Some may be stunned to listen to it, however anybody who’s seen Mary Chapin Carpenter carry out lately will attest that she’s nice dwell, and hasn’t slipped an inch from her industrial heyday within the ’90s.
She may be regarded simply as a lot as a folks artist today as a rustic one. However again within the day when nation was all about Garth Brooks, Clint Black, and Brooks & Dunn, Carpenter was maintaining with the blokes by minting radio hits, promoting hundreds of thousands of data, and allegedly turning down passes from Dwight Yoakam. She brings that very same spark and fireplace, together with rousing renditions of her traditional hits and extra up to date songs to the stage.
In the meantime Brandy Clark is likely one of the most critically-acclaimed performers and songwriters from the mainstream world, who additionally has discovered an entire mess of followers within the Americana and unbiased nation realm as properly. She’s carried out Grammy-winning songs, written CMA Awards winners, and even has a Tony nomination for her current musical Shucked, impressed by Hee-Haw.
Each of those proficient girls can be hitting the highway collectively in 2025 and packing out theaters on a joint tour. They didn’t give it a snazzy title, so simply permit me to coin it the “Kickass Girls of Nation Tour,” and don’t kick your self for lacking it if it occurs to be rolling by means of your city.
Pre-sale tickets went dwell Tuesday (2-11) (Code: MCC25). Full tickets go on sale this Friday, February 14th at 10AM Native Time. Tickets can be found at marychapincarpenter.com/tour.
Brandy Clark / Mary Chapin Carpenter Tour Dates:
June 9 – Portland, OR – Revolution Corridor
June 10 – Seattle, WA – Benaroya Corridor
June 11 – Eugene, OR – Hult Heart
June 13 – Napa, CA – Uptown Theatre
June 14 – Saratoga, CA – Mountain Vineyard
June 16 – Santa Barbara, CA – Lobero Theatre
June 19 – San Diego, CA – Humphreys
June 20 – Los Angeles, CA – Wilshire Ebell Theatre
June 21 – Tucson, AZ – Fox Theatre
June 22 – Scottsdale, AZ – Scottsdale Performing Arts Heart
June 25 – Denver, CO – Botanic Gardens
June 26 – Colorado Springs, CO – Pikes Peak Performing Arts Heart
June 27 – Steamboat Springs, CO – Strings Music Pavilion
June 28 – Fort Collins, CO – Venue TBA
August 1 – Portland, ME – State Theatre
August 2 – Laconia, NH – Colonial Theatre
August 3 – Nashua, NH – Nashua Heart for the Arts
August 6 – Toronto, ON – Massey Corridor
August 7 – Grand Rapids, MI – Venue TBA
August 8 – Chautauqua, NY – Chautauqua Amphitheater
August 9 – Poughkeepsie, NY – Bardavon
August 10 – Northampton, MA – Academy of Music
August 12 – Ridgefield, CT – Ridgefield Playhouse
August 13 – Ridgefield, CT – Ridgefield Playhouse
August 14 – Kennett Sq., PA – Venue TBA
August 15 – Richmond, VA – The Nationwide
August 16 – Vienna, VA – Wolf Lure
September 25 – Medford, MA – Chevalier Theatre
September 26 – Rutland, VT – Paramount Theatre
September 27 – New York, NY – City Corridor
September 28 – Princeton, NJ – McCarter Theatre
September 30 – Charleston, SC – Charleston Music Corridor
October 1 – Durham, NC – Durham Performing Arts Heart
October 2 – Nashville, TN – Ryman Auditorium
October 3 – Chattanooga, TN – Walker Theatre
October 4 – Charlotte, NC – Knight Theater
October 5 – Knoxville, TN – Bijou Theatre
October 7 – Akron, OH – Goodyear Theater
October 8 – Ann Arbor, MI – Michigan Theater
October 9 – Evanston, IL – Cahn Auditorium
October 10 – Madison, WI – The Orpheum
October 11 – Minneapolis, MN – Orpheum Theatre