Grace Potter sets '16 tour dates for U.S., Down Under

photo: Rich Gastwirt

Grace Potter and her backing band the Magical Midnight Roadshow have announced the first leg of their 2016 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 and New Zealand.

Presale tickets are available to the fan club today at http://www.gracepotter.com/#tour. To sign up for presale access click MEMBERS. Tickets go on sale to the general public starting Nov. 13.

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Midnight was recorded and mixed 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, “You and Tequila,” and his 2015 hit, “Wild Child,” which also achieved #1 status on the (billboard) Country chart.

Tour dates:

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 – Memphis, TN @ Minglewood Hall
Jan. 15 – Birmingham, AL @ Iron City
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
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
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