After a sixty year career that produced thirty albums, countless tours, and an imprint on American protest culture, Joan Baez announced that on September 11th, she will embark on her final tour. The tour includes at least fifty dates set for the UK and Europe, and includes stops at New York’s Beacon Theatre and Nashville’s Ryman Auditorium.
Baez will use the tour to promote her new album, Whistle Down The Wind, of which she says she is “truly proud.” Every ticket purchased will include a digital download of the new album; tickets will be available on March 2nd.
Rolling Stone calls the new album “a moving reflection and summation of Baez’s life as a singer, musician and activist.” Surely, Baez’s career is a mainstay of America’s midcentury folk revival. She first gained notoriety during the 1959 Newport Folk Festival, after which she recorded her debut album, Joan Baez. Baez played and toured with Bob Dylan, and is often credited with jumpstarting the now-Nobel Laureate’s illustrious career, without reaping much benefit. Baez was an activist, Dylan was not; the two eventually split because of their diverging paths.
Regardless, Baez’s influence on American music and culture is unforgettable and rich; her new album is a musical exploration of her life.
JOAN BAEZ LIVE
September 11—Ithaca, NY—State Theatre
September 12—New Haven, CT—Shubert Theater
September 14 & 15—Boston, MA—The Wang Theatre
September 17—Montreal, QC—Place Des Arts Maison Symphonique
September 18—Toronto, ON—Roy Thomson Hall
September 21 & 22—New York, NY—Beacon Theatre
September 25—Red Bank, NJ—Count Basie Theatre
September 26—Philadelphia, PA—Verizon Hall @ Kimmel Center for the Performing
September 28—Washington, DC—Warner Theatre
September 29—Durham, NC—Durham Performing Arts Center
September 30—Nashville, TN—Ryman Auditorium
October 2—Ann Arbor, MI—Michigan Theater
October 3—Cleveland, OH—State Theatre
October 5—Chicago, IL—Chicago Theatre
October 6—Minneapolis, MN—State Theatre
October 24—Denver, CO—Paramount Theatre
October 25—Santa Fe, NM—The Lensic Performing Arts Center
October 27—Phoenix, AZ—Celebrity Theatre
October 28—Tucson, AZ—Fox Tucson Theatre
October 30—San Diego, CA—Humphreys Concerts
November 4—Seattle, WA—Benaroya Hall
November 5—Portland, OR—Revolution Hall
November 8—Eureka, CA—Arkely Center for the Performing Arts
November 10—Los Angeles, CA—Royce Hall
November 15—San Francisco, CA—The Masonic
November 17—Oakland, CA—Fox Theater Oakland
Photography Credit: Alyssa Fried
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