Alison Krauss & Union Station are back with Arcadia, their first album in 14 years, which will be out March 28 via Down The Road Records. The band produced it themselves and the songs chosen fit a theme of reflections on the past. “The stories of the past are told in this music. It’s that whole idea of ‘in the good old days when times were bad,’ Alison says. “There’s so much bravery and valor and loyalty and dreaming, of family and themes of human existence that were told in a certain way when our grandparents were alive. Someone asked me, ‘How do you sing these tragic tunes?’ I have to. It’s a calling. I feel privileged to be a messenger of somebody else’s story. And I want to hear what happened.”
The first single from the album is the elegiac “Looks Like The End Of The Road” which also opens Arcadia. Alison says, “Usually, I find something that’s a first song, and then things fall into place. That song was ‘Looks Like The End Of The Road.’ Jeremy Lister wrote it, and it just felt so alive – and as always, I could hear the guys already playing it.” Listen below.
Alison Krauss & Union Station will be on their first tour in a decade starting in April, including two nights at NYC’s Beacon Theatre on September 12 & 13. All dates are below.
Arcadia
Looks Like The End Of The Road (Jeremy Lister)
The Hangman (Viktor Krauss & Maurice Ogden)
The Wrong Way (Robert Lee Castleman & Dan Tyminski)
Granite Mills (Timothy Eriksen)
One Ray Of Shine (Sarah Siskind & Viktor Krauss)
Richmond On The James (Alison Krauss & G.T. Burgess)
North Side Gal (Jonathan David McPherson)
Forever (Robert Lee Castleman)
Snow (Bob Lucas)
There’s A Light Up Ahead (Jeremy Lister)
Alison Krauss & Union Station – 2025 Tour Dates
4/17 – The Louisville Palace – Louisville, KY*
4/18 – The Louisville Palace – Louisville, KY*
4/19 – Mershon Auditorium – Columbus, OH*
4/25 – Cadence Bank Amphitheatre at Chastain Park – Atlanta, GA
4/26 – Live Oak Bank Pavilion – Wilmington, NC
4/27 – Koka Booth Amphitheatre – Cary, NC
4/29 – Bell Auditorium – Augusta, GA
4/30 – The Adderley Amphitheater – Tallahassee, FL
5/2 – The Wharf Amphitheater – Orange Beach, AL
5/3 – Brandon Amphitheater – Brandon, MS
5/4 – BJCC Concert Hall – Birmingham, AL
5/6 – Orpheum Theatre – Memphis, TN
5/12 – First Security Amphitheater – Little Rock, AR
5/13 – The Criterion – Oklahoma City, OK
5/15 – Saint Louis Music Park – Maryland Heights, MO
5/16 – Walmart AMP – Rogers, AR
5/17 – Starlight Theatre – Kansas City, MO
5/29 – Smart Financial Centre – Sugar Land, TX
5/30 – Whitewater Amphitheater – New Braunfels, TX
5/31 – The Pavilion at Toyota Music Factory – Irving, TX
6/3 – PNC Pavilion – Cincinnati, OH
6/4 – Devon Lakeshore Amphitheater – Decatur, IL
6/6 – BMO Pavilion – Milwaukee, WI
6/7 – The Chicago Theatre – Chicago, IL
6/8 – The Ledge – Waite Park, MN
6/10 – Vetter Stone Amphitheater – Mankato, MN
6/11 – Bayfront Festival Park – Duluth, MN
6/13 – McGrath Amphitheatre – Cedar Rapids, IA
6/14 – Denny Sanford Premier Center – Sioux Falls, SD
6/15 – The Astro Amphitheater – Omaha, NE
6/16 – Hartman Arena – Park City, KS
6/18 – Red Rocks Amphitheatre – Morrison, CO
6/19-6/22 – Telluride Bluegrass Festival – Telluride, CO
6/20 – Dillon Amphitheater – Dillon, CO
6/21 – Kit Carson Park – Taos, NM
7/11 – Arizona Financial Theatre – Phoenix, AZ
7/12 – The Rady Shell at Jacobs Park – San Diego, CA
7/13 – Greek Theatre – Los Angeles, CA
7/15 – Santa Barbara Bowl – Santa Barbara, CA
7/16 – The Mountain Winery – Saratoga, CA
7/18 – Grand Theatre – Reno, NV
7/19 – Redding Civic Auditorium – Redding, CA
7/20 – Edgefield Amphitheater – Troutdale, OR
7/22 – Wine Country Amphitheater – Walla Walla, WA
7/23 – Outlaw Field at the Idaho Botanical Garden – Boise, ID
7/26 – Theatre at the Brick – Bozeman, MT
7/27 – BECU Live at Northern Quest – Airway Heights, WA
7/29 – Grey Eagle Resort & Casino – Calgary, AB
7/31 – TCU Place – Saskatoon, SK
8/1 – Centennial Concert Hall – Winnipeg, MB
8/19 – Massey Hall – Toronto, ON
8/21 – Everwise Amphitheater at White River State Park – Indianapolis, IN
8/22 – Ascend Amphitheater – Nashville, TN
8/23 – The Tennessee Theatre – Knoxville, TN
8/24 – The Tennessee Theatre – Knoxville, TN
8/26 – Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Auditorium – Chattanooga, TN
8/28 – The Dome – Virginia Beach, VA
8/29 – Allianz Amphitheater at Riverfront – Richmond, VA
8/30 – Earl Scruggs Music Festival – Mill Spring, NC
9/6 – Michigan Lottery Amphitheatre – Sterling Heights, MI
9/7 – Jacobs Pavilion – Cleveland, OH
9/9 – Wolf Trap – Vienna, VA
9/10 – The Met Philadelphia presented by Highmark – Philadelphia, PA
9/12 – Beacon Theatre – New York, NY
9/13 – Beacon Theatre – New York, NY
9/16 – Veterans Memorial Auditorium – Providence, RI
9/17 – Leader Bank Pavilion – Boston, MA
9/19 – BankNH Pavilion – Gilford, NH
9/20 – The Green at Shelburne Museum – Shelburne, VT
9/21 – Artpark Mainstage Theater – Lewiston, NY
9/23 – Salem Civic Center – Salem, VA
9/24 – Credit One Stadium – Charleston, SC
9/26 – The Saint Augustine Amphitheatre – St. Augustine, FL
9/27 – The BayCare Sound – Clearwater, FL
9/28 – Hard Rock Live – Hollywood, FL
*Special Guest TBD, all other dates featuring Special Guest Willie Watson