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Carpenter, Clark join forces

Monday, February 10, 2025 – Mary Chapin Carpenter and Brandy Clark will join forces for a tour kicking off this summer.

The run, which starts June 9 in Portland, Ore. includes stops at New York's Town Hall, Nashville's Ryman Auditorium, Los Angeles' Wilshire Ebell Theatre, Seattle's Benaroya Hall, Denver's Botanic Gardens, Minneapolis' Orpheum Theatre and Vienna, Va.'s Wolf Trap.

In January, Carpenter released the album "Looking For The Thread," a collaborative recording with Scottish singer-songwriters Karine Polwart and Julie Fowlis. Carpenter also has a new album set for early summer release.

Clark won Best Americana Performance at the 66th Grammy Awards and Song of the Year at the 2024 Americana Honors & Awards with her song, "Dear Insecurity," featuring winner Brandi Carlile. Clark wrote the music for the hit musical "Shucked."

Tour dates are:
June 9—Portland, OR—Revolution Hall
June 10—Seattle, WA—Benaroya Hall
June 11—Eugene, OR—Hult Center
June 13—Napa, CA—Uptown Theatre
June 14—Saratoga, CA—Mountain Winery
June 16—Santa Barbara, CA—Lobero Theatre
June 19—San Diego, CA—Humphreys
June 20—Los Angeles, CA—Wilshire Ebell Theatre
June 21—Tucson, AZ—Fox Theatre
June 22—Scottsdale, AZ—Scottsdale Performing Arts Center
June 25—Denver, CO—Botanic Gardens
June 26—Colorado Springs, CO—Pikes Peak Performing Arts Center
June 27—Steamboat Springs, CO—Strings Music Pavilion
June 28—Fort Collins, CO—Venue TBA
July 29—Brownfield, ME—Stone Mountain Arts Center*
July 30—Brownfield, ME—Stone Mountain Arts Center*
Aug. 1—Portland, ME—State Theatre
Aug. 2—Laconia, NH—Colonial Theatre
Aug. 3—Nashua, NH—Nashua Center for the Arts
Aug. 6—Toronto, ON—Massey Hall
Aug. 7—Grand Rapids, MI—Venue TBA
Aug. 8— Chautauqua, NY— Chautauqua Amphitheater
Aug. 9—Poughkeepsie, NY—Bardavon
Aug. 10—Northampton, MA—Academy of Music
Aug. 12-13—Ridgefield, CT—Ridgefield Playhouse
Aug. 14—Kennett Square, PA—Venue TBA
Aug. 15—Richmond, VA—The National
Aug. 16—Vienna, VA—Wolf Trap
Sept. 12—Louisville, KY—Bourbon & Beyond Festival*
Sept. 25—Medford, MA—Chevalier Theatre
Sept. 26—Rutland, VT—Paramount Theatre
Sept. 27—New York, NY—Town Hall
Sept. 28—Princeton, NJ—McCarter Theatre
Sept. 30—Charleston, SC—Charleston Music Hall
Oct. 1—Durham, NC—Durham Performing Arts Center
Oct. 2—Nashville, TN—Ryman Auditorium
Oct. 3—Chattanooga, TN—Walker Theatre
Oct. 4—Charlotte, NC—Knight Theater
Oct. 5—Knoxville, TN—Bijou Theatre
Oct. 7—Akron, OH—Goodyear Theater
Oct. 8—Ann Arbor, MI—Michigan Theater
Oct. 9—Evanston, IL—Cahn Auditorium
Oct. 10—Madison, WI—The Orpheum
Oct. 11—Minneapolis, MN—Orpheum Theatre
* Mary Chapin Carpenter only

Tickets for the majority of shows will be available for pre-sale starting tomorrow at 10 a.m. local time with general on-sale following Friday at 10 a.m. local time.


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