Andrew Bird's newest album, Are You Serious, is out April 1. Bird is touring behind the album, and this week, he's announced a partnership with the Everytown for Gun Safety Support Fund, a movement aimed at reducing gun violence in America. Bird will donate $1 to the fund for every ticket sold on tour. He'll also sell a custom t-shirt printed in orange—a color the gun violence prevention movement has adopted with the Wear Orange initiative—with proceeds going to the fund. Find his tour dates below.
Wear Orange was founded by Chicago activists. Bird is from the Chicago area, and offered this quote in a press release:
I want everyone to be able to walk or bike the streets of my hometown without fear of gunfire. I want to help, somehow, though it’s hard to know how to do that. Everytown for Gun Safety is an organization that takes on this issue with the kind of intelligence and grasp of reality that it takes to make a difference. I am proud to support and I hope that their work can create some positive change. P.S. Wear Orange!
Bird will also be a judge at Voices of Orange, a talent competition for Chicago residents aged 15 to 22 built around the themes of peace, non-violence, and gun violence reduction.
Andrew Bird:
03-29 Savannah, GA - Savannah Music Festival
03-30 Nashville, TN - The Ryman *
04-01 Knoxville, TN - Big Ears Festival
04-02 Atlanta, GA - The Tabernacle *
04-04 Philadelphia, PA - Electric Factory *
04-05 Washington, DC - 9:30 Club *
04-07 Brooklyn, NY - Kings Theatre #
04-08 New York, NY - Terminal 5 *
04-09 Boston, MA - Citi Wang Theatre *
04-11 Montreal, Quebec - Virgin Mobile Corona Theatre *
04-13 Toronto, Ontario - Danforth Music Hall *
04-14 Detroit, MI - Royal Oak Music Theatre *
04-15 Columbus, OH - Lifestyle Communities Pavilion *
04-16 Cleveland, OH - House of Blues *
04-18 Milwaukee, WI - The Riverside Theater $
04-19 Minneapolis, MN - First Avenue $
04-21 Kansas City, MO - Arvest Bank Theatre at The Midland $
04-22 St. Louis, MO - The The Pageant $
04-30 Dublin, Ireland - Vicar Street
05-02 Edinburgh, Scotland - Queen's Hall
05-03 Manchester, England - Cathedral
05-04 London, England - Roundhouse
05-06 Amsterdam, Netherlands - Paradiso
05-08 Brussels, Belgium - Cirque Royale
05-09 Paris, France - Trianon
05-13 San Diego, CA - The Observatory North Park !
05-14 Los Angeles, CA - Ace Theatre !
05-15 Los Angeles, CA - Ace Theatre !
05-16 San Francisco, CA - The Masonic !
05-18 Portland, OR - Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall !
05-19 Seattle, WA - The Showbox !
05-21 Vancouver, British Columbia - Orpheum Theatre !
05-23 Salt Lake City, UT - The Depot !
05-24 Denver, CO - Paramount Theatre !
* with Boogarians
# with Sinkane
$ with Dawn of Midi
! with John Grant
Watch the video for "Left Handed Kisses," his duet with Fiona Apple:
via Jeremy Gordon
