Grammy-nominated Country Music Artist Josh Turner to Perform at Kiva Auditorium, Thursday, July 16, 2026

Albuquerque, NM – Coming July 16, 2026, decorated country music artist Josh Turner will be performing live in Albuquerque, New Mexico, at the Kiva Auditorium. Turner, a Grammy-nominated singer and songwriter, is a South Carolina-native with an exceptional 20-plus years in the country music business. The MCA Nashville recording artist will showcase his talent, traditional roots and the best of the best in country music this July at the Kiva Auditorium.

Presale for the show will start this Thursday, February 26, at 10:00 am MDT and goes through 10:00 pm that day – with code SINGKIVA2026. General tickets will go on sale this Friday, February 27, at 10:00 am on Ticketmaster. For ticketing links and more information, visit https://www.ticketmaster.com/josh-turner-albuquerque-new-mexico-07-16-2026/event/1E006457A73298C4.

Turner is known for his unmistakable, buttery baritone and timeless songs like “Long Black Train” and “Why Don’t We Just Dance.” Turner’s five No. 1 singles include “Your Man,” for which the official music video surpassed 233 million views. Currently, Turner has 6 billion career global streams. His debut album, Long Black Train, was released 22 years ago and certified Platinum by the RIAA. The lead single of the same name was also certified 2x Platinum.

In July 2025, Turner celebrated the 20^th Anniversary of his signature song “Your Man,” and in 2021, released Your Man (Deluxe Edition), celebrating 15 years of Turner’s iconic double Platinum-selling album, as well as the reimagined video featuring his wife, Jennifer, who starred in the original video. 

Turner’s latest release on MCA Records, This Country Music Thing, has acquired 10M release-to-date global streams and debuted Top 10 on the Country Albums chart. From this project, he’s released “Two Steppin’ On The Moon,” which garnered him an invitation to perform for NASA astronauts on the International Space Station, from Mission Control at Houston’s Johnson Space Center. He was also asked by NBC’s TODAY to perform “Unsung Hero” for Veterans Day, a song he wrote about his granddaddy, who served in WWII. This past May, Turner released the official music video for “Unsung Hero,” which debuted on CMT and the Paramount Times Square Billboard in NYC.  

Turner released his first Greatest Hits album in the fall of 2023 and is currently crisscrossing America on the This Country Music Thing Tour in support of his recent album release of the same name. To support music and arts education, he created The Josh Turner Scholarship Fund for the Arts to help students pursue their studies in these fields. More than 20 students have been recipients since the fund’s inception. Turner and his wife, Jennifer, whom he met when they were both students at Nashville’s Belmont University, have four sons.

ABOUT THE KIVA AUDITORIUM

The stunning Kiva Auditorium is where the “Stars” shine bright in Albuquerque. George Lopez, Eddie Vedder, Jerry Seinfeld and Norah Jones have all graced the stage in one of New Mexico’s most beloved entertainment destinations.  Located on the upper level of the West Complex, the Kiva Auditorium boasts a proscenium stage and half-round seating for 2,300 people, making it an elegant but intimate setting for concerts, comedy shows, lectures, general sessions or graduations.