The National will hit the road this summer for their first North American tour since 2019. Consisting of both festival appearances and headlining tour dates, the trek spans July 15 – September 25. Japanese Breakfast, Lucy Dacus and Bartees Strange each support at select shows.
“We are excited to finally share our full tour itinerary for summer 2022,” The National said in a statement. “The last couple years have given us ample time for reflection and rejuvenation.”
After touring Europe in May and June, The National launches the North American leg with appearances at the Pitchfork Festival in Chicago on July 15 and the Ottawa Bluesfest on July 17. Concerts in Shelburne, Vermont (July 19); Cooperstown, New York (July 20) and Portland, Maine (July 21) come before the band’s performance at the Newport Folk Festival in Newport, Rhode Island on July 22.
The August portion of the trek includes headlining dates in Calgary (August 7); Missoula, Montana (August 8); Ogden, Utah (August 9) and Dillon, Colorado (August 10) amid festival appearances. A month later and after a return to the UK, The National will perform at the iconic Red Rocks Amphitheatre near Denver on September 12. From there the group will make stops in Kansas City (September 13); Minneapolis (September 14); Milwaukee (September 16); Maryland Heights, Missouri (September 17); Indianapolis (September 18); Pittsburgh (September 19); Boston (September 22) and Harrisburg, Pennsylvania (September 24) before playing the inaugural Sound On Sound Festival in Bridgeport, Connecticut on September 25.
Tickets will be available to the general public starting at 10 a.m. local venue time on Friday, April 1. Find links to purchase tickets for the excursion below:
