Sturgill Simpson To Tour For First Time In 4 Years

Genre-fluid outré country singer and Navy veteran Sturgill Simpson is hitting the road for the first time since 2020 with a 28-date headline run across the U.S. and Canada.

The AEG Presents “Why Not?” tour supports the forthcoming album Passage Du Desir, which Simpson recorded under his new moniker Johnny Blue Skies, after promising to only record five albums under his own name. The tour also commemorates the 10th anniversary of the release of Simpson’s groundbreaking Metamodern Sounds in Country Music.

The tour kicks off September 14 at the Greek Theatre in Los Angeles and is routed largely through theaters and amps, with doubles set for Chicago’s Salt Shed and Toronto’s Massey Hall. There are a handful of arena dates, including Bridgestone Arena in Nashville.

Simpson is also set to headline San Francisco’s Outside Lands; he’s on the top line at Austin City Limits as well.

Registration for the pre-sale is open through 8:59 p.m. Pacific June 10 at sturgillsimpsonlive.com. The artist pre-sale begins June 12 at 10 a.m. local. General on-sale begins June 14 at 10 a.m. local.

The tour is utilizing Ticketmaster’s Face Value Exchange, except for the shows in Virginia, Illinois and Utah where state law bars the practice.

Simpson’s last tour — like many others — abruptly stopped in March 2020, but not before he grossed $977,018 on 12,896 March 6 at Charlotte’s Spectrum Center, according to Pollstar Boxoffice reports.

SImpson is repped in North America by Jonathan Levine and Joe Atamian at Wasserman Music.

Sturgill Simpson “Why Not?” Tour

September 14—Los Angeles, CA—The Greek Theatre*

September 15—Santa Barbara, CA—Santa Barbara Bowl*

September 17—West Valley City, UT—Maverik Center*

September 19—Bend, OR—Hayden Homes Amphitheater*

September 20—George, WA—The Gorge Amphitheatre†

September 22—Missoula, MT—KettleHouse Amphitheater*

September 24—Moorhead, MN—Bluestem Center for the Arts Amphitheater*

September 25—Minneapolis, MN—Roy Wilkins Auditorium*

September 27—Lexington, KY—Rupp Arena*

September 28—Detroit, MI—Fox Theatre*

October 1—Chicago, IL—Salt Shed*

October 2—Chicago, IL—Salt Shed*

October 4—Brandon, MS—The Brandon Amphitheater*

October 8—Oklahoma City, OK—Criterion*

October 9—Rogers, AR—Walmart AMP*

October 15—St. Louis, MO—Fabulous Fox Theatre*

October 18—Pittsburgh, PA—Petersen Events Center*

October 19—Forest Hills, NY—Forest Hills Stadium

October 21—Asheville, NC—ExploreAsheville.com Arena*

October 22—Cary, NC—Koka Booth Amphitheatre*

October 24—Duluth, GA—Gas South Arena*

October 25—Nashville, TN—Bridgestone Arena*

November 12—Philadelphia, PA—The Met*

November 15—Hampton, VA—Hampton Coliseum*

November 18—Washington, DC—The Anthem*

November 20—Toronto, ON—Massey Hall*

November 21—Toronto, ON—Massey Hall*

November 23—Boston, MA—MGM Music Hall at Fenway*

*“An Evening with Sturgill Simpson”

†with very special guest Lord Huron