The band will celebrate its record-setting seventh consecutive CMA Vocal Group win with a series of shows in February 2025
To celebrate their historic record-setting seven years in a row Country Music Association Vocal Group of the Year Award, Old Dominion wanted to anchor their hometown roots and make the world better for those in need. Given their love of performing and the ardent Odies passion for intimate settings, the band reached out to Nashville’s legendary Ryman Auditorium to secure enough days to create a seven-show residency; the goal is to share with the seven charities the band has been actively engaged with over their career.
The run will be held February 3-6 with two shows on February 3, 4 and 5.
“When you’re looking at the Oak Ridge Boys, who are a lot like Mount Rushmore,” says lead singer/guitarist Matthew Ramsey, “you realize what an incredible family you’re a part of. To have won this award, which they’ve won, Alabama’s won, the Chicks won, so many great bands have won, let alone seven times in a row, that’s a blessing.
“At this point, the best way to celebrate something like this – for us – is to play, to give ourselves and the fans a way to come together in these songs and to help raise resources for some great charities that are out there spreading goodness around trying to help people. But rather than doing a big show, we wanted to give ourselves the permission to strip it all the way back, create songwriter-type shows that aren’t about production, but the songs; to take even more requests and be spontaneous, to create once in a lifetime experiences every single show.
“Where better to do that than at the Ryman?”
Tiny plays for the arena-sized headliners who spent last year holding down festivals nationwide. For fans who remember seeing the band at guitar pulls or bars that weren’t packed to the rafters, this is the more artistic side of the band known for “I Was On A Boat That Day,” “Break Up With Him,” “Memory Lane” and more.
For Matthew Ramsey, Brad Tursi, Trevor Rosen, Geoff Sprung, and Whit Sellers, it’s a gift to play in this configuration. They get to give Odies stripped-down shows; with each providing a meaningful gift to one of their charities: MusiCares, Save The Music. Backline Care, the Opry Trust Fund, CMA Foundation, St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital and the Ramsey Foundation.
