Yonder Mountain Announces Fall Dates & NYE

Yonder Mountain String Band is finishing 2015 strong with a fall tour and a four-night residency in the band’s home state of Colorado.

Photo: James P. Hendershot
"Dear Jerry: Celebrating The Music Of Jerry Garcia," Merriweather Post Pavilion, Columbia, Md.

The bluegrass band – Adam Aijala (guitar, vocals), Dave Johnston (banjo, vocals), Ben Kaufmann (bass, vocals), Allie Kral (violin, vocals), and Jacob Jolliff (mandolin, vocals) – is continuing to support its latest LP, Black Sheep, which was released in June on its own label, Frog Pad Records.  

After playing Red Rocks Amphitheatre in Morrison, Colo., with Greensky Bluegrass last weekend, the band’s next gig is a set at “River Roots Live” in Davenport, Iowa., Aug. 29.  Additional festival appearances include Phases of the Moon Music & Arts Festival in Ozark, Ark., and Hangtown Halloween Ball in Placerville, Calif.

The fall tour launches Oct. 28 in Charlotte, N.C. Here’s the plan:

Oct. 28 – Charlotte, N.C., Visulite Theatre   
Oct. 29 – Morgantown, W.Va., Metropolitan Theatre          
Oct. 30 – Louisville, Ky., Headliners Music Hall      
Oct. 31 – Columbus, Ohio, The LC Pavilion
Nov. 1 – Rochester, N.Y., Anthology           
Nov. 4 – Grand Rapids, Mich., The Intersection / Showroom      
Nov. 5 – Milwaukee, Wis., The Northern Ligths Theater
Nov. 6 – Minneapolis, Minn., First Avenue  
Nov. 7 – Chicago, Ill., House Of Blues         
Nov. 8 – Millvale, Pa., Mr. Small’s Theatre   
Nov. 11 – Woodstock, N.Y., Bearsville Theater       
Nov. 12 – Boston, Mass., Paradise Rock Club          
Nov. 13 – Philadelphia, Pa., Theatre Of Living Arts
Nov. 14 – Washington, D.C., 9:30 Club       
Nov. 15 – Charlottesville, Va., Jefferson Theater     
Dec. 30 – Boulder, Colo., Boulder Theater   
Dec. 31 – Boulder, Colo., Boulder Theater   
Jan. 1 – Boulder, Colo., Boulder Theater      
Jan. 2 – Boulder, Colo., Boulder Theater

Hot Day at the Zoo supports Nov. 12. The rest of the fall dates feature The Henhouse Prowlers.

A presale begins Wednesday, Aug. 26. General onsales for the fall dates start Friday, Aug. 28. Tickets for the NYE residency will be available to the general public Saturday, Aug. 29.

For more information visit YonderMountain.com.