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Today, four-time Grammy Award winning artist Gary Clark Jr. announces his upcoming North American tour in support of the hotly anticipated new album JPEG RAW. The news arrives shortly after Clark released a 4-track sampler of new songs HERE — including “Maktub,” “JPEG RAW,” “This Is Who We Are” and “Hyperwave.” Pre-order JPEG RAW HERE. Artist presale tickets for the tour will be available on January 31 at 10am local time, with the general on-sale to follow on February 2 at 10am local time. Sign up now at https://www.garyclarkjr.com/ for a first chance at tickets.
On February 16, Clark and his band will debut the first public performance of “Maktub,” live on The Tonight Show starring Jimmy Fallon. Tune into NBC stations at 11:35 PM ET/PT and 10:35 PM CT.
Kicking off at Will Rogers Auditorium in Fort Worth, TX on May 8, the tour will continue with shows in Chicago, Boston, and New York City before concluding with his set at the Bonnaroo Music and Arts festival in Manchester, TN on June 14.
This new body of work signals a brave new world for Clark’s ever-expanding creative palette. The new music is dense and adventurous with a more cohesive synthesis of his eclectic musical universe. His samples, Thelonious Monk and Sonny Boy Williamson, decorate flourishes of African, World Music, and even Jazz while merging with rock, R&B, hip-hop and blues; familiar areas he has ventured before, this time with more unity forging a fresh new style. Clark’s lyrics are pointed, deeply personal, outspoken and socially conscious with occasional forays into rap and spoken word from Clark himself. The sonics are immersive, verging on modern groove-oriented psychedelia with hip-hop driven beats in verses giving way to anthemic choruses, rich with power-chording and wide fuzz riffage.
Upcoming Gark Clark Jr. Tour Dates
May 8 — Fort Worth, TX — Will Rogers Auditorium
May 9 — Dallas, TX — Majestic Theatre
May 11 — Durant, OK — Choctaw Grand Theater
May 13 — Morrison, CO — Red Rocks Amphitheatre *
May 15 — Kansas City, MO — The Midland Theatre
May 16 — St. Louis, MO — The Factory
May 18 — Indianapolis, IN — I Made Rock’n’Roll Festival *
May 20 — Chicago, IL — The Salt Shed
May 21 — Detroit, MI — The Fillmore Detroit
May 22 — Louisville, KY — The Louisville Palace
May 24 — Cleveland, OH — Jacobs Pavilion
May 25 — Lewiston, NY — Artpark Mainstage Theater
May 26 — Toronto, ON — History
May 30 — Portland, ME — Merrill Auditorium
June 1 — Albany, NY — Palace Theatre
June 2 — New Haven, CT — Shubert Theater
June 4 — LaFayette, NY — Beak & Skiff Apple Orchards
June 6 — Deerfield, MA — Treehouse Brewing Company
June 7 — Boston, MA — MGM Music Hall at Fenway
June 8 — Philadelphia, PA — The Met Philadelphia
June 9 — Washington, D.C. — Wolf Trap
June 11 — New York, NY — Radio City Music Hall
June 13 — Raleigh, NC — Red Hat Amphitheater
June 14 — Manchester, TN — Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival *
Aug 21 — Los Angeles, CA — Venue TBD ^
* On sale now
^ On-sale date TBD
