FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE FEBRUARY 2017 JASON ISBELL AND THE 400 UNIT RETURN TO THE ROAD WITH EXTENSIVE SUMMER TOUR IN JUNE AND JULY ISBELL FINISHING FOLLOW UP TO GRAMMY AWARD WINNING ALBUM SOMETHING MORE THAN FREE Nashville, TN – Grammy Award winning singer/songwriter/guitarist Jason Isbell and his stellar band the 400 Unit have announced the first leg of an extensive US summer tour starting on June 17 in Asheville, NC. Isbell and company will headline major venues, some for the first time including the Merriweather Post Pavilion in Columbia, MD and the PNC Pavilion in Cincinnati, OH. Following two triumphant sold-out nights at New York’s Beacon Theatre in 2016, the group will return to the famed venue for a three-night stand June 22-24, along with a three- night stand at Austin’s ACL Live at the Moody Theatre July 14-16. See full list of US and European tour dates below. Isbell is putting the final touches on his highly anticipated follow up to 2015’s two- time Grammy Award winning album Something More Than Free. Isbell recorded the album at the legendary RCA Studio A in Nashville with Grammy Award- winner Dave Cobb returning as producer. Cobb produced Something More Than Free and Isbell’s acclaimed breakthrough album Southeastern (2013). The new, yet-to-be-titled collection will officially be the first Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit album since 2011’s critically acclaimed Here We Rest. The mighty 400 Unit is: Derry deBorja (keyboards), Chad Gamble (drums), Jimbo Hart (bass) and Sadler Vaden (guitar). Look for the announcement of the spring/summer release soon. Isbell recently posted this Teaser Clip on his Twitter. For Record Store Day on April 22, Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit will release the special vinyl only Live from Welcome To 1979. The album features six songs, with five covers, performed live at Welcome To 1979 studio in Nashville and recorded directly onto lacquer. The tracks include The Rolling Stones’ “Can’t You Hear Me Knocking” and ‘Sway”, John Prine’s “Storm Windows”, Candi Staton’s “Heart On A String”, Bruce Springsteen’s “Atlantic City” and Isbell’s own “Never Gonna Change”. For press information about Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit, please contact Jim Flammia [email protected] or Michelle Steele [email protected] at All Eyes Media (615) 227-2770 Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit ~ 2017 US Summer Dates June 17 – Asheville, NC – Thomas Wolfe Auditorium # June 18 – Raleigh, NC – North Carolina Museum of Art # June 19 – Philadelphia, PA – The Fillmore Philadelphia # June 22 – New York, NY – Beacon Theatre # June 23 – New York, NY – Beacon Theatre + June 24 – New York, NY – Beacon Theatre + June 26 – New Haven, CT – College Street Music Hall + June 27 – Boston, MA – Blue Hills Bank Pavilion + June 29 – Canandaigua, NY – Marvin Sands Performing Arts Center > June 30 – Columbia, MD – Merriweather Post Pavilion + July 1 – Cincinnati, OH – PNC Pavilion at Riverbend Music + July 2 – Huber Heights, OH – Rose Music Center at the Heights + July 5 – Omaha, NE – Sumtur Amphitheatre + July 7 – St. Paul, MN – The Palace Theatre + July 11 – Sioux Falls, SD – The Washington Pavilion + July 12 – St. Louis, MO – Peabody Opera House + July 14 – Austin, TX – ACL Live at the Moody Theater + July 15 – Austin, TX – ACL Live at the Moody Theater # July 16 – Austin, TX – ACL Live at the Moody Theater # July 18 – Houston, TX – Revention Music Center # July 19 – Jackson, MS – Thalia Mara Hall # July 21 – Miami Beach, FL – The Fillmore * July 22 – St. Augustine, FL – St. Augustine Amphitheatre * July 23 – North Charleston, SC – North Charleston Coliseum * September 7 – Morrison, CO – Red Rocks Amphitheatre Support: # Amanda Shires / + Mountain Goats / > Iron & Wine / * Strand of Oaks 2017 European Dates October 25 – Manchester, UK – Albert Hall October 26 – Glasgow, UK – O2 ABC October 27 – Dublin, Ireland – Olympia Theatre October 29 – Brighton, UK – Brighton Dome October 30 – London, UK – Roundhouse October 31 – Birmingham, UK – Symphony Hall November 2 – Paris, France – Le Café de la Danse November 3 – Brussels, Belgium – Ancienne Belgique November 6 – Amsterdam, Netherlands – Paradiso November 7 – Hamburg, Germany – Uebel & Gefährlich November 8 – Berlin, Germany – Columbia Theater November 10 – Oslo, Norway – Sentrum Scene November 12 – Stockholm, Sweden – Münchenbryggeriet November 14 – Copenhagen, Denmark – DR Concert Hall Tift Merritt supports all European dates Stay up to date on more dates and announcements by following Jason on Twitter @jasonisbell or visiting http://www.jasonisbell.com .