On Friday, April 10, Billy Strings emerged at Enmarket Arena for the first of two nights in Savannah, Ga. The Peach State location represented the third stop on the musicians’ ongoing spring outing, and a fitting place to unleash another round of first-time originals. Like previous concerts on this specific tour, the high-speed picker and his band of equally gifted accompanists continued their current performance trend of offering a glimpse of their forthcoming album through singular concert debuts: one new number each night on stage. Night one in Savannah kicked off with theHome cut “Hollow Heart,” which bled into a return to Tony Rice’s “Tipper,” played for the first time since Feb. 8, 2025, and ending a 96-show gap since last gracing their setlist. The band’s next number, “Taking on Water,” flowed into “Reuben’s Train,” opening space for the Béla Fleck-penned “Tentacle Dragon (Revenge Of The),” which represented the concert’s second and final dust off, last played 50 shows prior on August 16, 2025.
The lively start informed the continuation of select material, including “Doin’ Things Right” and “Hellbender.” Before capping the night’s initial section of songs, the group unveiled a new original, “Half A Heart.” Watch a fan-shot video of the debut performance below. After their debut, the band tapped into “Libby Phillips Rag,” followed by John Hartford’s “I’m Still Here,” and “Everything’s The Same.” The onset of the Friday concert’s second half found the bandleader taking the stage solo and delivering “Guitar Peace.” The instrumental flexed a fitting tease of The Allman Brothers Band’s “Little Martha,” and The Beatles’ “Here Comes The Sun,” before rendering into Pink Floyd’s “Fearless.” Originals and covers made up the remaining frame and continued into the evening’s encore, which coursed through “Freedom,” featuring the full band around a single mic. They remained in formation through the final song of the event: Bill Monroe’s “Uncle Pen.”
Night two maintained a similar spirit to the band’s initial spring 2026 concert in Savannah, including the pursuit of a debut. Like the previous evening, Saturday sparked another first-time original: “Broken Doe.” Its arrival brought forth another piece of Strings’ impending album and offered a preview of the band’s latest studio chapter. The second half of Saturday’s concert started with “Seven Weeks in the Country,” fixed with a tease of Ennio Morricone’s “The Good, The Bad, And The Ugly.” After “Malfunction Junction,” the ensemble landed on traditional “John Hardy,” performed for the first time since August 8, 2025, and ended a 55-show gap. Before ending their time in Savannah, Strings and company covered Bad Livers’ “Pretty Daughter.”…