Today, the Marcus King Band have unveiled a first taste of new music with the track ‘Honky Tonk Hell’ out now via American Records/Republic Records.
Listen/share the song – here.
“‘Honky Tonk Hell’ is an anthem for anyone out there like myself who have struggled with the permanence of sobriety – those who fear the thought they will never again howl at the moon,” King says, “This song for me serves as a reminder to take it all one day at a time.”
The beloved Marcus King Band Family Reunion music festival will return for its ninth instalment this summer, taking place in Charleston, SC for the first time ever. Over the course of two days—August 23rd and 24th— the festival will see performances by the Marcus King Band, Jamey Johnson, Stephen Wilson Jr., Molly Tuttle and more. Tickets and more information are here.
This year finds King hitting the road with Chris Stapleton, Cody Johnson and Eric Church. Complete list of dates below. He will also be performing at CMA Fest in Nashville on June 6th.
Greenville, South Carolina-born, Nashville-based Marcus King started performing alongside his blues guitarist father when he was just eight years old. He made his solo debut with ‘El Dorado‘ (2020), produced by Dan Auerbach of The Black Keys. The album was met with widespread acclaim, with the Associated Press calling it “a definite high point of 2020.” It went on to earn King his landmark Grammy nomination for Best Americana Album at the 63rd Annual Grammy Awards.
He followed up the success of ‘El Dorado‘ with Young Blood (2022), also produced by Auerbach. His second album debuted at #1 on Billboard’s Top Blues Albums Chart, describing it as a “staggeringly confident work.” Last year King returned with his third album, ‘Mood Swings‘, produced by Rick Rubin, of which Rolling Stone describes, “he…goes for something much more daring, vulnerable, and openhearted.”
US Tour Dates:
May 9th—Grand Junction, CO—Avalon Theater
May 10th—Morrison, CO—Red Rocks Amphitheatre*
May 11th—Wichita, KS—The Cotillion Ballroom
June 6th—Nashville, TN—CMA Fest
June 12th—Manchester, TN—Bonnaroo
June 13th—La Grange, KY—Showbarn Sessions
August 1st—Mammoth Lakes, CA—Mammoth Festival of Beers and Bluesapalooza
August 14th—Park City, UT—Park City Song Summit
August 15th—West Valley City, UT—Utah First Credit Union Amphitheatre†
August 16th—West Valley City, UT—Utah First Credit Union Amphitheatre†
August 23rd—Charleston, SC—Marcus King Band Family Reunion Festival
August 24th—Charleston, SC—Marcus King Band Family Reunion Festival
August 31st—Aspen, CO—Jazz Aspen Snowmass Festival
September 5th—Madison, IN—Unbroken Circle Festival At Bicentennial Park
September 12th—Lincoln, NE—Pinnacle Bank Arena‡
September 15th-21st—Seattle, WA—Keeping The Blues Alive at Sea Alaska
September 25th—Green Bay, WI—Resch Center§
September 26th—Milwaukee, WI—Fiserv Forum§
September 27th-28th—St. Louis, MO—Evolution Festival
October 2nd—Detroit, MI—Little Caesars Arena§
October 3rd—Lexington, KY—Rupp Arena§
October 9th—Indianapolis, IN—Gainbridge Fieldhouse§
October 10th—Grand Rapids, MI—Van Andel Arena§
October 11th—Cleveland, OH—Rocket Arena§
October 25th—Birmingham, AL—Legacy Arena at The BJCC‡
*with Kaleo
†with Chris Stapleton
‡with Cody Johnson
§with Eric Church
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