Bluegrass legend Alison Krauss has announced a massive North American tour in support of her fourth solo LP, and will co-headline with Willie Nelson on select dates.
The trek begins on May 16 in Tulsa, Oklahoma and will make stops across the country in Kentucky, New York, California, and Texas, as well as two dates in Ontario, Canada. Krauss will wrap up the tour in late December, ending in Cherokee, North Carolina. Additionally, she will perform at a few music festivals, including jazz festivals in Toronto, Ottawa, and Rochester.
Krauss’ latest effort, Windy City, is an album of covers that she released in 2017. It debuted at the top of the Billboard Country Album and Bluegrass Album charts. Veteran songwriter Buddy Cannon produced the project, someone who she has worked closely with over the years. Krauss explained in a press release announcing the tour that Cannon sang harmonies on everything when she was growing up. She said she doesn’t do something unless it feels right, and with this group of songs, she described that she was being “called to do it.”
“Making this record was really about Buddy,” Krauss told Rolling Stone Country. “A lot of times my work comes from this place of what I call the ‘inner-policeman.’ You want to do a good job and do something that comes from within yourself and your standards. But as I’ve worked with Buddy through the years, I’ve found that my ‘why’ got attached to him when I work for him. He really makes me want to do a good job.”
Over the course of her career, Krauss has released 14 albums and earned 16 Grammy Awards. Last year, she toured with British singer-songwriter David Gray.
Tickets for most dates went on sale this morning, aside from these select shows that will go on sale later this month: Pittsburgh (April 13th, 10 a.m. local time), Selbyville (April 16th, 10 a.m. local time), and South Bend (April 20th, 10 a.m. local time).
Visit Ticket Club to find tickets to Krauss’ tour this summer.
Alison Krauss 2018 Tour Dates
May 16 – Tulsa, OK @ BOK Center
May 18 – Nashville, TN @ Ascend Amphitheater
May 19 – Pelham, AL @ Oak Mountain Amphitheatre
May 20 – Alpharetta, GA @ Verizon Amphitheatre
May 22 – Champaign, IL @ State Farm Center
May 23 – Louisville, KY @ KFC Yum! Center
May 25 – Raleigh, NC @ Outlaw Music Fest
June 6 – Vienna, VA @ Wolf Trap
June 8 – Pittsburgh, PA @ Benedum Center
June 9 – Selbyville, DE @ Freeman Stage at Bayside
June 10 – Wilkes-Barre, PA @ FM Kirby Center for the Performing Arts
June 12 – Charleston, WV @ Charleston Municipal Auditorium
June 14 – Sylvania, OH @ Centennial Terrace
June 15 – Kettering, OH @ Fraze Pavilion
June 16 – Highland Park, IL @ Ravinia Fest
June 19 – Lenox, MA @ Tanglewood
June 21 – Charlottesville, VA @ Sprint Pavilion
June 22 – Williamsburg, VA @ Funhouse Fest
June 23 – Chautauqua, NY @ Chautauqua Institute Ampitheatre
June 25 – Toronto, ON @ Toronto Downtown Jazz Fest
June 26 – Ottawa, ON @ Ottawa International Jazz Festival
June 27 – Rochester, NY @ Rochester International Jazz Fest
June 30 – Owensboro, KY @ Rompfest
July 7 – Thackerville, OK @ Winstar Casino
July 8 – Midland, TX @ Noel Wagner Performing Arts Center
July 10 – San Antonio, TX @ Majestic Theatre
July 11 – Sugar Land, TX @ Smart Financial Centre
July 13 – New Orleans, LA @ Saenger Theatre
July 14 – Memphis, TN @ Mud Island Amphitheater
July 15 – Springfield, MO @ Juanita K. Hammons Hall for the Performing Arts
July 28 – Murphys, CA @ Ironstone Amphitheatre
July 29 – Reno, NV @ Grand Theatre@ Grand Sierra Resort
July 31 – Troutdale, OR @ Edgefield
August 1 – Redmond, WA @ Marymoor Park Concerts
August 3 – Airway Heights, WA @ Northern Quest Casino
August 4 – Bend, OR @ Les Schwab Amphitheater
August 6 – Saratoga, CA @ The Mountain Winery
August 7 – Fresno, CA @ Save Mart Center
August 10 – San Diego, CA @ Humphreys Concerts
August 11 – Paso Robles @ Vina Robles Amphitheatre
September 6 – Bensalem, PA @ XCite Center at Parx Casino
September 7 – Mashantucket, CT @ Foxwoods
September 8 – Gilford, NH @ Bank of NH Pavilion
September 9 – Verona, NY @ Turning Stone Resort Casino
September 11 – Akron, OH @ Akron Civic Theatre
September 12 – South Bend, IN @ Morris Performing Arts Center
September 14 – Milwaukee, WI @ Riverside Theatre
September 15 – Indianapolis, IN @ Clowes Memorial Hall
September 20 – Roanoke, VA @ Berglund Performing Arts Theatre
September 21 – Cherokee, NC @ Harrah’s Cherokee Casino Resort
