Every Opening Act on the Dandelion Tour, Ranked by Whether to Show Up Early

The Dandelion Tour rotates several different opening acts across its dates. If you've never seen any of them, this is your cheat sheet — sorted by which ones make showing up at doors actually worth it.

Fall update: The arena leg wrapped in Fort Worth on August 15, and the tour's second leg opens August 20 in Green Bay and runs to Halloween. The rotation below carries over, with Ernest joining as a new name for the fall. For the fall bill and who's confirmed where, see who's opening for Ella Langley on the second leg.

1. Kameron Marlowe — show up at doors

Sound: Smoky, blue-collar country baritone from Kannapolis, North Carolina. He was on season 15 of The Voice before signing with Columbia Nashville. Ella fans already know his voice from "Strangers," their 2023 duet.

Watch for: "Giving You Up" (his 2019 debut, RIAA Gold) and "Burn 'Em All." His most recent album is Sad Songs for the Soul (2025).

Verdict: This is the opener worth being in your seat for. Don't grab a beer during his set.

Plays on (summer, as announced): Estero, Savannah, Gilford, Canandaigua. He is also on most of the fall dates.

2. Kaitlin Butts — show up at doors

Sound: Tulsa-raised and from the red-dirt scene, with an attitude. Closer to Sunny Sweeney than to mainstream country. Her 2024 album Roadrunner! reworked the musical Oklahoma! as a country record, and critics loved it.

Watch for: "You Ain't Gotta Die (to Be Dead to Me)," the Roadrunner! track that went viral on TikTok and showed up on Landman.

Verdict: If you like the Ella songs that are about something real, Kaitlin will hit you the same way. Worth showing up for.

Plays on (summer, as announced): Pikeville, Cary, North Charleston, Austin, Corpus Christi, Fort Worth.

3. Laci Kaye Booth — show up at doors

Sound: Hazy, dreamy country from Livingston, Texas. She finished top five on American Idol season 17 and has a raspy voice you'll recognize in two notes.

Watch for: Songs from The Loneliest Girl in the World (2024) and her new album Love Ain't for the Faint of Heart (September 2026).

Verdict: Underrated. Catching her opening for Ella now is the kind of show you'll later tell people about.

Plays on (summer, as announced): Pikeville, Cary, North Charleston, Gilford, Canandaigua, plus much of the fall run.

4. Gabriella Rose — grab a beer first

Sound: Newer artist from Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, blending vintage pop, folk and country. You've probably heard her already: she's the featured voice on Zach Bryan's 2025 single "Madeline."

Watch for: "Double Wide," her TikTok breakout. Also, on nights she's on the bill, Ella has brought her out to duet "Butterfly Season."

Verdict: Worth getting in for. The "Butterfly Season" moment alone makes it worth it.

Plays on (summer, as announced): Toledo, St. Louis, Estero, Savannah, Oklahoma City, Independence, Salem, Wilmington, Austin, Corpus Christi, Fort Worth.

5. Dylan Marlowe — grab a beer first

Sound: Statesboro, Georgia native making radio-leaning modern country. No relation to Kameron. He's a serious songwriter: he co-wrote Jon Pardi's No. 1 "Last Night Lonely."

Watch for: "Boys Back Home," his duet with Dylan Scott, and songs from his 2024 album Mid-Twenties Crisis.

Verdict: A solid set. If you're choosing between him and a beer line, see the set.

Plays on (summer, as announced): Toledo, St. Louis, Oklahoma City, Independence, Salem, Wilmington.

Summer pairings are from the lineup Whiskey Riff published at the tour launch. Bills can change, so check your show page.

The big picture

Ella booked a deep, mostly women-led opening roster for the Dandelion Tour, and it's worth showing up early for. Doors and start times vary by venue, so check your show on our set times page.

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