WATCH: Emily Nenni Premieres Video for 'Amarillo Highway (Sagebrush Recap)' As She Begins Her European and UK Tour

If Holler had a Hall of Fame, then a gigantic bronze plaque to Emily Nenni would take pride of place in it. Sadly, we don’t really have the budget for that right now, but she does still hold a very special place in our honky tonk loving hearts and we’ve been waiting way too long for her to fly over to London to come and see us!

Bay Area born and raised, the Nashville-based singer-songwriter cut her country chops with endless sets at Robert’s Western World and the smoky double-wide trailer of Santa’s Pub, and now she’s launching her European tour this evening all the way over the other side of the world in Gothenburg, Sweden.

To celebrate she’s given us some tantalising BTS from her legendary live show with an exclusive premiere of her brand new video for ‘Amarillo Highway,’ filmed at Sagebrush and directed by Natalie Rhea.

“I learned this song from Luke Bell, who was learning the words on a drive back from Wyoming about ten years ago,” Nenni said of the track, which closes her recently released album Drive & Cry. “I then listened to it on repeat on a drive to West Texas. I truly couldn’t get enough of it, or Terry Allen’s Lubbock (on everything) record in general. I have always had such appreciation for Texan songwriters like Terry Allen, and the Texas honky tonk scene.”

“I started playing it at Santa’s Pub in Nashville on Sunday nights, and it’s always a crowd favorite! The recording we got has two of Santa’s Ice Cold Pickers on it, Steve Daly and Mike Daly, also known as ‘The Daly Double.’ Thanks to them, and all of the band having a ball in the studio playing this live, you get a feel for the good time honky tonk we have in that double wide trailer with our friends. Long live Santa’s Pub and Terry Allen!”

“Sagebrush, much like the White Horse in Austin, Texas, has always welcomed us non-Texan honky tonkers with open arms,” she says of the honky tonk in Texas where the video was filmed. “All I ever want is to play for a room full of two-steppers! It makes me so happy and misty-eyed when I look out and see folks having fun on the dance floor. That’s what inspires me to write the music I write and choose a cover like ‘Amarillo Highway.’”

Backed up and supported on all of her upcoming dates by one of Nashville’s finest, cosmic country funkiest, shit-kicking honky tonk bands operating anywhere on this planet right now, Teddy and The Rough Riders, Emily Nenni will be setting off on an 18-date trek which takes in Stockholm, Hamburg, London, Cardiff, and more, and will culminate in an appearance at the Eldorado Americana Festival in Vancé, France.

If that wasn’t exciting enough, Nenni has also announced a week-long support tour with Orville Peck, which features a 2-night stand at Los Angeles’ legendary Hollywood Palladium. On October 13th, she will make her debut appearance at the Austin City Limits Music Festival in Austin, TX. Check out the tour dates below.

Watch the video for Emily Nenni’s ‘Amarillo Highway (Sagebrush Recap)’ directed by Natalie Rhea below.

Let’s have a look at those tour dates then!

August 16 - Gothenburg, SE - Pustervik

August 17 - Falkenburg, SE - Rootsy Summer Festival

August 18 - Stockholm, SE - Stockholm Roots

August 20 - Malmö, SE - Annelundsgården

August 23 - Hamburg, DE - NOCHTWACHE

August 24 - The Hague, NL - Wild Rooster

August 25 - Amen, NL - Cultureel Café de Amer

August 27 - London, GB - The Camden Assembly

August 28 - Birkenhead, GB - Future Yard

August 29 - Nottingham, GB - Annie's Burger Shack

August 30 - Oxford, GB - The Bullingdon

August 31 - Southampton, GB - The Joiners

September 1 - Manchester, GB - The Deaf Institute

September 2 - Cardiff, GB - Clwb Ifor Bach

September 3 - Chester, GB - Live Room

September 4 - Newcastle upon Tyne, GB - The Cluny

September 5 - Glasgow, GB - Audio Glasgow

September 7 - Vancé´, FR - Eldorado Americana Festival

September 24 - Bend, OR - Hayden Homes Amphitheater w/ Orville Peck

September 25 - Woodinville, WA - Chateau Ste. Michelle Winery w/ Orville Peck

September 27 - San Francisco, CA - Bill Graham Civic Auditorium w/ Orville Peck

September 28 - Los Angeles, CA - Hollywood Palladium w/ Orville Peck

September 29 - Los Angeles, CA - Hollywood Palladium w/ Orville Peck

October 1 - San Diego, CA - Cal Coast Credit Union Open Air Theatre w/ Orville Peck

October 2 - Mesa, AZ - Mesa Amphitheatre w/ Orville Peck

October 3 - Las Vegas, NV - Backstage Bar & Billiards w/ Teddy & The Rough Rides

October 4 - Reno, NV - Off Beat Festival

October 13 - Austin, TX - Austin City Limits Music Festival

Emily Nenni’s Drive & Cry is available now via New West Records