New York, NY (Top40 Charts) Hot on the heels of his "Hear My Voice" single release, Jon Muq will be embarking on a North American tour this
Spring and Summer, on which he'll be able to share his universally uplifting craft. Being from such a different part of the world, Muq is looking forward to "discovering more" about the U.S.
"It's always a pleasure to tour with amazing musicians. I'm excited," he says. Kicking off April 15th in Philadelphia at World Cafe Live with GRAMMY®-nominated
Valerie June (who shares the first four dates with him) and wrapping up on August 16th at Steamboat Springs, CO's
Strings in the Mountain, Muq will play his soulful music all over the country, at many incredible venues and festivals, including: Bonnaroo, Smoky Hill River Festival, Woof Stock, Calgary Folk Festival, Red Ants Pants Festival, Rocky Mountain Folk Festival, and more.
JON MUQ TOUR DATES 2025:
April 4 Houston, TX McGonigels Mucky Duck
April 5 Sour Lake, TX The Revenant
Apr 15 Philadelphia, PA World Cafe Live *
April 17 Richmond, VA The
National *
April 18 Annapolis, MD Ram's Head *
April 19 Annapolis, MD Ram's Head *
May 6 Washington D.C. Jammin Java
May 8 New York, NY Joe's Pub #
May 9 Boston, MA City Winery
June 8 Dallas, TX Momentum Cafe
June 12 Manchester, TN Bonnaroo
June 13 Salina, KS Smoky Hill River Festival
June 14 Salina, KS Smoky Hill River Festival
June 18 Leland, MI Old Arts Building
June 19 Ann Arbor, MI The Ark
June 20 Winnetka, IL Music Festival
June 21 Waco, TX Woofstock Waco
July 3 Cognac, FR Cognac Blues Passions Festival
July 10 Vienne, FR Jazz a Vienne
July 14 Ghent, BE Jazz Festival
July 15 London, UK Cadogan Hall @
July 25 Calgary, AB Calgary Folk Festival
July 26 Calgary, AB Calgary Folk Festival
July 27 White Sulphur Springs, MT Red Ants Pants Festival
August 10 Lyons, CO Rocky Mountain Folk Festival
August 14 Snowmass, CO Snowmass Village
Music Series
August 15 Greeley, CO Moxi Theater
August 16 Steamboat Springs, CO
* w/Valerie June
# w/Somebody Someone
@ w/Madelein Peyroux
Muq's experiences as a child in Uganda and as a man in
America give him a unique perspective on the world he's addressing. "I grew up in a very different life, where so many people pass through hard times just because they don't have much. Our biggest issue was food scarcity. Then I came to a different world, which gave me a picture of how to write a song that can find balance with everyone wherever they are, whether they have a lot or not much." As he completes his debut with producer Dan Auerbach and tours with Billy Joel, Norah Jones, Mavis Staples, Amythyst Kiah, Corinne Bailey Rae, and others, Muq is expanding the scope of his music to speak to more and more people.
Though Muq currently calls Austin home, he's on the road more than he is in Texas, touring frequently and bringing his sunny songs to audiences of all kinds. "When I arrived in America, I was coming from a different part of the world, and I was very lost. I didn't have a plan. I didn't know what was coming tomorrow." After first coming across western music through finding a CD of supergroup U.S.A. For Africa's charity single "
We Are The World" (the 1985 benefit single featuring Michael Jackson, Bruce Springsteen, and Cyndi Lauper, among dozens of others) and hearing the song's message and intention, Muq was lead to pursue music even more fervently. I was just following instinct. I always thought, if I can communicate with people through music, it will make me feel like I am not alone. I can speak to people very intimately using music…
Everything happened because I was following sound. I was chasing it. I was just singing."
