Following the May 6th digital release of his new single, “Teardrop,” Swedish folk-singer José González announced that he has signed on to play four major music festivals including Bonaroo and Austin City Limits. González will kick off his summer tour June 13th in Manchester, Tennessee when he plays the Bonaroo Music and Arts Festival. Following that date, he will continue his tour across the U.S. and into Mexico with two scheduled dates in Lunario and Guadalajara respectively. In addition to Bonaroo and Austin City Limits, González will be making festival appearances at the Sled Island Festival in Calgary and the Ottawa Blues Festival in Ottawa to support his sophomore release “In Our Nature” and its accompanying digital remix, “In Our Nature Remixes EP.” For a complete list of González’s tour dates see below.
Tour Dates:
June 2008
13 – Bonnaroo Music Festival – Manchester, TN
14 – Headliners – Louisville, KY
15 – 9:30 Club – Washington, DC
16 – The Stone Pony – Asbury Park, NJ
17 – Iron Horse – Northampton, MA
18 – Museum of Fine Arts – Boston, MA
20 – Teatro Estudio Cavaret – Guadalajara, Mexico
21 – Lunario – Mexico City, Mexico
23 – Stone Church – Newmarket, NH
24 – Higher Ground – Burlington, VT
25 – 400 Annniversary Festival (Le Grande Scene) – Quebec City, QC (Canada)
26 – St. Matthew’s Church – Halifax, NS (Canada)
28 – Sled Island Festival (Canada Olympic Plaza) – Calgary, AB (Canada)
30 – The Broadway Theatre – Saskatoon, SK (Canada)
July 2008
02 – The Park Theatre – Winnipeg, MB (Canada)
03 – Ottawa Bluesfest – Ottawa, ON (Canada)
September 2008
27 – Austin City Limits – Austin, TX
José González: www.jose-gonzalez.com
MySpace: www.myspace.com/josegonzalez