Fall Nights With Sufjan Stevens

Sufjan Stevens is headed back on the super touring highway come October for another excursion through the States. The fall outing includes gigs in the West Coast, South, Midwest and East Coast.

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Beacon Theatre, New York City

He wraps up his summer U.S. schedule with a few festival appearances – Newport Folk Festival in Rhode Island July 25 and Rocky Mountain Folks Fest in Lyons, Colo., Aug. 14.

The new dates follow a trip to Europe that begins with two nights in Dublin, Aug. 28-29.

The singer/songwriter is continuing to support his seventh studio album, Carrie & Lowell, which was released in March on his Asthmatic Kitty Records. The album is named after his mother, who died in 2012, and his stepfather, Lowell Brams, who is the director of Stevens’ label.

“These are intensely personal songs, constructed with sincerity, care, a compassionate fascination with religious faith and connection, and an innate understanding of the way messy, overlapping emotions can color our memories,” NPR said in its review. “In a sense, it feels like a concept album about silence – silence to reflect, silence following a death, silence as an alternative to noise and confusion – in such a way that it demands silent attention. It’s a soundtrack for late-night drives and solitary Sunday mornings when every distraction is muted.”

Here’s the plan for the new dates:

Oct. 24 – Santa Barbara, Calif., Arlington Theatre
Oct. 25 – Phoenix, Ariz., Orpheum Theatre
Oct. 26 – Albuquerque, N.M., Popejoy Hall
Oct. 28 – Omaha, Neb., Orpheum Theater
Oct. 30 – Buffalo, N.Y., UB Center For The Arts
Oct. 31 – Jersey City, N.J., Loew’s Jersey Theatre
Nov. 1 – Baltimore, Md., Meyerhoff Symphony Hall
Nov. 3 – Pittsburgh, Pa., Heinz Hall For The Performing Arts
Nov. 4 – Charlotte, N.C., Ovens Auditorium
Nov. 5 – Atlanta, Ga., Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre
Nov. 6 – Orlando, Fla., Dr. Phillips Center For The Performing Arts
Nov. 7 – Miami, Fla., Olympia Theater At Gusman Center
Nov. 9 – North Charleston, S.C., North Charleston Perf. Arts Center
Nov. 10 – Birmingham, Ala., Alabama Theatre
Nov. 11 – Nashville, Tenn., Ryman Auditorium
Nov. 12 – Louisville, Ky., Whitney Hall
Nov. 13 – Cincinnati, Ohio, Aronoff Center For The Arts

Presales are scheduled this week in select markets. The general onsale begins Friday, July 24 at 10 a.m. local venue time. Visit Sufjan.com for more information.