Chris Stapleton Blows The Roof Off ‘Austin City Limits’ With Performances Of “South Dakota” & “It Takes A Woman”

Letting it RIP on Austin City Limits.

Today, the long-running show shared a couple performances from Chris Stapleton’s episode, which is slated to air this Saturday on PBS.

He sang two songs from his 2024 fifth studio album Higher, which was produced by Dave Cobb, Stapleton and his wife Morgane, who also appeared alongside him singing background vocals… crushing it per usual.

From a high-powered rendition of “South Dakota” and a beautifully heartwarming performance of “It Takes A Woman,” Chris sounds absolutely incredible and really brought it for their special 50th Anniversary season. Of course, back on October 17th, 1974, Willie Nelson helped ACL, headlining the very first episode. The PBS station KLRN in San Antonio and Austin, Texas, produced the pilot episode of the incredible, long-standing variety show and music program, and the rest is history.

There have been so many legendary performances on ACL over the years, and it’s one of the few musical variety shows left that brings in such a wide variety of high-quality artists every season, and allows them to display their unique and impressive talents to the world.

It’s such a well-done, really amazing program, and there’s a reason it’s been running for 50 seasons now when so many other similar shows have ultimately failed. ACL airs weekly on PBS stations nationwide (check local listings) and full episodes are made available to stream online at immediately following the initial broadcast.

Other artists who have been part of this special season include Kacey Musgraves, Gary Clark Jr., and The War And Treaty, and The Avett Brothers, Sturgill Simpson as Johnny Blue Skies, and Willie and his Family Band are still to come on the second half of the season.

While all of them are obviously incredibly talented artists, it’s always hard to follow Mr. Stapleton… check ’em out:

“It Takes A Woman”

“South Dakota”

Chris recently announced the 2025 addition of his All-American Road Show tour, and you can check out all of the dates below.

Chris Stapleton 2025 Tour Dates

February 25—Melbourne, Australia—Rod Laver Arena* (SOLD OUT)
February 26—Melbourne, Australia—Rod Laver Arena* (SOLD OUT)
February 28—Brisbane, Australia—Brisbane Entertainment Centre* (SOLD OUT)
March 1—Brisbane, Australia—Brisbane Entertainment Centre* (SOLD OUT)
March 4—Sydney, Australia—Qudos Bank Arena* (SOLD OUT)
March 5—Sydney, Australia—Qudos Bank Arena* (SOLD OUT)
March 7—Auckland, New Zealand—Spark Arena* (SOLD OUT)
March 8—Auckland, New Zealand—Spark Arena* (SOLD OUT)
June 4—Greenville, SC—Bon Secours Wellness Arena†
June 6—Charlottesville, VA—John Paul Jones Arena†
June 7—Charlottesville, VA—John Paul Jones Arena‡
June 12—Grand Rapids, MI—Van Andel Arena+
June 13—Grand Rapids, MI—Van Andel Arena+
June 18—Greensboro, NC—First Horizon Coliseum^
June 20—Albany, NY—MVP Arena^
June 27—Tinley Park, IL—Credit Union 1 Amphitheatre#
June 28—Tinley Park, IL—Credit Union 1 Amphitheatre#
July 11—St. Louis, MO—Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre‡
July 12—Milwaukee, WI—Harley-Davidson Homecoming Festival
July 23—Belmont Park, NY—UBS Arena~
July 25—New York, NY—Madison Square Garden~
July 26—New York, NY—Madison Square Garden~
August 1—Noblesville, IN—Ruoff Music Center**
August 8—Phoenix, AZ—Desert Diamond Arena‡‡
August 9—Phoenix, AZ—Desert Diamond Arena‡‡
August 15—Salt Lake City, UT—Utah First Credit Union Amphitheatre*
August 16—Salt Lake City, UT—Utah First Credit Union Amphitheatre*
August 22—Denver, CO—Ball Arena**
August 23—Denver, CO—Ball Arena**
October 10—Hollywood, FL—Hard Rock Live
October 11—Hollywood, FL—Hard Rock Live

*with special guest Marcus King
†with special guest Nikki Lane
‡with special guest Brittney Spencer
+with special guest Mike Campbell & The Dirty Knobs
^with special guest Maggie Rose
#with special guest The War & Treaty
~with special guest Grace Potter
**with special guest Allen Stone
‡‡with special guest Marty Stuart & His Fabulous Superlatives