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Sturgill Simpson’s Guide To Touring
Sturgill Simpson travels far and wide with his upcoming tour that kicks off in Austin and winds throughout the Southern and Midwestern states, then sails abroad for festivals in the U.K. and Denmark.
Photo: John Davisson
New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival, Fairgrounds Racecourse, New Orleans, La.
Simpson’s highly anticipated new release, A Sailor’s Guide To Earth, drops April 15 via Atlantic Records. The album was written – beginning to end – as a letter to his first child who was born in the summer of 2014. Along with eight original songs, the LP includes a cover of Nirvana’s “In Bloom.”
Check out the tour routing below.
May 5 – Austin, Texas, Austin City Limits Live at The Moody Theater
May 6 – Austin, Texas, Austin City Limits Live at The Moody Theater
May 7 – Dallas, Texas, The Bomb Factory
May 10 – Houston, Texas, White Oak Music Hall
May 11 – Oklahoma City, Okla., The Criterion
May 16 – Lexington, Ky, Lexington Opera House
May 17 – Lexington, Ky., Lexington Opera House
May 18 – Chattanooga, Tenn., Tivoli Theatre
May 20 – Knoxville, Tenn., Tennessee Theatre
May 21 – Indianapolis, Ind., Egyptian Room
May 22 – Louisville, Ky., The Louisville Palace Theatre
June 02 – Royal Oak, Mich., Royal Oak Music Theatre
June 03 – Chicago, Ill., Riviera Theatre
June 04 – Milwaukee, Wis., Riverside Theatre
June 05 – Minneapolis, Minn., First Avenue
June 29 – Roskilde, Denmark, Roskilde Festival Grounds (Roskilde Festival)
July 16 – Suffolk, United Kingdom, Henham Park (Latitude Festival)
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