ANNOUNCES FIRST LEG OF THE 2016 MIDNIGHT TOUR

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“Midnight’s shift towards pop is nervy and refreshing… Potter retains enough bite to satisfy even diehard rock purists.” TIME

“…a successful artistic gambit…for those adventurous enough to follow her.” USA TODAY

“One of the greatest living voices in rock today has returned for a well-deserved moment in the spotlight.” SPIN

“..her first solo album Midnight, pop rock gets a real kick in the cherry-red pants….With its songs about sex and dancing, self-confidence and risk, Midnight is a mid-career turn for Potter that proves genuinely freeing.” NPR

Grace Potter and her backing band the Magical Midnight Roadshow have announced the first leg of their 2016 Midnight tour. Kicking off in January, the U.S. headlining dates will take the band across the country in support of Potter’s solo album, Midnight, released this past August. Potter will also travel to Australia to play the Byron Bay Bluesfest and New Zealand for the inaugural Auckland City Limits festival in March. Presale tickets will be available to the fan club Tuesday, November 10th at 10am ET/ 7am PT at http://www.gracepotter.com/#tour. To sign up for presale access click MEMBERS. Tickets go on sale to the general public starting Friday, November 13.

Heralded as one of today’s best live performers, Grace Potter has played every major music festival from Coachella and Lollapalooza to Bonnaroo and Rock in Rio. She’s had the honor of sharing the stage with artists such as The Rolling Stones, Robert Plant, the Allman Brothers, Neil Young, Mavis Staples, Kenny Chesney, The Flaming Lips, and The Roots to name just a few. At the invitation of The First Lady, Michelle Obama, and Conan O’Brien, Grace recently performed for the troops in Qatar (where she was joined on stage by the guitar-playing O’Brien). Through the years Grace has made it a priority to support her home state of Vermont and this past week was honored with the Governor’s Award for Excellence in the Arts, the state’s highest honor in the creative sector.

Watch / Listen: Grace Potter - "Empty Heart" https://youtu.be/ZPEE33a8ufA

Midnight was recorded and mixed at Barefoot Studios in Hollywood, CA, with producer Eric Valentine. The core studio band consisted of Potter and Valentine on most of the instruments, with Matt Burr on drums and percussion. In addition, members of Potter’s longtime band The Nocturnals: guitarists Scott Tournet and Benny Yurco and bassist Michael Libramento contributed to the sessions, as well as former tour-mates and friends singer-songwriter Rayland Baxter, Audra Mae, Noelle Skaggs of Fitz & the Tantrums, and Nick Oliveri of Queens of the Stone Age. Potter has released four studio albums through major label Hollywood Records: 2006’s Nothing But The Water, 2007’s This is Somewhere, 2010’s self-titled album and 2012’s The Lion The Beast The Beat, with the latter two both debuting Top 20 in the U.S. In 2010, Potter was featured on Kenny Chesney’s Grammy nominated, platinum-selling hit, “,” and his 2015 hit, “Wild Child,” which also achieved #1 status on the (billboard) Country chart.

Grace Potter tour dates are as follows:

2015 Dec. 2 – Englewood, NJ@ Bergen Performing Arts Center † Dec. 3 – Northampton, MA @ Calvin Theatre † Dec. 4 – Asbury Park, NJ @ Paramount Theatre † Dec. 5 – Ithaca, NY@ State Theatre † Dec. 6 – Buffalo, NY @ Town Ballroom † Dec. 8 – Concord, NH @ Capitol Center for the Arts † Dec. 10 – Huntington, NY @ The Paramount † Dec. 11 – Philadelphia, PA@ The Fillmore † Dec. 12 – New Haven, CT @ College Street Music Hall

† support act Oh Whitney

2016 Jan. 13 – Chattanooga, TN @ Track29 Jan. 14 – Birmingham, AL @ Iron City – **second show added Jan. 15 – Birmingham, AL @ Iron City – SOLD OUT Jan. 16 – Atlanta, GA @ The Tabernacle Jan. 17 – Miramar Beach, FL @ 30A Songwriters Festival* Jan. 20 – Roanoke, VA @ Berglund Center Jan. 21 – Washington, DC @ 9:30 Club - SOLD OUT Jan. 22 – Washington, DC @ 9:30 Club – SOLD OUT Jan. 23 – Washington, DC @ 9:30 Club - **third night added Jan. 24 – Wilmington, NC @ Humanity and Fine Arts Center Jan. 26 – Athens, GA @ Georgia Theatre Jan. 28 – Mobile, AL @ Saenger Theatre - Mobile Jan. 29 – Houston, TX @ House of Blues Jan. 30 – Austin, TX @ Austin City Limits Live at Moody Theatre Jan. 31 – San Antonio, TX @ Aztec Theatre Feb. 4 – Boulder, CO @ Boulder Theater Feb. 5 – Aspen, CO @ Belly Up Feb, 6 – Aspen, CO @ Belly Up Feb. 8 – Jackson Hole, WY @ Jackson Hole Center for the Arts – SOLD OUT Feb. 10 – Missoula, MT @ The Wilma Theatre Feb. 11 – Boise, ID @ Knitting Factory Feb. 12 – Portland, OR @ Roseland Theatre Feb. 13 – Seattle, WA @ Showbox March 4 – Okeechobee, FL @ Okeechobee Music and Arts Festival* March 19 – Auckland, NZ @ Auckland City Limits* March 25 –Tyagarah, AU @ Byron Bay Bluesfest* March 26 – Tyagarah, AU @ Byron Bay Bluesfest*

* Festival dates

More dates to be announced.

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