Country superstar Eric Church is giving fans a chance to experience his one-of-a-kind live performance from the comfort of home with the release of Evangeline vs. The Machine Comes Alive (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) via MCA. The 19-track live album pairs perfectly with the IMAX® exclusive concert film, now in limited theatrical release. The special engagement began Feb. 11, with an additional showing on Feb. 14. Tickets are available at IMAX.com/EricChurch.
Recorded live at Nashville’s Pinnacle—the first live album ever captured at the venue, Comes Alive showcases Church performing his critically acclaimed eighth studio album Evangeline vs. The Machine in full, before moving into fan favorites, all reimagined with a six-piece band, four-piece horns, four-piece strings, an eight-piece choir, and powerhouse vocalist Joanna Cotten. One standout performance, “Springsteen,” is already drawing attention online.
“The IMAX film freezes a moment in time,” Church told CBS Mornings. “I’m going to get older; those fans are going to get older, but we froze that moment in time forever musically…Concerts are a little different that way, and that’s why the IMAX film mattered.”
Church’s live experience has earned praise across the country. Relive Magazine called the D.C. show “less like a concert and more like a film unfolding in real time,” while The Music Universe added, “if you can see only one country music concert in 2026, it needs to be the Free the Machine Tour…there will not be a bigger, fuller all-live sound on the road this year.”
Critics in the Midwest agreed, with the Minnesota Star Tribune calling Church “country music’s most courageous and unpredictable superstar – both musically and culturally,” and the Green Bay Press Gazette raving, “so nuanced, so sneaky sophisticated, so good that the sum of its parts was as great as the whole…an artist who increasingly transcends the boundaries of today’s country to be one of music’s more electrifying live acts, period.” And Cleveland.com summed it up simply: “Country music’s iconoclast did it again.”
For Branson fans who know the thrill of a live stage, Church’s Evangeline vs. The Machine Comes Alive offers a rare chance to capture that energy on screen, and now, in your living room. The IMAX concert film and live album are not just recordings; they’re an invitation to step into a fully immersive musical event, a true showcase of Church’s storytelling, musicianship, and showmanship.