Lance Roark

Lance Roark, an Oklahoma act playing country, blues and folk, appears at The Grace in London, with Garden Birds on the bill as support act.

This Oklahoma act blends country, blues and folk with touches of rock and a swampy edge. The debut album, Bad Reputation, came out in late 2025 on Thirty Tigers, after a run of singles in the months before its release. The record draws on the landscapes and emotions that shaped Roark's upbringing and the sound developed over the past five years or so.

Roark grew up on country and Southern rock and admired the Red Dirt style of Cross Canadian Ragweed, a sound that eventually shaped the music. Roark regards Tahlequah, Oklahoma, as home, a town long associated with Red Dirt. After the pandemic, a friendship with RC Edwards of the Turnpike Troubadours led to shared stages with Turnpike, Wyatt Flores, Muscadine Bloodline and American Aquarium.

Garden Birds support on this London bill at The Grace, a venue that hosts concerts and shows in the city. The evening suits listeners who follow Red Dirt, country and blues rooted in the American South.