Who the fuck is Johnny Blue Skies? Fans may get the answer when Sturgill Simpson kicks off his 2025 headlining tour of that name in April. Simpson released his first album in three years, Passage du Desir, under the “Johnny Blue Skies” moniker in the summer of 2024.
Set to begin April 5 with a casino show in Durant, Oklahoma, the tour will play a mix of indoor and outdoor venues, including the Wharf in Orange Beach, Alabama; two nights at Denver’s Mission Ballroom; the Mesa Amphitheatre in Mesa, Arizona; the BOK Center in Tulsa; and a pair of shows in Asheville, North Carolina, at the town’s ExploreAsheville.com Arena.
In between, there’s a smattering of festival appearances for Simpson and his band, like Stagecoach in Indio, California, and Bourbon & Beyond in Louisville, Kentucky. His headlining appearance at the FairWell Festival in Redmond, Oregon, is particularly notable: He’ll headline Night 2, while Tyler Childers, whose 2017 album Purgatory Simpson co-produced, headlines the first day.
An artist presale for Simpson’s tour begins Feb. 19 at 10 a.m. local time, while a general on-sale is set for Feb. 21, at noon local time. (Fans who purchase their tickets on Ticketmaster will be able to resell the tickets, at original price, if they cannot attend.)
Simpson’s Passage du Desir made Rolling Stone’s list of the 30 best country and Americana albums of 2024.
Who the Fuck Is Johnny Blue Skies? Tour Dates:
April 5 – Durant, OK – Choctaw Casino @ Grand Theater (already on sale)
April 6 – Georgetown, TX @ Two Step Inn *
April 8 – Orange Beach, AL @ The Wharf at Orange Beach
April 10 – Birmingham, AL @ Legacy Arena at BJCC
April 11 – Southaven, MS @ Landers Center
April 14 – Denver, CO @ Mission Ballroom
April 15 – Denver, CO @ Mission Ballroom
April 17 – Bozeman, MT @ Brick Breeden Fieldhouse
April 19 – Spokane, WA @ Spokane Arena
April 24 – Berkeley, CA @ Greek Theatre at UC Berkeley
April 26 – Indio, CA @ Stagecoach *
April 27 – Las Vegas, NV @ The Theater at Virgin Hotels Las Vegas
April 29 – Mesa, AZ @ Mesa Amphitheatre
May 2 – Tulsa, OK @ BOK Center
May 3 – Independence, MO @ Cable Dahmer Arena
May 6 – Minneapolis, MN @ The Armory
May 9 – Rosemont, IL @ Allstate Arena
May 10 – Rochester Hills, MI @ Meadow Brook Amphitheatre
May 13 – Charlotte, NC @ Skyla Credit Union Amphitheatre
May 16 – Knoxville, TN @ Knoxville Civic Coliseum
May 17 – Alpharetta, GA @ Ameris Bank Amphitheatre
May 20 – Asheville, NC @ ExploreAsheville.com Arena
May 21 – Asheville, NC @ ExploreAsheville.com Arena
May 23 – Charleston, SC @ Credit One Stadium
May 24 – Columbia, MD @ Merriweather Post Pavilion
July 19 – Redmond, OR @ FairWell Festival*
Sept. 13 – Louisville, KY @ Bourbon & Beyond*