Charles Bradley Announces Festival Shows, Thanks Fans For Support During Cancer Treatment & Recovery
Soul Great Charles Bradley Returns to the Road with Festival Appearances Across The Globe
Thanks Fans for Support During Cancer Treatment & Recovery
Photo by Austin Nelson (@theaustinnelson), taken at High Water Festival
Charles Bradley will return to the road with His Extraordinaires for festival appearances this summer and fall including Sasquatch and Bottle Rock Festivals this weekend. The soul great is also set for NYC-area performances at Governors Ball and Governors Ball pre-party at Brooklyn Bowl, the inaugural Arroyo Seco Festival in Southern California, and more. See full tour routing below.
The dynamic live performer has successfully completed treatment and has been given the go-ahead by his doctors to return do the stage following a stomach cancer diagnosis last fall. The 68-year old singer made his first live appearance post-treatment last month at the High Water Festival in Charleston, SC and is excited to be back. He is grateful to his doctors for the excellent care he received and to his family, friends and fans for rallying around him. Bradley notes:
“I am so grateful to my beautiful fans and touched by all the love and support they showed me through my crisis and time of sickness. They truly lifted me up and kept me going. I am honored and glad to be back and am going to give you all of my love.”
While “The Screaming Eagle of Soul” took time off from the road over the last few months, he was still very much present in pop culture. Three of his songs were used in the HBO hit series Big Little Lies with additional high profile placements coming soon. He also appeared in last year’s Netflix series Luke Cage and in a spot during CBS Sports’ March Madness coverage. Bradley’s 2016 appearance on CBS This Morning: Saturday (interview, “Changes” // “Ain’t It A Sin“) was nominated for a 2017 Daytime Emmy award for “Outstanding On-Camera Musical Performance in a Daytime Program” earlier this year, and he has been nominated for several A2IM Awards including Best Live Act and Best Blues/Jazz/R&B Album (Changes).
Charles Bradley released his critically lauded third album Changes on Daptone Records in April 2016. He performed shows across the globe and made a number of national television appearances including Conan andThe Late Show with Stephen Colbert. He also returned to Austin, TX for SXSW where he delivered a show stopping set for NPR Music; had a touching conversation with NPR Morning Edition’s David Greene; and Pitchfork ran a politically-charged feature on the singer, and named his cover of Black Sabbath’s “Changes” “Best New Track, to name just a few things.
CHARLES BRADLEY & HIS EXTRAORDINAIRES TOUR DATES
May 26 George, WA – Sasquatch Festival
May 28 Sonoma, CA – Bottle Rock Festival
Jun 01 Brooklyn, NY – Governors Ball Pre-Party @ Brooklyn Bowl
Jun 02 New York, NY – Governors Ball
Jun 03 State College, PA – Happy Valley Music Festival
Jun 10 Asbury Park, NJ – Punk Rock Bowling @ Stone Pony
Jun 16 Monterey, CA – Monterey Pop 50th Anniversary
Jun 22 Detroit, MI – Chene Park Amphitheater (with Joss Stone)
Jun 24 Pasadena, CA – Arroyo Seco Music Festival
Jun 30 Ottawa, ON – Ottawa Jazz Festival
Jul 01 Waitsfield, VT – Friendly Gathering Festival
Jul 04 Montreal, QC – Montreal Jazz Festival @ The Metropolis
Jul 07 Des Moines, IA – 80/35 Music Festival
Jul 13 Chicago, IL – House Of Vans
Jul 15 Birmingham, AL – Sloss Music & Arts Festival
Jul 16 Louisville, KY – Forecastle Festival
Jul 29 Philadelphia, PA – Xponential Festival
Jul 30 Oro-Medonte, ON – WayHome Music & Arts Festival
Aug 03 – 04 Portland, OR – Pickathon Festival
Aug 05 Whister, BC – Wanderlust Festival
Aug 06 Kaslo, BC – Kaslo Jazz Festival
Aug 12 Missoula, MT – Travelers’ Rest Festival @ Big Sky Brewing Co
Aug 19 Wellston, MI – Hoxeyville Music Festival
Aug 26 Pine Plains, NY – Huichica East Festival
Aug 31 Salt Lake City, UT – Twilight Concert Series (with The Roots)
Sep 04 Montauk, LI, NY – The Surf Lodge
Sep 16 Rio De Janeiro, Brazil – Rock In Rio 2017
Sep 29 Lincoln, NE – Lincoln Calling
Oct 01 Long Beach, CA – Music Tastes Good Festival
Oct 07 Santa Barbara, CA – Santa Barbara Polo & Wine Festival
