Sturgill Simpson Roams The U.S.

Country crooner Sturgill Simpson is tromping around his home country this summer with a headline run that includes performances at Sloss Music & Arts Festival and Forecastle Festival.

The tour kicks off July 7 at Charlotte Metro Credit Union Amphitheatre. The last confirmed date on the books for Sturgill is Oct. 6 at The Greek Theatre in Los Angeles.

The next place to catch the former Pollstar HotStar is at Okeechobee Music & Arts Festival in Florida March 4.

John Davisson – Sturgill Simpson
Willie Nelson’s Fourth of July Picnic at Austin360 Amphitheater in Austin, Texas

Simpson released his third studio album, A Sailor’s Guide to Earth, in April 2016 and is up for two Grammy Awards – Album Of The Year and Best Country Album. A few days ago he excitedly posted on his social media pages about that album’s release in Japan, where he will be playing Fuji Rock Festival this year.

Check out his recent performance of “Call To Arms” on “Saturday Night Live.”

Here is his routing:

March 4 – Okeechobee, Fla., Sunshine Grove (Okeechobee Music & Arts Festival)
May 6 – Orange Beach, Ala., The Wharf Amphitheater
July 7 – Charlotte, N.C., Charlotte Metro Credit Union Amphitheatre
July 8 – Cary, N.C., Koka Booth Amphitheatre
July 14 – Atlanta, Ga., Fox Theatre
July 14-16 –Louisville, Ky., Louisville Waterfront Park (Forecastle Festival)
July 15-16 – Birmingham, Ala., Sloss Furnaces Nat’l His. Landmark (Sloss Music & Arts Festival)
Sep. 7 – Sugar Land, Texas, Smart Financial Centre
Sep. 8 – Grand Prairie, Texas, Verizon Theatre
Sep. 9 – Del Valle, Texas, Austin360 Amphitheater
Sep. 14 – New York, N.Y., Radio City Music Hall
Sep. 15 – Columbia, Md., Merriweather Post Pavilion
Sep. 16 – Boston, Mass., Blue Hills Bank Pavilion
Sep. 19 – Detroit, Mich., Fox Theatre
Sep. 21 – St Louis, Mo., Fabulous Fox Theatre
Sep. 22 – Chicago, Ill., Huntington Bank Pavilion@ Northerly Island
Sep. 25 – Morrison, Colo., Red Rocks Amphitheatre
Sep. 29 – Portland, Ore., Arlene Schnitzer Music Hall
Sep. 30 – Redmond, Wash., Marymoor Amphitheater
Oct. 6 – Los Angeles, CA, The Greek Theatre

Tickets will be available Feb. 16. SturgillSimpson.com is the home of all things Sturgill.