Nashville is Simply Obsessed with Field Medic
Nashville, Tennessee - April 10, 2026
Field Medic may be on tour to promote his latest LP, surrender instead, but he’s taking a different approach to the classic tour cycle. Instead of sticking to the standard format of recent songs and past hits, he is using the tour to highlight deep cuts for the fans who have been with him for over a decade now.
On April 10th, Field Medic took to the stage at Jack White’s, The Blue Room, for an unforgettable night of music and laughter. Although the small room sits just outside of downtown, the evening could not have felt further away from the neon lights of Lower Broadway. Nashvillians pressed into the small room, glowing with the sort of excitement felt when an artist really means something to you.
He started the set with the first song off his latest record, “tricks & illusions.” The room fell into a gentle sway, hands clasped together, and faces tilted up to where Kevin Patrick Sullivan, the artist behind Field Medic, stands tall in all denim. It's a meta moment, starting the show with a song about the music industry, the pain it causes, and the strain it puts on relationships, but as he plays the final note and begins to speak, it’s clear that this will not be a melancholy show.
He’s using this tour to play songs that have never been played before, and sometimes that means taking slow, sad songs, souping them up, and making them “hella more hyphy.” In fact, each song gets its own little intro. Whether it is an anecdote about cashing a fraudulent check, playing with the Wallows at The Blue Room back in 2019, or his six-year bit about his album, dope girl chronicles, Sullivan is never at a loss for words and the crowd could not be more enthused.
Sullivan jumps around his discography with the kind of intention that comes with a decade of experience. It is easy to get the sense that he isn’t afraid to switch things up or try new things. This is something he confirms, mentioning that he added, “i had a dream that you died,” on the Dallas stop of the tour a few days prior because it felt right. He even strips things back as the night moves on, having his drummer leave the stage for some “solo ‘cousties.” It’s intimate in a way that The Blue Room really lends itself to.
When the encore starts, or as Sullivan likes to call it, “the DLC expansion pack,” he reveals that every night of tour, he’s obligated to play the first song someone asks, and tonight, it is “OTL.” The customizable experience isn’t quite over after that. He puts the final song to a vote: “henna tattoo” or “uuu.” It’s close, but the night ends with “uuu” drawing the evening softly to a close.
