Big Thief Debut New Triple Album, Horsepower, Live in Nashville

Photo and video was prohibited at the private show, but you can check out a set list from the evening below. Introducing the record, Adrianne Lenker joked: “If you had some hopes of hearing some of the songs you might know—those can also be discarded.” Although the band didn’t perform Horsepower in sequence, they did play the 29-song album in full.

They were joined by the wider band who they made it with: Russ Pahl and Greg Leisz on pedal steel and guitar, and Hannah Read, Richard Bowden, and Zosha Warpeha on fiddle.

Many of the tracks across the set list have been kicking around the group or Lenker’s live sets for years. Two of the songs—“Carry,” and “Space and Time”—the band debuted back in May during a session in a field for Belgium’s Radio 1.

Big Thief released their most recent album (and first as a trio), Double Infinity, in 2025. Next month, they’ll kick off another leg of touring behind the record, which will take them around North America before a final show at Denver’s Red Rocks on October 6.

Read Emma Madden’s interview Big Thief on Love, Politics, and Staying Together. Big Thief at the Ryman Auditorium Set List 2026: Horsepower Baby Honey Sweetheart Darlin' Wait a While Space and Time 21 Casual Touch Muscle Memory Highway Stay Carry Sadness as a Gift True Love Where Will We Go Beautiful World Faker Loneliest Boy Happiness Oldest Bright Future Beautiful Powerful Avalanche, Hurricane Snail Spatchcock Chickenshit Bingo Trade Tomorrow 6-7-8-9 She's Fine These Are the Days No Matter What Born For Loving You Gift Pleasure Joy.

Big Thief’s Adrianne Lenker, Iris DeMent, and Gillian Welch, photo by Genesis BaézCommentLoaderSave StorySave this storyCommentLoaderSave StorySave this storyLast night, Big Thief debuted their next album at Nashville’s Ryman Auditorium.

Big Thief at the Ryman Auditorium Set List 2026.