Ryan Adams Books North American, U.K. Gigs

Ryan Adams released his new album today, as well as a new batch of North American and U.K. tour dates. The gigs are scheduled between May and September, including gigs in Boston, Salt Lake City, Vancouver, Milwaukee and London.

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New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival, Fairgrounds Racecourse, New Orleans, La.

Prisoner marks Adams’ 16th studio album.

A.V. Club writer Noel Murray gave the album an A- review. He writes, “Not since Easy Tiger, 10 years ago, has Adams made a record this focused and consistently tuneful. Prisoner belongs on the shortlist with Heartbreaker and Whiskeytown’s Pneumonia as the LP to hand to newcomers to explain what makes Ryan Adams special.”

NPR’s Stephen Thompson says, “Prisoner in many ways feels like a retreat: to self-reflection, to primal emotions, and to a tense, rootsy rock sound that recalls the mid- to late-’80s work of Bruce Springsteen.”

Adams was featured this week on NPR as a Valentine’s Day guest DJ, sharing his thoughts on songs by Springsteen, Bob Dylan, The Smiths and Sonic Youth.

The singer/songwriter appears this evening on “The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon.”

Here are the new dates:

May 3 – New York, N.Y., Beacon Theatre
May 7 – Portland, Maine, State Theatr.
May 9 – Toronto, Ontario, Massey Hall
May 10 – Boston, Mass., Blue Hills Bank Pavilion
May 12 – Columbia, Md., Merriweather Post Pavilion
June 1 – Santa Barbara, Calif., The Granada Theatre
June 2 – Berkeley, Calif., Greek Theatre At UC Berkeley
June 3 – Los Angeles, Calif., Greek Theatre
June 18 – Salt Lake City, Utah, Eccles Theater
June 20 – Morrison, Colo., Red Rocks Amphitheatre
June 22 – Calgary, Alberta, Southern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium
June 23 – Edmonton, Alberta, Northern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium
June 25 – Victoria, British Columbia, Alix Goolden Performance Hall
June 27 – Vancouver, British Columbia, Orpheum
June 29 – Troutdale, Ore., McMenamins Edgefield Amphitheater
July 29 – St. Paul, Minn., Palace Theatre
July 30 – Milwaukee, Wis., Riverside Theatre
Aug. 1 – St. Louis, Mo., The Pageant
Sept. 8 – Belfast, United Kingdom, Ulster Hall
Sept. 9 – Cork, Ireland, Cork Opera House
Sept. 11 – Dublin, Ireland, Olympia Theatre
Sept. 14 – Manchester, England, O2 Apollo Manchester
Sept. 15 – Edinburgh, Scotland, Usher Hall
Sept. 17 – Gateshead, England, Sage Gateshead
Sept. 18 – Leeds, England, O2 Academy Leeds
Sept. 22 – London, England, Royal Albert Hall

Jenny Lewis appears May 10-12.

Fans can visit RyanAdams.ontouraccess.com to sign up for the presale. Tickets go on sale to the general public Feb. 24.