FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE APRIL 2018 JASON ISBELL AND THE 400 UNIT ANNOUNCE 2018 SUMMER TOUR DATES IN SUPPORT OF THE GRAMMY WINNING ALBUM THE NASHVILLE SOUND SPECIAL LIVE STREAM OF THE BAND’S PERFORMANCE IN ORLANDO, FL WILL AIR ON APRIL 18 AT 9:00PM EST “...Jason Isbell has gained a passionate following as a triple threat: he's a gifted songwriter, with an angelic voice, and a killer guitar player.” – Time Magazine Nashville, TN – Four-time Grammy Award winner Jason Isbell and his longtime band the 400 Unit have announced new Summer 2018 tour dates bringing them to the West Coast through August and September. Acclaimed singer-songwriter Aimee Mann has been tapped as support for most of the dates. See full list below. Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit recently took home two Grammy awards for Best Americana Album for their celebrated album The Nashville Sound and Best American Roots Song for the gorgeous “If We Were Vampires”. The album has received tremendous support from the press, garnering high praise that includes NPR Music, Associated Press, Rolling Stone and Noisey as well as extensive coverage from Men’s Journal, GQ, Vanity Fair, Entertainment Weekly and more. Isbell was recently featured in The New York Times Magazine and is on the current cover of Fretboard Journal. The independent album, released on Isbell’s own Southeastern Records, has gone on to sell over 150,000 copies. Jason Isbell has established a reputation for being one of his generation’s finest songwriters. Together with his mighty band the 400 Unit, which features Derry deBorja (keyboards), Chad Gamble (drums), Jimbo Hart (bass), Sadler Vaden (guitar) and Amanda Shires (fiddle), they have become one of the strongest live acts on the road today. The band continues to pack houses all over the U.S. and abroad, including 6 sold- out nights at the historic Ryman Auditorium last fall. In the last year, national television performances have included The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, Jimmy Kimmel Live and Austin City Limits, with featured segments on CBS This Morning, PBS Newshour, The Daily Show with Trevor Noah and more. Recently the group performed an NPR Tiny Desk Concert (View HERE). Watch a free internet stream of Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit’s performance at The Walt Disney Theater at The Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts in Orlando, FL on Wednesday, April 18 at 9:00pm EST via www.jasonisbell.com. 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 SUmmer 2018 ToUr Dates *August 24 – September 28 will go on sale April 20 at 10am local time July 5 – MilwaUkee, WI – Summerfest July 6 – Minneapolis, MN – Basilica Block Party July 7 – SioUx CiTY, IA – Saturday In The Park July 13 – Bonner Springs, KS – Americana Kansas City July 14 – Birmingham, AL – Sloss Music & Arts Festival July 15 – Louisville, KY – Forecastle Festival July 17 – Huber HeighTs, OH – Rose Music Center @@ July 18 – CincinnaTi, OH – PNC Pavilion @@ July 20 – CanandaigUa, NY – Marvin Sands Performing Arts Center // July 21 – PorTland, ME – Thompson’s Point // July 22 – Gilford, NH – Bank Of New Hampshire Pavilion // July 24 – Vienna, VA – Wolf Trap @@ July 25 – Cleveland, OH – Jacob’s Pavilion >> July 27 – NewporT, RI – Newport Folk Festival July 28 – FloYd, VA – FloydFest August 24-25 – AusTin, TX – Bass Hall ** August 26 – AusTin, TX – Bass Hall $$ August 28 – Phoenix, AZ – Symphony Hall ^^ August 30 – BerkeleY, CA – Greek Theatre %% August 31 – Los Angeles, CA – Greek Theatre %% September 1 – San Diego, CA – Jacobs Music Center's Copley Symphony Hall %% September 4 – SalT Lake CiTY, UT – Eccles Theater %% September 6 – Redmond, WA – Marymoor Park %% September 7 – PorTland, OR – Oregon Zoo Amphitheater %% September 10 – St. LoUis, MO – Peabody Opera House ## September 13 – Peoria, IL – Peoria Civic Center Theater ## September 14 – Chicago, IL – Auditorium Theatre September 15 – Indianapolis, IN – Lawn @ White River $$ September 23 – CharloTTe, NC – Charlotte Metro Credit Union Amphitheatre September 28 – CarY, NC – Koka Booth Amphitheatre @@ - Hiss Golden Messenger // - Brandi Carlile >> - Aaron Lee Tasjan ** - Marie LepanTo $$ - John Moreland ^^ - Amanda Shires %% - Aimee Mann ## - CommUnisT DaUghTer For remaining spring ToUr daTes and ticket information go to www.jasonisbell.com. .