James Taylor has announced plans for a 2020 U.S. tour where he will be joined by fellow singer-songwriter Jackson Browne. The coast-to-coast spring-into-summer run will give Taylor the chance to possibly debut new material from his forthcoming studio album, American Standard, which was also announced on Thursday and set to arrive on February 28th via Fantasy Records.
The new batch of U.S. dates picks up following the completion of month’s worth of shows performed across Canada beginning in mid-April with a performance at the Smoothie King Center in New Orleans, LA on May 15th. From there, Taylor and Browne will perform 28 shows across the country, and he’ll also be joined by Brandi Carlile and Shawn Colvin at Fenway Park in Boston, MA on June 21st.
Additionally, for Taylor’s 19th studio album, American Standard, the veteran guitarist and singer chose to take on a smattering of classic Americana tunes, including “My Blue Heaven”, “You’ve Got To Be Carefully Taught”, “Sit Down, You’re Rocking The Boat”, “Pennies From Heaven”, and more. Taylor shared his cover of Gene De Paul and Sammy Cahn‘s “Teach Me Tonight” with the album’s announcement.
Listen to James Taylor’s rendition of “Teach Me Tonight” below.
James Taylor – “Teach Me Tonight” – American Standard
Tickets for James Taylor’s tour with Jackson Browne go on sale Friday, February 7th at 10 a.m. CST via Taylor’s website. See a full list of dates below.
James Taylor 2020 Tour Dates
04/14 – Victoria, BC @ Save-On-Foods Memorial Centre #
04/15 – Vancouver, BC @ Rogers Arena #
04/17 – Edmonton, AB @ Rogers Place #
04/19 – Calgary, AB @ Scotiabank Saddledome #
04/21 – Winnipeg, MB @ Bell MTS Place #
04/24 – Ottawa, ON @ Canadian Tire Center #
04/25 – London, ON @ Budweiser Gardens #
04/27 – Toronto, ON @ Scotiabank Arena #
04/29 – Montreal, QC @ Bell Centre #
05/01 – Halifax, NS @ Scotiabank Centre #
05/02 – Moncton, NB @ Avenir Centre #
05/05 – St. John’s, NL @ Mile One Centre #
05/15 – New Orleans, LA @ Smoothie King Center ^
05/16 – Houston, TX @ Toyota Center ^
05/18 – Ft. Worth, TX @ Dickies Arena ^
05/21 – Salt Lake City, UT @ Maverik Center ^
05/22 – Boise, ID @ ExtraMile Arena ^
05/24 – Tacoma, WA @ Tacoma Dome ^
05/25 – Portland, OR @ Moda Center ^
05/27 – San Francisco, CA @ Chase Center ^
05/28 – Anaheim, CA @ Honda Center ^
05/29 – San Diego, CA @ Pechanga Arena ^
06/10 – Chicago, IL @ United Center ^
06/12 – Cuyahoga Falls, OH @ Blossom Music Center ^
06/13 – Detroit, MI @ DTE Energy Center ^
06/15 – Dayton, OH @ Nutter Center ^
06/16 – Pittsburgh, PA @ PPG Paints Arena ^
06/18 – Hershey, PA @ Giant Center ^
06/19 – Bethel, NY @ Bethel Woods Center for the Arts ^
06/21 – Boston, MA @ Fenway Park *
06/23 – Roanoke, VA @ Berglund Center Coliseum ^
06/24 – Charleston, WV @ Charleston Coliseum ^
06/26 – Louisville, KY @ KFC Yum! Center ^
06/27 – Memphis, TN @ FedEx Forum ^
06/29 – Atlanta, GA @ Infinite Energy Center ^
06/30 – Nashville, TN @ Bridgestone Arena ^
07/04 – Lenox, MA @ Tanglewood
07/07 – Holmdel, NJ @ PNC Bank Arts Center ^
07/08 – Wantagh, NY @ Northwell Health at Jones Beach Theater ^
07/10 – Camden, NJ @ BB&T Center ^
# = w/ Bonnie Raitt
^ = w/ Jackson Brown
* = w/ Brandi Carlile and Shawn Colvin
