Grace Potter Headlines Bonnaroo Buzz Tour

Grace Potter & the Nocturnals have been chosen to headline the inaugural Bonnaroo Buzz Tour.  Support acts include fellow Bonnaroo acts Futurebirds and Gary Clark Jr.  The band, who proved their mettle as road warriors soon after forming at St Lawrence University, have kicked it up a notch following the release of their highly praised self-titled album last June.  Powering through a nonstop run of sold-out North American tour dates and TV appearances, their kinetic, captivating performances have brought the band increasing momentum and critical acclaim from around the country.

 

The latest single "Paris (Ooh La La)" is quickly rising on the Hot AC charts, while a performance on Conan two weeks ago generated sales jumps of 26% on the album and 36% on the single. That appearance followed Grace's featured slot on Carson Daly's "Women Who Rock" week, along with Florence + the Machine and Lykke Li.

 

Coming up next will be an April concert as part of the Emmy-nominated music series Live From the Artists Den—filmed at sunset in Manhattan's Bryant Park—which will air repeatedly throughout the summer (check local listings or www.artistsden.com). A live performance of "Paris (Ooh La La)" is featured on the just-released digital album Live From the Artists Den: Season 3, also containing tracks from the likes of Elvis Costello, Robert Plant and Ray LaMontagne http://www.facebook.com/artistsden 

 

GPN are not about to slow down now, with a full touring schedule stretching deep into 2011. They're headlining the first-ever Bonnaroo Buzz tour, presented by Stubhub! kicking off May 17 culminating on June 10 with the band's return to the Bonnaroo Festival, where they'll share the main stage with a stellar lineup that also includes The Decemberists, My Morning Jacket and Arcade Fire. Later this summer, Grace will perform solo with Stevie Wonder and Janelle Monáe at the Hollywood Bowl on July 24.

 

Upcoming GPN tour includes dates with the Avett Brothers and Ben Harper. More dates to be announced. (Festival performances are denoted with asterisks.)

 

April 9	Charlotte, NC	Bojangles Coliseum	SOLD OUT -   w/ Avett Brothers
*April 15	Vail, Co	Spring Back To Vail
May 17	Asbury Park, NJ	Stone Pony	Bonnaroo Buzz Tour
May 18	Baltimore, MD	Rams Head Live	Bonnaroo Buzz Tour
*May 20	Gulf Shore, AL	The Hangout Festival
May 21	Oxford, MS	Lyric Oxford	Bonnaroo Buzz Tour
May 22	Little Rock, AR	Revolution Music Room	Bonnaroo Buzz Tour
May 24	Louisville, KY	Headliners Music Hall	Bonnaroo Buzz Tour
May 27	Knoxville, TN	Tennessee Theatre	Bonnaroo Buzz Tour
May 28	Myrtle Beach, SC	House of Blues	Bonnaroo Buzz Tour
May 29	Raleigh, NC	Lincoln Theatre	Bonnaroo Buzz Tour
May 30	Macon, GA	Cox Capitol Theatre	Bonnaroo Buzz Tour
*June 2	Ozark, AR	Wakarusa Festival
June 3	Chicago, IL	House of Blues	Jim Beam Live Music Series
June 4	Cleveland, OH	House of Blues	Bonnaroo Buzz Tour
*June 5	Hunter, NY	Mountain Jam Festival
June 8	Charlottesville, VA	Jefferson Theatre	Bonnaroo Buzz Tour
June 9	Charleston, WV	Clay Center	Bonnaroo Buzz Tour
*June 10	Manchester, TN	Bonnaroo Music Festival
*June 11	Santa Rosa, CA	Harmony Festival
*June 26	Atlantic City, NJ	Dave Matthews Band Caravan – Bader Airfield
July 1	Las Vegas, NV	The Sandbar at Red Rock Resort
*July 2	Sioux City, IA	Saturday In The Park
*July 3	Des Moines, IA	80/35 Music Festival
July 5	Toronto, ON	The Sound Academy	w/ Ben Harper
July 7	Indianapolis, IN	Egyptian Room
July 8	Kansas City, MO	Crossroads
July 9	Morrison, CO	Red Rocks Amphitheatre	w/ Avett Brothers
*July 15	Alta, WY	Grand Targhee Festival
July 16	Salt Lake City, UT	Gallivan Center
July 24	Los Angeles, CA	Hollywood Bowl	Potter solo w/ Steve Wonder, Janelle Monáe
*July 30	Floyd, VA	FloydFest
Aug. 20	Boston, MA	Bank of America Pavilion

 

* festival dates

More dates to be announced.