Ella Langley Pikeville Set Time: What Time She Goes On at Appalachian Wireless Arena

The Dandelion Tour rolls into the Kentucky mountains on Thursday, July 23, 2026, and Ella Langley headlines a full arena set at Appalachian Wireless Arena in Pikeville. If you're trying to figure out what time to actually walk in — and what time Ella goes on — here's the honest version.

Who plays when

This is a headlining Ella show, so it's a three-act night:

• Laci Kaye Booth opens — throwback, radio-warm country that eases the room in.
• Kaitlin Butts is direct support — a rowdy, Oklahoma-honed set that plays perfectly in a room this size.
• Ella Langley headlines.

Doors open about an hour before the show, and the first opener goes on at the listed start time — that time is printed on your ticket, so trust it over anything you read online. Headliners on this tour have been taking the stage later in the evening after both openers, but the only confirmed clock time is the listed start. We don't print a made-up "Ella walks on at 9:15" — when we can't source an exact stage time, we say so.

The move: get there for doors. Both openers have their own followings, and this is a real three-act evening, not a couple of filler slots.

What she's been playing

No one can hand you this night's setlist in advance, and we won't pretend to. But her recent Dandelion Tour shows have leaned hard on the crowd-pleasers — "you look like you love me," "Choosin' Texas," "weren't for the wind," "Be Her," and "Loving Life Again" — plus the biggest cuts off Dandelion.

The second the encore ends, we post the real Pikeville setlist, song by song, on the setlist page — usually within a couple of hours. Bookmark it.

Before you go

Appalachian Wireless Arena sits right downtown off Main Street, so parking is a mix of arena lots and nearby city decks — arrive 45 minutes early and you'll walk in relaxed. It's an indoor summer show, so the room runs cool once the AC catches up; a light layer beats sweating in the parking line. For the full seating breakdown and where the good sightlines are, see the set-times and where-to-sit page.

Still need tickets? This one wasn't sold out at face last we checked — start at the Pikeville show page for the verified box-office source.

Can't make Pikeville?

The tour keeps moving that same week — Cary, NC on July 24, then North Charleston, SC on July 25. Browse every stop on the full tour hub.

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