After Paramount’s hit TV show Yellowstone featured his track “Better Year” last night (12/8), PLATINUM-certified Lockeland Springs/Atlantic Records artist Sam Barber has released a live version of the gutsy anthem of abiding hope, along with a performance video. Listen to “Better Year (Live)”  here now.

Penned by Barber and Avery Anna and included on his expansive 28-song debut album, Restless Mind – “Better Year (Live)”  is a prime example of the raw, minimalistic style at the core of the 21-year-old’s meteoric career. 

Already hailed by American Songwriter, Rolling Stone, and more, Barber’s unique brand of rootsy, roughhewn Country is on full display – along with his barrel-chested vocal and unflinching lyrical drive – as the new track highlights an emerging powerhouse. 

Recorded with a full band, the release follows a series of viral hits and a year of exponential growth. Evidence of a generational talent on the rise, check out the accompanying performance video below.

In addition, Barber is today (12/9) announcing a new round of dates for his RESTLESS MIND WORLD TOUR 2025, building on an already-monumental international debut. Joining a 2025 route which finds the newcomer crisscrossing the globe, Barber’s new itinerary includes nearly 20 additional shows – and a whole new continent.

Beginning February 6 at The Texas Club in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, the RESTLESS MIND WORLD TOUR will now include headline and festival appearances across the U.S., U.K., and Europe, before culminating with several shows in Australia in late April with Cameron Whitcomb as support.

Barber is also set to appear at the 2025 Gulf Coast Jam on May 31, and last week performed a trio of SOLD-OUT shows in Asheville, North Carolina; Knoxville, Tennessee; and Charlottesville, Virginia; as he continues the domestic leg of a breakout run which has featured his SOLD-OUT debut at the Ryman Auditorium, stops at Stagecoach and Lollapalooza, and more.

Tickets for the new dates of Barber’s RESTLESS MIND WORLD TOUR go on sale Friday, December 13 at 10 a.m. local time. Check his website for more info, including select pre-sale opportunities.

SAM BARBER’S RESTLESS MIND WORLD TOUR 2025:

FEBRUARY
06 | Baton Rouge, Louisiana – The Texas Club
07 | Jackson, Mississippi – Dixie National Rodeo
08 | Starkville, Mississippi – Rick's Cafe
10 | Pensacola, Florida – Vinyl Music Hall
12 | St. Petersburg, Florida – Jannus Live
13 | Gainesville, Florida – Heartwood Soundstage
14 | Chattanooga, Tennessee – The Signal
15 | Lexington, Kentucky – Kentucky Horse Park

MARCH
01 | Tempe, Arizona – Extra Innings Festival
04 | London, UK – Electric Ballroom
05 | Amsterdam, Netherlands – Paradiso 
07 | Berlin, Germany – C2C Festival 
09 | Copenhagen, Denmark – Pumpehuest
11 | Oslo, Norway – Rockefeller Music Hall 
12 | Stockholm, Sweden – Nalen Klubb 
26 | Lansing, Michigan – Grewal Hall at 224
27 | Cleveland, Ohio – Agora Theatre
28 | Bloomington, Indiana – The Bluebird 
29 | Milwaukee, Wisconsin – The Rave/Eagles Club

APRIL
03 | Manhattan, Kansas – The Hat
04 | Fayetteville, Arkansas – JJ's Live
05 | Oklahoma City, Oklahoma – The Criterion
23 | Perth, Australia – Freo.Social +
25 | Adelaide, Australia – Lion Arts Factory +
26 | Melbourne, Australia – Corner Hotel +
29 | Sydney, Australia – Liberty Hall +
30 | Newstead, Australia – The Triffid +

* Newly Announced Dates in BOLD
+ Cameron Whitcomb as support

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ABOUT SAM BARBER:
Now that Sam Barber has your attention, he’s looking forward to holding onto it a while. “I love making anything that can affect someone emotionally,” Barber says. The 21-year-old singer-songwriter from Southeast Missouri has already seen his career begin on a meteoric rise, and his debut album Restless Mind is set to send him into orbit. The accompanying RESTLESS MIND WORLD TOUR launched in fall 2024 and featured Barber’s SOLD-OUT Ryman Auditorium debut, along with showcase slots at Stagecoach, GoldenSky Festival, and Lollapalooza, introducing tens of thousands of new fans to his energetic and emotional live show. He’ll continue on the globe-trotting trek in 2025, showcasing the raw honesty and youthful enthusiasm in a way that has forced him into nearly every conversation about the future of Country music. Following the success of his PLATINUM-certified 2023 single “Straight and Narrow,” he landed the coveted placement of “Better Year” on Paramount’s hit TV show Yellowstone. If all goes as planned, that future will belong to Barber.