On the heels of wrapping her incredibly successful co-headline Yes We Are Tour with Indigo Girls, as well as the release of her brand-new single “Don’t You Want A Woman”, Melissa Etheridge has announced her 2026 THE RISE TOUR!

As a special treat to fans, Etheridge also dropped the fierce and rocking new music video for “Don’t You Want A Woman” today! The long-awaited, new single was released on October 10 and has been four years in the making according to Etheridge who added, “Women are some of my favorite people and I don’t know anyone who doesn’t want a woman in their life who is going to rock their world in every way.”

The video was directed by Etheridge’s wife, acclaimed writer and producer – Linda Wallem Etheridge – and edited by Etheridge herself. Filmed in the iconic CPKC Stadium, the video captures the song’s electric energy and sets the tone for what’s to come on her upcoming THE RISE TOUR.

When asked about taking on the direction of the video Linda said, “Making the ‘Don’t You Want A Woman’ music video with Melissa at KC Starlight and CPKC Stadium for the KC Current was an absolutely honor and blast.” She added, “KC BABY!” – a nod to the KC Current chant that Melissa will lead on November 2 during the team’s game against the San Diego Wave.

Etheridge will hit the road for THE RISE TOUR on March 26 at Music Hall Center for the Performing Arts in Detroit and will travel across the States hitting Burlington, Portland, Poughkeepsie, Winston-Salem, Tulsa, Austin and more before wrapping on May 9 at the Weldon Mills Theatre in Roanoke Rapids, NC. Tickets for all dates are on sale now and all tour dates are listed below. For additional information, please visit melissaetheridge.com.

 

Rise Tour Dates 2026

March 26 – Music Hall Center for the Performing Arts – Detroit, MI

March 27 – Venue TBA – Pickering, ON

March 28 – The Vine at Del Lago Resort & Casino – Waterloo, NY

March 31 – Flynn Center for the Performing Arts – Burlington, VT

April 2 – Hampton Beach Casino Ballroom – Hampton Beach, NH

April 3 – Stadium Theatre for the Performing Arts – Woonsocket, RI

April 4 – Merrill Auditorium – Portland, ME

April 8 – Plymouth Memorial Hall – Plymouth, MA

April 10 – Bergen Performing Arts Center – Englewood, NJ

April 11 – Patchogue Theatre for the Performing Arts – Patchogue, NY

April 12 – Bardavon 1869 Opera House – Poughkeepsie, NY

April 14 – The Ridgefield Playhouse – Ridgefield, CT

April 15 – Chevalier Theatre – Medford, MA

April 17 – Count Basie Center for the Arts – Red Bank, NJ

April 18 – XCite Center at Parx Casino – Bensalem, PA

April 19 – The Ramkat – Winston-Salem, NC

April 21 – Harvester Performance Center – Rocky Mount, VA

April 22 – Norton Center for the Arts – Danville, KY

April 24 – Venue TBA – Tulsa, OK

April 26 – ACL Live at The Moody Theater – Austin, TX

May 1 – The Factory – St. Louis, MO

May 2 – Four Winds Casino Resort – Silver Creek Event Center – New Buffalo, MI

May 3 – Payne & Mencias Palladium at Allied Solutions Center – Carmel, IN

May 5 – Carnegie Music Hall of Homestead – Munhall, PA

May 6 – Troy Savings Bank Music Hall – Troy, NY

May 8 – Hershey Theatre – Hershey, PA

May 9 – Weldon Mills Theatre – Roanoke Rapids, NC