22 year-old, Peter McPoland, will be embarking on his first headlining tour since announcing his debut full-length album, piggy! Piggy was announced via McPoland’s Instagram on June 2nd and the tour was announced shortly after on June 5th. The Piggy Tour has 3 stops in Texas and comes to Austin, Texas on November 9th at Emo’s Austin. 

Peter McPoland is a Texas local and Houston native. Throughout high school, McPoland had a passion for music that was hard to ignore. After moving to The Woodlands, Texas at 7 years old, he taught himself how to play the guitar at 14. He put on concerts for his friends and supporters throughout high school in The Woodlands High School auditorium and performed at pep rallies. He played a huge role in his schools theater program, and was even casted as Romeo in Romeo and Juliet. During high school, McPoland released multiple singles that got his local community excited to hear more and created anticipation for his future endeavors. He released his first single, “Lady Bird,” on May 3rd, 2018, as a high school  junior. He continued to release singles, such as “Sally Forth,” “I Love You Too” and “Romeo & Juliet.” 

In March of 2021, Peter saw true global fame for the first time after a video of him singing his original song, “Romeo & Juliet,” went viral on TikTok and received well over 1 million views. McPoland caught the ears of many record labels and signed to Columbia records shortly after his virality. McPoland continued to release singles throughout 2021 that gained a magnitude of attention from alternative and indie fans around the world. On May 13th, 2022, he released an extended EP that includes 7 songs, including the hit single, “News At 9.” The EP, Slow Down, received critical acclaim and got McPoland noticed by one of his musical idols, Twenty-One Pilots. He became the opening act for Twenty-One Pilots Icy Tour and was introduced to a brand new fan base who fell in love with his music.

Fans were dying to McPoland to announce new music, and on April 7th, 2023, he released a new single, “Digital Silence.” He then released the single “Blue” on May 5, 2023. A third single, “Turn off the Noise” was released on June 2, 2023, and within the same day let fans know where this new music was leading to. He announced that his new album, piggy, was to be released on August 11th, 2023!

The Piggy Tour was just announced on June 5th and tickets for the general public dropped on June 9th. You can purchase your tickets through livenation.com. General admission tickets are on sale for $27.50 and the exclusive “Oink says the pig” VIP tickets are on sale for $89.00. The VIP exclusive ticket includes One GA ticket to the show, a unique pre-show concert series, a Q&A with Peter, a group photo with Peter, early entry into the venue, an exclusive merch item and early accessibility to merch stands. Don’t miss your chance to see Peter McPoland play in his home state and be one of the first people to hear Piggy live!

When? November 9th, 2023

Where? Emo’s Austin

Time? Doors open at 7:00 pm CT & Show starts at 8:00 pm CT

Ages? All ages