Fresh off of a series of large scale festival dates, Andrew McMahon announced his most intimate tour yet, “The Pen and the Piano tour” earlier this week. Set to start in Kansas City, MO and end in Denver, CO, the 2018 tour (which spans over two months) is set to play across the country. The tour, which McMahon notes will be be his most intimate shows yet, includes friends and former band bands who he plans to share the stage with over the course of the evening.
In his latest email newsletter, McMahon writes:
I am both pleased and terrified to announce The Pen and the Piano Tour. An acoustic evening with me and my friends, Allen Stone, Zac Clark and bob oxblood (formerly of Jack’s Mannequin). I’m pleased because I’ll be boarding a bus with three dear friends, all gifted singer/songwriters to play 6 weeks of intimate shows around the United States. I’m terrified because I want this to be a totally unique concert experience, and the truth is I’m not exactly sure what that looks like yet. In my mind’s eye it’s equal parts VH1 Storytellers and Mr. Roger’s Neighborhood. A stage where I can perform and tell stories about the songs I’ve written over the last two decades and where my friends can perform and tell their stories too. It will be weird and fun and honest. An exploration of the moments in between, that make a song worth writing.
Pre-sale for the tour begins tomorrow, with general on sale starting on Friday.
April 10 – Kansas City, MO @ The Truman – (Tickets – presale starts Thursday at 10am)
April 11 – St. Louis, MO @ The Pageant – (Tickets)
April 13 – Minneapolis, MN @ Varsity – (Tickets)
April 14 – Milwaukee, WI @ The Rave – (Tickets – Pre-sale starts Thursday at 10am)
April 15 – Chicago, IL @ House of Blues – (Tickets)
April 17 – Detroit, MI @ St. Andrew‘s Hall – (Tickets)
April 19 – Cleveland, OH @ House of Blues – (Tickets)
April 20 – Pittsburgh, PA @ The Palace Theatre – (Tickets)
April 21 – Buffalo, NY @ Town Ballroom – (Tickets – Pre-sale starts Thursday at 10am)
April 23 – Boston, MA @ Paradise Rock Club – (Tickets)
April 24 – Philadelphia, PA @ Theatre of Living Arts – (Tickets)
April 26 – Washington, DC @ 9:30 Club – (Tickets)
April 29 – New York, NY @ Irving Plaza – (Tickets)
May 1 – Charlottesville, VA @ The Jefferson Theater – (Tickets)
May 2 – Atlanta, GA @ Buckhead Theatre – (Tickets)
May 4 – Nashville, TN @ Top Golf Live – (Tickets)
May 5 – Charlotte, NC @ Underground – (Tickets)
May 6 – Orlando, FL @ The Beacham – (Tickets)
May 8 – New Orleans, LA @ House of Blues – (Tickets)
May 9 – Austin, TX @ Scoot Inn – (Tickets)
May 10 – Dallas, TX @ Granada Theater – (Tickets – pre-sale starts Thursday at 10am)
May 12 – Phoenix, AZ @ The Van Buren – (Tickets)
May 13 – San Diego, CA @ Humphreys – (Tickets – presale starts Thursday at 10am)
May 15 – Los Angeles, CA @ Ford Theaters* – (Tickets)
May 16 – San Francisco, CA @ The Fillmore – (Tickets)
May 18 – Sacramento, CA @ Ace of Spades – (Tickets)
May 19 – Portland, OR @ Hawthorne Theatre* – (Tickets)
May 20 – Spokane, WA @ Bing Crosby Theater – (Tickets)
May 22 – Salt Lake City, UT @ The Complex – (Tickets)
May 24 – Denver, CO @ Gothic Theatre – (Tickets – pre-sale starts Thursday at 10am)
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