Sturgill Simpson Announces 2020 ‘A Good Look’n Tour’ With Opener Tyler Childers

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Sturgill Simpson plays the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival at Fair Grounds Race Course & Slots April 27, 2018.

Sturgill Simpson on Tuesday formally announced “A Good Look’n Tour,” which he teased last month on “The Joe Rogan Experience.”  

The tour, which follows the release of the Grammy-winning artist’s fourth studio album, Sound & Fury, last month, kicks off Feb. 21 at Legacy Arena at the BJCC in Birmingham, Ala., and concludes May 24 at KFC Yum! Center in Louisville, Ky.

Along the way, Simpson will hit several major arenas, including Dallas’ American Airlines (March 27), Chicago’s United Center (April 3) and New York’s Madison Square Garden (May 16). He’ll also play several large theaters, including The Met Philadelphia (March 14) and Washington, D.C.’s Anthem (March 15-16), and an amphitheatre, for good measure (Gorge Amphitheatre in George, Wash., on May 2).

As Simpson alluded in his “Rogan” interview, recent Pollstar Hotstar and cover subject Tyler Childers will open the tour, which is presented by AEG Presents.

Paradigm represents both Simpson and Childers, and the former has produced the latter’s two most recent albums.

Following the late September release of Sound & Fury, Simpson embarked on a six-date club tour and donated all proceeds from the shows to the Special Forces Foundation; he’ll donate $1 from each “A Good Look’n Tour” ticket sold to the same nonprofit.

“We are a live band,” Simpson said in a statement. “Everyone knows we are a live band. Steal the record or give it away, just come to the shows. For free tickets send a message to Tyler’s Instagram.”

Simpson’s 2020 U.S. tour follows a brief late January European run that will hit cities including Copenhagen, Stockholm, Berlin, Amsterdam and London.

Even given Simpson’s substantial live growth on the heels of his 2016 album A Sailor’s Guide to Earth, which won the Grammy for Best Country Album, his 2020 bookings are impressive. In April 2018, he and John Prine sold out New York’s Radio City Music Hall in a co-headlining show; come 2020, Simpson will play to an audience two to three times bigger at Madison Square Garden. In May 2018, Simpson opened a show for Nelson at The Anthem; next year, he’ll headline the venue for two shows.

To date, Simpson’s highest box office gross is that Radio City show with Prine, which grossed $452,178. His next-highest tally came at Austin360 Amphitheater in Austin, Texas, on Sept. 9, 2017, when Simpson sold 8,976 tickets and grossed $316,953.

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The tour poster for Sturgill Simpson’s “A Good Look’n Tour.”

Tickets for “A Good Look’n Tour” go on sale to the public on Nov. 8 at 10 a.m. local time. Find Simpson’s complete list of dates below.

February 21, 2020 – Birmingham, AL – Legacy Arena at the BJCC

February 22, 2020 – Asheville, NC – US Cellular Center
February 25, 2020 – Knoxville, TN – Knoxville Civic Coliseum
February 28, 2020 – Lexington, KY – Rupp Arena
February 29, 2020 – Detroit, MI – Masonic Temple Theatre
March 4, 2020 – Pittsburgh, PA – Petersen Events Center
March 6, 2020 – Charlotte, NC – Spectrum Center
March 7, 2020 – Duluth, GA – Infinite Energy Center
March 10, 2020 – North Charleston, SC – North Charleston Coliseum
March 13, 2020 – Hampton, VA – Hampton Coliseum
March 14, 2020 – Philadelphia, PA – The Met Philadelphia*
March 15, 2020 – Washington, DC – Anthem
March 16, 2020 – Washington, DC – Anthem
March 18, 2020 – Toronto, ON – Coca-Cola Coliseum
March 20, 2020 – Columbus, OH – Nationwide Arena
March 21, 2020 – St. Louis, MO – Chaifetz Arena
March 22, 2020 – Southaven, MS – Landers Center
March 27, 2020 – Dallas, TX – American Airlines Center
March 28, 2020 – Austin, TX – Frank Erwin Center
March 29, 2020 – Sugarland, TX – Smart Financial Centre
April 1, 2020 – Independence, MO – Silverstein Eye Centers Arena
April 3, 2020 – Chicago, IL – United Center
April 4, 2020 – Minneapolis, MN – Armory
April 9, 2020 – Omaha, NE – Baxter Arena
April 10, 2020 – Madison, WI – Alliant Energy Center
April 23, 2020 – Tulsa, OK – BOK Center
April 25, 2020 – Denver, CO – Pepsi Center
April 28, 2020 – Salt Lake City, UT – Maverik Center
April 29, 2020 – Missoula, MT – Adams Center
May 1, 2020 – Portland, OR – Veterans Memorial Coliseum
May 2, 2020 – George, WA – Gorge Amphitheatre
May 5, 2020 – San Francisco, CA – Bill Graham Civic Auditorium
May 8, 2020 – Inglewood, CA – The Forum
May 15, 2020 – Boston, MA – TD Garden
May 16, 2020 – New York, NY – Madison Square Garden
May 22, 2020 – Nashville, TN – Bridgestone Arena
May 24, 2020 – Louisville, KY – KFC Yum! Center