Thomas Wolfe Auditorium on September 25
Tickets on sale Friday, April 14 at 10am
Watch performance of “Ballad of the Dying Man” on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jiGLxt7d9E4
Pure Comedy available this Friday from Sub Pop and Bella Union
Father John Misty has scheduled 2017 international headlining tour dates this fall in support of Pure Comedy, out this Friday on Sub Pop and Bella Union. The new round of dates span September 13th in Boston at Blue Hills Pavilion through November 20th in Lisbon, Portugal at Coliseu dos Recreios. Early pre-sales for these new shows begin April 10th at 10am (local time), with tickets on sale to general public on Wednesday April 12th at 10am (local time) in Europe, Thursday April 13th at 10am (local time) in Canada, and Friday April 14th at 10am in the U.S. (local time).
Support for these shows will come from Weyes Blood (September 18th-October 6th; October 11th-November 16th; November 18th-20th), Tim Heidecker (April 12th), Dams of the West (May 5th-10th; May 15th), Entrance (May 24th), Adam Green (May 11th), Hamilton Leithauser (June 27th-June 28th), Phosphorescent (September 13th-15th; October 7th), Tennis (August 19th), Jenny Lewis (August 25th), and Adanowsky (June 7th).
Father John Misty’s spring & summer international festival schedule includes Coachella (April 14th & 21st), Glastonbury (June 21st-25th), Down the Rabbit Hole Festival in Ewijk, Netherlands (June 23rd-25th), Roskilde (June 30th), Splendour in the Grass (July 21- 23), Fuji Rock (July 28th – July 30th), Winnipeg’s Interstellar Rodeo (August 18th), and Portland, Oregon’s Project Pabst (August 26th).
Apr. 12 – San Diego, CA – Humphrey’s [Sold Out] @
Apr. 14 – Indio, CA – Coachella [Sold Out]
Apr. 21 – Indio, CA – Coachella [Sold Out]
May 05 – Toronto, ON – Royal Alexandra Theatre [Sold Out] %
May 06 – Toronto, ON – Royal Alexandra Theatre [Sold Out] %
May 10 – Brooklyn, NY – Kings Theatre [Sold Out] %
May 11 – Brooklyn, NY – BrooklynSteel !
May 13 – Mayer, Arizona – FORM Arcosanti Festival
May 15 – Chicago, IL – Chicago Theatre [Sold Out] %
May 24 – Seattle, WA – Paramount Theatre #
May 26 – Burnaby, BC – Festival Lawn at Deer Lake Park
Jun. 07 – Mexico City, MX – Teatro Metropolitan***
Jun. 22 – 24 Oslo, NO – Piknik I Parken Festival
Jun. 21 – 25 – Somerset,UK – Glastonbury Festival
Jun. 23 – 25 – Ewijk, NL – Down the Rabbit Hole Festival
Jun. 27 – Lund, SE -Merejet !!
Jun. 28 – Stockholm, SE – Cirkus !!
June 30 – Roskilde, DK – Roskilde Festival
Jul. 21 – 23 – Wooyung, AUS – Splendour in The Grass Festival
Jul. 28 – 30 – Niigata, JP – Fuji Rock Festival
Aug. 04 – 06 – Montreal, QC – Osheaga Festival
Aug. 18 – Winnipeg, MB – Interstellar Rodeo – The Forks
Aug. 19 – Minneapolis, MN – Surly Brewing Festival Field *
Aug. 25 – Morrison, CO – Red Rocks Amphitheatre **
Aug. 26 – Portland, OR – Project Pabst
Aug. 31- Sep. 03 – Dorset, UK – End of the Road Festival
Sep. 01 – Sep. 03 – Stradbally, IE – Electric Picnic
Sep. 13 – Boston, MA – Blue Hills Pavilion $
Sep. 14 – Port Chester, NY – Capitol Theatre $
Sep. 15 – Philadelphia, PA – Skyline Stage at the Mann $
Sep. 18 – Toronto, ON – Massey Hall ^
Sep. 19 – Royal Oak, MI – Royal Oak Music Theatre ^
Sep. 20 – Chicago, IL – Auditorium Theatre ^
Sep. 22 – St. Louis, MO – Peabody Opera House ^
Sep. 23 – Columbus, OH – Palace Theatre ^
Sep. 25 – Asheville, NC – Thomas Wolfe Auditorium ^
Sep. 26 – Nashville, TN – Ryman Auditorium ^
Sep. 27 – Atlanta, GA – The Tabernacle ^
Sep. 29 – Austin, TX – Bass Concert Hall ^
Sep. 30 – Dallas, TX – Bomb Factory ^
Oct. 01 – Houston, TX – White Oak Music Hall ^
Oct. 04 – Phoenix, AZ – Orpheum Theatre ^
Oct. 05 – San Diego, CA – The Observatory North Park ^
Oct. 06 – San Diego, CA – The Observatory North Park ^
Oct. 07 – Berkeley, CA – Greek Theatre $
Oct. 11 – Santa Barbara, CA – Arlington Theatre ^
Oct. 12 – Las Vegas, NV – Brooklyn Bowl ^
Oct. 13 – Los Angeles, CA – Greek Theatre ^
Oct. 14 – Pomona, CA – Fox Theater Pomona ^
Nov. 11 – Paris, FR – Le Trianon ^
Nov. 12 – Brussels, BE – Ancienne Belgique ^
Nov. 14 – Berlin, DE – Huxley’s ^
Nov. 16 – Milan, IT – Fabrique
Nov. 18 – Barcelona, ES – Razzmatazz ^
Nov. 19 – Madrid, ES – La Riviera ^
Nov. 20 – Lisbon, PT – Coliseu dos Recreios ^
@ with Tim Heidecker
% w/ Dams of the West
# w/ Entrance
^ w/ Weyes Blood
! w/ Adam Green
!! w/ Hamilton Leithauser
$ w/ Phosphorescent
*w/ Tennis
**w/ Jenny Lewis
*** w/ Adanowsky
Late last night, Father John Misty delivered a stellar performance of “Ballad of the Dying Man” from Pure Comedy on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert.
Pure Comedy’s front/back covers and gatefold features a gargantuan original piece (his first ever commission of its kind) by Ed Steed (The New Yorker) and is available through Father John Misty’s Official Store, Sub Pop Mega Mart, Bella Union, Amazon,Apple Music, Target, and a retailer near you.
What people are saying about Pure Comedy:
“A sprawling, incisive, exasperating, hilarious, and yes, petulant look at modern life” – New York Times
“Pure Comedy is quite some trip and one that lifts Father John Misty to another level altogether.” [5/5 stars] – MOJO
“…His sly yet compassionate new album, Pure Comedy…dials back some of the sarcasm and posing — and much of the busy musical action — of his previous work in favor of stately but earnestly presented tunes about the necessity of human connection.” – LA Times
“By lulling listeners with a gorgeous melody only to confront them with something such as human extinction, he believes he’s aiming for a loftier target….With Pure Comedy, he hits it. Although it was written and recorded prior to the 2016 U.S. election, Misty’s third album is almost unnervingly prescient in its political and religious commentary, no doubt informed by Tillman’s devout Christian upbringing. It’s a behemoth of a record, not only for its 75-minute running time, but its exploration of existential questions.” – Globe and Mail
“Pure Comedy represents a deepening of his artistry… A masterpiece.” [8/10, “Album of the Month”] – Uncut
“Tillman is in control of a voice that’s full of empathy, and knockout lines for making this life bearable.” [8/10, Album of the Month] -Loud & Quiet
“Musically, Pure Comedy maintains the beauty of I Love You, Honeybear; its sprawling 75 minutes feature gorgeous string and, particularly, horn arrangements, the work of Gavin Bryars but the product of Tillman’s desire “to make music in the studio, instead of just making tracks.” But lyrically, Tillman transcends his past coyness here. The songs on Pure Comedy are his most honest and forthright to date, asking bigger questions and trying to answer them with more sincerity.” – Exclaim
“The golden boy of Americana laughs in the face of Armageddon…Pure Comedy is delivered with wit and warmth.” [4/5 stars] – Q
