Ben Fuller is currently on the road headlining his own national tour, selling out venues across the country - a fact that would have been unthinkable to the version of himself that was addicted to cocaine and alcohol just a few years ago. The Vermont dairy farm kid who lost his best friend to a heroin overdose and nearly lost himself in the process is now one of the most compelling voices in Christian music, and 2026 is shaping up to be his biggest year yet.
From the Farm to Rock Bottom to the Charts
Fuller grew up on his family's dairy farm in Southern Vermont, singing along to old country tunes while working the land alongside his father. But somewhere between the farm and college, life got hard. Less than six years ago, Fuller was deep in addiction - cocaine, alcohol, and a darkness he describes as nearly consuming him entirely. The turning point came after losing his best friend to a heroin overdose and walking into a church filled with 3,000 people. He has been writing from that moment ever since.
His breakthrough single "Who I Am" became a multi-week number one on Billboard charts and crossed 20 million streams. His follow-up, "If I Got Jesus," pushed past 56 million streams. Then came a duet with Carrie Underwood on "If It Was Up To Me" - performed live together for the first time at the Grand Ole Opry, earning a standing ovation - and suddenly Ben Fuller was no longer just a CCM story. He was a mainstream one.
What He Released Last Year
His second studio album Walk Through Fire, released in 2025, is a 13-track project described as his most vulnerable and redemptive work to date - a seamless blend of rock, classical, and country rooted in gospel truth and personal testimony. Fuller has called it the most honest thing he has ever made, and the numbers back that up. The album connected immediately with fans who recognized their own story in his.
What He Is Doing Right Now
This spring, Fuller is headlining The Black Sheep Tour across the U.S., with special guest Band Reeves, kicking off March 12 and running through festivals including RiseFest, Alive Music Festival, and Kingdom Bound. Several dates have already sold out, including stops in Conover, North Carolina and Georgetown, Kentucky. Tonight, March 19, the tour plays Huntington, West Virginia.
The message behind the tour is simple and personal. The song "Black Sheep" speaks directly to anyone who has ever felt like the outsider, the misfit, the one God rescued anyway - a message Fuller clearly lives out from his own story. At the very first stop of the tour in Michigan City, Indiana, 12 people were baptized in Jesus' name. That is not a typical concert night. That is a revival.
What Is Next
Fuller is also part of the broader Christian Music Month movement this March, with his tour carrying the campaign's branding alongside some of the biggest names in the genre. For an artist whose entire career has been built on the idea that no one is too far gone, being included in that conversation feels like the full circle moment his story has been building toward.
Tickets for The Black Sheep Tour are available at benfullerofficial.com.
