Jason Isbell Announces More 2017 Tour Dates

One of the most prolific singer-songwriters working today, Jason Isbell, is returning to the road with his band the 400 Unit. Today, he announced a five-week summer tour of the U.S., with European dates booked for the fall.

He'll begin on June 17 at the U.S. Cellular Center in Asheville, N.C, and wind up July 23 at North Charleston Coliseum & Performing Arts Center in North Charleston, S.C. Depending on the venue, the opening act will either be the Mountain Goats, Strand of Oaks or Isbell's wife, Amanda Shires, whose most recent record, My Piece of Land, came out in 2016.

On October 25, he'll kick off another tour at the Albert Hall in Nottingham, England, and he'll remain in Europe through Nov. 14, when it concludes at the Koncerthuset in Copenhagen, Denmark. Tift Merritt is slated to open all dates.

The new shows fill up an already busy calendar for Isbell. In addition to his previously announced concert schedule, a month ago, he began recording the follow-up to 2015's highly acclaimed Something More Than Free, working again with Dave Cobb, who produced his previous two records. Last week, he posted the above teaser video showing him and his band at work in the studio.

Jason Isbell 2017 U.S. Tour

March 15 -- Anaheim, Calif., House of Blues
March 16 -- Las Vegas, Nev., House of Blues
March 30 -- Wilmington, N.C., Wilson Center
March 31 -- LaGrange, Ga., Sweetland Amphitheatre at Boyd Park
April 22 -- Knoxville, Tenn., Tennessee Theatre
April 23 -- Knoxville, Tenn., Tennessee Theatre
May 6 -- Peoria, Ill., Limelight Eventplex
June 17 -- Asheville, N.C., U.S. Cellular Center
June 19 -- Philadelphia, Pa., The Fillmore
June 22 -- New York, N.Y., Beacon Theatre
June 23 -- New York, N.Y., Beacon Theatre
June 24 -- New York, N.Y., Beacon Theatre
June 26 -- New Haven, Ct., College Street Music Hall
June 27 -- Boston, Mass., Blue Hills Bank Pavilion
June 29 -- Canandaigua, N.Y., CMAC Performing Arts Center
July 1 -- Cincinnati, Ohio, PNC Pavilion
July 2 -- Huber Heights, Ohio, The Rose Music Center at the Heights
July 12 -- St. Louis, Mo., Peabody Opera House
July 14 -- Austin, Texas, ACL Live
July 15 -- Austin, Texas, ACL Live
July 16 -- Austin, Texas, ACL Live
July 18 -- Houston, Texas, Revention Music Center
July 21 -- Miami Beach, Fla., The Fillmore
July 22 -- Saint Augustine, Fla., St. Augustine Amphitheatre
July 23 -- North Charleston, S.C., North Charleston Coliseum & Performing Arts Center
Sept. 7 -- Morrison, Colo., Red Rocks Amphitheatre

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