Sturgill Simpson announced an album and tour as Johnny Blue Skies last week, and as Stereogum points out, ahead of tickets going on sale to the general public this Friday (6/14), he’s shared a brief video with a statement about his plans to combat scalpers.
“The ‘Why Not?’ tour has opted out of using dynamic ticket pricing,” it reads. “We will be doing everything in our power to keep tickets in the hands of fans and out of the hands of scalpers. We are vetting our pre-sale sign ups for bad actors, doing face value ticket exchange, and limited platinum ticketing to combat scalpers and out of control prices.”
The video is soundtracked by a short clip of music, and as there hasn’t been an advance single from the new album as of yet, you can consider this a teaser.
UPDATE: Sturgill also added second nights of shows in three cities: St. Louis (Fabulous Fox Theatre on October 16), Philadelphia (The Met on November 13) and Boston (MGM Music Hall at Fenway on November 24).
See all dates, including NYC’s Forest Hills Stadium on October 19, below.
STURGILL SIMPSON (“JOHNNY BLUE SKIES”): 2024 TOUR DATES
August 9-11—San Francisco, CA—Outside Lands
September 14—Los Angeles, CA—The Greek Theatre*
September 15—Santa Barbara, CA—Santa Barbara Bowl*
September 17—West Valley City, UT—Maverik Center*
September 19—Bend, OR—Hayden Homes Amphitheater*
September 20—George, WA—The Gorge Amphitheatre†
September 22—Missoula, MT—KettleHouse Amphitheater*
September 24—Moorhead, MN—Bluestem Center for the Arts Amphitheater*
September 25—Minneapolis, MN—Roy Wilkins Auditorium*
September 27—Lexington, KY—Rupp Arena*
September 28—Detroit, MI—Fox Theatre*
October 1—Chicago, IL—Salt Shed*
October 2—Chicago, IL—Salt Shed*
October 4—Brandon, MS—The Brandon Amphitheater*
October 4-6—Austin, TX—Austin City Limits Music Festival
October 8—Oklahoma City, OK—Criterion*
October 9—Rogers, AR—Walmart AMP*
October 11-13—Austin, TX—Austin City Limits Music Festival
October 15—St. Louis, MO—Fabulous Fox Theatre*
October 16-St. Louis, MO-Fabulous Fox Theatre*
October 18—Pittsburgh, PA—Petersen Events Center*
October 19—Forest Hills, NY—Forest Hills Stadium
October 21—Asheville, NC—ExploreAsheville.com Arena*
October 22—Cary, NC—Koka Booth Amphitheatre*
October 24—Duluth, GA—Gas South Arena*
October 25—Nashville, TN—Bridgestone Arena*
November 12—Philadelphia, PA—The Met*
November 13-Philadelphia, PA-The Met*
November 15—Hampton, VA—Hampton Coliseum*
November 18—Washington, DC—The Anthem*
November 20—Toronto, ON—Massey Hall*
November 21—Toronto, ON—Massey Hall*
November 23—Boston, MA—MGM Music Hall at Fenway*
November 24-Boston, MA-MGM Music Hall at Fenway*
* – “An Evening with Sturgill Simpson”
†- with Lord Huron