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Postmodern Jukebox Announces Fall 2021 Tour Dates

cking off in September, The Grand Reopening Tour will bring PMJ back to thrill music-starved audiences in the U.S., Canada, the U.K., Australia, New Zealand and Europe.

By: May. 17, 2021
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Early last year, pop-jazz phenomenon Postmodern Jukebox set out to celebrate a new-millennium Roaring 20s, promising audiences across the country and around the world "the most sensational '20s party this side of The Great Gatsby."

Well, we all know what happened next. Just seven dates into the Welcome to the Twenties 2.0 Tour, PMJ creator Scott Bradlee pulled the tour off the road and made the decision to postpone the remaining dates - many of them sold out - as a global pandemic took its toll, silencing live music for more than a year.

This fall, the wait is finally over and Postmodern Jukebox, the time-twisting musical collective known for putting "pop music in a time machine," are set to make the '20s roar again! Kicking off in September, The Grand Reopening Tour will bring PMJ back to thrill music-starved audiences in the U.S., Canada, the U.K., Australia, New Zealand and Europe, performing some of modern music's biggest hits in the classic styles of bygone eras. PMJ will make a stop at the State Theatre in Easton on Thursday, October 21st.

OCTOBER 2021 TOUR DATES

08 OCTOBER
FRIDAY
MUNHALL
Carnegie Homestead Music Hall | Munhall, PA, USA

09 OCTOBER
SATURDAY
LANCASTER
Steinman Hall - Ware Center | Lancaster, PA, USA

10 OCTOBER
SUNDAY
PORTSMOUTH
The Music Hall | Portsmouth, NH, USA

11 OCTOBER
MONDAY
PORTLAND
State Theatre - Portland | Portland, ME, USA

13 OCTOBER
WEDNESDAY
NORTHAMPTON
Academy Of Music | Northampton, MA, USA

14 OCTOBER
THURSDAY
BEVERLY
Cabot Theatre | Beverly, Massachusetts, USA

15 OCTOBER
FRIDAY
YORK
Strand Theatre | York, PA, USA

16 OCTOBER
SATURDAY
RAHWAY
Union County Performing Arts Center | Rahway, NJ, USA

17 OCTOBER
SUNDAY
HUNTINGTON
The Paramount | Huntington, New York

19 OCTOBER
TUESDAY
NEW YORK CITY
Town Hall | New York, NY, USA

21 OCTOBER
THURSDAY
EASTON
State Theatre - Easton | Easton, PA, USA

22 OCTOBER
FRIDAY
ATLANTIC CITY
Borgata | Atlantic City, NJ, USA

23 OCTOBER
SATURDAY
WILMINGTON
Grand Opera House | Wilmington, DE, USA

24 OCTOBER
SUNDAY
NORTH BETHESDA
Music Center For Strathmore | North Bethesda, MD, USA

26 OCTOBER
TUESDAY
ROCHESTER
Kodak Center | Rochester, NY, USA

27 OCTOBER
WEDNESDAY
PLATTSBURGH
The Strand | Plattsburgh, NY, USA

28 OCTOBER
THURSDAY
TROY
Troy Music Hall | Troy, NY, USA

29 OCTOBER
FRIDAY
NEW HAVEN
College Street Music | New Haven, CT, USA

NOVEMBER 2021 TOUR DATES

01 NOVEMBER
MONDAY
WINNIPEG
Burton Cummings | Winnipeg, MB, Canada

02 NOVEMBER
TUESDAY
SASKATOON
TCU Place | Saskatoon, SK, Canada

03 NOVEMBER
WEDNESDAY
CALGARY
Jack Singer | Calgary, AB, Canada

04 NOVEMBER
THURSDAY
EDMONTON
River Cree Entertainment Center | Edmonton, AB, Canada

06 NOVEMBER
SATURDAY
VANCOUVER
The Centre | Vancouver, BC, Canada

09 NOVEMBER
TUESDAY
BREMERTON
Admiral Theatre | Bremerton, WA, USA

10 NOVEMBER
WEDNESDAY
EUGENE
Hult Center | Eugene, OR, USA

11 NOVEMBER
THURSDAY
GRASS VALLEY
Center For The Arts | Grass Valley, CA, USA

12 NOVEMBER
FRIDAY
REDDING
Cascade | Redding, CA, USA

13 NOVEMBER
SATURDAY
CHICO
Laxson Auditorium | Chico, CA, USA

14 NOVEMBER
SUNDAY
SANTA ROSA
Luther Burbank Center For The Arts | Santa Rosa, CA, USA

16 NOVEMBER
TUESDAY
SAN DIEGO
Humphrey's By The Bay | San Diego, CA, USA

17 NOVEMBER
WEDNESDAY
SAN LUIS OBISPO
Fremont | San Luis Obispo, CA, USA

18 NOVEMBER
THURSDAY
COSTA MESA
Segerstorm Concert Hall | Costa Mesa, CA, USA

19 NOVEMBER
FRIDAY
THOUSAND OAKS
Kavli Theatre | Thousand Oaks, CA, USA

20 NOVEMBER
SATURDAY
MESA
Mesa Performing Arts Center | Mesa, AZ, USA

21 NOVEMBER
SUNDAY
TUCSON
Rialto Theatre | Tucson, AZ, USA

24 NOVEMBER
WEDNESDAY
MIDLAND
Wagner Noel PAC | Midland, TX, USA

26 NOVEMBER
FRIDAY
LUBBOCK
Buddy Holly Hall | Lubbock, TX, USA

27 NOVEMBER
SATURDAY
AUSTIN
Paramount Theater | Austin, TX, USA

28 NOVEMBER
SUNDAY
HOUSTON
House Of Blues | Houston, TX, USA

30 NOVEMBER
TUESDAY
DALLAS
Majestic Theatre | Dallas, TX, USA

DECEMBER 2021 TOUR DATES

01 DECEMBER
WEDNESDAY
LAFAYETTE
Heymann Performing Arts Center | Lafayette, LA, USA

02 DECEMBER
THURSDAY
SHREVEPORT
The Strand Theatre | Shreveport, LA, USA

03 DECEMBER
FRIDAY
BROKEN ARROW
Broken Arrow PAC | Broken Arrow, OK, USA

04 DECEMBER
SATURDAY
OXFORD
Ford Center | Oxford, MS, USA

05 DECEMBER
SUNDAY
CONWAY
Reynolds Performance Hall | Conway, AR, USA

08 DECEMBER
WEDNESDAY
DUBUQUE
Five Flags Center | Dubuque, IA, USA

09 DECEMBER
THURSDAY
WAUKEGAN
Genesee Theatre | Waukegan, IL, USA

10 DECEMBER
FRIDAY
CARMEL
The Palladium | Carmel, IN, USA

11 DECEMBER
SATURDAY
SPRINGFIELD
Gillioz Theatre | Springfield, MO, USA

12 DECEMBER
SUNDAY
CEDAR RAPIDS
Paramount Theatre | Cedar Rapids, IA, USA

FEBRUARY 2022 TOUR DATES

15 FEBRUARY
TUESDAY
DARWIN
Playhouse Theatre | Darwin NT, Australia

16 FEBRUARY
WEDNESDAY
PERTH
Astor Theatre | Perth WA, Australia

18 FEBRUARY
FRIDAY
ADELAIDE
Norwood Theatre | Adelaide SA, Australia

19 FEBRUARY
SATURDAY
MELBOURNE
Hamer Hall Arts Centre Melbourne | Melbourne VIC, Australia

20 FEBRUARY
SUNDAY
HOBART
Wrest Point Entertainment Centre | Hobart TAS, Australia

22 FEBRUARY
TUESDAY
NEWCASTLE
The Civic | Newcastle NSW, Australia

24 FEBRUARY
THURSDAY
WOLLONGONG
Anita's Theatre | Wollongong NSW, Australia

24 FEBRUARY
THURSDAY
TORONTO
Roy Thomson Hall | Toronto, ON, Canada

25 FEBRUARY
FRIDAY
SYDNEY
Sydney Coliseum Theatre | Sydney NSW, Australia

26 FEBRUARY
SATURDAY
CANBERRA
Llewellyn Hall | Canberra ACT, Australia

28 FEBRUARY
MONDAY
TOOWOOMBA
Empire Theatre | Toowoomba QLD, Australia

MARCH 2022 TOUR DATES

03 MARCH
THURSDAY
JOLIET
Rialto Square Theatre | Joliet, IL, USA

03 MARCH
THURSDAY
BRISBANE
Queensland Performing Arts Centre | Brisbane QLD, Australia

04 MARCH
FRIDAY
SHEBOYGAN
Stefanie H. Weill Center | Sheboygan, WI, USA

04 MARCH
FRIDAY
GOLD COAST
HOTA

05 MARCH
SATURDAY
05 JUNE
SUNDAY
PRIOR LAKE
Mystic Lake Casino | Prior Lake, MN, USA

08 MARCH
TUESDAY
DAVENPORT
Adler Theatre | Davenport, IA, USA

08 MARCH
TUESDAY
CHRISTCHURCH
Isaac Theatre Royal | Christchurch, New Zealand

09 MARCH
WEDNESDAY
MADISON
Orpheum Theatre | Madison, WI, USA

10 MARCH
THURSDAY
WELLINGTON
Michael Fowler Centre | Wellington, New Zealand

11 MARCH
FRIDAY
TAURANGA
Addison Theatre | Tauranga, New Zealand

11 MARCH
FRIDAY
ST. CHARLES
The Arcada Theatre | St. Charles, IL, USA

12 MARCH
SATURDAY
SHIPSHEWANA
Blue Gate Theatre | Shipshewana, IN, USA

13 MARCH
SUNDAY
CLEVELAND
Agora Theatre | Cleveland, OH, USA

15 MARCH
TUESDAY
NORTH TONAWANDA
Riviera Theatre | North Tonawanda, New York, USA

16 MARCH
WEDNESDAY
ERIE
Mercyhurst College | Erie, PA, USA

17 MARCH
THURSDAY
GLENSIDE
Keswick Theatre | Glenside, PA, USA

23 MARCH
WEDNESDAY
CONCORD
Capitol Center For The Arts - Chubb Theatre | Concord, N.H., USA

24 MARCH
THURSDAY
NEW BEDFORD
Zeiterion Arts Center | New Bedford, MA, USA

24 MARCH
THURSDAY
VILNIUS
Congress Hall | Vilnius, Lithuania

25 MARCH
FRIDAY
RIGA
Palladium | Riga, Latvia

26 MARCH
SATURDAY
TALLINN
Alexela Concert Hall | Tallinn, Estonia

27 MARCH
SUNDAY
TURKU
Turun Konserttitalo | Turku, Finland

27 MARCH
SUNDAY
BALTIMORE
Hippodrome - at France-Merrick Performing Arts Center | Baltimore, MD, USA

28 MARCH
MONDAY
TAMPERE
Tampere Hall | Tampere, Finland

29 MARCH
TUESDAY
AUGUSTA
Miller Theatre | Augusta, GA, USA

29 MARCH
TUESDAY
HELSINKI
Kulttuuritalo | Helsinki, Finland

30 MARCH
WEDNESDAY
ATLANTA
Symphony Hall | Atlanta, GA, USA

31 MARCH
THURSDAY
CHARLESTON
Charleston Music Hall | Charleston, SC, USA

31 MARCH
THURSDAY
STOCKHOLM
Nalen Stora Salen | Stockholm, Sweden

APRIL 2022 TOUR DATES

02 APRIL
SATURDAY
JACKSONVILLE
Florida Theatre | Jacksonville, FL, USA

03 APRIL
SUNDAY
ORLANDO
Dr. Phillips Center | Orlando, FL, USA

03 APRIL
SUNDAY
GOTHENBURG
Tradgar | Gothenburg, Sweden

04 APRIL
MONDAY
MALMO
Moriskan | Malmö, Sweden

05 APRIL
TUESDAY
CLEARWATER
Ruth Eckerd Hall | Clearwater, FL, USA

06 APRIL
WEDNESDAY
COPENHAGEN
Amager Bio | Copenhagen, Denmark

06 APRIL
WEDNESDAY
NAPLES
Hayes Hall | Naples, FL, USA

07 APRIL
THURSDAY
FT. PIERCE
Sunrise | Fort Pierce, FL, USA

07 APRIL
THURSDAY
VEJLE
Vejle Musikteater | Vejle, Denmark

08 APRIL
FRIDAY
FT. LAUDERDALE
Parker Playhouse | Ft Lauderdale, FL, USA

09 APRIL
SATURDAY
MIAMI
Miami Dade | Miami, FL, USA

09 APRIL
SATURDAY
ESCH-SUR-ALZETTE
Rockhal | Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg

11 APRIL
MONDAY
ZURICH
Volkhaus | Zürich, Switzerland

12 APRIL
TUESDAY
BRUSSELS
Ancienne Belgique | Brussels, Belgium

12 APRIL
TUESDAY
IRMO
Harbison Theatre | Irmo, SC, USA

13 APRIL
WEDNESDAY
FRANKFURT
Zoom | Frankfurt, Germany

13 APRIL
WEDNESDAY
DURHAM
Durham Perf. Arts Center | Durham, NC, USA

14 APRIL
THURSDAY
CHARLOTTE
Knight Theater | Charlotte, NC, USA

14 APRIL
THURSDAY
UTRECHT
TivoliVredenburg | Utrecht, Netherlands

15 APRIL
FRIDAY
DEN HAAG
Paard | Den Haag, Netherlands

15 APRIL
FRIDAY
KNOXVILLE
Tennessee Theater | Knoxville, TN, USA

16 APRIL
SATURDAY
CHATTANOOGA
The Walker Theatre | Chattanooga, TN, USA

19 APRIL
TUESDAY
DUBLIN
Vicar St | Dublin, Ireland

23 APRIL
SATURDAY
GATESHEAD
Sage | Gateshead, UK

24 APRIL
SUNDAY
LIVERPOOL
Philharmonic Hall | Hope Street Liverpool L1 9BP United Kingdom

25 APRIL
MONDAY
CAMBRIDGE
Corn Exchange | Cambridge, UK

27 APRIL
WEDNESDAY
MANCHESTER
Albert Hall | Manchester, UK

28 APRIL
THURSDAY
GLASGOW
Barrowland | Glasgow, UK

29 APRIL
FRIDAY
NOTTINGHAM
Rock City | 8 Talbot Street Nottingham NG1 5GG United Kingdom

30 APRIL
SATURDAY
LEEDS
O2 Academy | Leeds, UK

MAY 2022 TOUR DATES

01 MAY
SUNDAY
EDINBURGH
Usher Hall | Edinburgh, UK

03 MAY
TUESDAY
GUILDFORD
G Live | Guildford, UK

04 MAY
WEDNESDAY
BOURNEMOUTH
Pavilion Theatre | Bournemouth, UK

06 MAY
FRIDAY
CARDIFF
Tramshed | Cardiff, UK

06 MAY
FRIDAY
FAIRBANKS
Hering Auditorium | Fairbanks, AK, USA

07 MAY
SATURDAY
BRISTOL
O2 Academy | Leeds, UK

08 MAY
SUNDAY
NORTHAMPTON
Derngate | Northampton, UK

09 MAY
MONDAY
BIRMINGHAM
Symphony Hall - | Birmingham, UK

09 MAY
MONDAY
VICTORIA
Royal Theatre | Victoria, BC, Canada

10 MAY
TUESDAY
NANAIMO
The Port Theatre | Nanaimo, BC, Canada

11 MAY
WEDNESDAY
IPSWICH
Corn Exchange - Ipswich | Ipswich, UK

12 MAY
THURSDAY
MARGATE
Winter Gardens | Margate, UK

13 MAY
FRIDAY
SOUTHEND
Cliffs Pavilion | Southend-on-Sea, UK

14 MAY
SATURDAY
OXFORD
O2 Academy | Leeds, UK

15 MAY
SUNDAY
LONDON
Palladium | Riga, Latvia

16 MAY
MONDAY
NORWICH
UEA | Norwich, UK

18 MAY
WEDNESDAY
LILLE
Theatre du Casino Barriere | Lille, France

19 MAY
THURSDAY
PARIS
Olympia | Paris, France

20 MAY
FRIDAY
DEAUVILLE
Casino de Deauville | Deauville, France

21 MAY
SATURDAY
ANTWERP
De Roma | Antwerpen, Belgium

22 MAY
SUNDAY
COLOGNE
Kantine | Cologne, Germany

28 MAY
SATURDAY
BORDEAUX
Theatre Femina | Bordeaux, France

29 MAY
SUNDAY
AIX-EN-PROVENCE
Le 6MIC | Aix-en-Provence, France

30 MAY
MONDAY
CALUIRE
Le Radiant | Caluire-et-Cuire, France

JUNE 2022 TOUR DATES

02 JUNE
THURSDAY
PADOVA
Parco Della Music | Padova, Italy

03 JUNE
FRIDAY
MILAN
Circolo Magnolia | Milan, Italy

07 JUNE
TUESDAY
GENEVA
Alhambra | Geneva, Switzerland

08 JUNE
WEDNESDAY
ITHACA
State Theatre | Ithaca, NY, USA

08 JUNE
WEDNESDAY
MUNICH
Technikum | Munich, Germany

09 JUNE
THURSDAY
BERLIN
Metropol Theater | Berlin, Germany

10 JUNE
FRIDAY
HAMBURG
Markthalle | Hamburg, Germany

11 JUNE
SATURDAY
GDANSK
Starey Manez | Gdańsk, Poland

12 JUNE
SUNDAY
KRAKOW
Studio | Kraków, Poland

14 JUNE
TUESDAY
WARSAW
Stodola | Warsaw, Poland

15 JUNE
WEDNESDAY
WROCLAW
A2 | Wrocław, Poland

16 JUNE
THURSDAY
PRAGUE
Roxy | Prague, Czechia

17 JUNE
FRIDAY
PILSEN
Mestanska Beseda | Pilsen, Czechia

18 JUNE
SATURDAY
SYCHROV
Sychrov Castle | Sychrov, Czechia

19 JUNE
SUNDAY
LINZ
Posthof | Linz, Austria

21 JUNE
TUESDAY
VIENNA
WUK | Vienna, Austria

22 JUNE
WEDNESDAY
BRATISLAVA
Majestic Music Club | Bratislava, Slovakia

23 JUNE
THURSDAY
BUDAPEST
Budapest Sportarena | Budapest, Hungary

29 JUNE
WEDNESDAY
SOFIA
A2 - Sofia | Sofia, Bulgaria

Show time is 7:30PM. Tickets are $75/$50/$40 and go on sale to State Theatre Members on Wednesday, May 19th at 10:00AM and to the general public on Friday, May 21st at 10:00AM. Tickets and memberships can be purchased 24 hours a day at www.statetheatre.org. State Theatre Memberships begin at $75 for one year. For questions or to purchase through the Box Office, phone calls can be placed during the temporary Box Office hours of Monday thru Friday 10AM to 3PM (610.252.3132). As of this time, the Box Office remains closed for in person purchasing.

"I'm grateful to be able to create and collaborate with so many talented people, and playing live to a theater full of music fans is something that we've all really missed," says Bradlee. "We're fortunate to have so many incredible fans worldwide that have enabled PMJ to become a global touring act, and we're looking forward to bringing outstanding talent and classic sounds to every corner of the globe once more. It's a Grand Reopening, but it's also a Grand Reunion - not just for our talented cast and crew, but also for PMJ and fans of classic, 'Old School' entertainment."

As always with PMJ's dazzling live shows, The Grand Reopening Tour will feature an ensemble of multi-talented singers and musicians bringing Bradlee's generation-spanning arrangements alive night after night. The core ensemble is often joined by surprise guests to make each concert unique and unpredictable - making for one of the most thrilling live music experiences of this and any other time period. MusicInsight.com put it quite simply in the Before Times: "Go see Postmodern Jukebox. Stop whatever you're doing, right now, and go see them!"

Over the past decade, Postmodern Jukebox has grown from a viral phenomenon into a worldwide juggernaut, amassing more than five million subscribers on their YouTube channel, growing from Bradlee's tiny apartment in Astoria, Queens, to a Los Angeles studio befitting the bandleader's increasingly ambitious vision. Most recently, PMJ reimagined the beloved theme from Friends via the evolution of music styles throughout the 20th century - beginning in the Hot Jazz 1920s and climaxing in the 90s with a guest appearance by original "I'll Be There For You" performers, The Rembrandts.

Meanwhile, Concord Records has released two Essentials compilations featuring PMJ classics from American Idol alum Haley Reinhart's torch song rendition of Radiohead's "Creep" to actor-comedian Wayne Brady's Cab Calloway-inspired version of Michael Jackson's "Thriller." In 2018, Bradlee told his incredible story in his memoir, Outside the Jukebox: How I Turned My Vintage Music Obsession Into My Dream Gig.

Since embarking on a touring career in 2014, PMJ has performed on bigger and bigger stages as they've traversed the globe, including memorable shows at Radio City Music Hall in New York City. As the Houston Press proclaimed, "Scott Bradlee's project has turned into a worldwide phenomenon in quite a small amount of time, having sold out shows in more than 60 countries around the world - and rightly so."

For a band so deeply rooted in Jazz Age aesthetics - though their time warps have touched on virtually every major trend in popular music, from doo-wop to Motown to hair metal -the coming of another twenties was obviously a symbolic milestone. Ironically, the original Roaring 20s was itself ushered in by a worldwide flu pandemic.

"It's crazy how history repeats itself," Bradlee says, "and it's striking that people back then reported the same feelings - everybody was beyond tired of being cooped up by themselves after weathering a long pandemic. They just wanted to get out there and dance and party and see each other again. Music has served such a valuable function of inspiring us and reminding us of our shared humanity throughout history, and there's simply no substitute for gathering together to experience such a powerful force live."



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