Father John Misty to embark on 'variety show' tour

Father John Misty, stage name of folky Americana artist Josh Tillman, will be going on a so-called ‘Variety Show’ tour.

With a name indicative of an old-world entertainment formats, little else is known about the tour, other than that it will kick off 6 October, and that it will contain ”new songs, covers, way more talking,” according to a tweet by the ex-Fleet Foxes member. Support will come from comedian Kate Berlant.

See below for the full tour schedule:

July
6 – Quebec City, Quebec @ Quebec City Summer Festival
12 – Minneapolis, Minn. @ Basilica Block Party
13 – Seattle, Wash @ Sub Pop Jubilee
24 – New York, N.Y. @ Terminal 5
25 – Boston, Mass. @ House of Blues
26 – Portland, Me. @ Port City Music Hall
27 – Newport, R.I. @ Newport Folk Festival
28 – Montauk, N.Y. @ Surf Lodge
30 – Pittsburgh, Pa, @ Mr. Smalls
31 – Cleveland, Ohio @ Rock and Roll Hall of Fame

August
1 – Chicago, Ill. @ Lincoln Hall (Official Lollapalooza After Show)
2 – Chicago, Ill. @ Lollapalooza
3 – Toronto, Ontario @ Danforth Music Hall
4 – Montreal, Quebec @ Osheaga Music Festival
24 – Monterey, Calif. @ First City Festival

October
6 – Seattle, Wash. @ The Moore Theatre [ w/ Kate Berlant]
7 – Portland, Ore. @ Aladdin Theatre [ w/ Kate Berlant]
8 – Vancouver, British Columbia @ Commodore [ w/ Kate Berlant]
12 – Chicago, Ill. @ The Vic [ w/ Kate Berlant]
13 – Madison, Wis. @ Capitol Theatre [ w/ Kate Berlant]
14 – Pontiac, Mich. @ Crofoot [ w/ Kate Berlant]
22 – Philadelphia, Pa. @ Union Transfer [ w/ Kate Berlant]
23 – Washington, D.C. @ 9:30 Club [ w/ Kate Berlant]
24 – Richmond, Va.@ The National [ w/ Kate Berlant]
25 – Chapel Hill, N.C. @ Cat’s Cradle [ w/ Kate Berlant]
26 – Athens, Ga. @ Georgia Theatre [ w/ Kate Berlant]
28 – Dallas, Texas @ House of Blues [ w/ Kate Berlant]
29 – Austin, Texas @ Emo’s [ w/ Kate Berlant]
31 – Phoenix, Ariz. @ Crescent [ w/ Kate Berlant]

November
1 – San Diego, Calif. @ House of Blues [ w/ Kate Berlant]
2 – Los Angeles, Calif @ The Wiltern [ w/ Kate Berlant]

Also check out this recent song by Father John Misty

[via Paste]