Tweedy Reveals Wilco LP Title, Release Date

Tweedy Reveals Wilco LP Title, Release Date

Finally, some concrete Wilco album news! According to a tip from Pitchfork reader Collin Brown and later confirmed by Wilco's publicist, last night at a solo show in Nashville, Jeff Tweedy announced that his band's forthcoming record is called Sky Blue Sky and it will be out May 15 via Nonesuch. It will be the band's first studio release since 2004's A Ghost Is Born.

Wilco have also scheduled three Australian dates, and Tweedy will continue to make the solo rounds through the end of the month. For all side project dates, back it up to here and here.

Wilco dates:

04-16 Brisbane, Australia - Tivoli
04-18 Melbourne, Australia - Palais Theatre
04-21 Sydney, Australia - Enmore Theatre

Jeff Tweedy dates:

01-19 Tulsa, OK - Cain's Ballroom
01-20 Dallas, TX - Granada Theater *
01-21 Marfa, TX - Liberty Hall
01-23 Austin, TX - Hogg Auditorium at University of Texas *
01-24 Austin, TX - Hogg Auditorium at University of Texas *
01-26 New Orleans, LA - House of Blues *
01-27 Birmingham, AL - Alabama Theatre *
01-29 Atlanta, GA - Tabernacle *
01-30 Knoxville, TN - Bijou Theatre
01-31 Charlottesville, VA - Paramount Theater

* with Scott McCaughey

Posted by Kati Llewellyn on Thu, Jan 18, 2007 at 2:38pm