TO APPEAR ON “LIVE FROM HERE” ON SATURDAY, MAY 5TH
RED ROCKS AMPHITHEATRE SHOW WITH PUNCH BROTHERS
& HOLLYWOOD BOWL SHOW WITH FATHER JOHN MISTY CONFIRMED
“Without their body of work, it’s difficult to imagine
a subsequent generation of acoustic artists…” -NPR
“The music of Gillian Welch exists outside of time.”
-Stereogum
“Gillian Welch wins.”
-Kurt Vile
“Yeah, she wins the world.”
-Courtney Barnett
This morning (4/30), Gillian Welch announces new “An Evening With” tour dates in cities including Las Vegas, Portland, New Orleans and two dates in Saxapahaw, NC (full dates below). On this tour Gillian Welch and her musical partner, David Rawlings, will perform two full sets of music with no opener. Additionally, Gillian Welch will co-headline a Red Rocks Amphitheatre show with Punch Brothers on September 17th and will perform with Father John Misty at The Hollywood Bowl on June 24th. Tickets for all dates will go on sale this Friday, May 4th and can be purchased here.
Welch will also perform as a member of David Rawlings’ band on “Live from Here” with Chris Thile (formerly known as “A Prairie Home Companion”) on Saturday, May 5th at 4:45 pm CT. “Live from Here” will be broadcast live from the historic Ryman Auditorium, and the episode will also include performances by Courtney Barnett. The variety show features a unique blend of musical performances, comedy and audience interaction and is distributed nationwide by American Public Media, where it is heard by 2.6 million listeners each week on nearly 600 public radio stations and online. Tickets for the live taping are on sale now here and for more information please visit LiveFromHere.Org.
Gillian Welch and David Rawlings have recorded 8 studio albums and have lent their talents to countless fellow artists’ recordings. Recently, Welch & Rawlings released their latest collaboration, DavidRawlings’s Poor David’s Almanack, a wry mixture of acoustic and electric music rich in ageless American vernacular. The album of ten new songs was engineered by studio wizards Ken Scott (Beatles, David Bowie) and Matt Andrews on analog tape during a week of sessions at legendary Woodland Sound Studios in Nashville, Tennessee. Read more about Poor David’s Almanack here. Additionally, in recognition of their remarkable career, Welch and Rawlings were honored with the Americana Lifetime Achievement Award for Songwriting in 2015 and the Berklee American Masters Award in 2016.
“An Evening With Gillian Welch” Tour Dates – Tickets at http://gillianwelch.com/
May 05 /// Nashville, TN /// Ryman Auditorium*
June 21 /// Flagstaff, AZ /// Orpheum Theatre
June 22 /// Phoenix, AZ /// Orpheum Theatre
June 23 /// Las Vegas, NV /// House of Blues
June 24 /// Los Angeles, CA /// The Hollywood Bowl^
July 18 /// Portland, ME /// State Theatre
July 19 /// Burlington, VT /// Flynn Theatre
July 21 /// Portsmouth, NH /// Prescott Park Arts Festival **
August 16 /// Germantown, TN /// Germantown Performing Arts Center
August 17 /// Hattiesburg, MS /// Hattiesburg Saenger Theater
August 19 /// New Orleans, LA /// Civic Theatre
August 22 /// Stafford, TX /// Stafford Centre
August 23 /// Dallas, TX /// Majestic Theatre
August 24 /// Oklahoma City, OK /// Tower Theatre
August 25 /// Fayetteville, AR /// Fayetteville Roots Festival **
September 13 /// St. Louis, MO /// The Sheldon Concert Hall
September 14 /// Kansas City, MO /// Folly Theater
September 15 /// Salina, KS /// Stiefel Theatre for the Performing Arts
September 17 /// Morrison, CO /// Red Rocks Amphitheatre&
October 03 /// Saxapahaw, NC /// Haw River Ballroom
October 04 /// Saxapahaw, NC /// Haw River Ballroom
October 06 /// Arrington, VA /// The Festy Experience**
* Live From Here (As a member of David Rawlings’ band – with host Chris Thile and also featuring Courtney Barnett)
^ w/ Father John Misty
** Festival show
& Co-headline w/ Punch Brothers