“Combine the sounds of Otis Redding, Wilson Pickett, and Aretha Franklin and you've got Jason Isbell, a 28-year-old reviving Southern musical history." -ESQUIRE
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Jason Isbell and The 400 Unit announce their first tour in support of their new self-titled album (Release date: February 17, 2009 on Lightning Rod Records). Presented by Paste Magazine, the tour will begin in Birmingham, AL on February 12 and continue through the band's mid-March SXSW showcase in Austin, TX. Benji Hughes, Deer Tick, and Sons of Roswell will support select dates.
Fans can pre-order concert tickets through Front Gate Tickets from now until December 19. Pre-order ticket buyers will also receive a one-year subscription to Paste Magazine and an MP3 of “Seven-Mile Island" from the new album.
PRE-ORDER LINK: jasonisbell.frontgatetickets.com
TOUR DATES:
12.26 Crossroads Huntsville, Alabama
12.27 Rhythm and Brews Chattanooga
12.31 2008 The Music Farm w/ The Explorers Club Charleston, South Carolina
01.02 Sky City Augusta, Georgia
01.03 The Hummingbird Macon, Georgia
01.04 The Strutting Duck Auburn, Alabama
01.16 Summit City Whitesburg, Kentucky
01.17 123 Pleasant Street Morgantown, West Virginia
02.12 Workplay Birmingham, Alabama
02.14 Shoals Theater Florence, Alabama
02.14 Shoals Theater Florence, Alabama
02.17 Georgia Theater Athens, Georgia
02.18 The Earl Atlanta, Georgia
02.20 Lincoln Theater Raleigh, North Carolina
02.21 The National Richmond, Virginia
02.22 The Pub Harrisonburg, Virginia
02.24 TT the Bears Boston, Massachusetts
02.26 Bowery Ballroom New York, New York
02.27 World Cafe Live Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
02.28 Club Cafe Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
03.01 9:30 Club DC, Washington DC
03.02 Beachland Ballroom Cleveland, Ohio
03.04 Horsehoe Tavern Toronto, Ontario
03.05 Mohawk Place Buffalo, New York
03.06 The Rumba Cafe Columbus, Ohio
03.07 Southgate House Cincinnati, Ohio
03.08 Orange Peel Asheville, North Carolina
03.13 Headliner's Louisville, Kentucky
03.14 The Mercy Lounge Nashville, Tennessee
Sons of Roswell support 2.12 and 2.14
Benji Hughes supports 2.17-2.22 and 3.8
Deer Tick supports 2.24, 2.27-3.14
