Who Is Ella Langley? Meet Morgan Wallen's 2026 Tour Opener

Maybe you bought Morgan Wallen tickets, looked at the bill, and thought: who is Ella Langley? Or maybe you caught a clip and now you cannot stop. Either way, you are in the right place. She is the act in the prime slot right before Wallen on a run of his 2026 stadium dates, and she is very much worth getting through the gates early for. Here is the fast catch-up.

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The two-sentence version

Ella Langley is a country singer-songwriter from Hope Hull, Alabama, who broke through in 2024 with the duet "you look like you love me" (with Riley Green) and has become one of the biggest artists in the format. By 2026 she had released her second album, Dandelion, and stepped onto stadium stages -- including as direct support on Morgan Wallen's Still The Problem Tour.

That is the elevator pitch. Now here is how to actually get into her before the show.

Her biggest songs

If you want to walk into the stadium already knowing the words, start here:

• "you look like you love me" (with Riley Green) -- the duet that did it. It went Platinum and turned her into a household name. The chemistry between the two voices is the whole thing. This is song one.
• "Choosin' Texas" -- her biggest commercial moment, co-written with Miranda Lambert. Three minutes flat, hook in the first 45 seconds, built to sing along to in a car full of friends.
• "weren't for the wind" -- a signature single and one of the songs that made country radio pay attention.
• "be her" -- a Lori McKenna co-write off Dandelion and the album's emotional center. The song that proves she is a writer, not just a voice.
• "don't mind if i do" and "paint the town blue" -- two more Riley Green collaborations, if the first duet hooked you.

Want the whole catalog ranked with our honest take? Read the best Ella Langley songs, ranked. If you would rather a guided on-ramp, Ella Langley for beginners is the 30-minute crash course.

Why she is worth showing up early for

Here is the thing about "direct support." On a stadium bill it is the slot right before the headliner -- the act that goes on last among the openers, after dark, to a stadium that is already full. That is Ella's slot on these Wallen dates. It is not a soundcheck nobody watches. It is a real set, with a real light show, in front of a real crowd.

So the worst thing you can do is treat the openers as optional and roll in at the headliner's stage time. You will walk in right as the best opener on the bill is finishing. Get there early. We say this on every show page, and we mean it.

Where to catch her with Morgan Wallen

Ella is direct support on a run of 2026 Still The Problem Tour stadium dates. The upcoming ones:

• Chicago -- Soldier Field -- June 20
• Clemson -- Memorial Stadium -- June 27
• Baltimore -- M&T Bank Stadium -- July 18
• Philadelphia -- Lincoln Financial Field -- August 1

Each show page has the lineup, the venue details, and the "Get tickets" pointer. For the full overview -- who else is on each bill, what we know about set times, how to grab seats -- start at our hub: Ella Langley on Morgan Wallen's 2026 Stadium Tour.

One more thing: it is not a Wallen duet

We see this all the time, so let us clear it up: Ella's famous duet is with Riley Green, not Morgan Wallen. The Wallen connection is the tour. She is one of his direct-support acts in 2026, which is exactly why you are seeing her name on the bill. No Ella-and-Wallen single exists -- if you want the duet that started it all, that is "you look like you love me" with Riley Green.

Ready for the show?

If this is your first Ella set, do it right. Run our country concert checklist, and if you want a keepsake, the Dandelion vinyl is the one we keep on the shelf.

And if you want to actually keep up with her -- new music, new dates, the next Wallen co-bill announcement -- sign up for our free newsletter in the footer below. We send the real news, fast. Welcome to the Fellas.