Marcus King 2024 Tour Announcement – Mood Swings Tour Schedule
Do you have the blues in you? Because Marcus King sure does! The Gen Z musician will soon kick off the “Mood Swings tour” in support of his third and latest album. Beginning on May 7th in Portland, OR, he’ll stop in 30+ cities including Denver, CO, Toronto, ON, and Milwaukee, WI, before concluding on October 12th in Philadelphia, PA.
Set for release on April 5th, Mood Swings is set to route King’s career in an entirely new direction. The Rick Rubin-produced album won’t paint him purely into the blues, Americana, or Southern rock boxes. Instead, he’ll be a one-man-show with all musical genres and a myriad of hits, both covers and originals, at his fingertips. Have you heard the first single, “F*** My Life Up Again?” It’s upfront, authentic, and only a portion of the gritty and grand new Marcus King songs coming our way.
“Musically, I think it does resists some of those stereotypes that have been put on me before, but I just want people to hear it for what it is,” King told Variety about Mood Swings. “Some of those categories can be a little bit restraining, because it kind of puts you in a smaller and smaller box. I’ve always just liked to play… or I’ve always just liked to say that I’m just an American musician — and now I’m an American artist, and that’s American/Republic,” he adds, referring to Rubin’s imprint. “So it’s perfect.”
As the title suggests, Mood Swings will focus heavily on King’s mental health, including heavy subjects such as drug use and broken relationships. While we got a taste of this lyrical honesty from the GRAMMY nominee on past singles, like “Goodbye Carolina,” “Rita Is Gone,” and “Wildflowers & Wine,” the 27-year-old is now armed with more resources to see these issues in a new light. He’s taking control of his health, one lyrical lesson and personal musical anecdote at a time, and you’ll hear them all on the new Marcus King tour and album.
“I think it is more of an evolved approach, in that, on the last records that you mentioned, I was kind of self-medicating — or maybe self-medicating on top of the wrong medication,” King says. “I wasn’t doing therapy consistently and I wasn’t treating my vessel, my temple, as well as I should have been, and I was suffering as a result of my own actions and as well as chemical imbalances that I was allowing to remain unchecked. So with a lot of the songs on previous records, I touched on some of my mental health issues, but I didn’t really have the self-awareness or the tools that I needed in order to heal myself.”
Of course, Blues fans will always have a place in their hearts and music collections for King’s last two albums — 2020’s El Dorado, which made it onto the Billboard 200, and 2022’s Young Blood. However, Mood Swings will mark a new era for the young artist. He can’t wait to debut these more mature and musically diverse songs on the road, and you shouldn’t wait to get your tickets for this Marcus King tour!
Marcus King 2024 Tour Dates
May 7 – 8, 2024 – Portland, OR – McMenamins Crystal Ballroom
May 10, 2024 – San Francisco, CA – The Masonic – San Francisco
May 11, 2024 – Reno, NV – Grand Sierra Theatre
May 14, 2024 – Los Angeles, CA – The Wiltern
May 15, 2024 – Phoenix, AZ – The Van Buren
May 17, 2024 – Salt Lake City, UT – The Complex – UT
May 18, 2024 – Denver, CO – Fillmore Auditorium Denver
May 25, 2024 – Council Bluffs, IA – Stir Cove at Harrahs Council Bluffs
May 26, 2024 – Green Bay, WI – EPIC Event Center
May 29, 2024 – St. Louis, MO – The Pageant
May 30, 2024 – Grand Rapids, MI – GLC Live at 20 Monroe
June 2, 2024 – Chicago, IL – The Salt Shed
June 4, 2024 – New Haven, CT – College Street Music Hall
June 8, 2024 – Syracuse, NY – Landmark Theatre Syracuse
June 10, 2024 – Morgantown, WV – Hazel Ruby McQuain Amphitheater
June 13 – July 13, 2024 – Albany, NY – Palace Theatre Albany
June 14, 2024 – Oklahoma City, OK – The Criterion OKC
June 16 – July 16, 2024 – Indianapolis, IN – Murat Egyptian Room at Old National Centre
June 20 – July 20, 2024 – Detroit, MI – The Fillmore Detroit
September 4, 2024 – Vancouver, BC – Orpheum Theatre – Vancouver
September 6, 2024 – Calgary, AB – Grey Eagle Resort and Casino
September 7, 2024 – Edmonton, AB – Midway – Edmonton
September 13, 2024 – Toronto, ON – Massey Hall – Allied Music Centre
September 14, 2024 – London, ON – London Music Hall – Ontario
September 17, 2024 – Columbus, OH – KEMBA LIVE!
September 19 – 20, 2024 – Washington DC, DC – Warner Theatre – Washington DC
September 21, 2024 – Raleigh, NC – The Ritz Raleigh
September 24, 2024 – Birmingham, AL – Avondale Brewing Company
September 26, 2024 – Milwaukee, WI – Riverside Theater – WI
September 28, 2024 – Madison, WI – The Sylvee
September 29, 2024 – Waukee, IA – Vibrant Music Hall
October 7, 2024 – Pittsburgh, PA – Roxian Theatre
October 9, 2024 – Portland, ME – State Theatre Portland
October 11, 2024 – Boston, MA – House of Blues Boston
October 12, 2024 – Philadelphia, PA – The Fillmore Philadelphia
Marcus King tickets are available on the secondary marketplace, TicketSales.com. Stay tuned for more announcements!
