Dierks Bentley Announces The Broken Branches Fund, Offering Mental Health Resources For The Creative & Touring Community

Giving back to the community.

Dierks Bentley is gearing up to release his 1th studio record, Broken Branches, due everywhere on June 13th. The record features collaborations from artists like Miranda Lambert, Riley Green, and John Anderson. When Bentley shared the tracklist with the world, he noted that throughout the entirety of his career, he’s worked with “broken branches.” Folks, songwriters, producers, and more who believed in him and championed him. This project praises every being that stands behind an artist or a successful song.

“My whole career has been built alongside a community of other Broken Branches, in the writers rooms and recording studios across Music Row. I’m more appreciative than ever for the songwriters, musicians, producers, artists, and friends who helped bring this idea to life. Some I’ve known for a long time and a few who are just joining the family.”

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Since Bentley is paying homage to the “broken branches” that have helped him throughout his career and the making of this album, he’s decided that it’s time to give back to those who have poured so much into him and the next generation of artists and other music professionals.

Today, Bentley announced the Broken Branches Fund with a multi-year financial commitment to provide mental health resources to the creative and touring communities.

“Making this album and prepping for the tour, I’ve never been more aware of the sacrifice that the people in this town make every day to keep country music playing. Whether you’re sitting in a room all day trying to write the perfect hook or leaving home on a bus for weeks at a time, it can be isolating and exhausting. This just felt like the right opportunity to make a bigger commitment on my part to supporting those folks and their families in a more direct and intentional way.”

Bentley is launching this fund in partnership with Music Health Alliance (MHA). The Broken Branches Fund will provide mental health grants for qualified candidates and their families to cover outpatient counseling and follow-up care. Fans will also have the chance to interact with the Broken Branches Fund activations during Bentley’s Broken Branches tour, and can give to the fund if they feel called to do so.

Tatum Allsep, Founder and CEO of Music Health Alliance, spoke a few words about Bentley’s work and praised him for his commitment to the community.

“Dierks was one of the first artists to believe in and support Music Health Alliance, and from day one, he’s led with both heart and action. Creating the Broken Branches Fund at MHA to support music’s mental health shows his deep commitment to the people who power our industry both on stage and off, and to their well-being for many years to come.”

Bentley is embracing the imperfections that have given him a successful career spanning over two decades and still counting, and now he is offering help to others who hope to follow the same path.

Before you go, check out the album’s lead single “She Hates Me.”

Bentley will kick off his 30-city tour this Thursday (5/29), joined by Zach Top and The Band Loula, to celebrate the music of his 11th record. Bentley knows how to put on one helluva show, so if he’s coming to a city near you, this is not one to miss.

You might even see the Hot Country Knights on this tour too…

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2025 BROKEN BRANCHES TOUR DATES:

5/29 – Austin, TX – Moody Center ^
5/30 – Dallas, TX – Dos Equis Pavillion ^
5/31 – Tulsa, OK – BOK Center *
6/5 – Alpharetta, GA – Ameris Bank Amphitheatre *
6/6 – Tampa, FL – MIDFLORIDA Credit Union Amphitheatre *
6/7 – West Palm Beach, FL – iTHINK Financial Amphitheatre #
6/12 – Toronto, ON – Budweiser Stage *
6/14 – Tinley Park, IL – Credit Union 1 Amphitheatre *
6/19 – Chula Vista, CA – North Island Credit Union Amphitheatre *
6/20 – Phoenix, AZ – Talking Stick Resort Amphitheatre *
6/21 – Albuquerque, NM – Isleta Amphitheater *
6/26 – Los Angeles, CA – Intuit Dome ^
6/27 – Wheatland, CA – Toyota Amphitheatre *
6/28 – Mountain View, CA – Shoreline Amphitheatre *
7/10 – Virginia Beach, VA – Veterans United Home Loans Amphitheater *
7/11 – Bristow, VA – Jiffy Lube Live *
7/12 – Mansfield, MA – Xfinity Center ^
7/18 – Cincinnati, OH – Riverbend Music Center *
7/19 – Noblesville, IN – Ruoff Music Center *
7/31 – Salt Lake City, UT – Utah First Credit Union Amphitheatre *
8/1 – Nampa, ID – Ford Idaho Center Amphitheater *
8/7 – Camden, NJ – Freedom Mortgage Pavilion ^
8/8 – Raleigh, NC – Coastal Credit Union Music Park at Walnut Creek *
8/9 – Charlotte, NC – PNC Music Pavilion *
8/14 – Buffalo, NY – Darien Lake Amphitheater ^
8/15 – Holmdel, NJ – PNC Bank Arts Center *
8/16 – Bethel, NY – Bethel Woods Center for the Arts *
8/21 – Savannah, GA – Enmarket Arena *
8/22 – Birmingham, AL – Coca Cola Amphitheatre *
8/23 – Biloxi, MS – Mississippi Coast Coliseum *
8/28 – New York, NY – Madison Square Garden *
8/29 – Burgettstown, PA – The Pavilion at Star Lake ^
8/30 – Clarkston, MI – Pine Knob Music Theatre ^

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