Ella Langley North Little Rock Set Time: When She Goes On at Simmons Bank Arena (August 22)

Ella Langley brings The Dandelion Tour to Simmons Bank Arena in North Little Rock on Saturday, August 22, 2026 — the closing night of her late-August arena swing before the tour rolls into the fall. It's a big room, the bill runs three deep, and if you're driving in from around Little Rock the main question is simple: what time does she actually go on? Here's the timing and the plan.

Who plays when

Simmons Bank Arena has posted the two numbers that matter, and they're the ones to build your night around:

• 7:00 PM CT — show starts (the venue's own posted time)
• 5:30 PM CT — doors open

The bill, per the venue and the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette announcement, is Laci Kaye Booth first, then ERNEST in the direct-support slot, then Ella Langley.

We're not going to make up a minute for when Ella walks out. The arena has published the show time and doors but not a per-act running order, so 7:00 PM is the honest, sourced answer — the first opener goes on right around the time printed on your ticket, and on recent three-act Dandelion nights Ella has closed the evening after both openers wrap. If Simmons Bank Arena posts a full schedule closer to the date, this page and the set-times page will get the real times.

Get there early enough for the openers. ERNEST isn't a name to skip — he's one of Nashville's most-cut songwriters with a hit run of his own, and putting him in the direct-support spot means the room will already be loud by the time Ella takes over. Laci Kaye Booth opens the night and is worth catching from the first song.

What she's been playing

No predicted setlist here. Her recent Dandelion Tour nights have leaned on the songs everyone came for — "Choosin' Texas," "you look like you love me," "weren't for the wind," "Be Her," and "Nicotine" — woven in with the deeper Dandelion cuts.

The actual North Little Rock setlist goes up on the setlist page within a couple of hours of the encore, so bookmark it if you want to see exactly what she played.

Simmons Bank Arena notes

This is an easy one to plan for on the comfort front: indoor arena, climate controlled, no weather to sweat. It sits right on the North Little Rock riverfront at 1 Simmons Bank Arena Drive. The venue runs a clear-bag policy and is cashless, so bring a card and leave the big tote at home to move through security faster. On-site lots run roughly $15–$25, and the Dickey-Stephens Park lots across the river are the usual overflow option if the arena lots fill.

One booking note worth knowing: the arena's premium Legends Lounge passes are sold out, and the general house is now resale-only (more on that below).

For where to sit — lower bowl versus the 200-level, and which sections get the best sound — see the North Little Rock set-times and where-to-sit page.

Still need tickets?

Be straight with yourself on this one: face value is gone. When this date went on sale it listed in the $45–$285 range, but the arena's standard inventory has sold through — Ticketmaster is now showing verified-resale listings only, starting around $210 all-in and climbing from there. That floor moves in both directions in the final week, sometimes sharply in the last 48 hours as sellers cut prices to move seats, so it's worth checking more than once. The North Little Rock show page carries the current listings — trust the live number there over any figure in an article.

Can't make it that night?

This is the tail end of the late-August run: it opens in Green Bay, WI on August 20 at the Resch Center — one of the few dates still on sale at face value — and Springfield, IL on August 21 at the Illinois State Fair Grandstand. Every date, with its current status, is on the tour hub.

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