Jelly Roll Announces Little Ass Shed Tour Will Be Followed By Medium Ass Gazebo Tour
NASHVILLE—Country-rap hug machine Jelly Roll has confirmed that his wildly intimate Little Ass Shed Tour will be followed by an even bolder run of dates under the name Medium Ass Gazebo Tour,...
NASHVILLE—Country-rap hug machine Jelly Roll has confirmed that his wildly intimate Little Ass Shed Tour will be followed by an even bolder run of dates under the name Medium Ass Gazebo Tour, a production his team is describing as “part concert, part backyard structure, part zoning dispute.”
The announcement arrived after fans responded warmly to the Little Ass Shed concept, which promised stripped-down performances in venues small enough to make every chorus feel like it was being sung directly into a lawn mower.
“We wanted to meet people where they are,” Jelly Roll said in a statement. “And a lot of people are out back, next to the extension cord, wondering why the shed smells like gasoline.”
The Medium Ass Gazebo Tour will expand that vision without losing the handcrafted panic that made the shed shows feel special. Each stop will feature a freestanding gazebo of “artistically uncertain size,” four string lights, two folding chairs for important guests, and a merch table made from a door someone found behind the venue.
Promoters say the gazebo will be transported from city to city on a flatbed truck and assembled by a crew of men who appear in every town wearing cargo shorts and holding one Allen wrench they do not trust.
“This is not an arena show,” said tour architect Brent Tullis, who previously designed VIP decking for a minor-league barbecue festival. “This is a place where a man can sing about pain while someone in cargo shorts tries to borrow a cooler.”
After being reminded that official copy should focus less on the cooler, Tullis clarified that the tour will deliver “premium vulnerability with moderate shade.”
The set list is expected to include fan favorites, acoustic arrangements, and one new song that begins with Jelly Roll saying, “Y’all ever been forgiven by a patio?” while the band waits for a generator to settle down.
VIP packages include the Lantern Tier, where fans receive early entry and a commemorative bug bite; the Pergola Adjacent Tier, where fans may briefly stand under a structure that is legally not the gazebo; and the Ultimate Shedemption Experience, where Jelly Roll nods at you like he remembers your cousin.
Not everyone is convinced. Several arena managers have privately expressed concern that the tour’s escalating dependence on backyard architecture could create unrealistic expectations across the industry.
“First it’s sheds, then gazebos, then somebody tries to do a cabana residency,” said one venue executive. “You give artists a little roofline and suddenly everybody thinks they’re restoring community.”
Jelly Roll’s camp has rejected that criticism, arguing that fans are tired of sterile megashows where the closest thing to danger is a $19 pretzel. The Medium Ass Gazebo Tour, they say, restores the possibility that a power strip might get rained on.
The artist himself appears committed to the bit. “I’ve played clubs, theaters, arenas, stadiums, parking lots, county fairs, and at least three rooms where the floor was trying to leave,” Jelly Roll said. “But there’s something honest about a gazebo. It says, ‘We thought about a pavilion, then got realistic.’”
Tickets go on sale after the tour’s structural engineer finishes arguing with a permit clerk in Knoxville.
