The 30th annual Concert for Cumberland Heights will honor the legendary John Hiatt with "Riding With The King: A Tribute To John Hiatt," set for November 9, 2026 at the historic Ryman Auditorium.
This year's concert carries extra significance, coinciding with Cumberland Heights' 60th anniversary of providing addiction treatment and recovery services to Middle Tennessee and beyond and marking the concert's standing as the longest-running benefit event at the Ryman. The tribute also marks a special milestone for the concert series, celebrating 30 years of music, storytelling and service in the name of the artist whose legacy inspired it. The evening will bring together some of the most celebrated singer-songwriters in American music for a night of songs and stories honoring Hiatt's decades-spanning influence, all to support a cause near and dear to Hiatt's heart.
The milestone event brings together an all-star lineup including Keith Urban, Rosanne Cash, Steve Earle, Rodney Crowell, Lilly Hiatt, Shawn Colvin, Richard Thompson, Robert Earl Keen and Pat McLaughlin, along with a special performance by John Hiatt himself.
Additional performers will be announced in the coming weeks.
Established in 1996, the Concert for Cumberland Heights benefits the John Hiatt Fund for Adolescent and Young Adult Treatment, which supports programs and patient scholarship assistance at Cumberland Heights. Over the past three decades, the concert has raised millions of dollars to help teenagers, young adults and their families find hope and healing from addiction. This year's dual milestones, 30 years of the concert and 60 years of Cumberland Heights, make the tribute to Hiatt even more meaningful given his own longstanding connection to the organization's mission.
