In support of his upcoming solo album, The Green Sparrow, Mike Gordon will embark on a headlining club tour beginning August 3rd in Philadelphia, PA. The 20 plus date tour will include select festivals and will coincide with the release of his new album out August 5th on Rounder Records. Gordon and his band will play a special intimate warm-up show at The Iron Horse in Northampton, MA on June 30th. Also of special note is the September 4th show in Chicago, IL at The Park West, which will feature multiple musicians and performance artists, all to be announced shortly.
For his touring band, Gordon auditioned a myriad of musicians over the past six months. The five-piece includes longtime collaborator Scott Murawski on guitar, Vermonters Craig Myers on percussion and Tom Cleary on keyboards and Brooklyn drummer Todd Isler.
A limited number of tickets are available via a fan presale beginning tomorrow, Friday, June 6th at 12 NOON EST at http://mikegordontickets.rlc.net . The presale ends next Thursday, June 12th at which point tickets will go on sale through traditional outlets.
Please visit http://mike-gordon.com/tour for complete details and ticketing info.
MIKE GORDON SUMMER 2008 TOUR
06/30 The Iron Horse – Northampton, MA
07/04 High Sierra Music Festival – Quincy, CA
07/06 Rothbury Festival – Rothbury, MI
07/12 All Good Music Festival – Masontown, WV
07/19 Mile High Music Festival – Denver, CO
08/02 Gathering of The Vibes – Bridgeport, CT
08/03 Fillmore at TLA – Philadelphia, PA
08/05 Toad’s Place – Richmond, VA
08/06 Lincoln Theatre – Raleigh, NC
08/07 Neighborhood Theatre – Charlotte, NC
08/08 Music Farm – Charleston, SC
08/13 Highline Ballroom – New York, NY
08/14 Lafayette Square (Free Show) – Buffalo, NY
08/22 Tractor Tavern – Seattle, WA
08/23 Aladdin Theater – Portland, OR
08/24 Outside Lands Festival – San Francisco, CA
08/26 Roxy Theatre – Los Angeles, CA
08/29 Fox Theatre – Boulder, CO
08/30 Mishawaka Amphitheatre – Bellevue, CO
08/31 The Slowdown – Omaha, NE
09/02 Varsity Theatre – Minneapolis, MN
09/03 Majestic Theatre – Madison, WI
09/04 Park West – Chicago, IL
09/05 Beachland Ballroom – Cleveland, OH
09/07 The Paradise – Boston, MA