New York, NY (Top40 Charts) Coming off an action-packed week including a sold out performance at the esteemed Apollo theater, the day has finally arrived-Ryan Adams' Prisoner has been released, free to be yours and now available at your local record store or your other preferred method: https://ryanadams.lnk.to/Prisoner
Reviews are already abuzz with some of the highest accolades of Ryan's career:
"Genius…the best thing he's put out in a decade."—NEW YORK MAGAZINE
"Personal and urgent…close to the magnum opus of his dreams."—ROLLING STONE
"surprising melodies with brilliant arrangements and affecting, urgent lyrics… a craftsman who turns just about everything he touches into gold… a songwriter at the peak of his evocative power"—TOP40 CHARTS.com
"the poet laureate of unadulterated heartbreak, a master chronicler of the endless shapes and colors of romantic pain…quite possibly his finest record of the past decade."—ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY
"a stunning scrapbook that captures heartbreak in an intimate array of snapshots, a collection that marks his most accomplished record since Heartbreaker."—CONSEQUENCE OF SOUND
In honor of the momentous day, Ryan will be stopping by The
Tonight Show Starring
Jimmy Fallon to celebrate the release with a performance backed by his trusty band…not to mention a special glimpse at the highly sought-after Prisoner: END OF WORLD Edition box set (which you can still get here for a limited time: https://smarturl.it/paxamstore). Be sure to tune in tonight!
Ryan is also pleased to announce that he has teamed up with Beats 1 for his own show, The Midnight Wave, which will debut at midnight PST on February 19th and air every other week. To tune in, head on over to https://apple.co/Beats1OnAir. Get a sneak peek at what's in store via this preview clip.
With the Prisoner tour-kick off quickly approaching, tour dates are cropping up faster than you can say…well, you get it. Ryan and the band have confirmed a slew of new shows, including stops at New York's Beacon Theatre, Washington D.C.'s Merriweather Post Pavilion, The Greek Theatres (in both
Berkeley and Los Angeles) and Red Rocks in Morrison, Colorado—plus MORE. Pre-sale for the newly added dates (in bold) begins Wednesday, February 22nd at 9am local time, while general on-sale begins Friday, February 24th at 10am local time EXCEPT for Milwaukee, which will begin at 12pm local time on those pre-sale and general on-sale dates.
See below for all confirmed tour dates.
BR>PRISONER TOUR 2017
New dates in bold
2/20/17 - Long Beach, CA - Fingerprints
Music (In-Store Performance)
2/22/17 - Los Angeles, CA - Amoeba Records (In-Store Performance)
3/5/17 - Richmond, VA - The
National +
3/6/17 - Richmond, VA - The
National +
3/8/17 - Columbia, SC - Township Auditorium +
3/9/17 - North Charleston, SC - North Charleston Performing Arts Center +
3/10/17 - Ft. Lauderdale, FL - The Parker Playhouse +
3/12/17 - Tampa, FL - Gasparilla
Music Festival
3/14/17 - New Orleans, LA - Orpheum Theater +
5/3/17 - New York, NY - Beacon Theatre
5/7/17 - Portland, ME -
State Theatre
5/9/17 - Toronto, ON - Massey Hall
5/10/17 - Boston, MA - Blue Hills Bank Pavilion ++
5/12/17 - Columbia, MD - Merriweather Post Pavilion ++
5/14/17 - Atlanta, GA - Shaky Knees
Music Festival
5/20/17 - Auckland, NZ - Civic Theatre
5/23/17 - Brisbane, AU - The Tivoli
5/26/17 - Melbourne, AU -
Margaret Court Arena
5/27/17 - Sydney, AU - Hordern Pavilion
6/1/17 -
Santa Barbara, CA - Granada Theater
6/2/17 - Berkeley, CA - Greek Theatre
6/3/17 - Los Angeles, CA - Greek Theatre
6/18 - Salt Lake City, UT - Eccles Theater
6/20/17 - Morrison, CO - Red Rocks Amphitheatre
6/22/17 - Calgary, AB - Jubilee
6/23/17 - Edmonton, AB - Jubilee
6/25/17 - Victoria, BC - Alix Goolden Hall
6/27/17 - Vancouver, BC - Orpheum Theater
6/28/17 - Seattle, WA - Paramount Theatre
6/29/17 - Portland, OR - Edgefield
7/6/17 - Castro Daire, PT - Nos Alive
7/7/17 - Madrid, ES - Mad Cool Festival
7/8/17 - Barcelona, ES - Festival Cruilla
7/29/17 - St. Paul, MN - Palace Theatre
7/30/17 - Milwaukee, WI - Riverside Theatre
8/1/17 - St. Louis, MO - The Pageant
8/4/17 - Saint Charles, IA - Hinterland Festival
8/10/17 - Oslo, NO - Oya Fesival
8/17/17 - Brecon, GB - Green Man Festival
9/8/17 - Belfast, IRE - Ulster Hall
9/9/17 - Cork, IRE - Opera House
9/11/17 - Dublin, IRE - Olympia Theater
9/14/17 - Manchester, UK - O2 Apollo
9/15/17 - Edinburgh, Scotland -
Usher Hall
9/17/17 - Gateshead, UK - Sage One
9/18/17 - Leeds, UK - O2 Academy
9/22/17 - London, UK - Royal Albert Hall
+ Phoebe Bridgers supports
++
Jenny Lewis supports