Live at Universal Preservation Hall: Steve Earle to Perform in Saratoga Springs 

SARATOGA SPRINGS — Singer-songwriter Steve Earle will stage his Alone Again Tour – Solo & Acoustic, at Universal Preservation Hall on Thursday, June 5. 

Earle is one of the most acclaimed singer-songwriters of his generation. A protege of legendary songwriters Townes Van Zandt and Guy Clark, Earle quickly became a master storyteller in his own right, with his songs recorded by Johnny Cash, Waylon Jennings, Joan Baez, Emmylou Harris, The Pretenders, and countless others. 

The release of his record, Guitar Town in 1986 shot to number one on the country charts and is now regarded as a classic of the Americana genre. Most recently, Earle’s 1988 hit “Copperhead Road” was made an official state song of Tennessee in 2023. 

Subsequent releases included the award winning The Revolution Starts…Now (2004), Washington Square Serenade (2007), and TOWNES (2009). His most recent album, Jerry Jeff (2022) consisted of Earle’s versions of songs written by Jerry Jeff Walker, one of his mentors. 

Earle has published both a novel I’ll Never Get Out of This World Alive (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt 2011) and Dog House Roses, a collection of short stories (Houghton Mifflin 2003). As an actor, Earle has appeared in several films and had recurring roles in the HBO series The Wire and Tremé.  Earle’s 15-song album “Alone Again (Live) was released last summer. 

Tickets are on sale through the Box Office at Proctors in-person, via phone at (518) 346-6204 Tuesday-Saturday 12-6 p.m. or online by visiting atuph.org. Groups of 10 or more can get tickets by calling (518) 382-3884 x 139.

UPH will also be welcoming back its beloved In the Round Series, a one-of-a-kind concert experience where artists share both music and personal stories in an intimate, stripped-down setting. Kicking off the 2025 season is blues-folk master Eric Bibb Thursday, April 18, followed by the spellbinding vocals of Lady Blackbird Thursday, May 1.