NEWS: 2x Grammy-nominated group, Highly Suspect begin US tour this Fall
Like the billboard on the Sunset Strip says, Highly Suspect is the best fuckin' rock band of 2015....and 2016 too, for that matter. The 300 Entertainment recording act is one of the music industry’s most exciting artist development stories. 2015 saw them release their critically praised debut album Mister Asylum and also launch their debut single, “Lydia”. Not content to rest after touring non-stop since their album's release, the band is currently in Bogata, Columbia recording their eagerly anticipated follow-up to their debut album with producer Joel Hamilton. They'll hit the road immediately after wrapping up recording with dates announced today.
Produced by Joel Hamilton (The Black Keys, Tom Waits, Elvis Costello), Mister Asylum was released in July 2015 to critical praise from FADER, Consequence Of Sound, Rolling Stone, Entertainment Weekly, Blackbook and many more. The album's first single Lydia has been a staple at Radio for over 30 weeks crossing over to Alternative. Throughout that time, the band has been on the road non-stop opening for Catfish And The Bottlemen, playing Bonnaroo for the first time and now headlining a nearly sold-out tour. They also made their network television debut on Late Night With Seth Meyers last September, as well as a performance on CONAN this past January.
Signed to 300 Entertainment in May 2014, Johnny Stevens, (guitars/lead vocals) along with twins, Rich, (bass/vocals) and Ryan Meyer (drums) signed to 300 Entertainment. With 850+ shows under their belts and having supported the likes of My Morning Jacket and Grizzly Bear, the band's incendiary live show immediately won the label over. The controversial video for “Lydia” also premiered on-air and online with MTV2 and racking millions of views on YouTube. “Lydia” has also amassed over ten million streams on Spotify and sold over a hundred thousand tracks. In addition to their GRAMMY nominations and announcing their first visit to Australia for a string of tour dates in March, Highly Suspect will be on tour through May of this year.
Coming off a successful SXSW, Highly Suspect was hand-picked by iTunes for their 2015 New Artist Spotlight Program which launched in mid-March as “Lydia” impacted radio. As the “Lydia” began to gain listens, Highly Suspect found early support in the blogosphere with “Lydia” charting on Hype Machine and building looks on sites/blogs like Consequence of Sound, Clash Magazine, Earmilk, NYLON, Blackbook, Entertainment Weekly, Indie Shuffle, and The Wild Honey Pie. Along the way, Highly Suspect drew the biggest audience to date at Lollapalooza’s BMI Stage.
The trio are embarking on their fall headlining tour next month, including performances at Riotfest and Life is Beautiful. The band also performed directly before Pearl Jam at the RIDE Festival in July.
Tour Dates:
9/8 Syracuse, NY @ Last Horizon
9/9 Buffalo, NY @ Waiting Room
9/10 Detroit, MI @Shelter
9/11 Columbus, OH @ A&R Music Hall
9/13 Cleveland, OH @ Beachland Ballroom
9/15 Louisville, KY @ Headliners
9/16 Chicago, IL @ Riot Fest
9/17 Waterloo, IA @ The Reverb Rock
9/18 Minneapolis, MN @ Fine Line
9/21 Phoenix, AZ @ Crescent Ballroom
9/23 Las Vegas, NV @ Life Is Beautiful
9/24 Los Angeles, CA @ Troubadour
9/25 Los Angeles, CA @ Troubadour
9/27 San Diego, CA @ Belly Up Tavern
9/29 Fresno, CA @ Fulton 55
9/30 San Francisco, CA @ Independent
10/1 Sacramento, CA @ Boardwalk
10/2 Reno, NV @ PB&Js
10/4 Billings, MT @ Pub Station
10/6 Boise, ID @ Knitting Factory
10/7 Portland, OR @ Doug Fir Lounge
10/8 Seattle, WA @ Neumos
10/10 Missoula, MT @ The Palace
10/14 Nashville, TN @ Cannery
10/15 Little Rock, AR @ Metroplex Live
10/16 Dallas, TX @ Trees
10/20 Austin, TX @ Parish
10/21 Houston, TX @ Warehouse Live
10/22 New Orleans, LA @ Gasa
10/23 New Orleans, LA @ Gasa
10/26 Salisbury, MD @ Headquarters Live
10/27 Washington, DC @ Black Cat
10/28 Philadelphia, PA @ Union Transfer
10/29 New York, NY @ Irving Plaza
11/3 Pittsburgh, PA @ Altar
11/4 Asbury Park, NJ @ House of Independents
11/5 Baltimore, MD @ Baltimore Sound Stage
11/9 Holyoke, MA @ Gateway City
11/10 Cambridge, MA @ The Sinclair
11/11 Portland, ME @ Port City Music Hall
11/12 Clifton Park, NY @ Upstate Concert Hall
11/13 Watertown, NY @ The Ballroom
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