During the Two Thousand (More) Miles tour, Tyler Rich is surrounded by his most loyal fans eager to hear old and new favorites. "It's a crowd full of people that are singing the songs that nobody else knows," he told E! News. "You really just dive in and create a whole 80-minute set."
When performing songs like "Better Than You're Used To" or "Leave Her Wild," Tyler often sees the audience looking for his wife Sabina Gadecki Rich nearby. "When I can look out or look to the sides of the stage and see her when I'm singing the songs about her, it's always that much sweeter," he said. "All the fans know what the songs are about and they love them probably even a little bit more because they're about Sabina."
"We have one goal every night," Tyler told E! News. "We just hope that when people leave our show, they forgot about any worries in the world. Whatever made them go out to want to listen to live music and have a good time, we hope we gave it to them."
With baseball back in session, Tyler is showing his hometown pride whenever he can. "One thousand percent the Giants are on. We've got a bus and I can just sit there during the day and watch the Giants," he said. "It's the absolute best to have your home on wheels."
In between shows, Tyler tries to visit new places like the Pro Football Hall of Fame. But once it's showtime, the singer is ready to play all the hits. "I'm getting a really strong response from a new song I have out right now called ‘A Little Bit of You,'" Tyler said. "That is climbing the charts right now on XM the Highway. And every week that it gets a little higher on the chart, I swear we see it in real time. We watch more people sing it that next weekend."
"My wife and I are huge animal advocates for rescue, and since we can't adopt all the pups we want, we started a tour initiative called Rich Rescues," Tyler shared. "This involves us visiting shelters on the road and raising awareness so local fans know more about the shelter and the animals they currently have available."
After starting Rich Rescues, Tyler and his wife found a four-legged friend of their own. "It's been extremely rewarding," he said. "It not only led to animals finding their forever homes with fans, but to the newest addition to our family as well, Yukon, a Husky/Malinois mix we got from a Rich Rescues visit."