On the heels of last fall’s sold-out tour, English singer/songwriter Joe Jackson has announced a 14-date run through North America from June 18th through a booking at New York City’s storied Apollo Theater on July 15th. Backing Jackson will be his longtime bassist Graham Maby, Teddy Kumpel on guitar, and drummer Doug Yowell. His announcement says more dates augmenting the four already in Canada will likely be added.
Jackson emerged as part of the U.K.’s late 1970s surge of punk/new wave singer/songwriters in the wake of Elvis Costello and Graham Parker. A popular artist on MTV in its early years, he scored with such signature songs as “Is She Really Going Out With Him?” “Sunday Papers” and “I’m The Man” before taking an excursion into reggae on his third album, Beat Crazy. He enjoyed his greatest success when he channeled the spirits of great classic pop song sophisticates like Cole Porter on 1982’s Night and Day, a Top 5 U.S. album that yielded the #6 single “Steppin’ Out.” His most recent release is last fall’s Fast Forward, which he recorded in four different cities – New York, Berlin, Amsterdam and New Orleans – with local players in each locale.
Most tickets go on sale to the general public on Friday, March 25th at 10 AM local venue time (except where noted below). Click here to purchase tickets.
Joe Jackson 2016 North American tour
6/18 – Scottsdale, AZ – Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts *
6/18 – San Diego, CA – Spreckels Theatre
6/19 – Riverside, CA – Fox Performing Arts Center
6/21 – San Francisco, CA – Palace of Fine Arts Theatre
6/22 – Berkeley, CA – UC Theatre
6/24 – Vancouver, British Columbia – Queen Elizabeth Theatre
6/25 – Victoria, British Columbia – TD Victoria International Jazz
6/27 – Calgary, Alberta – Jack Singer Concert Hall +
7/7 – Ottawa, Ontario – RBC Royal Bank Ottawa Bluesfest
7/8 – Buffalo, NY – University of Buffalo Performing Arts Center
7/9 – Cleveland, OH – The Trinity Cathedral
7/11 – Ridgefield, CT – The Ridgefield Playhouse
7/12 – Boston, MA – The Wilbur Theatre
7/15 – New York, NY – Apollo Theatre #
* On-sale Monday, March 28 @ 10am local venue time
+ On-sale Thursday, March 24 @ 10am local venue time
# On-sale Saturday, March 26 @ 10am local venue time
