Jeff Tweedy hits the road with new band for summer tour

JEFF TWEEDY HITS THE ROAD WITH NEW BAND FORNORTH AMERICAN SUMMER TOUR
Easthampton, MA – May 19, 2014 – Grammy Award-winning singer, songwriter and guitarist Jeff Tweedy, best known as the leader of the Chicago rock band Wilco, embarks on a North American tour this summer, backed by a newly-formed band. The band features Tweedy’s 18-year old son Spencer Tweedy (The Blisters, Mavis Staples) on drums, Jim Elkington (The Horse’s Ha, Eleventh Dream Day) on additional guitars, Darin Gray (On Fillmore, Brise-Glace) on bass and Liam Cunningham (Marrow) on keyboards.

The tour includes headlining concerts at theaters as well as appearances at many summer festivals. Concerts will be loosely staged in at least two parts: the band performing songs from a soon-to-be-released Jeff Tweedy solo album and Tweedy performing songs from his Wilco/Uncle Tupelo catalog solo acoustic.
JEFF TWEEDY TOUR DATESJune 5Masonic TempleDetroit, MIJune 6Three Rivers Arts FestivalPittsburgh, PAJune 7Mountain JamHunter Mtn, NYJune 9Meyerhoff Symphony HallBaltimore, MDJune 10Lincoln TheatreWashington, D.C.June 11The Brown Theatre on BroadwayLouisville, KYJune 16The Pabst TheaterMilwaukee, WIJune 17Missouri TheatreColumbia, MOJune 18Cain’s BallroomTulsa, OKJune 21Texas Union BallroomAustin, TXJune 22Majestic TheatreDallas, TXJune 24Ryman AuditoriumNashville, TNJuly 4Ottawa BluesfestOttawa, ONJuly 6Toronto Urban Roots FestToronto, ONJuly 12Taste of ChicagoChicago, ILJuly 27Newport Folk FestivalNewport, RI