Eric Church Announces New Tour for Upcoming Album
Eric Church revealed that he will take his upcoming album, Evangeline vs. The Machine, on tour starting this year.
The “Free the Machine Tour” is set to kick off on September 12 with a performance in Pittsburgh at PPG Paints Arena. The tour features 22 shows and will end in Inglewood, California, at the Intuit Dome. Elle King, Marcus King Band, and Charles Wesley Godwin will perform as opening acts throughout the tour.
Church first revealed the news in a video message to his fan club, the Church Choir.
“From front to back, these shows will be different than anything you’ve ever seen or heard from us before,” he stated. “I cannot wait to see you on the road for this tour.”
Before the tour begins, the “Springsteen” singer will host two performances at the Royal Albert Hall in London on May 16 and 17. He will also perform two shows at The Pinnacle in Nashville on May 23 and 24. His last set of shows before the tour includes three performances at the Red Rocks Amphitheatre in Colorado: “Eric Church vs. The Machine,” “Eric Church vs. The ECB,” and “Eric Church vs. The Guitar.”
Tickets go on general sale on May 9 at 10 a.m. local time. Tickets for the show in Philadelphia will go on general sale on May 16 at 10 a.m. local time.
There are two pre-sales for tour tickets. Members of the Church Choir will have early access to tickets starting May 5. The second pre-sale, held through Seated, is available to the public and non-premium members of Church’s fan club beginning May 6.
Church’s upcoming album, Evangeline vs. The Machine, drops on May 2. Fans can pre-order and pre-save the album here.
See the full list of dates below.
- September 12 – Pittsburgh – PPG Paints Arena
- September 13 – Columbus – Nationwide Arena
- September 18, Philadelphia – Wells Fargo Center
- September 19 – Boston – TD Garden
- September 20 – Brooklyn – Barclays Center
- September 25 – Green Bay – Resch Center
- September 26 – Milwaukee – Fiserv Forum
- September 27 – Des Moines – Wells Fargo Arena
- October 2 – Detroit – Little Caesars Arena
- October 3 – Lexington – Rupp Arena
- October 9 – Indianapolis – Gainbridge Fieldhouse
- October 10 – Grand Rapids – Van Andel Arena
- October 11 – Cleveland – Rocket Arena
- October 23 – Salt Lake City – Delta Center
- October 24 – Boise – ExtraMile Arena
- October 25 – Spokane – Spokane Arena
- November 6 – Vancouver – Rogers Arena
- November 7 – Portland – Moda Center
- November 8 – Seattle – Climate Pledge Arena
- November 13 – Sacramento – Golden 1 Center
- November 14 – Fresno – SaveMart Center
- November 15 – Inglewood – Intuit Dome
