[Cover photo credit to Jim Herrington]
The James Hunter Six have announced that the band will return to the U.S. for the first time since 2024 with a summer tour that begins July 1 in Denver and will take them through Nashville, Minneapolis, Chicago and more. This follows a duo of shows where Hunter supported Van Morrison in Boston earlier this month and a three-show run in Washington, DC, Sellersville, PA and New York City next month.
The band will be celebrating the release of their new album Off The Fence (Easy Eye Sound).
Of the tour, James Hunter shares:
It’s been a bit of a wait this time around but the U.S. Embassy finally granted me the official ‘Oh Go On Then If You Must’ certificate, and we’re all set. We’ve had fun knocking these tunes together (one of them is quite good), and we’re looking forward to inflicting them on you at the earliest opportunity. See you soon!
The British singer, songwriter and Grammy-nominated James Hunter has been a fixture in his scene for over three decades. His eleventh studio album delivers rhythm & Soul and marks 40 years since his recording debut.
For the new album, Hunter duets with Irish singer Van Morrison on “Ain’t That A Trip“. He is also accompanied by a band of musicians that includes Myles Weeks (double bass), Rudy Albin Petschauer (drums), Andrew Kingslow (keyboards, percussion), Michael Buckley (baritone saxophone) and Drew Vanderwinckel (tenor saxophone).
The James Hunter Six 2026 U.S. Tour:
April 19 – Washington, DC @ The Hamilton
April 20 – Sellersville, PA @ Sellersville Theater
April 21 – New York, NY @ Iridium
July 1 – Denver, CO @ The Bluebird
July 2 – Vail, CO @ Vilar Performing Arts Center
July 8 – Nashville, TN @ Franklin Theater
July 10 – Kent, OH @ Kent Stage
July 11 – Ann Arbor, MI @ The Ark
July 12 – Milwaukee, WI @ Vivarium
July 14 – Minneapolis, MN @ Dakota
July 15 – Minneapolis, MN @ Dakota
July 16 – Evanston, IL @ Space
July 18 – St Louis, MO @ Music at Intersection
July 19 – Kansas City, MO @ Knuckleheads
August 5 – Natick, MA @ The Center for Arts in Natick (TCAN)
August 7 – Fall River, MA @ Narrows Center
August 8 – Shelter Island, NY @ Sylvester Manor
August 9 – Old Saybrook, CT @ The Kate
