Singer/songwriter/musican Andrew Bird has just announced a new world tour for 2016. The Break It Yourself artist has already sold out all of his “Gezelligheid” shows, a set of intimate performances at Fourth Presbyterian Church in Chicago that became an annual tradition in 2007. The international leg of the tour will kick off in late February in the Netherlands, when Bird will perform at the Crosslinx Festival as part of a supergroup that also includes Wilco drummer Glenn Kotche and Crowded House’s Neil Finn. And it sounds like Bird will be on the road promoting philanthropy instead of a new album this time around—a portion of ticket sales from the spring leg of the tour will be donated to organizations working to end gun violence to build safer communities. Also, all of the proceeds from the December 11th show will help fund private music lessons for one student at ChiArts via the Foundations of Music in Chicago.
December 7 through 10—Fourth Presbyterian Church—Chicago, Illinois
December 11—The Hideout—Chicago, Illinois
February 25—Muziekgebouw—Eindhoven, Netherlands
February 26—Muziekgebouw aan’t IJ—Amsterdam, Netherlands
February 27—De Doelen—Rotterdam, Netherlands
February 28—De Oosterpoort—Groningen, Netherlands
March 30—The Ryman—Nashville, Tennessee
April 1—Big Ears Festival—Knoxville, Tennessee
April 2—The Tabernacle—Atlanta, Georgia
April 4—Electric Factory—Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
April 5—9:30 Club—Washington, D.C.
April 7—Kings Theatre—Brooklyn, New York
April 8—Terminal 5—New York, New York
April 9—Citi Wang Theatre—Boston, Massachusetts
April 11—Virgin Mobile Corona Theatre—Montreal, Quebec
April 13—Danforth Music Hall—Toronto, Ontario
April 14—Royal Oak Music Theatre—Detroit, Michigan
April 15—The LC Pavilion—Columbus, Ohio
April 16—House of Blues—Cleveland, Ohio
April 18—The Riverside Theater—Milwaukee, Wisconsin
April 19—First Avenue—Minneapolis, Minnesota
April 21—Arvest Bank Theatre at The Midland—Kansas City, Missouri
April 22—The Pageant—St. Louis, Missouri
April 30—Vicar Street—Dublin, Ireland
May 2—Queen’s Hall—Edinburgh, United Kingdom
May 3—Cathedral—Manchester, United Kingdom
May 4—Roundhouse—London, United Kingdom
May 6—Paradiso—Amsterdam, Netherlands
May 8—Cirque Royale—Brussels, Belgium
May 9—Trianon—Paris, France