LUKAS NELSON & PROMISE OF THE REAL IS #1 ON THE BILLBOARD COUNTRY CHART

Rising Band’s new album TURN OFF THE NEWS (BUILD A GARDEN)

Scores Impressive Chart Debuts

Lukas Nelson & Promise of The Real hit a career milestone this week as their brand-new album Turn Off The News (Build A Garden) debuted at #1 on Billboard’s Top Country Chart, the band’s first-ever #1 country album. The record also debuted at #2 on the Americana Folk Chart and #13 on the Top 200 Sales Chart. The impressive chart numbers come on the heels of a jam packed release week which included a super-charged performance of the album’s lead single “Bad Case” on The Late Show With Stephen Colbert and a segment on VICE News’ “Bridge, Chorus, Verse” on HBO.

Listen/buy Turn Off The News (Build A Garden):  HERE

Lukas Nelson & Promise of the Real are gearing up to perform for the first time at the Glastonbury Festival in the U.K. this Friday June 28^th.  Additional upcoming tour highlights include multiple gigs on the Outlaw Music Festival Tour, a return engagement at the Newport Folk Festival, domestic and international dates with Neil Young and summer stadium shows opening for the Zac Brown Band. Additionally, Lukas Nelson & Promise of the Real will support the Rolling Stones on two shows of their massive North American NO FILTER tour, in New Jersey on August 5^th and Seattle August 14^th. For more information and tour dates, please visit www.lukasnelson.com.

The Early Buzz:

“The title track is a standout in a record full of strong songs, with the 30-year-old Nelson taking on the role of sage, looking for a way to bring people together in this era of division.”

-The Associated Press

“Nelson conjures a power-pop-leaning song cycle that seeks a better way to live with dollops of Southern gospel and slinky R&B. The band mixes Levon Helm’s funkiness, Leon Russell’s cagey musicality and Tom Petty’s ardor.”

– The Nashville Scene

“The album features everything from soaring wall-of-sound arrangements (the Roy Orbison-inspired “Where Does Love Go”) to wildly fun country-rock throwdowns like the joyous twin-guitar jam “Civilized Hell” – a duet between Lukas and his dad Willie.”

– Rolling Stone

“A fantastically heady album of topical, existential numbers that fuse road-dusted Americana with eastern sounds, rocksteady grooves and other unexpectedly eclectic jams, seamlessly melded by the band’s potent communal chemistry.”

– Flaunt Magazine

Lukas Nelson & Promise of the Real on tour:
June 27 – London, UK @ Shepherds Bush
June 28 – Somerset, UK @ Glastonbury Festival
June 29 – Odense, DEN @ Tinderbox*
July 2 – Dresden, GER @ Elbufer*
July 3 – Berlin, GER @ Waldbuehne*
July 5 – Mannheim, GER @ SAP Arena*
July 6 – Munich, GER @ Olympiahalle*
July 9 – Antwerb, BEL @ SportPaleis*
July 10 – Amsterdam, NET @ Ziggo Dome*
July 12 – London, UK @ Hyde Park*
July 14 – Kilkenny, IRE @ Nowland Park*
July 24 – Middletown, NY @ Orange County Fair 
July 26 – Newport, RI @ Newport Folk Fest
July 27 – Newport, RI @ Newport Folk Fest          
July 28 – Floyd, VA @ FloydFest
August 4 – Amagansett, NY @ Stephen Talkhouse
August 5 – Holmdel, NJ @ MetLife Stadium+
August 8 – Park City, UT @ Deer Valley Amphitheater
August 9 – Denver, CO @ Coors Field^
August 11 – Portland, OR @ Portland Zoo^^
August 13 – Seattle, WA @ Jet City
August 14 – Seattle, WA @ Century Link Field+
August 29 – Hershey, PA @ Hershey Park Stadium^
August 30 – Saratoga Springs, NY @ SPAC^
August 31 – Boston, MA @ Fenway Park^
Sept 1 – Boston, MA @ Fenway Park^
Sept 2 – Montauk, NY @ Surf Lodge
Sept 6 – Camden, NJ @ BB&T Pavilion^
Sept 7 – Camden, NJ @ BB&T Pavillon^
Sept 8 – Hartford, CT @ Xfinity Theatre^
Sept 11 – Forest Hills, NY @ Venue TBD**
Sept 14 – Virginia Beach, VA @ Vet’s United Home Loans Amphitheater**
Sept 15 – Raleigh, NC – Coastal Credit Union Amphitheater**
Sept 20 – Louisville, KY @ Bourbon and Beyond Festival
Sept 22 – Nashville, TN @ Pilgrimage
Sept 24 – Milwaukee, WI @ Turner Hall
Sept 25 – Minneapolis, MN @ Varsity
Sept 26 – Chicago, IL @ Thalia Hall
Sept 27 – Columbia, MO @ Roots and Blues Festival
Sept 28 – Sacramento, CA @ Farm To Fork Festival
Sept 29 – Dana Point, CA @ Ohana Fest
Oct 12 – New York, NY @ NY Food and Wine
Oct 18 – W. Palm Beach, FL @ Coral Sky Amphitheater^
Oct 19 – W. Palm Beach, FL @ Coral Sky Amphitheater^
Oct 20 – Tampa, FL @ MidFlorida Credit Union Amphitheater^
Oct 25 – Rogers, AR @ Walmart Amphitheater^
Oct 26 – Dallas, TX @ DosEquis Pavilion^
Oct 27 – The Woodlands, TX @ Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion^
 
*w/ Neil Young
**Outlaw Country
^ w/ Zac Brown Band
^^ w/ Steve Earle
+ w/ The Rolling Stones

Photo Credit: Joey Martinez

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