Austin Snell Comes Home: Family, Truth, and a Friday Night in Savannah
When Austin Snell steps onto the Victory North stage this Friday night, it won’t just be another stop on tour. For the Dublin, Georgia native, this one feels personal — a full-circle return to a city where he vacationed with his family as a kid, walking River Street and heading out to the beach.
“I’m from Dublin, Georgia, just a couple hours away,” he says. “We used to vacation in Savannah every year—River Street, the beach, all of it. I’ve played here once, but this one’s different. This one’s mine. It’s my hometown show for the year.”
This Friday night at Victory North, Snell headlines his first Savannah show. For him, it’s not just another tour stop—it’s a place soaked in memory.
But while he’s coming back to Savannah with a full band and a headline tour, what’s really on his mind these days isn’t just the road—it’s what he writes about. And what he writes about is family.
“I’ve been writing a lot about family lately,” he tells me. “Not just the good stuff. The hard stuff too. Some of it I’ve wanted to write about for a long time, but I was scared. I didn’t want to cause awkwardness or stir anything up.”
His voice doesn’t flinch when he says it. He’s not chasing drama—he’s just telling the truth.
“But at the end of the day,” he continues, “I got into music because it was therapy. And I know I’m not the only one who needs to hear it. If I write something real, maybe someone else hears it and thinks, ‘Man, I’m not alone.'”
That kind of honesty cuts through in songs like Home Sweet Hell, a gut-punch of a track that hits harder once you know he gave his family a heads up before it dropped.
“I called them, let them know. Told them I love them. That I still respect them. But I had to tell my story.”
And now, they’re here with him. His family—those same people who used to take him to the beach—will be in the crowd Friday night, watching him sing those stories back to them.
Still, don’t expect an all-heavy set. “We ride the roller coaster,” he laughs. “We play the heartbreakers, but we’ve got the fun ones too—Miles, Drunk, the early stuff. I don’t want people leaving feeling sad.”
Tour life doesn’t leave much downtime, but he’s hoping to get into Savannah early, maybe walk River Street again. “My drummer’s from Georgia too—he loves this town. We’ll probably get into something,” he says with a smile.
And then, back on the bus. Florida’s the next stop. The tour doesn’t slow down.
But for a few hours on Friday night, Austin Snell will stand in front of a Savannah crowd—family in the wings, fans in the pit—and do what he came here to do. Speak his truth. Play his heart out. And make sure nobody in the room feels alone.
Austin Snell plays Victory North this Friday, October 3rd. Tickets available at VictoryNorthSavannah.com
—-Fusing hard-hitting aggression with the deep-feeling confessions of a country troubadour, Austin has spent the last two years turning social-media stardom into brash-and-broken hits like “Excuse the Mess” and “Pray All the Way Home,” racking up 383 million global career streams to date and a fanatical fanbase.—-
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