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Judah & the Lion are preparing to embark on the journey of a lifetime in the band’s new “Suit and Jacket” video, premiering exclusively with Billboard.
The Matthew DeLisi-directed video builds in sync with the song’s expecting opening, as it becomes clear frontman Judah Akers and the rest of the Nashville quartet are readying for something monumental.
Akers tells Billboard that the tone of anticipation that leads into a grabbing-life-by-the-horns, take-charge climax was no coincidence of storytelling in the video’s narrative — it was baked into the song since the beginning, brought on from life-affirming events.
“Suit And Jacket” is the band’s new single and follow up to breakout hit “Take It All Back.” Climbing to #25 on the Alternative Chart this week, “Suit And Jacket” crosses 2 million plays on Spotify as its video debuts on Billboard. “Take It All Back” lands at #28at Hot AC this week and remains at #13 at Alternative in its 34th consecutive week on the chart and has racked up over 16 million plays on Spotify since release.
On March 10th, the band released Folk Hop N Roll Deluxe, which takes the band’s sophomore album Folk Hop N Roll and adds the Going to Mars Collection – including “Suit and Jacket” and 3 additional new songs: “Going to Mars,” “Green Eyes,” and “Conversations” – plus a special orchestral version of “Take It All Back.”
The band wrapped up the first leg of their Going to Mars Tour last night with a sold-out show at Denver’s Ogden Theater. The band will be back on the road this summer to hit multiple festivals including Bottlerock, Firefly, Governor’s Ball and more before joining up with Incubus and Jimmy Eat World for their summer amphitheater tour. This fall they’ll take on another leg of the Going to Mars Tour kicking off in September. Full dates are below with more to be announced!
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Judah & the Lion Confirmed North American Tour Dates:
April 13 @ Masonic in San Francisco, CA##
April 22 @ Youngstown State University in Youngstown, OH^^
May 26-28 @ BottleRock in Napa, CA
June 2-4 @ Governor’s Ball in New York, NY
June 10 @ 92.9 KJEE Summer Round Up! in Santa Barbara, CA
June 16 @ Firefly in Dover, DE
July 6 @ Perfect Vodka Amphitheater in West Palm Beach, FL++
July 7 @ MidFlorida Credit Union Amphitheatre in Tampa, FL++
July 8 @ Lakewood Amphitheater in Atlanta, GA++
July 11 @ PNC Music Pavilion in Charlotte, NC++
July 12 @ Jiffy Lube Live in Bristow, VA++
July 14 @ PNC Bank Arts Center in Holmdel, NJ++
July 15 @ Forecastle in Louisville, KY
July 16 @ Sloss Festival in Birmingham, AL
July 18 @ Xfinity Center in Mansfield, MA++
July 19 @ Northwell Health at Jones Beach Theater in Wantagh, NY++
July 20 @ BB&T Pavilion in Camden, NJ++
July 22 @ Budweiser Stage in Toronto, ON++
July 23 @ DTE Energy Music Theatre in Clarkston, MI++
July 25 @ Blossom Music Center in Cuyahoga Falls, OH++
July 26 @ KeyBank Pavilion in Burgettstown, PA++
July 27 @ Riverbend Music Theatre in Cincinnati, OH++
July 30 @ Klipsch Music Center in Noblesville, IN++
August 1 @ Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre in St. Louis, MO++
August 4 @ Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion in The Woodlands, TX++
August 5 @ Austin360 Amphitheater in Austin, TX++
August 6 @ Starplex Pavilion in Dallas, TX++
August 9 @ USANA Amphitheatre in Salt Lake City, UT++
August 11 @ Sleep Train Amphitheatre in Chula Vista, CA++
August 12 @ Ak-Chin Pavilion in Phoenix, AZ++
August 14 @ Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles, CA++
August 30 @ Alaska State Fair in Anchorage, AK
September 8 @ Ryman Auditorium in Nashville, TN^^
September 9 @ Ryman Auditorium in Nashville, TN^^
September 14 @ Music Farm in Columbia, SC^^
September 28 @ The Blue Note in Columbia, MO^^
September 29 @ First Avenue in Minneapolis, MN^^
October 1 @ The Intersection in Grand Rapids, MI^^
October 2 @ The Rave II in Milwaukee, WI^^
October 5 @ Newport Music Hall in Columbus, OH^^
October 7 @ Minglewood Hall in Memphis, TN^^
October 10 @ Maverick’s in Jacksonville, FL^^
October 14 @ Music Farm in Charleston, SC^^
October 15 @ The Ritz in Raleigh, NC^^
October 16 @ Jefferson Theater in Charlottesville, VA^^
October 19 @ Town Ballroom in Buffalo, NY^^
October 22 @ 9:30 Club in Washington, DC^^
October 25 @ The Metroplex in Little Rock, AR^^
October 26 @ Cain’s Ballroom in Tulsa, OK^^
## – w/ Kaleo
^^ – Headlining
++ – w/ Incubus & Jimmy Eat World
