 2026:
Thu, Jun 4 – Airway Heights, WA – Northern Quest Amphitheater
Fri, Jun 5 – Nampa, ID – Ford Idaho Center Amphitheater
Sat, Jun 6 – Bend, OR – Hayden Homes Amphitheater
Wed, Jun 10 – Abbotsford, BC – Rogers Forum
Thu, Jun 11 – Kelowna, BC – Prospera Place
Sat, Jun 13 – Edmonton, AB – Rogers Place
Thu, Jun 18 – Toronto, ON – RBC Amphitheatre
Fri, Jun 19 – London, ON – Canada Life Place
Sat, Jun 20 – Ottawa, ON – Canadian Tire Centre
Thu, Aug 27 – Glasgow, UK – O2 Academy
Mon, Aug 31 – Dublin, Ireland – 3Olympia
Tue, Sep 1 – Belfast, UK – The Waterfront Hall
Thu, Sep 3 – Manchester, UK – O2 Victoria Warehouse
Fri, Sep 4 – London, UK – O2 Academy Brixton
Sun, Sep 6 – Amsterdam, Netherlands – Melkweg The Max
Tue, Sep 8 – Hamburg, Germany – Docks
Thu, Sep 10 – Stockholm, Sweden – Fållan
Sat, Sep 12 – Oslo, Norway – Spektrum