Ruston Kelly. Photo: Alexa King.
Ruston Kelly will hit the road later this year on his just-announced Shape & Destroy North American tour, which will run from October 7 through November 21, supporting his recently-released album of the same name.
“We’ve been waiting as patiently as possible to tour this album and it’s finally time to do it,” says Kelly. “Lots of these songs were written on the road, in the back of the bus, backstage, in hotel rooms etc. The road is a large part of the energy in these songs. I think that’s a huge reason this tour will be so special, the anticipation and excitement is going to blow the roof off of every venue in every city.”
The 29-city tour will include stops in major markets throughout the U.S. and Canada including Phoenix, San Francisco, Portland, Austin, Louisville, and more. Kelly will also play two sold-out shows at the Ryman Auditorium in Nashville in November.
Kelly will be joined by singer-songwriter Margaret Glaspy, who will play at every show except opening night. On the first night of Kelly’s sold-out Ryman show, Ruston’s father, pedal steel player Tim “TK” Kelly will open the show with a set of his own music. Tickets go on sale to the general public on Friday, May 14 at 10 a.m. local time.
Shape & Destroy Tour Dates:
10/7 – Music Box, San Diego, CA
10/8 – Crescent Ballroom, Phoenix, AZ
10/9 – Ace Theatre, Los Angeles, CA
10/11 – The Fillmore, San Francisco, CA
10/14 – Wonder Ballroom, Portland, OR
10/15 – Biltmore Cabaret, Vancouver, BC
10/16 – Neumos, Seattle, WA
10/18 – The Depot, Salt Lake City, UT
10/20 – Summit, Denver, CO
10/22 – The Bronze Peacock at House of Blues, Houston, TX
10/23 – Mohawk, Austin, TX
10/24 – HiFi, Dallas, TX
10/26 – Knuckleheads, Kansas City, MO
10/27 – Delmar Hall, St. Louis, MO
10/29 – Shelter, Detroit, MI
10/30 – Vogue, Indianapolis, IN
11/3 – Mercury Ballroom, Louisville, KY
11/5 – Terminal West, Atlanta, GA
11/6 – Workplay, Birmingham, AL
11/7 – Ryman Auditorium, Nashville, TN
11/8 – Ryman Auditorium, Nashville, TN
11/10 – TBA, New York, NY
11/11 – Sixth & I, Washington, DC
11/12 – Theatre of Living Arts, Philadelphia, PA
11/13 – Paradise, Boston, MA
11/15 – Danforth Music Hall, Toronto, ON
11/18 – A&R Bar, Columbus, OH
11/19 – Turner Hall, Milwaukee, WI
11/20 – Thalia Hall, Chicago, IL
11/21 – Amsterdam, Minneapolis, MN
Hollabaugh, a staff writer at MusicRow magazine, has over 20 years of music business experience and has written for publications including American Profile, CMA Close Up, Nashville Arts And Entertainment, The Boot and Country Weekly. She has a Broadcast Journalism and Speech Communication degree from Texas Christian University, (go Horned Frogs), and welcomes your feedback or story ideas at lhollabaugh@musicrow.com.
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