Acclaimed, GRAMMY Award-winning artist Jason Isbell has announced tour dates in Fall 2016 with special guest Josh Ritter. The tour comes to Atlanta on Saturday, September 24 at 8:00 p.m. at the Fox Theatre. The shows are in support of the recent release of Something More Than Free, his highly anticipated fifth album (Southeastern Records), which won the Grammy Award for Best Americana Album, and includes the song "24 Frames", the Grammy winner for Best American Roots Song. Isbell will be touring with his band The 400 Unit, featuring Derry Deborja (Keys), Chad Gamble (drums), Jimbo Hart (bass) and Sadler Vaden (guitar).
Tickets go on sale to the general public Friday, June 17 at 10:00 a.m. Tickets priced at $39.50, $49.50 and $59.50 are available online at www.FoxTheatre.org, by phone at (855) 285-8499, or visiting the Fox theatre Ticket Office.
Something More Than Free is Isbell's most sonically diverse album to date. It features Isbell's Southern inspired vignettes of working class men, women and traditions that permeate 11 new songs of pure honestly and authenticity.
Most recently, Jason has received three nominations for Album of the Year, Song of the Year, and Artist of the Year at the 2016 Americana Honors & Awards, which will take place on September 21 at the Ryman Auditorium in Nashville. Isbell was nominated last year for Artist of the Year and won the award in 2014. The Americana Honors & Awards will take place on September 21 at the Ryman Auditorium in Nashville.
Something More Than Free was recorded at the Sound Emporium in Nashville, TN and produced by Dave Cobb, who also produced Isbell's previous album Southeastern, which went on to sell over 150,000 copies.
Stay tuned for more appearances and announcements by following Jason on Twitter @jasonisbell or visiting http://www.jasonisbell.com.
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