LOS ANGELES (CelebrityAccess) – Declan McKenna recently had a 16-date sold-out run in the US in 2022 and Thursday (March 9) he announced his next set of tour stops with the The Big Return tour of North America – hitting over 50 cities.
McKenna said he is, “buzzing to get this new era underway all across North America this year! We’ll be weaving in some new material on the tour that I’m more than ready to show everyone. Expect Big, Expect my Return.”
McKenna will hit the likes of Washington, DC, Nashville, Atlanta, NYC, Brooklyn, LA, and more between May and November. The tour kicks off May 25 at Montreal’s Corona Theatre and will feature support by Allie Crow Buckley, Eli Smart, and the Oracle Sisters.
Tickets go on sale to the general public on Friday (March 17) at 10 am local time. The artist presale starts Tuesday (March 14) at 10 am local time with the Spotify pre-sale beginning Wednesday (March 15).
McKenna has been in the studio working with producer Gianluca Buccellati in LA and his hometown of Brighton, UK on the follow-up to his last album, Zeros. The full tour itinerary is below.
Declan McKenna’s Big Return Tour Dates
Leg 1
Special Guest: Oracle Sisters
May 25 | Montreal, QC | Corona Theatre
May 27| Boston, MA |Boston Calling*
May 28 | Albany, NY | Empire Life
May 30 | Syracuse, NY | The Westcott Theater
May 31 | Buffalo, NY | Town Ballroom
Jun 01 | Pittsburgh, PA | Mr. Smalls Theatre
Jun 02 | Philadelphia, PA | Union Transfer
Jun 04 | Montclair, NJ | The Wellmont Theater
Jun 05 | Washington, DC | The Anthem
Jun 06 | Richmond, VA | The National
Jun 08 | Carrboro, NC | Cat’s Cradle
Jun 09 | Asheville, NC | The Orange Peel
Jun 11 | Knoxville, TN | The Mill & Mine
Jun 13 | Orlando, FL | The Beacham
Jun 14 | St. Petersburg, FL | Jannus Live
Jun 17 | Birmingham, AL | Zydeco
Jun 18 | Atlanta, GA | The Eastern
Jun 19 | Louisville, KY | Mercury Ballroom
Leg 2
Special guest: Eli Smart
Jul 11 | Toronto, ON | Danforth Music Hall
Jul 13|Ottawa, Ontario|Ottawa Bluesfest*
Jul 15 | South Burlington, VT | Higher Ground
Jul 17 | Portland, ME | State Theatre
Jul 18 | Providence, RI | Fete Music Hall
Jul 20 | Brooklyn, NY | Brooklyn Steel
Jul 21 | New York, NY | Webster Hall
Jul 22 | Harrisburg, PA | XL Live
Jul 25 | Cleveland, OH | Agora Ballroom
Jul 26 | Detroit, MI | The Majestic Theatre
Jul 28 | Cincinnati, OH | Bogart’s
Jul 29 | Indianapolis, IN | Deluxe at Old National Centre
Jul 30 | Nashville, TN | Brooklyn Bowl Nashville
Aug 01 | St. Louis, MO | Delmar Hall
Aug 25|Leeds, UK|Leeds Festival*
Aug 27|Reading, UK|Reading Festival*
Leg 3
Special guest: Allie Crow Buckley
Sep 27 | New Haven, CT | Toad’s Place
Oct 01 | Columbia, SC | The Senate
Oct 02 | Athens, GA | Georgia Theatre
Oct 03 | Chattanooga, TN | The Signal
Oct 05 | New Orleans, LA | Toulouse Theatre
Oct 16 | Albuquerque, NM | El Rey Theater
Oct 17 | Tempe, AZ | Marquee Theatre
Oct 19 | Denver, CO | Ogden Theatre
Oct 21 | Salt Lake City, UT | The Union
Oct 23 | Seattle, WA | Showbox SoDo
Oct 25 | Portland, OR | Roseland Theater
Oct 29 | Vancouver, BC | Commodore Ballroom
Oct 31 | Sacramento, CA | Ace of Spades
Nov 1 | Oakland, CA | Fox Theater
Nov 3 | Los Angeles, CA | The Novo
Nov 4 | Pomona, CA | The Fox Theater