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Dierks Bentley and Stephen Wilson Jr. joined forces to pay “tribute to a currency stronger than the dollar” on the second track to release from Bentley’s upcoming album. The collaboration, “Cold Beer Can,” arrived on Friday (March 14).
Bentley and Wilson teamed up to write “Cold Beer Can” with Luke Dick and Jon Randall last year at a writer’s camp in Nashville, Tennessee. The group delivered a ballad with “a meaning deeper than its title would suggest,” per a press release issued Friday morning to announce the song’s debut. Bentley stirred anticipation for “Cold Beer Can” with teasers on social media earlier this week.
“I was a really big fan of Stephen’s and asked him to jump in on some writes with me, and we ended up writing two songs that both made the new record. What I love about this song is that the title and idea seem like such familiar territory for country music, but when you actually dig into the lyrics of the song, it’s much more meaningful,” Bentley said in a statement. “I asked him to come in and lay down some acoustic guitar parts once we got in the studio, and he crushed it.”
“There are some things that money just can’t buy. People crave an experience. Sometimes bartering is required. A fermented meeting ground perhaps,” Wilson added. “A cold beer can be a simple and affordable catalyst in the chemical and emotional reactions of this human life. Humans are looking for something to carry us on or bring us together.”
“Cold Beer Can” follows “She Hates Me,” Bentley’s heartbreak anthem that sees the country star unable to escape his revenge-seeking ex-girlfriend. He released it on Valentine’s Day. Bentley also recently announced his headlining “Broken Branches Tour,” which kicks off in late May with singer-songwriter Zach Top and Georgia duo The Band Loula. Bentley previously said he’s “got a million ideas for the set list rolling around in my head,” as he gears up for the tour with stops at more than 30 arenas and amphitheaters across the country. See the tour dates below, and listen to “Cold Beer Can” here:
BROKEN BRANCHES TOUR 2025 Dates:
5/29 – Austin, TX – Moody Center ^
5/30 – Dallas, TX – Dos Equis Pavillion ^
5/31 – Tulsa, OK – BOK Center *
6/5 – Alpharetta, GA – Ameris Bank Amphitheatre *
6/6 – Tampa, FL – MIDFLORIDA Credit Union Amphitheatre *
6/7 – West Palm Beach, FL – iTHINK Financial Amphitheatre #
6/12 – Toronto, ON – Budweiser Stage *
6/14 – Tinley Park, IL – Credit Union 1 Amphitheatre *
6/19 – Chula Vista, CA – North Island Credit Union Amphitheatre *
6/20 – Phoenix, AZ – Talking Stick Resort Amphitheatre *
6/21 – Albuquerque, NM – Isleta Amphitheater *
6/26 – Los Angeles, CA – Intuit Dome ^
6/27 – Wheatland, CA – Toyota Amphitheatre *
6/28 – Mountain View, CA – Shoreline Amphitheatre *
7/10 – Virginia Beach, VA – Veterans United Home Loans Amphitheater *
7/11 – Bristow, VA – Jiffy Lube Live *
7/12 – Mansfield, MA – Xfinity Center ^
7/18 – Cincinnati, OH – Riverbend Music Center *
7/19 – Noblesville, IN – Ruoff Music Center *
7/31 – Salt Lake City, UT – Utah First Credit Union Amphitheatre *
8/1 – Nampa, ID – Ford Idaho Center Amphitheater *
8/7 – Camden, NJ – Freedom Mortgage Pavilion ^
8/8 – Raleigh, NC – Coastal Credit Union Music Park at Walnut Creek *
8/9 – Charlotte, NC – PNC Music Pavilion *
8/14 – Buffalo, NY – Darien Lake Amphitheater ^
8/15 – Holmdel, NJ – PNC Bank Arts Center *
8/16 – Bethel, NY – Bethel Woods Center for the Arts *
8/21 – Savannah, GA – Enmarket Arena *
8/22 – Birmingham, AL – Coca Cola Amphitheatre *
8/23 – Biloxi, MS – Mississippi Coast Coliseum *
8/28 – New York, NY – Madison Square Garden *
8/29 – Burgettstown, PA – The Pavilion at Star Lake ^
8/30 – Clarkston, MI – Pine Knob Music Theatre ^
* On-Sale This Friday, February 21
^ On-Sale Next Friday, February 28
# On-Sale Friday, March 7