Chase Rice Returns to the Studio After 13 Years Touring

chase rice is back in the studio after saying in January that he would not tour this year. The country singer had stepped away after 13 years on the road, then briefly returned to Red Rocks and Stagecoach before deciding he had missed making music again.

January Pause

Rice said he had been touring for 13 years and was exhausted when he explained the break in January. He wrote that he was not stepping away as a goodbye, but because he needed time to “go live life” and gather more real experiences for songs.

He also said he had not been able to be himself on stage in quite a while, and that he wanted to be good at the parts of life that feed the writing. That list ran from golf, fishing, travel, and family time to recording, drinking, not drinking, and watching The Chosen.

Red Rocks and Stagecoach

Rice said some time off at the start of the year was followed by Red Rocks and Stagecoach, a run he described as wild. He said he was having fun on stage again, and that the short return made him miss touring.

He also told followers that he would still have a handful of shows in 2026, but that they would not look anything like the last 13 years of his life. For a performer who began his career in 2010, that keeps his live schedule active without restoring the old grind.

Back in the Studio

“Back in the studio” is the new signal, and Rice paired it with a clear sense that the break was doing what he wanted. He said he could not wait to see what the extra time off would do for the songs, which points to recording as the immediate next phase of his year.

The practical read for listeners is simple: the touring pause is still in place, but Rice is not standing still. After 13 years on the road, he is moving back toward the part of the job that turns offstage time into new material.