Dr. John (a.k.a. Mac Rebennack), following the recent release of his latest album, Locked Down, on Nonesuch Records, kicks off a two-week tour of the United States with a show at The Birchmere in Alexandria, Virginia, tonight and a set at Crawfish Fest in Augusta, New Jersey, tomorrow. The tour will feature music from Locked Down, which Rolling Stone called his "best album in four decades," and favorite tunes from throughout the New Orleans legend's 50+ year career.
Joining Mac for the tour will be his band The Lower 911, featuring fellow New Orleans-based musician Jon Cleary. In addition to his own headline shows, Dr. John will join Gov't Mule for several shows across the South and will be a special guest of Iron & Wine for a show at the Ravinia Festival. At the end of the month, the tour heads to Europe for several club shows and festival sets through July.
To pick up a copy of Locked Down, head to the Nonesuch Store, where CD and vinyl orders include an instant download of the complete album at checkout; Locked Down is also available there to purchase as MP3s and FLAC lossless files.
Below are the currently scheduled tour dates; for additional details and ticket links, go to nonesuch.com/on-tour.
DR. JOHN ON TOUR
| Jun 1 |
The Birchmere |
Alexandria, VA
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| Jun 2 |
Crawfish Fest |
Augusta, NJ
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| Jun 5 |
The Asylum |
Portland, ME
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| Jun 6 |
Paradise Rock Club |
Boston, MA
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| Jun 7 |
Tarrytown Music Hall |
Tarrytown, NY
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| Jun 9 |
Uptown Amphitheatre** |
Charlotte, NC
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| Jun 10 |
Ravinia* |
Highland Park, IL
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| Jun 12 |
House of Blues** |
Myrtle Beach, SC
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| Jun 13 |
Raleigh Amphitheater** |
Raleigh, NC
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| Jun 14 |
Iroquois Amphitheater** |
Louisville, KY
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| Jun 15 |
Paramount Theatre† |
Oakland, CA
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| Jun 17 |
Chastain Park Amphitheater** |
Atlanta, GA
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| Jun 29 |
Hop Farm Festival |
Paddock Wood, UK |
| Jun 30 |
Django Reinhardt Festival |
Samois-sur-Seine, FRANCE
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| Jul 2 |
Paradiso |
Amsterdam, NETHERLANDS
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| Jul 4 |
La Cigale |
Paris, FRANCE
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| Jul 5 |
Strasbourg Jazz Festival†† |
Strasbourg, FRANCE
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| Jul 6 |
Lugano Estival Jazz |
Lugano, SWITZERLAND
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| Jul 8 |
Roskilde Festival |
Roskilde, DENMARK
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| Jul 9 |
Montreux Jazz Festival†† |
Montreux, SWITZERLAND
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| Jul 10 |
Nice Jazz Festival†† |
Nice, FRANCE
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| Jul 12 |
Astra Kulturhaus |
Berlin, GERMANY
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| Jul 13 |
Jazz Open Stuttgart |
Stuttgart, GERMANY
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| Jul 15 |
Cahors Blues Festival |
Cahors, FRANCE
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| Jul 17 |
The Coal Exchange |
Cardiff, UK
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| Jul 18&19 |
Under the Bridge |
London, UK
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| Jul 21 |
Festival Theatre |
Edinburgh, UK
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| Jul 22 |
The Sage Gateshead |
Gateshead, UK
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| Jul 24 |
Vicar Street |
Dublin, IRELAND
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| Aug 3 |
Newport Jazz Festival Opening Night |
Newport, RI
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| Aug 12 |
Edmonton Folk Festival† |
Edmonton, AB
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* w/ Iron & Wine
** w/ Gov't Mule
† music of Treme
†† w/ Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue
