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Warren Zeiders is finally going home.
“It will be the first time in probably two years,” Zeiders, 26, tells PEOPLE about his upcoming return to his beloved hometown. “I might break down on stage and bawl my eyes out because it’s an overwhelming feeling of, ‘We did it.'”
Not only will the country star wrap his 2025 headline tour with a sold-out hometown show at Hershey’s Giant Center on Saturday, Nov. 22, but Zeiders says he also plans to get baptized in the days ahead.
“Getting to come home and play there for the first time in front of 9,000 plus people and then be able to go glorify God in the most beautiful way by being baptized publicly by my pastor that watched me grow — I think that’s going to really help with perspective for me.”
It’s an ever-changing and an ever-emerging prospective for Zeiders — who in recent weeks has coincidentally released faith-filled singles such as “Only Bible” and his rendition of the classic hymn “How Great Thou Art.” “This has been a really big year of reconnecting with my faith,” says Zeiders. “[My faith] has always been there, but it’s really heightened right now.”
Zeiders’ voice sounds somewhat tired as he speaks — and for good reason. Still powering off the success of his No. 1 hit “Pretty Little Poison,” Zeiders had himself a busy 2025 — from the release of his album Relapse, Lies & Betrayal to touring the world nearly nonstop in 2025.
“I went to Europe, and it was my first time stepping foot on that soil,” says Zeiders, whose World Tour 2026 will take him across the United States, Australia and Europe, beginning on March 26 in Virginia Beach, Va. “And that’s a surreal thing to have your mind comprehend.”
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So too is the idea of time passing quickly, with Zeiders admitting to spending more hours these days looking back on his life thus far.
“My parents got married at the age I am now and have 27 years together,” reflects Zeiders, whose track “Love in Letting Go” (feat. Lanie Gardner) recently peaked at No. 1 on SiriusXM’s The Highway. “It just has me thinking of my future … my next chapter and the track I want to take with my life.”
It’s a rather common crossroads that a handful of country artists are seemingly facing as of late — from Kelsea Ballerini’s life questions in her new song “I Sit in Parks” to Carly Pearce’s ultra-vulnerable state in her new single “Dream Come True.” “I’m trusting in God’s plan and I’m trying to follow my heart,” Zeiders explains. “I just trust in what He has planned for me.”
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These are rather deep thoughts for one of PEOPLE’s Sexiest Men, with Zeiders admitting it isn’t easy out there in the dating world — even if you are a good-looking dude.
“At the end of the day, I’m looking for that person that I want to spend the rest of my life with,” he says. “That’s a big deal. When you go home, and see some of your best friends and they’ve got long term relationships and they’re practically engaged … it definitely does open your eyes.”
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And those are tired eyes — that’s for sure.
“I wish people could understand it. It’s hard to put into words and whatnot, but your life is so go, go, go — and then when you stop, it’s like hitting a brick wall,” Zeiders explains. “It’s almost like I don’t know how to be normal. I go to the grocery store, I go to the gym and stuff, but I’m just so used to working and being on the road and making music. It’s a crazy lifestyle, but I’ve matured a lot over the past of the year. At the end of the day, I look at all of it — all of the highs and the lows — and realize that it led me here, and I am super grateful.”
