Toy Factory Project Plays The Ryman on December 28 + 29

Toy Factory Project makes its Ryman Auditorium debut on Monday, December 28 and due to overwhelming demand an additional show on Tuesday, December 29 has been added!

Ticket pre-sale for December 29 begins today, Thursday, September 17, at 10AM CT using code OUTBACK26. All other tickets go onsale this Friday at 10AM CT.

Founded by Marshall Tucker Band drummer Paul T. Riddle as a celebration of his late bandmate Toy Caldwell, the group puts one of Southern rock's great songbooks in the hands of an all star ensemble. The core lineup features Marcus King on guitar, steel guitar and vocals, Blackberry Smoke's Charlie Starr on guitar and vocals, Oteil Burbridge on bass and vocals, and Josh Shilling on piano, organ and vocals.

For Nashville, that lineup expands. Fiddle and mandolin legend Sam Bush of New Grass Revival joins the band, along with percussionist Jimmy Rector of Oteil & Friends.

This is not a recreation of the original records but Caldwell's music opened up for players who came out of the same Southern rock, blues, country and improvisational traditions, with enough room for every one of them to stretch.

Toy Factory Project has kept its live schedule short and selective since debuting at Telluride Bluegrass Festival in 2025. Two nights at The Capitol Theatre in Port Chester this past February, a pair of sold out shows at Greenfield Lake Amphitheater in Wilmington, Music at Maymont in Richmond and a set at DelFest.

Three nights after the Ryman the band closes out 2026 with New Year's Eve at the Fox Theatre in Atlanta, limited tickets for ATL remain here.

Nashville gets two nights at The Ryman and night one is sold out.

Get your tickets for December 29 now using pre-sale code OUTBACK26.