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Lee Brice: Acoustic

Friday, January 23, 2026 @ 8:00pm



State Theatre New Jersey
15 Livingston Avenue, New Brunswick, NJ 08901

Special Guest: Deltona

See Country star Lee Brice live in concert at State Theatre New Jersey! When Curb Records recording artist, Lee Brice, isn't selling out arenas, writing, and recording songs, or building new brands like Dulce Vida Tequila and Loud Lemon, you'll find the family man with his wife Sara, two young boys, and daughter. Meanwhile, with over 10 billion career streams, Brice continues to enjoy massive success on country radio, digital streaming services, and on the road. He has reached the #1 spot at Country Radio with Platinum-selling "Memory I Don’t Mess With," which consecutively follows three prior #1s: ASCAP’s 2021 Country Song of the Year and 3x Platinum track “One of Them Girls,” “I Hope You’re Happy Now” with Carly Pearce, and the 4x Platinum hit “Rumor,” which was nominated in the category Single of The Year at the 55th Annual ACM Awards.

One of the most played country artists of all time on Pandora, Brice was the second country artist behind Keith Urban to receive the Pandora Billionaire plaque. He is also a Grammy® nominee, a CMA and ACM award-winner, and he's taken nine radio singles to Number One: "A Woman Like You," "Hard to Love," "I Drive Your Truck," "I Don’t Dance," "Drinking Class," “Rumor," “I Hope You’re Happy Now," “One of Them Girls,” and “Memory I Don’t Mess With.” Garth Brooks, Jason Aldean, Kenny Chesney, and others have recorded his songs, and he's performed on numerous TV shows, including NBC's Today, ABC's The Bachelor, NBC's The Voice, and FOX's Miss USA 2018.

He performed as part of the Library of Congress Gershwin Prize for Popular Song honoring Garth Brooks, aired on PBS March of 2020. At the 54th Annual CMA Awards, Brice took home the prize for Musical Event of the Year for his song with Carly Pearce, "I Hope You're Happy Now." At the 56th ACM Awards, “I Hope You’re Happy Now” won Single of the Year and Music Event of the Year, and Lee and Carly Pearce performed the song live. Lee’s album, Hey World, has been certified as Platinum and features several multi-Platinum-selling hits. Brice released his latest radio single, "Drinkin’ Buddies" with Nate Smith and Hailey Whitters 2024, followed by the nostalgic summertime track, "Summer of Us.” In 2025, Brice announced the return of his acoustic tour, the You, Me & My Guitar Tour, and released his latest single, “Cry,” available now.

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