Bernie Taupin To Make Grand Ole Opry Debut November 7, Marking His First Public Performance In Nearly 30 Years

7PM TICKETS HERE | 9:30PM TICKETS HERE

New Solo Album The Sea Has No Mercy Arrives October 23 Via Vertigo Records & MCA Nashville

October 7, 2026 : Legendary songwriterBernie Taupin will make hisGrand Ole Opry debut on Saturday, November 7, marking his first public musical performance in nearly three decades. Taupin will take the stage for two shows,7:00PM and 9:30PM, at the historic Grand Ole Opry House in Nashville, joining an Opry lineup that also includes Carrie Underwood.

For both performances, Taupin will be joined by The Tennessee Stone Cutters, the band featured on his forthcoming solo album The Sea Has No Mercy: guitarist Adam Wright, bassist Glen Worf and keyboard playerMichael Rojas. Taupin's daughter Georgey Devon Taupin will also join him onstage to perform their song " One Hundred Ways ," which appears on the new album.

Tickets are on sale now for the 7:00PM show HERE and the 9:30PM show HERE .

Taupin's Opry debut arrives just weeks after the October 23 release of The Sea Has No Mercy via Vertigo Records and MCA Nashville, his first solo album in almost 40 years and the first album he has entirely self-written. Across its 10 songs, Taupin draws on 76 years of lived experience to reflect on the people, places and experiences that have shaped him. Recorded in Nashville with producer Frank Liddell, The Sea Has No Mercy features guest vocals from Brandi Carlile, with contributions from Lee Ann Womack, the Jeremy Jordan Ensemble and percussionist Jay Bellerose.

Taupin says,"I couldn't have made this album as a younger man. I couldn't have written any of these songs. They're all completely indicative of Bernie Taupin at 76-years-old. They need the life behind them. Everything on this record is hugely personal. Every single line, every word, means something to me, whether from a past, present or storytelling perspective."

Last month, Taupin made his first-ever appearance at AMERICANAFEST, where he joined Brandi Carlile for the festival's 2026 Keynote Conversation, an intimate, moderator-free discussion exploring songwriting, collaboration, artistic longevity and storytelling. Taupin also took the stage at the Americana Honors & Awards at the historic Ryman Auditorium, where he presented the Song of the Year Award to Carlile for "Returning to Myself." Carlile is featured on Bernie's album single " Come On California , " out now.

The forthcoming album was inspired by Taupin's acclaimed 2023 New York Times best-selling memoir, Scattershot, and a retrospective documentary that has been in development for several years. The Sea Has No Mercy is available to pre-order / pre-save HERE . In addition to its digital release on October 23, the album will be available on vinyl and CD.

Tracklisting

1. Fisherman
2. Old Church Road
3. The Sea Has No Mercy
4. Elephant Boy
5. Ghosts of Greater Men
6. Joker
7. Come On California featuring Brandi Carlile
8. The Favor
9. Old Dog
10. One Hundred Ways featuring Georgey Devon Taupin

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