Wilco Announces ‘Sky Blue Sky’ Destination Event

– Sky Blue Sky

Wilco is headed to Riviera Maya, Mexico, in January to host “Sky Blue Sky,” a new all-inclusive concert vacation featuring performances from Courtney Barnett, Sharon Van Etten, Kamasi Washington, Dr. Dog and more.

Scheduled Jan. 18-22 at Hard Rock Hotel, Sky Blue Sky takes its name from Wilco’s sixth studio album. Wilco announced the news Wednesday to coincided with the 12th anniversary of the release date of the LP.

Sky Blue Sky is brought to you by Cloud 9 Adventures, The Bowery Presents and Higher Ground Presents.

Wilco will be playing three shows and frontman Jeff Tweedy will also take the stage for a solo set. The lineup also includes Yo La Tengo, Calexico, The Autumn Defense, Durand Jones & The Indications, The Comet Is Coming, and Archi.

All-inclusive tickets – including accommodations at the Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya – go on sale May 22 at 12 p.m. EST, starting at $1,599.

Adam Lewis – Jeff Tweedy of Wilco

Sky Blue Sky isn’t Wilco’s first venture into artist-curated events. The band also puts on Sold Sound Festival at Mass MoCA in North Adams, Mass. This year’s edition, scheduled June 28-30, features Wilco, Courtney Barnett, Tortoise, The Feelies, Jonathan Richman, Cate Le Bon, The Minus 5 and more.

Wilco hasn’t toured since 2017 but Tweedy has been busy supporting Warm, his first solo album of entirely new material. He put out the LP in late November after the release of his memoir, “Let’s Go (So We Can Get Back).”

Recent reports submitted to Pollstar for Tweedy include an April 18 gig at the Virginia Theatre in Campaign, Ill., that sold 994 tickets and grossed $51,263 tickets.