New York, NY (Top40 Charts) Today, platinum-selling & "breakout rocker" (Variety) grandson announces his 2022 headlining North American tour, "DEATH OF A TOUR." The artist who's known for his "polemical songwriting" (Interview Magazine), will begin the 20+ run of shows at Los Angeles' iconic El Rey Theatre and sees him traverse both coasts playing major cities like Chicago, Seattle, Houston, Philadelphia and more. With support from LA-based rock star Royal & The Serpent, this highly anticipated headlining tour solidifies grandson as one of the most prolific voices in alternative music.
"One year later, in between arena tours with
Imagine Dragons and Avril Lavigne, we stole some time to give a small number of fans the full experience of my debut album DEATH OF AN OPTIMIST," grandson says. "Some of these songs will never be played again; I just knew this era wouldn't be complete without some small sweaty club shows. Bringing my little sis Royal along for the ride. After that, it's album 2 time!!"
Tickets go on sale on Friday, December 17th at 10 am local time and see below for grandson's full run of headlining dates.
Purchase tickets here: https://www.grandsonmusic.com/tour
In addition to the headlining dates, grandson will support
Imagine Dragons on their
Arena tour of North
America and pop-punk royalty Avril Lavigne's run across Canada with MOD SUN as well, making an epic hometown return to his country of origin. See below for all supporting tour dates.
This year has seen grandson perform at a number of major festivals (Rolling Stone said his Lollapalooza performance was "exuberant") and multiple ground-breaking collaborations. grandson wrote the exclusive single from the
James Gunn-directed superhero film 'The Suicide Squad," "Rain" with
Jessie Reyez and joined forces with
Chicago rapper
Vic Mensa and Australian rapper
Masked Wolf for "Oh No!!!" (From The Suicide Squad)," which was included in the movie's end title sequence.
Additionally, grandson tapped
Travis Barker and pop superstar Kesha for "Drop Dead" and performed "Hold the Line" alongside friend, mentor, and fellow advocate Tom
Morello on the
Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon.
GRANDSON 2022 HEADLINING AND FESTIVAL TOUR DATES:
Sat, Jan 22nd - Thurs, Jan 27th - Shiprocked Cruise
Sun, Feb 27th - Los Angeles, CA - El Rey Theatre
Tues, Mar 1 - Portland, OR - Wonder Ballroom
Wed, Mar 2 - Seattle, WA - The Crocodile
Fri, Mar 4 - Salt Lake City, UT - The Complex
Sat, Mar 5 - Englewood, CO - Gothic Theatre
Mon, Mar 7 - Phoenix, AZ - Van Buren
Tues, Mar 8 - Albuquerque, NM -
Sunshine Theatre
Sat, Mar 12 - San Antonio, TX - Paper Tiger
Sun, Mar 13 - Houston, TX - Scout Bar
Tues, Mar 15 - Orlando, FL - The Plaza Live
Wed, Mar 16 - Tampa, FL - The Orpheum
Tues, Mar 22 - Charlotte, NC - The Underground
Wed, Mar 23 - Madison, TN - Eastside Bowl
Fri, Mar 25 - Baltimore, MD - Sound Stage
Sat, Mar 26 - Philadelphia, PA - Union Transfer
Wed, Mar 30 - Detroit, MI - St. Andrews Hall
Thurs, Mar 31 - Columbus, OH - Newport
Music Hall
Sun, April 3 - Chicago, IL - Bottom Lounge
Tues, April 5 - Minneapolis, MN - Varsity Theatre
Wed, April 6 - Omaha, NE - The Waiting Room
Fri, April 8 - Kansas City, KS - Granada Theater
GRANDSON'S IMAGINE DRAGONS SUPPORTING TOUR
Sun, February 6, 2022 - Miami, FL - FTX Arena
Tue, February 8, 2022 - Jacksonville, FL - VyStar Veterans Arena
Thu, February 10, 2022 - Raleigh, NC - PNC Arena
Sat, February 12, 2022 - Columbia, SC - Colonial Life Arena
Mon, February 14, 2022 - Belmont Park, NY - Long Island - UBS Arena
Wed, February 16, 2022 - Montreal, QC - Centre Bell
Sat, February 19, 2022 - Pittsburgh, PA - PPG Paints Arena
Mon, February 21, 2022 - Indianapolis, IN - Gainbridge Fieldhouse
Wed, February 23, 2022 - St. Louis, MO - Enterprise Center
GRANDSON'S AVRIL LAVIGNE SUPPORTING TOUR
Tues, May 3 - Moncton, NB - Avenir Centre
Thurs, May 4 - Halifax, NS - Scotiabank Centre
Sat, May 7 - Montreal, QC - Place Bell
Tues, May 10 - London, ON - Budweiser Gardens
Thurs, May 12 - Windsor, ON -
Caesars Windsor
Fri, May 13 - Toronto, ON - Coca-Cola Coliseum
Tues, May 17 - Winnipeg, MB - Canada Life Centre
Wed, May 18 - Saskatoon, SK - SaskTel Centre
Thurs, May 19 - Edmonton, AB - Rogers Place
Sat, May 21 - Calgary, AB - Southern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium
Sun, May 22 - Calgary, AB - Southern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium
Tues, May 24 - Vancouver, BC - Doug Mitchell Thunderbird Sports Centre
Wed, May 25 - Victoria, BC - Save-On Foods Memorial Centre
grandson is the pseudonym of Canadian/American alternative artist Jordan Benjamin. He takes elements of his rock and roll, hip hop, and electronic music roots and combines them to tell stories of reclaiming power over one's life, confronting social issues facing his generation, and opening up about struggles with addiction and mental health. Since releasing his
Modern Tragedy EP series, grandson has toured extensively across North America, Russia, and Europe, accumulated hundreds of millions of streams online, and received co-signs from the biggest names in rock and roll and progressive politics, from Tom
Morello to Bernie Sanders. grandson's debut album, 'Death Of An Optimist,' conflates personal anxieties with political realities. As the protagonist, grandson simultaneously explores the dark underbelly of his unrelenting optimism for change, by creating an antagonist, X. The record delivers a subtle A-side/B-side structure totaling twelve tracks that follow grandson and X's dueling world views. grandson has collaborated with icons and heavy hitters in the music industry. Just this year, the platinum-selling alt-rocker collaborated with Grammy-nominated singer-songwriter,
Jessie Reyez for "Rain," the exclusive single from the
James Gunn-directed superhero film 'The Suicide Squad," and for the end title sequence of the film, grandson joined forces with
Chicago rapper
Vic Mensa and Australian rapper
Masked Wolf for "Oh No!!!" (From The Suicide Squad)." Additionally, grandson tapped
Travis Barker and pop superstar Kesha for "Drop Dead" and performed "Hold the Line" alongside friend, mentor, and fellow advocate Tom
Morello on the
Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon.
