NATHANIEL RATELIFF & THE NIGHT SWEATS CONTINUE FIRST EVER ARENA TOUR

INCLUDES PERFORMANCES IN LOS ANGELES, SEATTLE, CONNECTICUT AND TORONTO

CELEBRATES CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED NEW ALBUM SOUTH OF HERE OUT NOW

RATELIFF NAMED FIRST APPOINTEE OF NEWPORT FOLK STEWARDSHIP PROGRAM

January 7, 2025—Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats continue their milestone first arena tour next month, including a newly added date at Connecticut’s Mohegan Sun, performances in Los Angeles at the Kia Forum, Seattle’s Climate Pledge Arena and a slew of performances in Canada including at Toronto’s Scotiabank Arena. The tour includes a landmark show at Madison Square Garden.

Tickets for the newly added Connecticut date at Mohegan Sun on March 23 will be available starting with an artist presale beginning Wednesday, January 8 at 10 A.M. (local). Additional presales will continue throughout the week ahead of the general on-sale beginning Friday, January 10 at 10 A.M. (local). Limited tickets for the remaining dates are available now. Full details and list of dates can be found here.

The first leg of the arena tour saw electric performances at Red Rocks, Chicago’s United Center, and St. Paul’s Excel Center. Pioneer Press praised Rateliff’s “twangy voice exploding out of guitars and keyboards and horns into roaring, soaring choruses”—see more critical acclaim for the tour below.

The tour caps off another milestone for the band, which saw two #1s: “Heartless” and “Call Me (Whatever You Like)” from their critically acclaimed fourth full-length studio album, South of Here, both topped the Adult Alternative Chart, marking their 7th and 8th #1s to date. The album is out now via Stax—listen here. See the band perform “Heartless” on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert here and an excerpt from their special on the Howard Stern Show here.

Additionally, Rateliff has been appointed as Newport Folk Steward, the first artist to hold such a role at the legendary festival since Pete Seeger. The position holds a three-year term, which will see Rateliff serving as Steward actively for two years and advising the next recipient during a third transition year. Rateliff has chosen to devote his term to artist advocacy, fellowship and mentorship both at the Fort and beyond.

Critical acclaim for Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats’ Live Show:

“One of the most powerful voices in folk music as his gruff baritone is able to expand in range and fill up an entire room without a microphone…It will give you chills,”—Chicago Tribune

"Tracks like “I Need Never Get Old,” “You Worry Me,” “Survivor” and “David and Goliath” from the newest album, feature Rateliff’s twangy voice exploding out of guitars and keyboards and horns into roaring, soaring choruses […] With ruffled hair and a showmanship that came across as authentic and humble […] The seven-piece band included, gloriously, a horn section with a trumpet and two saxophones, and everyone delivered. No funny business, just good musicianship.”—Pioneer Press

Saturday’s high-energy, often breathlessly paced performance demonstrated how much know-how they picked up along the way and how well their no-nonsense approach works in whatever room they’re playing. This was one arena concert that was all about the music and nothing else […] Even after a decade of hard touring, the burly 46-year-old singer still has a powerful and booming voice graced with a tender, wearied undertone."—The Minnesota Star Tribune

“Rateliff and his 7-man Night Sweats churn through a fast-paced set of tight, taut, heavy-grooving soul-rock; the band clad all in black, filling the balmy air with electric energy… the man’s got one of rock ‘n’ roll’s most versatile voices.”—Relix

“One of the few singer-songwriters in the country who could pump foot-stomping energy through the venue with the Night Sweats and then have an audience in tears with heartfelt solo material.” —Westword

"It’s no wonder that Rateliff and his Night Sweats have become one of the premier live acts across all genres because their songs, like all great soul-based songs, are tailor made to be performed live.""—Americana Highways

Critical acclaim for South of Here:

“The band’s fourth album, South of Here, levels up the Rateliff’s Denver collective to arenas, so it comes as a delightful surprise that the album is also the most intimate offering from the group to date. Rateliff rhapsodizes about youthful wandering, middle-aged loss, and lifelong searching for connection and meaning with his gentle rasp that sounds more nimble and inventive than ever.”

“South of Here is the most fully formed and emotionally dynamic statement from Rateliff and the Night Sweats, a collection of warm reflections and meditations that aren’t bashful about wearing their influences on their sleeve.” ★★★1/2—Rolling Stone

“Rateliffe's R&B/Americana octet continue the songwriter's journey of radical authenticity, inviting listeners to see themselves in the songs. South of Here is another classic Night Sweats album, filled with vivid storytelling and moving musicianship, as the band continue to forge an ongoing relationship with others.”—Exclaim

“There are two different Nathaniel Rateliffs. One is a powerhouse singer who leads the gritty rock ‘n’ soul styling of Nathaniel Rateliff and the Night Sweats. The other is an introspective singer-songwriter who in recent years has helmed tributes to Harry Nilsson and Leonard Cohen. On his new LP with the Night Sweats, South of Here, Rateliff brings these divergent musical personas together to create an album unlike any other in his discography.”—No Depression

Borne from the rock clubs in and around Denver, CO., Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats have released three LPs, two EPs, and a live album. Since their 2015 self-titled breakthrough album, the band has established themselves as generational talents through their ecstatic and dynamic live performances and a growing catalog of essential studio recordings. South of Here is another mighty leap forward. Bound by the struggle for identity and the search for belonging, it reverberates with the understanding that we’re all in this beautiful mess together.

For more information, please contact Carla Sacks or Krista Williams at Sacks & Co., 212.741.1000.

TRACK LIST—SOUTH OF HERE
1. David and Goliath
2. Heartless
3. Remember I Was a Dancer
4. Get Used to the Night
5. South of Here
6. Everybody Wants Something
7. Center of Me
8. Cars in the Desert
9. I Would Like to Heal
10. Call Me (Whatever You Like)
11. Time Makes Fools of Us All

SOUTH OF HERE TOUR
—NATHANIEL RATELIFF & THE NIGHT SWEATS
February 13 /// Vancouver, BC /// Rogers Arena*
February 15 /// Seattle, WA /// Climate Pledge Arena*
February 16 /// Portland, OR /// Moda Center*
February 18 /// Reno, NV /// Grand Sierra Resort ±
February 21 /// Los Angeles, CA /// Kia Forum ± #
February 22 /// San Francisco, CA /// Bill Graham Civic Auditorium ±
March 11 /// Edmonton, AB /// Rogers Place~
March 13 /// Calgary, AB /// Scotiabank Saddledome~
March 15 /// Winnipeg, MB /// Canada Life Centre~
March 18 /// Fishers, IN /// Fishers Event Center~
March 19 /// Pittsburgh, PA /// Petersen Events Center~
March 21 /// Toronto, ON /// Scotiabank Arena~
March 22 /// Ottawa, ON /// Canadian Tire Centre~
March 23 /// Uncasville, CT /// Mohegan Sun~
March 27 /// New York, NY /// Madison Square Garden+
March 28 /// Boston, MA /// MGM Music Hall at Fenway
March 29 /// Boston, MA /// MGM Music Hall at Fenway

+with support from Gregory Alan Isakov
*with support from Charley Crockett
±with support from Iron & Wine
#with support from Waxahatchee
~with support from The Teskey Brothers

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