With its swirl of soul, Americana and indie rock, Denver’s platinum-selling Nathaniel Rateliff and the Night Sweats has conquered international stages all on its own, following years of Rateliff’s dues-paying folkie career.
But the hard-working band is getting some help this year from My Morning Jacket — the similarly incendiary live act that mashes hard-driving guitars, wailing vocals and county twang into cosmically beautiful tunes. Both acts have sold out multi-night Red Rocks Amphitheatre stands on their own, but together, they promise a mighty draw.
The bands will co-headline a Sept. 10-28 road jaunt, called the Eye to Eye Tour, that finds them performing equal-length sets and switching the order for each concert, according to a press statement. .
“We are long-time lovers of My Morning Jacket and have grown a close friendship over the years,” Rateliff said in the statement. “It’s so special to become friends with musicians and peers that you admire, and we’re looking forward to bringing our love for each other on the road.”
“We were lucky enough to see Nathaniel and some of the Night Sweats at Preservation Hall in New Orleans some years ago — our minds were blown, our hearts were opened, and we got swept up in the joy of it all,” said Jim James, singer for My Morning Jacket, in the statement. “We are so happy to share the stage with these fine folks for a run full of peace, love, music, and fun!”
Jim James of My Morning Jacket performs on the “What” stage during the 2015 Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival on June 13, 2015 in Manchester, Tennessee. (Photo by Jason Merritt/Getty Images)
The un-fun part? There are currently no Colorado dates scheduled — or any west of the Mississippi River. Most are on the East Coast, with a couple in My Morning Jacket’s friendly territory of Nashville (the band hails from Louisville, Ken.).
Rateliff is currently planning shows at Denver’s Boettcher Concert Hall April 5-6 with the Colorado Symphony, a reprise of last year’s Imagination Artist series, with a new program of orchestra-backed Leonard Cohen covers. Rateliff and the Night Sweats will follow that with a handful of North American dates, followed by the Night Sweats’ string of European dates and U.S. concerts, before joining with MMJ.
Tickets are on sale starting at 10 a.m. Friday, March 29, with a presale starting at 10 a.m. Tuesday, March 26. Check out nathanielrateliff.com/tour for more, and see the Night Sweats’ current list of 2024 live dates below.
The Eye to Eye Tour
Sept. 10 – Wilmington, N.C.
Live Oak Bank Pavilion at Riverfront Park
Sept. 12 – Charleston, S.C.
Credit One Stadium
Sept. 13 – Charlotte, N.C.
PNC Music Pavilion
Sept. 14 – Alpharetta, Ga.
Ameris Bank Amphitheatre
Sept. 16 – Jacksonville. Fla.
Daily’s Place
Sept. 18-19 – Nashville
Ascend Amphitheater
Sept. 24 – Syracuse, N.Y.
Empower Federal Credit Union Amphitheater at Lakeview
Sept. 26 – Philadelphia
TD Pavilion at the Mann
Sept. 27 – Columbia, M.D.
Merriweather Post Pavilion
Sept. 28 – Raleigh, N.C.
Coastal Credit Union Music Park