The Marcus King Band today announced the first half of their El Dorado tour - 32 dates this winter across the USA, finishing at New York’s Beacon Theatre on December 21. Tickets on sale to the public on Friday September 13 at 10am local time with various pre-sales earlier in the week. More information here.
King is a Greenville, South Carolina native but recently relocated to Nashville. He’s not had much of a chance to settle in, as he’s barely been home. Since 2015 Marcus has toured endlessly with his group The Marcus King Band, performing over 140 live shows in the last calendar year. At 23 years old, young guitar hero Marcus King has already been performing live for 15 years - he has performed on The Late Show With Stephen Colbert, made his debut at The Grand Ole Opry and recently he joined Chris Stapleton on his US arena tour playing up to over 17k people at sold out shows.
Marcus says the inspiration for his live work ethic comes from the performers he admires, especially on the most recent tour, “Stapleton was an inspiration to watch. The amount of hard work and care that he puts into his show is powerful. I feel blessed to have joined him on the road and look forward to working with him and his team again.”
The Marcus King Band continue to sell out dates including a three-night run at Brooklyn Bowl earlier this year and The Marcus King Band Family Reunion, their very own festival, which will take place on September 27-28 2019 at Pisgah Brewing Company in North Carolina’s Blue Ridge Mountains. The lineup, curated by Marcus himself, includes Jason Isbell, Josh Ritter, Amanda Shires, Futurebirds, Los Coast and festival namesake The Marcus King Band performing two sets over the multi-day event.
King has earned rave reviews for his live kinetic musicianship with The Washington Post describing him as a “guitar phenom” alongside tastemaker media VICE/Noisey (“astounding and triumphant”), NPR (“tenacious and vulnerable”) and Rolling Stone Magazine who described him as an “electrifying rock performer.” King’s music is a contemporary genre-bending sonic exploration of classic rock, blues, R&B and country-soul. One of the most dynamic performers on the live circuit, The Marcus King Band is a blistering, versatile unit that has honed their synergy through endless touring. Though he’s known for face melting guitar solos, it’s King’s arresting powerhouse vocals that have quickly established him as one of the most soulful voices of his generation.
TOUR DATES
SEP 12 THU - Americanafest - Easy Eye Sound Get Down
SEP 12 THU - Americanafest - Musician's Corner
SEP 12 THU - Americanafest - Luck ShowboatNashville, TN, United States
SEP 14 SAT - Breckenridge Brewery - Littleton, CO, Littleton, CO, United States
SEP 20 FRI - Eric Clapton's Crossroads, Dallas, TX, United States
SEP 21 SAT - Eric Clapton's Crossroads, Dallas, TX, United States
SEP 22 SUN - Sea.Hear.Now, Asbury Park, NJ, United States
SEP 27 FRI - 3rd Annual Marcus King Band Family Reunion, Black Mountain, NC, United States
SEP 28 SAT - 3rd Annual Marcus King Band Family Reunion, Black Mountain, NC, United States
OCT 31 THU - Kansas City, MO - The Truman
NOV 1 FRI - Wichita, KS - Orpheum Theatre
NOV 2 SAT - Columbia, MO - The Blue Note
NOV 3 SUN - Omaha, NE - Slowdown
NOV 5 TUE - Fayetteville, AR - George's Majestic Lounge
NOV 7 THU - Birmingham, AL - Iron City
NOV 8 FRI - Mobile, AL - Soul Kitchen
NOV 9 SAT - Memphis, TN - Minglewood Hall
NOV 10 SUN - St. Louis, MO - The Pageant
NOV 12 TUE - Bloomington, IL - Castle Theatre
NOV 14 THU - Cincinatti, OH - Bogart's
NOV 15 FRI - Indianapolis, IN - The Vogue
NOV 16 SAT - Louisville, KY - Mercury Ballroom
NOV 17 SUN - Milwaukee, WI - Turner Hall
NOV 19 TUE - Grand Rapids, MI - The Intersection
NOV 21 THU - Iowa City, IA - The Englert Theatre
NOV 22 FRI - Minneapolis, MN - Varsity Theater
NOV 23 SAT - Madison, WI - Majestic Theatre
DEC 5 THU - Knoxville, TN - Bijou Theatre
DEC 6 FRI - Durham, NC - Carolina Theater
DEC 7 SAT - Pittsburgh, PA - Mr. Smalls Theatre
DEC 8 SUN - Washington DC - 9:30 Club
DEC 10 TUE - Philadelphia, PA - Theatre of Living Arts
DEC 12 THU - Detroit, MI - St. Andrew's Hall
DEC 13 FRI - Columbus, OH - Newport Music Hall
DEC 14 SAT - Chicago, IL - Thalia Hall
DEC 15 SUN - Chicago, IL - Thalia Hall
DEC 17 TUE - Cleveland, OH - House of Blues
DEC 18 WED - Toronto, ON - Danforth Music Hall
DEC 19 THU - Buffalo, NY - Town Ballroom
DEC 20 FRI - Northampton, MA - Calvin Theatre & Perf Arts Center
DEC 21 SAT - New York, NY - Beacon Theatre
JAN 7-12 - Jam Cruise 2020 - Marcus King solo, Miami, FL, United States
JAN 24-28 - Panic En La Playa Nueve, Puerto Alvaro Obregon, Mexico
APR 10-12 - Byron Bay Bluesfest. Tyagarah, Australia
