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Tim McGraw Concert Setlists: What to Expect at His Standing Room Only Tour

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Update (March 15): This article has been updated with Tim McGraw’s latest average setlist.

We like it, we love it, we want some more of it! Tim McGraw has been a country music powerhouse for more than three decades and has earned 10 No. 1 albums and 26 chart-topping singles to his name on the Billboard country charts. Married to fellow singer Faith Hill , the superstar played a major role in the explosion of country music’s popularity in the ’90s along with the likes of George Strait , Trisha Yearwood , Kenny Chesney and others.

In March 2024, McGraw will embark on his Standing Room Only Tour in support of his 2023 album of the same name, joined by special guest Carly Pearce . The North American trek kicks off March 14 at VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena in Jacksonville, Florida and will hit 45 dates in cities like Nashville, Boston, Kansas City, Atlanta and Los Angeles before wrapping June 29 at Sacramento’s Golden 1 Center .

Below, see Tim McGraw tour information, including an average setlist, and find out everything you need to know about the country star’s 2024 tour.

Tim McGraw Tour Stats

Current tour: Standing Room Only Tour (2024)

Set time: Across his most recent tours, Tim McGraw typically went on stage between 9:00 and 9:15 p.m, though set times vary.

Length of average Tim McGraw show: 1 hour, 40 minutes (on 2023 tour dates)

Past tours:

• The Spontaneous Combustion Tour (1996)
• Everywhere Tour (1997)
• The Bread and Water Tour (1999)
• Soul2Soul Tour (with Faith Hill ) (2000)
• Set This Circus Down Tour (2001)
• Live Like You Were Dying Tour (2004)
• Soul2Soul II Tour (with Faith Hill ) (2006-2007)
• Live Your Voice Tour (2008)
• Southern Voice Tour (2010)
• Emotional Traffic Tour (2011)
• Tim McGraw and Faith Hill Australia Tour (2012)
• Brothers of the Sun Tour (with Kenny Chesney ) (2012)
• Two Lanes of Freedom Tour (2013)
• Sundown Heaven Town Tour (2014)
• Shotgun Rider Tour (2015)
• Soul2Soul: The World Tour (with Faith Hill ) (2017-2018)
• McGraw Tour (2022)

Tim McGraw discography:

• Tim McGraw (1993)
• Not a Moment Too Soon (1994)
• All I Want (1995)
• Everywhere (1997)
• A Place in the Sun (1999)
• Set This Circus Down (2001)
• Tim McGraw and the Dancehall Doctors (2002)
• Live Like You Were Dying (2004)
• Let It Go (2007)
• Southern Voice (2009)
• Emotional Traffic (2012)
• Two Lanes of Freedom (2013)
• Sundown Heaven Town (2014)
• Damn Country Music (2015)
• The Rest of Our Life (with Faith Hill ) (2017)
• Here on Earth (2020)
• Standing Room Only (2023)
• Poet’s Resume EP (2023)

Tim McGraw’s Popular Songs:

• “I Like It, I Love It”
• “Live Like You Were Dying”
• “Something Like That”
• “Humble and Kind”
• “Where The Green Grass Grows”

Tim McGraw’s Recent Opening Acts:

• Russell Dickerson
• Kelsea Ballerini
• Old Dominion

Tim McGraw Concert Setlist Info

Considering Standing Room Only is his seventeenth studio album, Tim McGraw has quite the catalog to choose from when creating a setlist these days. From fan favorite classics to deeper cuts and recent singles, the country star takes his fans on a journey through his entire discography with all his biggest hits included.

Below, you can find the average setlist from McGraw’s first 2024 shows on the Standing Room Only Tour.

Tim McGraw 2024 Setlist:

• Southern Voice
• All I Want Is a Life
• Tiny Dancer ( Elton John cover)
• Just to See You Smile
• Over and Over ( Nelly cover)
• Shotgun Rider
• One Bad Habit
• Watch the Wind Blow By
• Something Like That
• Where the Green Grass Grows
• Standing Room Only
• Highway Don’t Care
• I Like It, I Love It
• Felt Good on My Lips
• Real Good Man
• The Cowboy in Me
• Humble and Kind
• Live Like You Were Dying

Source: Setlist.fm.

How to Get Tickets For Tim McGraw Concerts

Tim McGraw tickets for his ongoing Standing Room Only Tour are available via Ticketmaster. Standard tickets are still available for many dates.

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By Stephen L. Betts

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It was 48 years ago today (May 1st) that Tim McGraw was born in Delhi, Louisiana. While his father, baseball All-Star Tug McGraw, traveled the country as a relief pitcher for the New York Mets and the Philadelphia Phillies, McGraw spent his childhood in the small Louisiana farm town of Start, where he was raised by his mother, Betty, and stepfather, Horace Smith.

Meanwhile, Faith Hill — McGraw’s future wife and fellow country superstar — was raised 110 miles away, in the similarly-named town of Star, Mississippi. The two chart-toppers hit the road together in 1996 for the aptly titled Spontaneous Combustion Tour, with sparks immediately flying. Hill called off her engagement to her former producer, and she and Tim were married on October 6th of that year.

As the first single from his 1997 LP, Everywhere, McGraw released the sweeping and romantic duet with his now-wife, “It’s Your Love.” The song’s impact on both singers’ careers was immediate. “It’s Your Love” took a mere five weeks to reach Number One on Billboard’s Hot Country Songs chart. The tune was a Top Ten pop single, too, becoming the first major crossover hit for McGraw and paving the way for Hill’s international smash, “This Kiss,” one year later.

More than its chart success, “It’s Your Love” was a multiple award winner, taking home four ACM awards for Single, Song, Video and Vocal Event of the Year. The latter award was duplicated later in the year as both McGraw and Hill’s first-ever victories at the CMA ceremony in 1998, where the pair performed the song live. “It’s Your Love” was also the Number One country song of 1997, a distinction McGraw would revisit the following year with “Just to See You Smile.”

In addition to this duet, McGraw and Hill — who’ve since become one of country music’s most awarded power couples, joining the ranks of Johnny and June (and, more recently, Miranda and Blake) — have had hits with “Just to Hear You Say That You Love Me,” “Let’s Make Love” and “Meanwhile, Back at Mama’s,” among others. But Mrs. McGraw has shared her hubby with other artists as well, including Jo Dee Messina, Nelly, Def Leppard and Kenny Chesney.

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Tim McGraw and Faith Hill's Relationship Timeline

Tim McGraw and Faith Hill wed in 1996 and share three daughters

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Country music superstars Tim McGraw and Faith Hill have music to thank for their decades-long love story.

The "Don't Take the Girl" singer and Hill met for the first time in 1994 at a gig in Nashville. At the time, they were both seeing other people but as fate would have it, McGraw and Hill's paths crossed again two years later and the rest is history.

Hill served as McGraw's opening act on his 1996 Spontaneous Combustion tour and the pair wed later that year. The country artists now share three daughters.

Here's a look at Tim McGraw and Faith Hill's relationship, from their first meeting to starting a family.

1994: Tim McGraw and Faith Hill meet for the first time

McGraw and Hill first crossed paths in Nashville at a Country Radio Seminar showcase for new talent. At the time, the "Highway Don't Care" crooner was in a relationship with Kristine Donahue, and Hill was engaged to Scott Hendricks.

1996: Tim McGraw and Faith Hill go on tour together

The couple really connected during McGraw's Spontaneous Combustion tour in 1996.

"We were young and silly and goo-goo-eyed in love," McGraw later told PEOPLE of their initial spark. The pair started dating after they each ended their relationships with their respective partners.

Hill later defended how she and McGraw got their start , telling PEOPLE, "If someone is going to judge my character because I was engaged to somebody and then I left him for somebody else — 'Oh, OK, now she's a slut and a bad person' — I can't control that. But I wasn't about to let Tim slip through my hands."

June 26, 1996: Tim McGraw proposes to Faith Hill on stage

The musician popped the question while on tour. He shared the romantic details of the proposal years later in an October 2015 video.

"We were in the dressing room, here, June 26, 1996, and it was raining and stuff and we'd been on tour for a while together, and I joked around with her about getting married. And so I looked at her, grabbed her by the hands, and dropped forward [on my knees] onstage," he recalled. "She said, 'We're at a country music festival in a trailer house, and you're asking me to marry you?' And I said, 'Yeah.' So I went onstage … When I came back offstage, [I saw] a Sharpie with lipstick kisses all over it, saying, 'Yes! I'm gonna be your wife.' "

October 6, 1996: Tim McGraw and Faith Hill get married

A few months after they got engaged, McGraw and Hill wed on Oct. 6, 1996.

January 1997: Tim McGraw and Faith Hill reveal they're expecting a baby

Shortly after their wedding, McGraw and Hill arrived at the American Music Awards together. During the show, the "Way You Love Me" singer showed off a growing baby bump.

May 5, 1997: Tim McGraw and Faith Hill's first baby is born

The couple became parents on May 5, 1997, when they welcomed their daughter Grace .

August 12, 1998: Tim McGraw and Faith Hill welcome another baby

McGraw and Hill got pregnant again not long after the birth of their first child. They welcomed their second baby, a girl named Maggie , on Aug. 12, 1998.

July 2000: Tim McGraw and Faith Hill go on their first official tour together

Although touring is what brought them together in the first place, McGraw and Hill had never actually gone on an official tour together, since Hill was technically his opening act during the Spontaneous Combustion tour. Their first joint tour, Soul2Soul, kicked off in July 2000.

December 6, 2001: Tim McGraw and Faith Hill welcome their third baby

About a year after they completed their Soul2Soul tour, the couple welcomed their third daughter, Audrey , on Dec. 6, 2001. Audrey was born eight weeks early and spent a few days in neonatal intensive care after her birth. Hill later told PEOPLE the separation was "the hardest thing I ever had to do in my life."

April 2006: Tim McGraw and Faith Hill go on tour again

The parents of three went on their second Soul2Soul tour in 2006. They opened up about their work style to PEOPLE with Hill saying, " He's the big dreamer ."

To which McGraw replied, "Then she has to do all the details, come in and clean up my mess," with Hill adding, "With a lot of love."

October 2006: Tim McGraw gets a star on the Walk of Fame with Faith Hill by his side

McGraw was honored for his illustrious career in October 2006 — the same year he and Hill celebrated a decade of marriage. The singer was awarded a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame and Hill was by his side at the ceremony.

November 12, 2008: Tim McGraw and Faith Hill perform together at the CMT Awards

The couple wowed fans with a touching duet of their song "I Need You" at the CMT Awards in 2008. Ahead of their performance, Hill said that they would maybe "get a burger or something" after the show, while McGraw suggested heading "to Waffle House."

April 6, 2014: Tim McGraw and Faith Hill surprise ACM Awards viewers with a duet

McGraw took the stage at the 2014 ACM Awards to perform his hit single "Meanwhile Back at Mama's." Hill made a surprise appearance on stage with her husband, joining him in singing the song. The performance concluded with a kiss.

June 2014: Tim McGraw opens up about his sobriety and the role Faith Hill played in it

The Billboard Music Award winner sat down with Men's Health for an interview in 2014 — seven years after he got sober . He told the outlet his wife, Hill, played a major role in his decision quit drinking.

"When your wife tells you it's gone too far, that's a big wake-up call," he said. "That, and realizing you're gonna lose everything you have."

October 5, 2016: Tim McGraw and Faith Hill announce another tour

The couple surprised fans in October 2016 when they announced they were bringing back their Soul2Soul tour . "We are going back on the road on tour," Hill told a Nashville crowd. "We are going to go from side to side, south to north and around the globe!"

McGraw and Hill's Soul2Soul World Tour kicked off on April 7 the following year, 11 years after their last tour together.

February 10, 2017: Tim McGraw and Faith Hill appear on The Ellen DeGeneres Show together

McGraw and Hill appeared on The Ellen DeGeneres Show together in February 2017, where they opened up about their children. The couple confessed during the appearance that their daughters were getting older, but they weren't quite ready for them to start dating.

"Look, you don't want to be mean, but when someone's taking your daughter somewhere, you want to induce a healthy amount of respect — and fear," McGraw said, previously sharing with the show's host that he leaves a sledgehammer out where his daughters' dates can see it.

March 12, 2018: Faith Hill addresses Tim McGraw's health after an on-stage scare

The "This Kiss" singer spoke out about McGraw's health after he collapsed on stage during a show in Ireland due to dehydration.

While on stage, Hill addressed the audience, saying, "Tim is fine. We've all been a little bit dehydrated traveling so much. He's been super dehydrated, and I apologize but I made the decision that he cannot come back out on the stage. So drink water, people, keep yourself hydrated."

A statement from the singer's rep read, "He and [wife Faith Hill] thank everyone for their love and support and look forward to seeing their Irish fans again soon."

November 5, 2019: Tim McGraw discusses Faith Hill's impact on him

In his Grit & Grace: Train the Mind, Train the Body, Own Your Life , McGraw once again discussed his sobriety journey and the role his wife played in it. The country star revealed that Hill gave him an ultimatum before he became sober.

"When things happen and you succeed beyond your wildest dreams and you're playing all these great shows and the parties are going on," he told Hoda Kotb on the Today show. "Then you're married and you have kids. And all of a sudden your wife looks at you and says, 'You know, you're getting a little overboard and you need to make some decisions.' It makes a big impact on you."

August 9, 2020: Tim McGraw shares a candid photo of Faith Hill

In August 2020, McGraw posted a candid photo of Hill on Instagram . In the photo, she wore her pink hair in a braid, sitting on a patio enjoying some nice weather.

"Dang, I love this girl!" he captioned the post.

That same month, they celebrated McGraw's 15th studio album, Here on Earth , in a big way. They threw a party with family , which Hill captured in a social media video. In the clip, the Mississippi native and her husband danced to "Damn Sure Do."

"We have never listened to one of our new albums with just the girls. Ever," she wrote in her caption. "An unforgettable evening for what in my humble opinion is one of the greatest albums Tim has ever recorded."

August 25, 2021: Tim McGraw credits Faith Hill for his wake-up call

Speaking with Esquire about his decision to get sober in 2008, McGraw revealed that he was "getting out of [bed] and going to the liquor cabinet and taking a big shot at 8:00 in the morning and thinking, 'I have to wake the kids up.' "

He called that his last straw, saying that he immediately went to Hill and told her what was happening.

"I went straight to my wife and said, 'This is where I'm at.' I was scared," he remembered. "She just grabbed me and hugged me and changed my life."

He credited her with helping him stay strong and sober.

"My wife always says, 'You're not scared of anything.' I say, 'Ehhh, one thing. I'm looking at it right now,' " he said. "I didn't know love could feel so good. Was it an emotion? Was it a lifestyle? Was it an imaginary thing? But love is all of those things."

McGraw went on, "Love is being angry. Love is not talking for a day. Love is getting in each other's face. Love is accepting that I'm wrong. Love is a 360-degree thing. It's not linear. They always say you're not supposed to fight in front of your kids. Everybody fights in front of their kids. That's part of the deal."

October 6, 2021: Tim McGraw and Faith Hill celebrate 25 years of marriage

In honor of 25 years of marriage to Hill, McGraw reflected on his proposal and the wedding that followed. He called it "the best day of my life." He also shared some new details, that fans may not have known before.

"25 years later and it's still the best day of my life. Thanks for going on this journey with me. Love you Faith ❤️," he wrote, adding that it took him a "few times" to convince her to accept his proposal.

McGraw continued, "We had dated for a while. I actually asked her to marry me quite a few times and she kept saying no. She said, 'I'm not going to get involved with another country singer, it's just not going to work out.' "

He said he finally decided to get down on a knee during a country music festival, hopeful that Hill would accept.

"They had these trailer houses set up. I'm getting ready to go onstage, and I had this sort of case that had this big mirror in it. She's standing there, and we're talking, and I said, 'Look, let's get married," he remembered. "And she says, 'You're asking me to marry you at a country music festival in a trailer house?' And I said, 'Well, it's pretty apropos if you think about it.' She goes, 'Are you serious?' And I said, 'Well, yeah, I'm serious.' "

He returned to the dressing room to find a message on the mirror from his future wife accepting his proposal.

"And we still have that mirror. And it was the best day of my life, that's for sure," McGraw said.

November 2021: Tim McGraw and Faith Hill make their silver screen debut

While both McGraw and Hill had appeared on-screen before, they next acted alongside each other, until 2021. The couple appeared in 1883 , a prequel to Yellowstone that tells the origin story of the Dutton family. McGraw and Hill play James and Margaret Dutton.

"To see my beautiful wife on horseback, firing guns, and having dirt all over her face, I just sit in awe. She's a strong woman, anyway," McGraw told Entertainment Weekly . "[Creator] Taylor [Sheridan] said early on to me, 'Man, you'll just get on that horse. You're not scared of anything.' I said, 'I'm scared of one thing. She's right over there.' "

December 10, 2021: Tim McGraw and Faith Hill talk about becoming empty nesters

Things changed in a big way for McGraw and Hill after their youngest daughter, Audrey, graduated in 2020. The pair were officially empty nesters and they opened up about the transition to PEOPLE in December 2021.

"You're used to getting up in the morning, taking kids to school, going to softball practices and basketball practices and cheerleader practices and all of a sudden all that's gone when your last one leaves," he told PEOPLE.

He noted that since their daughters left home, their house in Nashville has quieted down significantly. He looked back fondly on their lives together as a family of five.

"I miss the afternoons because Faith would always make sure something was cooking when they would come home from school," he said. "I miss them coming in and smelling what mom's cooking and being excited about having dinner. I miss the energy around. There were times when we had about 15 teenage girls in our house talking about boys and life and everything going on. We're still a really close family; we talk all the time. But it's difficult when your kids leave. All of a sudden they don't need you as much anymore. And I think it's probably more difficult for Mom."

May 1, 2022: Faith Hill surprises Tim McGraw with a birthday serenade

In celebration of McGraw's 55th birthday, Hill arranged for a special backstage moment in honor of the occasion. He shared a video of the whole crew, including his wife, surrounding him with a cake and candles, singing "Happy Birthday." He smiled as he spotted Hill.

The night before his birthday, Russell Dickerson , who was supporting him on tour, urged the crowd to sing "Happy Birthday" during the opening act. He strummed along on the acoustic guitar as voices rose up from the crowd.

Hill was not among the acts performing with McGraw on the tour but remained supportive throughout.

September 21, 2022: Tim McGraw calls Faith Hill his "soul mate"

For Hill's 55th birthday a few months later, McGraw honored his wife with a sweet Instagram tribute. He referred to Hill as "My best friend," "My soul mate," and "The love of my life" and shared a video montage featuring photos of the birthday girl over the years.

October 6, 2022: Tim McGraw and Faith Hill celebrate their 26th wedding anniversary

McGraw posted a slideshow set to their 2007 duet "I Need You" for the couple's 26th wedding anniversary in October 2022.

"Wow, 26 years! Happy anniversary to my girl!! I love you baby @faithhill," he wrote.

December 14, 2022: Tim McGraw, Faith Hill and their kids dress up as characters from The Godfather

McGraw shared a video on Instagram featuring photos of him, Hill and their three daughters dressed as characters from 1972's The Godfather .

" 'The Godfather' dinner theme night last night...Love my family and all the craziness that comes with it!" the proud dad wrote in the caption .

January 4, 2023: Faith Hill shares a "rare" glimpse of Tim McGraw's goofy personality

On Instagram , Hill shared a video of McGraw dancing to Olivia Rodrigo 's song "good 4 u" in the backseat of a vehicle.

She captioned the post: "This is a rare, very rare look into a side of my husband that only his girls and I get to see. Dance everyday, maybe steal some of Tim's moves. It brings joy, laughter, and the insatiable need for all of us to be present."

May 1, 2023: Faith Hill celebrates Tim McGraw's 56th birthday

Hill cooked McGraw's "favorite meal" on his birthday. The feast included pot roast, rice and gravy, peas, cornbread, collard greens and sweet tea.

"Happy Birthday my love," the "Breathe" singer captioned a video on Instagram. In the background, McGraw could be heard saying, "It's good."

August 8, 2023: Tim McGraw reveals the song that makes him think of Faith Hill

During a show in Los Angeles at the Whisky a Go Go, McGraw revealed that the song "Samba Pa Ti" by Santana always makes him think of Hill.

"It's kind of our song," he told the crowd. "My uncle told me one time — my uncle Hank, old hippie who lives in Napa Valley — he played it for me one time years ago on the road. He loved that song too. He said, ‘I'm gonna tell you something.’ He says, ‘Never make love to a woman with this song on unless you intend to marry her.’ And so I didn't until I did. And then I did."

October 6, 2023: Tim McGraw and Faith Hill celebrate 27 years of marriage

In honor of their wedding anniversary, McGraw penned a sweet post on Instagram about his wife of 27 years.

"This is the very first picture ever taken of us , the very first time we ever met back in spring of 1994. I fell for you in an instant!" he captioned the throwback image. "Today is our 27th wedding anniversary and I fall for you everyday, every time you walk into the room, every time I see you in our 3 beautiful daughter's smiles. I just keep falling and always will. Happy anniversary my love!"

May 1, 2024: Faith Hill celebrates Tim McGraw's 57th birthday

On McGraw's birthday, Hill shared a video on Instagram of "a grown man living his inner young boy." The clip showed the singer and members of his crew engaging in a Nerf war backstage .

"Thank GOD and Betty you were born 57 years ago this very day. Love you," Hill captioned the post.

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Tim McGraw and Faith Hill's Relationship Timeline

"The Rest of Our Life," indeed.

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It's safe to say that Tim McGraw and Faith Hill are always giving us major #marriagegoals . Just take a look at the lyrics to their 2017 hit, "The Rest of Our Life":

"Sitting with you in a dark room, warmed by a fireplace. You know there's just something about you. You brighten my day. I got something to run past you, I just hope I say it right. So I take your hand and ask you, Have you made plans for the rest of your life?"

So naturally, it's time to go down memory lane of country music's favorite married couple and their sweet October 6, 1996 wedding.

The Proposal

The couple fell for each other on tour in early 1996, and by October they were married. On their 19th wedding anniversary, McGraw told his audience in Colorado the adorable story of how he got Hill to marry him. "We were in the dressing room, here, June 26, 1996, and it was raining and stuff and we'd been on tour for a while together, and I joked around with her about getting married. And so I said... I looked at her, grabbed her by the hand, and dropped forward [on my knees] onstage. She had already done her show. And I said, 'I'm really serious. I want you to marry me.'" The songstress laughed in response. "She said, 'We're at a country music festival in a trailer house, and you're asking me to marry you? And I said, 'Yeah.' So I went onstage."

During his performance, McGraw's future wife gave him an answer to his question. "I had in my dressing room... this foldout case that had a mirror in it that was my dressing armoire," McGraw said. "I still have it to this day. When I came back offstage, [I saw] a Sharpie with lipstick kisses all over it, saying, 'Yes! I'm gonna be your wife.' It had, 'I love you' with big lipstick kisses. And this is the place right here."

The Wedding

Hill and McGraw might have been one of the first celebrity couples to pull off a surprise wedding . The duo invited friends for what guests thought would be a softball game and concert in the groom's hometown of Rayville, Louisiana, and surprised everyone as they stood under an oak tree with a minister, ready to say "I do."

Wearing a simple slinky white wedding dress , the bride—who was three months pregnant at the time—went barefoot and sported some seriously '90s gloves and a simple string of pearls. The groom wore jeans topped with a black coat.

We'll continue to awww at Hill and McGraw's sweet relationship, not to mention their adorable Instagram moments. From stage reunions to family vacations, these two sure know how to make marriage look easy. There's certainly no shortage of swoon-worthy moments.

Here's to 24 more years for these two!

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Tim McGraw + Faith Hill: A Timeline of their Decades-Spanning Love Story

Tim McGraw and Faith Hill remain madly in love after 27 years of marriage.

Tim McGraw and Faith Hill are one of the most iconic couples in country music as well as Hollywood. The country superstars fell in love quickly while on tour and went on to form a bond that has captivated audiences and drawn fans into their shared lives as they raised three daughters and furthered each other's careers. Over the years, they have collaborated musically, starred onscreen together in Yellowstone prequel series 1883 , and passed on their knack for singing to not one, but all three of their children.

Hill and McGraw's inspiring love story has been easy for fans to root for over the years, especially in the early years when they first got together. But fans might be surprised to know that Tim McGraw wasn't Hill's first love once she arrived in Nashville. In fact, he wasn't even her first husband.

When Hill first moved to Nashville, she fell in love with music executive Daniel Hill. The pair met when Faith was just 19 years old. The couple married and stayed together for five years, but after Faith met her birth mother and started thinking critically about her life, she realized she needed to move on. Though she kept her new last name, Hill, she pushed forward into her unknown future in the music business, leaving behind the comfort of the domestic life she had settled into.

Life Leading Up to Love

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A year later, Hill released her first album as a country singer,  Take Me As I Am , and started her reign as a chart-topper with "Wild One." Upon her second album's release, she joined the  Spontaneous Combustion Tour in 1996, opening for none other than McGraw.

Like Hill, McGraw questioned his identity at a young age after finding out that his dad wasn't his biological father. Though his biological father's fame ( Frank Edwin "Tug" McGraw Jr. was a major league baseball player) gave him a slight edge when getting his first single released, the Louisiana native's star rose by his own volition with the release of Not A Moment Too Soon , which reached Top Country Album status in 1994.

At the start of the  Spontaneous Combustion Tour , Hill was engaged to record producer Scott Hendricks, and some sources say that McGraw was planning to marry his long-term girlfriend. But the bond between the two musicians was so strong it led them both to reevaluate their current status and come to the conclusion that they couldn't live without one another.

"We were playing at a country music festival, and we had a trailer that was our dressing room," McGraw told  The Boot . "I had a big mirror that was in there, and right before I went onstage, I wrote 'Will you be my wife?'... I mean, 'Will you marry me?' and I went onstage, and when I came offstage, she had written, 'I am going to be your wife, yes.' And so, we still have that mirror."

Creating a New Life As Partners

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The pair wed on Oct.6, 1996, in Louisiana at McGraw's aunt Barbara's house. They started a family with the birth of their first daughter, Gracie, in 1997. They welcomed Maggie Elizabeth, their second daughter, in 1998. Their third was soon on her way in 2001, but due to medical complications, Audrey Caroline was born early via C-section, weighing only 3 pounds and 11 ounces. Her birth was a trying time for the country duo, who had to pull together even closer to endure the difficult hand they were dealt until Audrey grew healthier.

McGraw and Hill cite keeping family first as a means to maintain their healthy relationship and mutual respect for one another. "I think Tim and Faith came to the party as equals," Nashville star Gary Morris told Good Housekeeping . "It's apparent to me that they love each other more than they love their work."

During a 2023 interview with Apple Music 1's Zane Lowe, McGraw opened up about his family, covering everything from coping with all three of his daughters moving away from home to Hill's role in saving his now 30-year mainstream country run— if not his life— as he battled personal demons.

"I guarantee you, had I not gotten married to Faith at 29 years old A, I probably would've ran my career into the ground, and B, I would've died already with my career into the ground, one or the other, and it wouldn't have ever been where it's at now," McGraw said.

McGraw conquered alcoholism and has been sober since 2008.

"Well, I don't know if the maturity's occurred yet, but she put up with it for a while because I was pretty sneaky about it for a while," he explained. "But it was just overdoing stuff, and then I think when the kids got old enough that they could notice things is when she finally said, 'You've got to figure this out.'"

Making Music and Touring Together

The pair released several duets in the '90s: "It's Your Love," "Just to Hear You Say That You Love Me" and "Let's Make Love," which even earned them a Grammy. In 2000, the unstoppable duo hit the road together again on the  Soul2Soul Tour . The vast majority of the 65-date tour sold out, and each artist performed their own full sets focusing on their latest albums, which were McGraw's A Place In The Sun  and Hill's  Breathe .

Reprising the success of their first duet tour, they led another  Soul2Soul Tour in 2007. For a while, the couple focused on their own music. But in 2017, McGraw and Hill came out with a duet album, The Rest of Our Life , as their first release with Sony Music Entertainment.

To coincide with their first-ever album together, they took to the road again with a third incarnation of the  Soul2Soul World Tour . This time, the pair traveled the world with over 100 dates.

On a creative level, McGraw lauds Hill for always providing unfiltered advice about his music, including new album Standing Room Only .

"I'm always playing her the songs that I want to record and playing the mixes as I'll go along, and there's times we don't agree," he shared. "There's times where she goes, 'I don't like the way that sounds.' 'Well, I do, and that's way it's going to stay.' And the same thing when she's making a record. It's like, 'I think this should be your single.' She goes, 'No, I don't like that song. This is going to be the single.' I go, 'All right.' She's right about her stuff and I'm usually right about my stuff, but most of the time we agree."

27 Years of Marriage

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On Oct. 6, 2023, the couple celebrated its 27th wedding anniversary. As he's wont to do, McGraw commemorated the occasion with a social media post . This time, he shared the first photo the couple ever took together.

"This is the very first picture ever taken of us, the very first time we ever met back in spring of 1994," McGraw wrote in the caption. "This was backstage of the 'New Faces' show at the Country Radio Seminar... I fell for you in an instant!

"Today is our 27th wedding anniversary and I fall for you every day, every time you walk into the room, every time I see you in our 3 beautiful daughters' smiles," he continued. "I just keep falling and always will. Happy anniversary my love!"

Years later, their bond remains strong. In 2017, McGraw told the Today Show , "In the car, I drive. In the relationship, she drives. We make decisions about things in different ways, but we always talk about it before we do it."

This article was originally published in March of 2018. It was updated on Oct. 11, 2023. 

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NASHVILLE — Putting an end to months of speculation, country music's supercouple, Faith Hill and Tim McGraw , confirmed that they will tour together this year for the first time.

Their Soul 2 Soul Tour 2000 is scheduled to debut July 12 at Phillips Arena in Atlanta and wind up Aug. 20 in Chicago.

The tour puts together two of country music's biggest draws, who met in 1996, during McGraw's Spontaneous Combustion tour, and were married in October that same year.

The two will perform separately and in a set of duets, which will include such recent collaborations as "Let's Make Love"( RealAudio excerpt ).

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July 12; Atlanta, Ga; Phillips Arena

July 13; Birmingham, Ala.; Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center

July 15; Raleigh, N.C.; Raleigh Sports/Entertainment Arena

July 16; Greenville, S.C.; Bi-Lo Center

July 18; Ft. Lauderdale, Fla.; National Car Rental Center

July 19; Tampa, Fla.; Ice Palace

July 21; New Orleans, La.; Fox Arena

July 22; Memphis, Tenn,; The Pyramid

July 26; Denver, Colo,; Pepsi Arena

July 28; Salt Lake City, Utah; Delta Center

July 29; Las Vegas, Nev.; MGM Grand Garden Arena

July 31; San Jose, Calif.; San Jose Arena

Aug. 4; Anaheim, Calif.; Arrowhead Pond

Aug. 5; San Diego, Calif.; Cox Arena at Aztec Bowl

Aug. 6; Phoenix, Ariz.; America West Arena

Aug. 9; Sacramento, Calif.; Arco Arena

Aug. 11; Portland, Ore.; Rose Garden

Aug. 12; Tacoma, Wash.; Tacoma Dome

Aug. 13; Spokane, Wash.; Spokane Arena

Aug. 15; Nampa, Idaho; Idaho Center

Aug. 18; Fargo, N.D.; Fargodome

Aug. 19; Minneapolis, Minn.; Target Center

Aug. 20; Chicago, Ill.; United Center

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The Secret to Tim McGraw and Faith Hill's 27-Year Marriage

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Faith Hill and Tim McGraw are two of the biggest names in country music —and they have country music to thank for their decades-long love story. The singers first met at a Nashville gig for up-and-coming talent in 1994. Two years later, Faith joined Tim's tour as an opening act, and, well, the rest is history. Now, after 27 years of marriage, Tim McGraw and his wife Faith Hill are stronger than ever.

Considering they have one of Hollywood's longest celebrity marriages, there's so much to love about Faith Hill and Tim McGraw. Here, we look back on their complete relationship timeline, breaking down when they met, details from their surprise wedding , what they're up to today, and the secret to how they've made their marriage last so long in the spotlight.

• Faith Hill and her husband Tim McGraw met in 1994 at a music event in Nashville. They began dating two years later.
• While on tour together in 1996, Tim McGraw proposed to Faith Hill during a show.
• Faith Hill and Tim McGraw got married at a family home on October 6, 1996.
• Tim McGraw and Faith Hill have three daughters together: Gracie, Audrey and Maggie.
• In October 2023, Faith Hill and Tim McGraw celebrated their 27th wedding anniversary.

In this article:

• The Latest News on Tim McGraw and Faith Hill

Tim McGraw and Faith Hill's Relationship Timeline

Inside tim mcgraw and faith hill's wedding.

• The Secret to Tim and Faith's Long Marriage

The Latest News on Tim McGraw and Faith Hill's Relationship

In October 2023, Faith Hill and Tim McGraw celebrated a major occasion: their 27th wedding anniversary ! To honor the milestone, Tim McGraw shared the first photo he and his wife took together. "This is the very first picture ever taken of us, the very first time we ever met back in spring of 1994," he reminisced on Instagram . "This was backstage of the 'New Faces' show at the Country Radio Seminar......I fell for you in an instant! Today is our 27th wedding anniversary and I fall for you everyday, every time you walk into the room, every time I see you in our 3 beautiful daughter's smiles. I just keep falling and always will. Happy anniversary my love! @faithhill"

How Long Have Tim McGraw and Faith Hill Been Married?

Faith Hill and her husband Tim McGraw have been married for 27 years. After meeting in 1994, they wed in 1996 and have been happily together ever since.

1994: Tim McGraw and Faith Hill Meet

Before they became the faces of country music in the late 1990s and 2000s, Faith Hill and Tim McGraw were two aspiring singers trying to make it in the biz. They met in 1994 at a music event showcasing up-and-coming talent in Nashville, Tennessee. At the time, Tim was dating Kristine Donahue and Faith was engaged to Scott Hendricks.

1996: Faith Hill and Tim McGraw Go on Tour Together

Two years later, Faith Hill joined Tim McGraw's Spontaneous Combustion tour as an opening act—and after they split with their respective partners, they began dating each other. "We were young and silly and goo-goo-eyed in love," Tim told People of their connection.

Within weeks, Tim McGraw proposed to Faith Hill…while they were on stage, that is! In an October 2015 video shared on Twitter , the singer recalled how he popped the question to his then-girlfriend. "We were in the dressing room, here, June 26, 1996, and it was raining and stuff and we'd been on tour for a while together, and I joked around with her about getting married," he began. "And so I looked at her, grabbed her by the hands, and dropped forward [on my knees] onstage. She said, 'We're at a country music festival in a trailer house, and you're asking me to marry you?' And I said, 'Yeah.' So I went onstage … When I came back offstage, [I saw] a Sharpie with lipstick kisses all over it, saying, 'Yes! I'm gonna be your wife.' "

1996: Tim McGraw and Faith Hill Get Married

Faith Hill and Tim McGraw's wedding took place on October 6, 1996. The couple tricked their friends and family by inviting them to a charity softball event—but when they arrived, they were surprised with a vow swap instead. Keep scrolling to see all the details from Tim McGraw and wife Faith Hill's wedding.

1997-1998: Faith Hill and Tim McGraw's First Two Daughters Are Born

The following year, this longtime Hollywood couple became parents for the first time. Faith Hill and Tim McGraw's daughter Grace was born on May 5, 1997. She was upgraded to big sister status on August 12, 1998, with the birth of the couple's second child, Maggie.

July 2000: Faith Hill and Tim McGraw Go on Tour Together

Amid their skyrocketing careers, Faith Hill and Tim McGraw finally embarked on a joint tour together in July 2000, which served as a sweet nod to their meet-cute.

December 2001: Tim McGraw and Faith Hill's Third Daughter Is Born

After the couple's tour ended, they welcomed their third daughter, Audrey, on December 6, 2001.

October 2006: Tim McGraw Gets a Hollywood Star

After the second iteration of their joint tour in 2006, Faith Hill proudly supported her husband when he received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. This career milestone fatefully occurred the same month that the couple celebrated their 10th wedding anniversary.

June 2014: Tim McGraw Shares How Faith Hill Supported His Sobriety

Tim McGraw gave a huge shoutout to his wife in a 2014 interview with Men's Health , where he largely credited her for helping his sobriety journey. "When your wife tells you it's gone too far, that's a big wake-up call," he told the outlet. "That, and realizing you're gonna lose everything you have."

October 2016: Faith Hill and Tim McGraw Go on Tour Together Again

Third tour's a charm! In October 2016, Tim Mcgraw and his wife Faith Hill delighted fans by announcing they'd be embarking on a third tour together. "We are going back on the road on tour," she said in front of a Nashville crowd. "We are going to go from side to side, south to north and around the globe!"

November 2021: Faith Hill and Tim McGraw Act Alongside Each Other

Off the heels of their 25th wedding anniversary, Tim McGraw and Faith Hill had another thrilling project in the works. They starred alongside each other as a married couple in 1883 , the prequel to Paramount's wildly popular drama Yellowstone . Tim reflected on the exciting experience with Entertainment Weekly , saying, "To see my beautiful wife on horseback, firing guns, and having dirt all over her face, I just sit in awe. She's a strong woman…[creator] Taylor [Sheridan] said early on to me, 'Man, you'll just get on that horse. You're not scared of anything.' I said, 'I'm scared of one thing. She's right over there.'"

Tim McGraw and Faith Hill pulled off the *ultimate* surprise wedding in 1996—by disguising it as a sporting event! The fiancés invited a select group of loved ones to Tim's aunt's house in Louisiana for a charity softball match. But once the invitees arrived, they were shocked to see the bride in a wedding dress and the groom in a suit.

"We got off the bus and all my family was there and they were prepared to play softball and we get out in wedding clothes and got married under a locust tree in my aunt's backyard," Tim recalled on an episode of LIVE! With Regis and Kelly in 2011, adding that his family members were completely unsuspecting. "My sisters were a little upset because they wanted to dress up."

The Secret to Tim McGraw and Faith Hill's Long Marriage

So, what's the secret to Faith Hill and husband Tim McGraw's marriage? During an interview with Entertainment Tonight Canada in August 2023, Tim opened up about the relationship advice they swear by. "We just made a commitment early on, when we first decided we were getting married and having kids, that we wouldn't just walk out the door when problems arose," he shared.

He further praised his wife in a conversation with Zane Lowe on his Apple Music podcast the same month. "I guarantee you, had I not gotten married to Faith at 29 years old, A, I probably would've ran my career into the ground, and B, I would've died already with my career into the ground – one or the other, and it wouldn't have ever been where it's at now."

Faith Hill Shares Silly Clip of Tim McGraw in Faux Western Showdown to Celebrate His Birthday: 'My One and Only'

Faith Hill and Tim McGraw married in 1996, and share three daughters

Faith Hill is marking husband Tim McGraw ’s birthday with a behind-the-scenes glimpse at the country star embracing his “inner young boy.”

Hill, 56, shared a sweet message to McGraw in honor of his 57th birthday on Wednesday, May 1, thanking both God and his mother Betty that he was “born 57 years ago this very day.”

She continued with a message to McGraw’s fans, explaining that the Instagram video she shared was “a rare glimpse into the life of a grown man living his inner young boy.”

“I thought you would love this. I laughed so hard when I saw it. Tim’s team put this together and allowed me to use….the perks of being Mrs. McGraw!!!!!!” she wrote. “It’s been fun seeing you all out on the road. Me as a fan, same as you, watching this man and his master class when it comes to electrifying the stage and knowing that only comes from the audience. It is a sight to behold, truly.”

In the video, McGraw, seemingly in character as his 1883 character James Dutton, laughs his way through an Old West-style showdown with a friend in front of his dressing room.

Related: Tim McGraw and Faith Hill Celebrate Their 27th Wedding Anniversary: 'I Fell for You in an Instant!'

The “Standing Room Only” singer lurks around backstage, dodging faux bullets before finally ending things with a shootout, where he’s smacked in the head. The clip is interspersed with scenes from 1883, the Yellowstone prequel in which he starred alongside Hill.

Hill finished her Instagram caption with a thank you to McGraw’s fans, and signed it, “To my one and only… Love you, Wife.”

McGraw, who is currently on his Standing Room Only Tour, married Hill in 1996, and they share daughters Gracie, 26, Maggie, 25, and Audrey, 22 .

In October, the couple celebrated 27 years of marriage , and McGraw shared the first photo they ever took together to Instagram.

Related: Tim McGraw Praises Daughter Audrey’s Cover of 'Stand by Your Man': 'She's a True Artist'

"This is the very first picture ever taken of us, the very first time we ever met back in spring of 1994," McGraw captioned his post. "This was backstage of the 'New Faces' show at the Country Radio Seminar......I fell for you in an instant!"

Hill, meanwhile, marked the occasion, too, sharing a throwback photo of the couple seemingly preparing for a concert.

"27 years married to this man. My one and only. Happy Anniversary baby. I love you ♥️," she wrote.

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