WILMINGTON — Multi-platinum country musician Dierks Bentley has announced a summer stop in the Port City as part of his newly unveiled “Off the Map” tour.
Bentley will perform at Live Oak Bank Pavilion at Riverfront Park on July 16, 2026. The tour features a high-profile pairing with bluegrass legend Ricky Skaggs & Kentucky Thunder, along with special guest Cole Goodwin.
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The tour’s title is inspired by the track “Off the Map” from Bentley’s 11th studio album, Broken Branches, which released May of 2023.
“’Off the Map’ is a song about going to that place where you take a break from it for a little bit, whether it’s a bar stool sipping something cold, or a back porch down a back road,” Bentley said in a release. “I like to think that our shows are a place where our fans can go off the map for a few hours, and recharge the batteries.”
The tour follows Bentley’s stadium run with Luke Combs this spring. Known for his “anthemic energy” the Grand Ole Opry member has spent over 20 years at the forefront of the genre, amassing 22 No. 1 songs and more than 9.5 billion global streams. His hits include “What Was I Thinkin’,” “Drunk on a Plane,” “Somewhere on a Beach,” and “Burning Man.”
The Wilmington stop is one of the few Southeast dates on the summer itinerary, which also includes a performance at Credit One Stadium in Charleston, SC, on July 17.
Tickets for the show go on sale next Friday, Feb. 20, at 10 a.m. and can be found on the venue’s website.
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