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Leon Bridges planning debut LP, touring (dates & video)

photo: Leon Bridges at Warsaw last month (more by Greg Cristman)
Leon Bridges

Fort Worth, TX soul singer Leon Bridges plans to release his debut album later this year on Columbia Records, co-produced by Austin Jenkins of White Denim (whose members have backed him live), and ahead of that he put out the “Coming Home” / “Better Man” single last month. Leon just made a video for “Coming Home.” You can watch that, and stream “Better Man” and the more recently-surfaced track “Lisa Sawyer,” below.

Leon recently wrapped up shows with Sharon Van Etten (maybe you caught him at Warsaw?) and he’s opening a leg of the upcoming Lord Huron tour. He’s not on the NYC date, but he returns here for a headlining show on June 23 at Bowery Ballroom. Tickets for that show go on sale Friday (3/6) at noon with an AmEx presale starting today (3/4) at noon.

All dates are listed, with the video and song streams, below…

Leon Bridges – “Coming Home”

Leon Bridges – “Better Man”

Leon Bridges – “Lisa Sawyer”

Leon Bridges — 2015 Tour Dates
Mar 05 The Old Blue Last London, United Kingdom
Mar 09 White Water Tavern Little Rock, AR
Mar 10 Bottletree Birmingham, AL
Mar 11 Eddie’s Attic Decatur, GA
Mar 13 Union University Jackson, TN
Mar 14 Blue Canoe Tupelo, MS
Mar 15 Soul Kitchen Mobile, AL
Mar 18 Spotify House at SXSW Austin, TX
Mar 20 Communion Showcase at SXSW Austin, TX
Apr 16 Crystal Ballroom Portland, OR*
Apr 17 Vancouver, BC The Vogue Theatre*
Apr 18 Seattle, WA The Showbox*
Apr 20 The Depot Salt Lake City, UT*
Apr 21 Belly Up Aspen, CO*
Apr 22 Gothic Theatre Denver, CO*
Apr 24 Middle of the Map Fest Kansas City, MO
Apr 25 Milwaukee, WI Pabst Theater*
Apr 26 First Avenue Minneapolis, MN*
Apr 27 Vic Theatre Chicago, IL*
Apr 29 Green Mill Jazz Club Chicago, IL
Apr 30 Cliff Bells Detroit, MI
May 01 The Drake Hotel Toronto, Canada
May 02 Quei Des Brumes Montreal, Canada
May 04 Great Scott Boston, MA
May 06 Ryman Auditorium Nashville, TN*
May 07 Hi-Tone Memphis, TN
May 09 House Of Blues Houston, TX*
May 10 South Side Music Hall Dallas, TX*
May 11 Stubb’s Austin, TX*
Jun 23 Bowery Ballroom New York, NY

* – supporting Lord Huron