Wilco Announce Spring Tour in Support of ‘Cruel Country’

Alex H. Krinsky on January 17, 2023
Wilco Announce Spring Tour in Support of ‘Cruel Country’

Photo by Peter Crosby

Just days before the release of their 12th studio album, Cruel Country–out Jan. 20–Wilco have announced they’ll take to the road this spring in support of the offering. During their travels, the iconic band will perform several three-night residencies, which will see no repeated songs followed by one-off performances in cities throughout the southeast of the U.S. who’ve yet had the chance to enjoy the new LP.

Wilco’s spring tour will kick off with a three-night stay at The Riviera Theatre in Chicago on March 23, 25 and 26. From there, they’ll continue their pattern of three-night stays with stops at The Capitol Theatre in Port Chester, N.Y., on March 30, 31 and April 1, and at the Eldborg Hall located at the Harpa Center in Reykjavík, Iceland, on April 6, 7 and 8. During their performances in New York and Iceland, Wilco will welcome special guests, Horsegirl.

After returning from Iceland, Wilco will appear at High Water Festival in Charleston, S.C., on April 16 before heading to Flordia with stops in Orlando, St. Augustine, and Clearwater through April 20. They’ll continue to tour the southeast in cities like Birmingham, Ala., Athens, Ga., Nashville, Tenn., Greensboro, N.C. and more. During their travels around the southeast which will conclude with a performance at Ohio University Templeton Blackburn Alumni Memorial Auditorium in Athens, Ohio, on April 30, Wilco be joined by special guests
The A’s on select dates.

In celebration of the tour announcement, Wilco shared a peek into the celebration of Cruel Country from their three-night celebration of the album at Chicago’s Carol’s Pub in the fall of 2022. Watch below.

Tickets for Wilco’s newly announced spring tour will go onsale–in conjunction with the release of Cruel Country–on Friday, Jan. 20, at 10 a.m., local time. Learn more and find tickets here.

Wilco Tour Dates:

March 23 – Chicago, IL – The Riviera Theatre *+

March 25 – Chicago, IL – The Riviera Theatre *+

March 26 – Chicago, IL – The Riviera Theatre*+

March 30 – Port Chester, NY – The Capitol Theatre *+

March 31 – Port Chester, NY – The Capitol Theatre *+

April 1 – Port Chester, NY – The Capitol Theatre *+

April 6 – Reykjavík, IS – Eldborg Hall located at the Harpa Center – SOLD OUT +

April 7 –  Reykjavík, IS – Eldborg Hall located at the Harpa Center – SOLD OUT +

April 8 –  Reykjavík, IS – Eldborg Hall located at the Harpa Center – SOLD OUT +

April 16 – Charleston, SC – High Water Festival

April 18 – Orlando, FL – Hard Rock %

April 19 – St. Augustine, FL – St Augustine Amphitheater %

April 20 – Clearwater, FL – Ruth Eckerd Hall %

April 22 – Birmingham, AL – Avondale Brewing %

April 23 – Athens, GA – Classic Center %

April 24 – Huntsville, AL – Mark C. Smith Concert Hall %

April 25 – Nashville, TN – The Ryman %

April 27 – Knoxville, TN – Tennessee Theatre %

April 28 – Asheville, NC – Thomas Wolfe %

April 29 – Greensboro, NC – White Oak Amphitheater %

April 30 – Athens, OH – Ohio University Templeton Blackburn Alumni Memorial Auditorium

* with Horsegirl

+ Three shows, no repeats

% with The A’s