Being the Tour Boss for Jason Aldean: Jake Lagrone's Juggling Act of Life On The Road - EP 119

Jason Aldean and longtime tour manager Jake LaGrone join the Try That In A Small Town podcast for a no-filter look behind the curtain of one of country music’s biggest road operations. From kidney stone chaos and EMT horror stories, to high-stakes bus hockey, stolen putters, and firing disloyal crew, this episode is wall-to-wall backstage gold.  

Jake walks through his journey from Lori Morgan, Reba, Rascal Flatts, and Alan Jackson to running Jason Aldean’s 80-person touring machine with 11 semis and 6 buses. The guys talk loyalty, crew culture, why good bus and truck drivers are everything, and how one bad attitude can poison an entire tour. They also dig into touring during COVID, the fallout from “Try That In A Small Town,” AI in music, new artists skipping “club years,” and what true longevity really looks like in country music.  

You’ll hear:  

• Jake’s first-ever ambulance ride thanks to a vicious kidney stone  
• Why a 5mm stone had the whole camp on edge  
• The legendary Bahamas bus-hockey game that cost Jake a $640 Scotty Cameron putter  
• The New Zealand Maori tribe welcome that ended with Jason singing the Star-Spangled Banner and touching noses with the chief  
• Real talk on firing crew who bad-mouth the artist while riding his bus and eating his catering  
• How Jason’s camp builds “lifers” and keeps turnover insanely low  
• Why stadiums aren’t the money machines people think they are  
• The difference between viral success and being able to carry a 90-minute headlining show  

Perfect for fans of Jason Aldean, road stories, and anyone curious what it REALLY takes to keep a big-time country tour on the rails.  

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