PERFORM ACOUSTIC VERSIONS OF “BELOVED” AND “GUIDING LIGHT” ON “THE LATE SHOW WITH STEPHEN COLBERT”
Mumford & Sons will extend their “thrilling” (The Washington Post) worldwide Delta Tour this summer visiting iconic venues across the west coast including L.A.’s Banc of California Stadium, Portland’s Moda Center, Vancouver’s BC Place Stadium, George, WA’s Gorge Amphitheatre, Missoula’s Ogren Park at Allegiance Field, Salt Lake City’s USANA Amphitheatre and Denver’s Fiddler’s Green Amphitheatre. Verified fan pre-sale begins this Thursday, March 14 at 10:00am local time with general on-sale starting Friday, March 15 at 10:00am local. Full details are available via www.mumfordandsons.com/live.
Already receiving widespread praise for their sold-out live performances, the Albany Times Union declares, “Mumford & Sons has developed into an arena-rock juggernaut,” while The Washington Post proclaims, “The U.K. quartet thrilled a packed Capital One Arena crowd…undeniably wondrous arena rock anthems” and Billboard asserts, “It’s exactly the kind of tour that will solidify their spot in the pantheon of arena-friendly bands.” See below for complete tour details.
Last week, the acclaimed band debuted an acoustic version of their new single, “Beloved,” on “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert.” The intimate performance featured the band surrounded by fans performing “in the round”—a first for the program. Watch HERE:
They also performed an acoustic version of their #1 single, “Guiding Light,” as a bonus web exclusive. Watch HERE:
Both “Beloved”—which is the #1 most added song this week at both Alternative and AAA radio—and “Guiding Light” are from the band’s new album, Delta, which debuted at #1 on the Billboard 200, Americana/Folk Albums, Alternative Rock Albums and Rock Albums charts with 230,000 equivalent album units earned (stream/purchase here). This is the band’s third consecutive #1 debut, the largest sales week for an alternative rock album in 2018 and the sixth-largest debut among all titles last year (Gentlemen of the Road/Glassnote Records).
Produced by Paul Epworth, Delta was written collectively by the band and recorded at London’s The Church Studios and continues to receive widespread critical acclaim…
“…a fine distillation of what makes these guys so engaging…people will relate to the universal doubts and fears that are often stirringly evoked by the music and lyrics on Delta”—American Songwriter
“Mumford & Sons roar back with Delta…redefines what they do and
who they are”—Associated Press
“…the band is smack in the middle of its most fertile creative period to date”—Billboard
“…remain capable of recording radio-ready earworms that challenge expectations…while still retaining the major qualities that made them superstars in the first place”
—Consequence of Sound
“…their most drastic expansion in creative scope yet, both sonically and lyrically.”
—Esquire
“…finds the band branching out sonically, though it is still decidedly Mumford & Sons in the expert and engaging songwriting”—Forbes
“A muted, meaningful meditation on change and its results”—Newsday
“…an uplifting anthem that is guaranteed to get fists pumping in the arenas that Mumford & Sons will be headlining.”—New York Post
“Any album this epic in scope is, at very least, worthy of their reputation.”—Paste
“Wildly experimental”—Rolling Stone
“When the band do let their guard down, the effects are immediate…they create something honestly affecting”—SPIN
“Dark and thrilling, this is their best album yet”—The Telegraph *****
“Delta is the best album this band have made so far”—The Times
“For a group that refuses to be defined by their past, Delta presents a lush and vibrant vision of the band’s future”—UPROXX
“…a new sonic direction for the band in its incorporation of electronic touches and spacey atmospherics”—Vulture
Photo credit: Alistair Taylor-Young
Marking ten years since Mumford & Sons made their meteoric debut, the new music follows 2015’s Wilder Mind, which debuted at No. 1 in the U.S., U.K., Australia Canada, Ireland, the Netherlands and Norway and, most recently, 2016’s collaborative Johannesburg mini album. Previous LPs include 2012’s Babel, which was awarded the 2013 Grammy for Album of the Year, and their 2009 debut, Sigh No More.
Mumford & Sons are Ben Lovett, Marcus Mumford, Ted Dwane and Winston Marshall.
MUMFORD & SONS – DELTA TOUR 2019
March 11—Columbus, OH—Nationwide Arena*
March 12—Lexington, KY—Rupp Arena*
March 14—Pittsburgh, PA—PPG Paints Arena*
March 16—Charlottesville, VA—John Paul Jones Arena*
March 17—Raleigh, NC—PNC Arena*
March 18—Charleston, SC—North Charleston Coliseum* (SOLD OUT)
March 20—Atlanta, GA—State Farm Arena*
March 22—Nashville, TN—Bridgestone Arena* (SOLD OUT)
March 23—Birmingham, AL—Legacy Arena at The BJCC*
March 25—Indianapolis, IN—Bankers Life Field House*
March 27—Detroit, MI—Little Caesars Arena*
March 29—Chicago, IL—United Center* (SOLD OUT)
March 30—Madison, WI—Kohl Center* (SOLD OUT)
March 31—Milwaukee, WI—Fiserv Forum*
April 25—Lisbon, Portugal—Altice Arena
April 27—Barcelona, Spain—Palau Sant Jordi
April 29—Milan, Italy—Medialanum Forum (SOLD OUT)
May 1—Munich, Germany—Olympiahalle
May 3—Vienna, Austria—Stadthalle (SOLD OUT)
May 5—Basel, Switzerland—St. Jakobshalle
May 7—Paris, France—Zenith (SOLD OUT)
May 8—Luxembourg, Luxembourg—Rockhal (SOLD OUT)
May 9—Amsterdam, Netherlands—Ziggo Dome (SOLD OUT)
May 11—Berlin, Germany—Mercedes Benz Arena
May 13—Frankfurt, Germany—Festhalle
May 15—Cologne, Germany—Lanxess Arena
May 17—Copenhagen, Denmark—Royal Arena
May 18—Gothenburg, Sweden—Scandinavium (SOLD OUT)
May 19—Oslo, Norway—Spektrum
May 21—Stockholm, Sweden—Ericsson Globe
June 1—London, U.K.—Gentlemen of the Road X All Points East Festival
June 2—Liverpool, U.K.—Echo Arena
June 4—Sheffield, U.K.—Fly DSA Arena
June 6—Manchester, U.K.—Manchester Arena
June 10—Cardiff, U.K.—Motorpoint Arena (SOLD OUT)
June 14-15—Dublin, Ireland—Gentlemen of the Road presents Malahide Castle
June 21-23—Scheessel, Germany—Hurricane Festival
June 21-23—Neuhausen Ob Eck, Germany—Southside Festival
June 27-30—Werchter, Belgium—Rock Werchter Festival
August 3—Los Angeles, CA—Banc of California Stadium† (tickets on-sale 3/15)
August 5—Portland, OR—Moda Center† (tickets on-sale 3/15)
August 7—Vancouver, BC—BC Place Stadium† (tickets on-sale 3/15)
August 9—George, WA—Gorge Amphitheatre† (tickets on-sale 3/15)
August 11—Missoula, MT—Ogren Park at Allegiance Field† (tickets on-sale 3/15)
August 13—West Valley City, UT—USANA Amphitheatre† (tickets on-sale 3/15)
August 15—Greenwood Village, CO—Fiddler’s Green Amphitheatre‡ (tickets on-sale 3/15)
*with special guest Cat Power
†with special guest Portugal The Man
‡with special guest Lord Huron
