Father John Misty played Bowery Ballroom (pics), announces Summerstage show w/ Angel Olsen (BV presale included)

February 17, 2015

Father John Misty @ Bowery Ballroom, 2/14/2015

To watch Father John Misty live is to be entertained. My fellow crowdsmen were all singing along, flush with smiles, too entranced to even makeout with each other–at least not excessively, thank God. His voice is better than you even thought, and it just seems to come out of his mouth, like he’s not even singing. He’s a showman who slings the mic-stand over his head and ends most numbers on his knees. For “Chateau Lobby #4” he brought out a trumpet player in full mariachi get-up. His dance moves are goofy and make you laugh, but actually impressive–skinny boy can shake his bones! Which makes sense for his whole persona: Half in-jest, half-devastating. At one point, a pink balloon from the crowd with the words “I love you” and a couple teddy bears on it floated to the stage, and Misty held it faux-sentimentally. -[NY Observer]

Father John Misty wrapped up his NYC visit with a show, appropriately, on Valentine’s Day at Bowery Ballroom. Like Rough Trade earlier in the week, it was sold out, more packed than usual with more than your average number of fans seeking tickets outside. Guy Blakeslee opened again as well. Also like his other full-band show, Josh Tillman was in full-on entertainer mode with the crowd lapping it up. Pictures and setlist are in this post.

Father John Misty will be on tour this summer, and his next NYC show will be at Central Park Summerstage on August 5 with Angel Olsen and Summer Moon. Tickets for that show go on sale Friday (2/20) at noon but you can get them early with the BrooklynVegan presale that starts Wednesday (2/18) at noon. Check back Wednesday morning for the presale password.

UPDATE: PRESALE PASSWORD HERE.

Updated tour dates, plus more pictures from FJM’s Valentine’s Day show, below…

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Guy Blakeslee

Father John Misty

Father John Misty – 2015 Tour Dates
WED, Feb 18 Danforth Music Hall, Toronto, Canada (w/Guy Blakeslee)
SUN, Feb 22 Dublin Whelans , Dublin, Ireland
MON, Feb 23 King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut, Glasgow, United Kingdom
TUE, Feb 24 Gorilla, Manchester , United Kingdom
THU, Feb 26 Village Underground, London, United Kingdom
FRI, Feb 27 Brudenell Social, Leeds, United Kingdom
SAT, Feb 28 Thekla Social, Bristol, United Kingdom
TUE, Mar 3 La Maroquinerie, Paris, France
WED, Mar 4 Le Botanique, Brussels,
THU, Mar 5 Paradiso, Amsterdam, Netherlands
SAT, Mar 7 Privatclub, Berlin, Germany
SUN, Mar 8 Nochtspeicher, Hamburg, Germany
WED, Mar 25 Marathon Music Works, Nashville, TN (w/King Tuff, 18+!)
THU, Mar 26 Variety Playhouse, Atlanta, GA (w/King Tuff, All Ages!)
FRI, Mar 27 Orange Peel, Asheville, NC (w/King Tuff, 18+!)
SAT, Mar 28 930 Club, Washington, DC (w/King Tuff, All Ages!)
TUE, Mar 31 Paradise (MA), Boston, MA (w/King Tuff, 18+!)
WED, Apr 1 Union Transfer, Philadelphia, PA (w/King Tuff, All Ages!)
FRI, Apr 3 Vic Theatre, Chicago, IL (w/King Tuff, 18+!)
SAT, Apr 4 First Avenue, Minneapolis, MN (w/King Tuff, 18+!)
SUN, Apr 5 Mission Creek Festival, Iowa City, IA
TUE, Apr 7 Granada Theater, Lawrence, KS (w/King Tuff, All Ages!)
WED, Apr 8 Waiting Room, Omaha, NE (w/King Tuff, All Ages!)
THU, Apr 9 Ogden Theater, Denver, CO
SAT, Apr 11 Coachella Valley Music & Arts, Indio, CA
MON, Apr 13 Glass House, Pomona, CA
TUE, Apr 14 North Park Theater, San Diego, CA (w/King Tuff)
THU, Apr 16 Fillmore, The (SF), San Francisco, CA (w/King Tuff)
FRI, Apr 17 Fillmore, The (SF), San Francisco, CA (w/King Tuff)
SAT, Apr 18 Coachella Valley Music & Arts, Indio, CA
MON, Apr 20 Marquee (Tempe), Tempe, AZ (w/King Tuff)
WED, Apr 22 Granada Theater (TX), Dallas, TX (w/Luluc, 14+!)
THU, Apr 23 Fitzgeralds (TX), Houston, TX (w/Luluc, All Ages!)
FRI, Apr 24 Stubb’s Waller Creek, Austin, TX (w/Luluc, All Ages!)
SAT, Apr 25 Civic Theater, New Orleans, LA (w/ Luluc)
FRI, May 15 Hangout Music Festival , Gulf Shores, AL
SAT, May 16 Hangout Music Festival , Gulf Shores, AL
SUN, May 17 Hangout Music Festival , Gulf Shores, AL
SAT, May 23 Sasquatch! Festival, Gorge, WA
SUN, May 24 Commodore Ballroom, Vancouver, Canada
THU, Jun 4 Merriweather Post Pavilion, Columbia, MD (w/The Decemberists)
WED, Aug 5 Central Park Summer Stage , New York, NY