Christone "Kingfish" Ingram Announces 2020 Dates For "Fish Grease 2: A Juke Joint Tour"

CHRISTONE "KINGFISH" INGRAM ANNOUNCES
"FISH GREASE 2: A JUKE JOINT TOUR"

Also Performing Festival Shows and dates with Vampire Weekend and Buddy Guy

 Is Christone “Kingfish” Ingram the future of the blues? The blues savior is one of the most exciting young guitarists in years, with a sound that encompasses B.B. King, Jimi Hendrix and Prince.
--Rolling Stone

The blues phenom plays guitar like he’s on fire.
--Guitar Player

Grammy nominee Christone "Kingfish" Ingram has announced plans for his second-ever headlining tour, Fish Grease 2: A Juke Joint Tour, at GuitarPlayer.com. The sequel to the young blues sensation's successful 2019 Fish Grease tour will start on January 4, 2020 and run throughout the year. These first 24 performances, through March 2020, will be followed by additional global headlining and key festival dates. He also has scheduled performances opening shows for Buddy Guy and Vampire Weekend. In addition, Ingram will celebrate his 21st birthday with two “Kingfish & Friends” shows in Los Angeles on January 17 and 18.

According to Ingram, "I had such an amazing time on the road in 2019 in support of my debut album that I really just wanted to do it again. I truly see this tour as the sequel to Fish Grease. My show will certainly be rooted in that same juke joint vibe, but like any sequel there will be a few surprises to help tell more about who I am, where I come from, and what I would like to share with the world.”

Since the release of his Grammy Award-nominated debut album Kingfish in May 2019, Ingram has gigged nonstop and has been featured in newspapers, magazines, and on radio and television. Within the last few months, Ingram has played shows across the U.S.A., including dates with Buddy Guy, Vampire Weekend and Jason Isbell. Kingfish debuted at #1 on the Billboard "Blues" and "Heatseekers" charts and continues to receive regular airplay on radio stations around the world. He was recently interviewed by Sir Elton John on John's Apple Beats podcast. UK tastemaker music magazine MOJO just named the album the #1 blues release of 2019.

Sprung from the same earth as so many of the Delta blues masters, Kingfish comes bursting out of Clarksdale, Mississippi, just ten miles from the legendary crossroads of Highways 61 and 49. Born to a musical family, Ingram fell in love with music as a small child, first playing drums and then bass. At age 11, he got his first guitar and quickly mastered it, soaking up music from Robert Johnson to Lightnin’ Hopkins, from B.B. King to Muddy Waters, from Jimi Hendrix to Prince, but all the while he kept developing his own sound and style. He played his first gig at age of 11 at Clarksdale’s famous Ground Zero Club. He performed at the White House for Michelle Obama in 2014 as part of a delegation of student musicians from the Delta Blues Museum. By age 16 he was turning heads an d winning awards, including the 2015 Rising Star Award, presented by The Rhythm & Blues Foundation.

With his eye-popping guitar playing and his reach-out-and-grab-you-by-the-collar vocals, Kingfish delivers each song with unmatched passion and precision. Steeped in the rich, vivid history of the blues, he’s driven by his burning desire to create contemporary blues music that speaks to his generation and beyond. Kingfish is inspired by the music of Robert Johnson, but dreams of one day collaborating with Kendrick Lamar and soul-funk bassist Thundercat. “My core is blues,” he says, “but it’s important for me to create a sound and style that is uniquely my own. I have a lot to say, so please stay tuned.”

 

FISH GREASE 2: A JUKE JOINT TOUR

01.04.2020 Sat	Thirsty Hippo	Hattiesburg MS
01.17.2020 Fri	Lodge Room	Los Angeles CA
01.18.2020 Sat	Lodge Room	Los Angeles CA
01.23.2020 Thu	Duling Hall	Jackson MS
01.24.2020 Fri	Proud Larry's	Oxford MS
01.31.2020 Fri	3rd & Lindsley	Nashville TN
02.01.2020 Sat	3rd & Lindsley	Nashville TN
02.07.2020 Fri	Blues On Whyte	Edmonton Alberta Canada
02.08.2020 Sat	Blues On Whyte	Edmonton Alberta Canada
02.27.2020 Thu	Brooklyn Bowl	Brooklyn NY
02.28.2020 Fri	Club XL Live	Harrisburg PA
02.29.2020 Sat	City Winery	Philadelphia PA
03.02.2020 Mon	Askew	Providence RI
03.03.2020 Tue	3S Artspace	Portsmouth NH
03.04.2020 Wed	Fairfield Theatre - Stage One	Fairfield CT
03.05.2020 Thu	Brighton Music Hall	Boston MA
03.06.2020 Fri	Infinity Hall Norfolk	Norfolk CT
03.07.2020 Sat	Tralf Music Hall	Buffalo NY
03.08.2020 Sun	Horseshoe Tavern	Toronto ON
03.10.2020 Tue	The Pyramid Scheme	Grand Rapids MI
03.11.2020 Wed	Magic Bag	Ferndale MI
03.12.2020 Thu	The Kent Stage	Kent OH
03.14.2020 Sat	Headliners Music Hall	Louisville KY
03.15.2020 Sun	Hi-Fi	Indianapolis IN

DATES SUPPORTING BUDDY GUY

01.10.2020 Fri	Buddy Guy's Legends	Chicago IL
01.11.2020 Sat	Buddy Guy's Legends	Chicago IL
03.20.2020 Fri	House of Blues	Houston TX
03.21.2020 Sat	House Of Blues Dallas	Dallas TX
03.22.2020 Sun	Austin City Limits Live at the Moody Theater	Austin TX

DATES SUPPORTING VAMPIRE WEEKEND

09.23.2020 Wed	Express Live!	Columbus OH
09.24.2020 Thu	Michigan Lottery Amphitheater at Freedom Hill	Sterling Heights MI
09.26.2020 Sat	McGrath Amphitheater	Cedar Rapids IA
09.27.2020 Sun	Pinewood Bowl Theater	Lincoln NE
09.29.2020 Tues	Starlight Theatre	Kansas City MO
09.30.2020 Wed	BOK Center	Tulsa OK
10.06.2020 Tues	Saenger Theatre	New Orleans LA
10.07.2020 Wed	BJCC Concert Hall	Birmingham AL

FESTIVAL DATES

02.18.2020 Tue	Keeping The Blues Alive Cruise	Miami FL
02.19.2020 Wed	Keeping The Blues Alive Cruise	Miami FL
02.20.2020 Thu	Keeping The Blues Alive Cruise	Miami FL
02.21.2020 Fri	Keeping The Blues Alive Cruise	Miami FL
02.22.2020 Sat	Keeping The Blues Alive Cruise	Miami FL
04.09.2020 Thu	Bluesfest Byron Bay	Tyagarah NSW (Australia)
04.10.2020 Fri	Bluesfest Byron Bay	Tyagarah NSW (Australia)
04.12.2020 Sun	Bluesfest Byron Bay	Tyagarah NSW (Australia)
04.13.2020 Mon	Bluesfest Byron Bay	Tyagarah NSW (Australia)