Thursday, October 1, 2026
Country Music Hall of Fame legend Randy Travis is bringing one of the final dates of his acclaimed “More Life” tour to Long Island, wrapping up an emotional two-year run that has taken the show to 54 cities across 24 states.
The dynamic performance arrives at Flagstar at Westbury Music Fair on Sept. 25. The show begins at 8 p.m.
Travis’s four-decade long career generated iconic No. 1 hits, including “Forever and Ever, Amen,” “On The Other Hand,” and “Three Wooden Crosses,” among others. While Travis no longer performs due to the side effects of a stroke he survived in 2013, he joins his wife, Mary Travis, on stage throughout the show, interacting with fans and celebrating his music alongside longtime members of his band and guest vocalist James Dupré.
Travis, 67, is a North Carolina native whose music helped usher in a new traditionalist movement of modern country music when he released. Recognized for his baritone voice and an earnest approach to music, he won back-to-back Country Music Association Song of the Year awards in 1986 and 1987. The seven-time Grammy award winner has sold sold over 25 million albums, generating 23 No. 1 hits and 31 Top 10s. He was named a member of the Grand Ole Opry in 1986 and inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame in 2016.
Though a near-fatal stroke has left him unable to perform, Travis’s recovery and commitment to his fans and music has inspired many.
“The music — that’s what keeps him coming back,” Mary Travis told the Herald on a call with the country music legend. “That was Randy’s heart, his soul. That’s all he ever wanted to do was make music.”
In 2024, Travis released “Where That Came From” through Warner Records Nashville, his first new recording in over a decade, developed through the use of artificial intelligence software which helped recreate his vocals. It was overlaid on an existing recording of the song from his longtime collaborator, Dupré.
Dupré, 42, of Louisiana, became a YouTube sensation in 2007 which led to a performance on The Ellen DeGeneres show. Since then, he’s released multiple albums, appeared on NBC’s The Voice in 2015, and was eventually handpicked by Travis and his wife in 2019 to be the guest vocalist for the “More Life Tour.”
Dupré and Travis first worked together for a 2015 film, “The Price,” which tells the story of an aging country music singer aspiring to reconnect with his son. Years later, when Travis’s team discussed the possibly of him touring again, Dupré emerged as the best choice for long-term collaboration.
“When Tony Conway, Randy’s manager said, several years after the stroke, ‘If we wanted to go back on the road, who would you have sing the music?’ — we immediately said James Dupré,” Mary recounts. “We remembered the connection that the two of them had, and it has proved correct. When you see the two on stage, you can see the relationship and the magnetism. It just works perfectly.”
Dupré’s collaboration with Travis, and the release of “Where That Came From,” helped launch a new chapter of advocacy for Travis and his wife, who used the song as a platform to champion creators’ rights and responsible AI protections for artists.
“It was a good way to introduce AI to be used in a good way,” Mary said. “Randy’s heart and soul was still in it. He’s still involved with the production of it. It’s not taking his voice and using it and abusing it in some other realm.”
Travis’s tour debuted as “The Music of Randy Travis,” but last year, his team changed the name to the “More Life” tour.
“More Life” was one of the last songs Travis recorded before his stroke.
“When we were in the hospital, it kept me going because it’s such a beautiful song,” Mary says. “We decided to name the tour ‘More Life’ because that’s what we felt like we got — more life — as a gift.”
Mary describes the show as more than a “regular concert.” Travis’s songs are performed by Dupré, alongside members of his original band, but there’s also videos of Travis shown to the crowd spanning the entire length of his career. Mary also joins Travis and Dupré on stage to tell stories about her husband and his music.
“It’s very interactive,” Mary says “It’s almost like a biopic of Randy Travis. It’s not just a concert — it’s a story, and it’s sad, it’s sweet, it’s happy. It’s just Randy Travis, and it’s a beautiful thing.”
Travis’s team looks forward to bringing the show to Long Island and sharing his music and life with many longtime fans.
“We get to play at some of the neatest (theaters), which I think is kind of cool, because of Randy Tavis and the nostalgia of Randy Travis, and the years he’s been here to raise a lot of us on his music,” Mary says, “and Westbury’s a perfect place for us to land over there in Long Island with you all.”
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