The Joy Formidable are extending their recently announced headline tour to include additional stops along the east coast and southern US.. The band have also confirmed performances at a number of festivals, including the Norman Music Festival in Norman, OK; the Beale Street Festival in Memphis, TN; and the Shaky Knees Fest in Atlanta, GA. The tour begins on March 18 in Santa Ana, CA before hitting up major cities on the west coast, including a March 21 show at the Fonda Theater in Los Angeles. The band are also playing shows in Chicago, Minneapolis, Canada, and others before shows on April 17 at Brooklyn’s Music Hall of Williamsburg and April 18 at New York City’s Webster Hall. For a full itinerary, please see below.

The Joy Formidable’s are touring in support of their latest album,Wolf’s Law, which was released in January via Canvasback Music / Atlantic Records. Wolf’s Lawis the second album from The Joy Formidable and the follow-up to their debut The Big Roar  Wolf’s Law was mixed by the legendary Andy Wallace (Jeff Buckley, Sonic Youth, Nirvana).

Tour Dates (New Dates in Bold)

3/18 Santa Ana, CA @ The Conservatory &

3/19 San Diego, CA @ Belly Up Tavern &

3/21 Los Angeles, CA @ Henry Fonda ^ &

3/22 San Francisco, CA @ The Filmmore ^ &

3/23 Sacramento, CA @ Ace of Spades ^ &

3/25 Portland, OR @ Wonder Ballroom ^ &

3/26 Vancouver, BC @ Venue Nightclub ^ &

3/27 Seattle, WA @ Neptune ^ &

3/29 Salt Lake City, UT @ Urban Lounge ^ &

3/30 Denver, CO @ Gothic Theatre ^ &

4/01 Sauget, IL @ Pop’s Nightclub ^ *

4/02 Chicago, IL @ Vic Theater ^ *

4/03 Minneapolis, MN @ First Avenue ^ *

4/05 Kansas City, MO @ Middle of The Map Festival

4/06 Columbus, OH @ LC Pavilion – SOLD OUT ^ *

4/07 Indianapolis, IN @ Vogue Theater ^ *

4/08 Lansing, MI @ The Loft * %

4/09 Milwaukee, WI @ Turner Hall Ballroom * %

4/12 Toronto, ON @ Phoenix Concert Theater # %

4/13 Montreal, QC @ Corona Theater # %

4/14 Albany, NY @ Upstate Music Hall # %

4/17 Brooklyn, NY @ Music Hall of Williamsburg – SOLD OUT $

4/18 New York, NY @ Webster Hall $ ~

4/19 Boston, MA @ House of Blues $ ~

4/20 Philadelphia, PA @ Union Transfer $ ~

4/21 Washington, DC @ 930 Club $ ~

4/23 Baltimore, MD @ Ottobar

4/24 Pittsburgh, PA @ Stage AE

4/26 Tulsa, OK @ The Vanguard Hall +

4/27 Norman, OK @ Norman Music Festival

4/29 Dallas, TX @ Tree’s +

4/30 Austin, TX @ Emo’s East +

5/01 Houston, TX @ Fitzgerald’s +

5/03 Memphis, TN @ Beale Street Music Fest

5/04 Atlanta, GA @ Shaky Knees Festival

5/05 Tampa, FL @ State Theater +

5/06 Orlando, FL @ The Social +

5/07 Ft. Lauderdale, FL @ Culture Room +

5/09 Charlotte, NC @ Visulite Theatre +

5/10 Wilmington, NC @ Brooklyn Art Center +

5/11 Richmond, VA @ The National +

6/8 Snowmass, CO @ Snowmass Mammoth Fest

6/9 Detroit, MI @ Orion Music Festival

6/21 Dover, DE @ Firefly Festival

7/7 Ottawa, ON @ Ottawa Blues Fest

7/13 Louisville, KY @ Forecastle Festival

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Team Spirit #

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Blood Red Shoes $

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IO Echo +

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