Leon Bridges has announced a North American tour to take pace this autumn, in support of his upcoming album Leon see all the dates below.
Earlier this month, Bridges announced details of his fourth studio album, and shared the record s sun-drenched lead single Peaceful Place , which you can listen to below.
The album is due to come out on October 4 via Columbia and you can pre-order/pre-save it here.
Now, he has shared information of a North American tour for October and November, which kicks off on October 4 at Austin City Limits Festival and concludes on November 17 at Mexico City s Corona Capital. Support at the majority of dates will come from Hermanos Gutiérrez.
Tickets go on sale at 10am local time on Tuesday (August 20), and you can get yours here.
I wanted to bring the magic and connection that made this record to this tour, so I felt it was important to pick the right rooms to play, Bridges has said. I ll be performing at intimate theaters this run with my incredible band. These are listening rooms beautiful stages that truly showcase the music and allow me to get back to analog instrumentation.
Plus, I ve really missed playing guitar. I ve got my brothers, Hermanos Gutiérrez, supporting me on tour as well. The tour starts in Austin and ends with a truly epic night in Fort Worth aka Panther City joined by my friend and Texas legend, Charley Crockett. Can t wait to play this record for y all live! Hope to see you out there.
Leon Bridges will play:
OCTOBER
04 Austin, TX, Austin City Limits Music Festival
11 Austin, TX, Austin City Limits Music Festival
15 San Diego, CA, The Rady Shell at Jacobs Park
16 Santa Barbara, CA, Santa Barbara Bowl
18 Berkeley, CA, The Greek Theatre
22 Minneapolis, MN, The Armory
24 Chicago, IL, Auditorium Theatre
25 Chicago, IL, Auditorium Theatre
27 Toronto, Ontario, Massey Hall
28 Toronto, Ontario, Massey Hall
30 New York, NY, Beacon Theatre
31 New York, NY, Beacon Theatre
NOVEMBER
01 New York, NY, Beacon Theatre
03 Boston, MA, Roadrunner
04 Boston, MA, Roadrunner
06 Philadelphia, PA, The Met Philadelphia
07 Philadelphia, PA, The Met Philadelphia
08 Washington, D.C., The Anthem
10 Atlanta, GA, The Fox Theatre
11 Nashville, TN, Ryman Auditorium
12 Nashville, TN, Ryman Auditorium
13 Nashville, TN, Ryman Auditorium
15 Fort Worth, TX, Dickies Arena
17 Mexico City, Mexico, Corona Capital
Speaking about the new album, Bridges has said: Leon has been a long-time coming. I started writing pieces of it as far back as Gold-Diggers Sound. They didn t fit what I was trying to do with that album and I tried moving on. But I couldn t shake them because they re part of me. And, if I m honest, also because I think this is some of my most excellent work yet.
In many ways, Leon has been in the works since my childhood. This record is about simpler days. It s about time spent in my beloved Fort Worth and the experiences that made me the man I am today. It s soulful music in the truest sense it s imbued with my soul.
I m excited to share these stories about my home, about nostalgia, about my upbringing, about where I m from, with all of you. I hope this music brings you back to your roots and your journey.
The new project follows his third album Gold-Diggers Sound which came out in 2021. NME gave the album four stars, commending its new, vibrant, almost luminous aesthetic .
In recent years, Bridges has been making music with Khruangbin, including two EPs titled Texas Sun and Texas Moon .
Last month, Bridges track Chrome Cowgirl was featured on the soundtrack for the new tornado-chasing blockbuster Twisters which features Glen Powell and Daisy Edgar-Jones.
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