Kelsea Ballerini Needs ‘Some Chicken Nuggets’ & a ‘Nice Nap’ as She Reflects on Tour So Far

Kelsea Ballerini is halfway through her first-ever arena tour, and the country superstar took to Instagram on Thursday (Feb. 27) to reflect on the run so far.

“17 shows, half the tour is done. thank you for showing up so wholeheartedly, for decking out in glitter and making signs, for keeping it safe and fun for everyone,” she wrote alongside a carousel of sparkle-filled moments from the road, both onstage and off. “We feel so lucky to be doing this show for you, i really still can’t believe we get to do it 19 more times. my heart is full, my tank is empty, im gonna go eat some chicken nuggets and take a nice nap before we get back to it for the west coast. i adore and appreciate you more than i can say.”

The “Cowboys Cry Too” singer’s Live on Tour is in support of her 2024 album Patterns, the follow-up to her 2022 full-length LP Subject to Change. Patterns gave Ballerini her first No. 1 on Billboard’s Top Country Albums chart, and the album hit No. 4 on the all-genre Billboard 200 albums chart.

The 30-city Kelsea Ballerini Live on Tour trek features support from MaRynn Taylor and Maisie Peters. It kicked off back in January, and features the singer traveling across Chicago, Milwaukee, Nashville, Detroit, Pittsburgh, Toronto, Philadelphia, Boston, Tampa, Seattle, Portland, Los Angeles, San Diego, Phoenix and Las Vegas before the run wraps up on March 30 at the Ball Arena in Denver.

For this run, Ballerini is donating $1 from every ticket sold to her Feel Your Way Through Foundation, which works to minimize the stigma around mental health conversations.