The Uneasy Tour kicks off in February 2024
Multi-Grammy and Oscar winner Jon Batiste today announced his Uneasy Tour: Purifying The Airwaves For The People in support of his newly Grammy-nominated album World Music Radio, out now via Verve Records/Interscope Records. Batiste’s first-ever headlining tour will kick off February 16th at the Schnitzer in Portland, OR, and visit intimate theaters across North America and Canada, including stops at The Paramount Theatre in Seattle, WA; The Fillmore in San Francisco, CA; The Ryman Auditorium in Nashville, TN; Massey Hall in Toronto, ON; The Beacon Theatre in New York, NY; and ACL Live in Austin, TX.
Presales begin Tuesday, November 14th at 10 am local time with the general on sale starting Friday, November 17th at 10 am local time via Ticketmaster.
The tour announcement comes on the heels of Batiste’s six 2024 Grammy nominations, with five on behalf of World Music Radio, including Album of the Year, Record of the Year for “Worship” and “Song of the Year for “Butterfly.” Additionally, he earned nominations for Best Jazz Performance for “Movement 18’ (Heroes)” and Best American Roots Performance for “Butterfly” from the album, as well as a nomination for Best Pop Duo/Group Performance for his collaboration with Lana Del Rey on her track “Candy Necklace.” Batiste will make several appearances in support of the album in November including the world-famous Macy’s Day Thanksgiving Parade on November 23rd and the annual Root 100 Gala where he’ll be honored as the first Voice and Vision Award Recipient at the Apollo Theater on December 5th.
World Music Radio invites the world to experience the marriage of hard-hitting pop songs to a rich tapestry of international sounds, with Batiste collaborating with a diverse range of global talents including Lil Wayne, Lana Del Rey, Kenny G, Fireboy DML, J.I.D, Camilo, NewJeans and more.
The album follows the success of Batiste’s historic and critically acclaimed 2021 album We Are, which swept the 64th Annual Grammy Awards winning five awards, including Album of the Year. His career-spanning 14 nominations across seven categories is not only a first in Grammy history, it also proves his ability to defy genres; an assertion of which he undeniably upholds within this newest musical endeavor.
In 2020, Batiste was honored with an Academy Award for Best Original Score for his work on the Disney/Pixar film Soul, which he shared with fellow composers Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross. The score won him a Grammy Award and also garnered him a Golden Globe, a BAFTA, a NAACP Image Award, and a Critic’s Choice Award. Notably, Batiste became the second black composer in history, following the legendary jazz musician Herbie Hancock, to win an Academy Award for composition.
Batiste is the subject of Matthew Heineman’s moving documentary American Symphony, which will debut in select theatres on November 24th and via Netflix in partnership with Barack and Michelle Obama’s Higher Ground on November 29th. The film follows him beginning in early 2022, when he finds himself celebrated with 11 Grammy nominations, including album of the year. Amid that triumph, he is immersed in his most ambitious challenge yet: composing an original symphony for a performance at the storied Carnegie Hall. However, this extraordinary trajectory is upended when his life partner, NYT bestselling author and Emmy Award-winning journalist Suleika Jaouad, learns that her long-dormant cancer has returned.
Batiste will release his heartfelt original song, “It Never Went Away,” for the film on November 24th. A 2024 Oscar contender for Best Original Song, he wrote and produced the track in collaboration with Dan Wilson.
Jon Batiste Uneasy Tour: Purifying The Airwaves For The People Dates:
Feb 16 – Portland, OR @ Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall
Feb 17 – Seattle, WA @ Paramount Theatre
Feb 18 – San Francisco, CA @ The Fillmore (early and late shows)
Feb 20 – Denver, CO @ Paramount Theatre
Feb 22 – Minneapolis, MN @ First Avenue
Feb 23 – Madison, WI @ The Sylvee
Feb 24 – Chicago, IL @ Riviera Theatre
Feb 26 – Detroit, MI @ The Fillmore
Feb 27 – Indianapolis, IN @ Murat Theatre
Feb 28 – Nashville, TN @ Ryman Auditorium
Mar 3 – Atlanta, GA @ Tabernacle
Mar 12 – Toronto, ON @ Massey Hall
Mar 13 – Montreal, QC @ MTELUS
Mar 15 – New Haven, CT @ College Street Music Hall
Mar 16 – Boston, MA @ Orpheum Theatre
Mar 17 – Philadelphia, PA @ The Fillmore
Mar 19 – New York, NY @ Beacon Theatre
Mar 21 – Washington, DC @ Warner Theatre
Mar 22 – Charlotte, NC @ The Fillmore
Mar 24 – Knoxville, TN @ Big Ears Festival
Mar 26 – Dallas, TX @ Margot and Bill Winspear Opera House
Mar 27 – Austin, TX @ ACL Live – Moody Theater
Apr 27 – Miramar Beach, FL @ Kaleidoscope Beach
