In this particular setting, it’s a little strange and slightly heartbreaking to only have 175 people there instead of the 10,000 that we would normally play to. What was it like being able to get on an actual stage and perform your new record in front of an audience? Nathaniel Rateliff released And It’s Still Alright in February 2020. Add to it a fraught political climate filled with environmental catastrophe, racial injustice, and mounting anxiety about the next four years, all issues that preoccupy the socially conscious Rateliff, who’s channeled those frustrations into activism and community service via his organization, The Marigold Project.īut much like And It’s Still Alright finds hope in loss and beauty in pain across 10 tracks, Rateliff is still searching for the silver linings in 2020-and looking toward 2021 with cautious optimism. Late-night talk show appearances? If they were going to happen at all, they’d need to happen over Zoom. A massive tour supporting the new record? That would have to be canceled.
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Still, it’s difficult to stop ourselves from circling back to the Very Difficult Year, one that started off full of possibility for the 42-year-old singer-songwriter and quickly dissolved into something completely different. The record showcased a more ruminative side to the bombastic, swaggering bandleader of the rock ‘n’ soul outfit, The Night Sweats, and explored two personal tragedies- the recent death of Rateliff’s close friend, Richard Swift, and the aftermath of a difficult divorce-with tenderness and grace.
We talk about writing songs and finding balance.Īnd we talk about Rateliff’s solo album, And It’s Still Alright, released on Valentine’s Day this year to acclaim.
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We talk about his recent return to live music with a series of concerts in front of limited, socially distanced audiences at the famed Red Rocks Amphitheatre in Colorado.
Grab tickets for many Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats’ 2022 Summer Tour dates on Ticketmaster.Nathaniel Rateliff wants to talk about anything other than what he dubs “the semi-pre-apocalyptic world we’re living in right now.” And over the course of a recent phone call, we really try our damndest. Tickets for the new dates go on sale this Friday, March 11 at 10 a.m. (September 21) and Wilmington, North Carolina (September 23). The tour ends in September with concerts in Boston (September 13) New York City (September 15) Washington D.C. A visit to Phoenix (August 18) featuring support from Cory Wong will be followed by a two-night stand at the iconic Red Rocks Amphitheatre in Colorado (August 23 and 24). Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats continue the trek by heading down the West Coast for shows in Redmond, Washington (August 10) Troutdale, Oregon (August 11) Berkeley, California (August 13) and their debut at the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles (August 14). After a few weeks off, Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats head to Canada for shows in Winnipeg (July 29), Regina (July 30) Saskatoon (July 31), Calgary (August 2) and Vancouver (August 9). The group then hits Lewiston, New York (June 28) Lafayette, New York (June 29) Asbury Park, New Jersey (July 1) and Gilford, New Hampshire (July 3). Rateliff and his bandmates start the summer portion of the tour at the St. The band led by Nathaniel Rateliff will follow a previously announced April run with tour dates on both coasts and many cities in between from June 21 – September 23. Nathaniel Rateliff & the Night Sweats will embark on a lengthy North American tour this summer.