Sturgill Simpson Announces 2026 Tour Dates With the Dark Clouds

Johnny Blue Skies (a.k.a. Sturgill Simpson) and his band the Dark Clouds will hit the road this fall in support of their latest album, Mutiny After Midnight. 

The 29-date “Mutiny for the Masses Tour” will kick off Sept. 4 at the Moody Center in Austin and wrap Oct. 30 at the Rupp Arena in Lexington, Kentucky. Tickets will go on sale this Friday, April 10, at 10 a.m. local time, with presales slated to begin April 8 at 10 a.m. local time. In an effort to combat scalping, Simpson will be using Ticketmaster’s Face Value Exchange and AXS Resale platforms so fans can resell tickets to other fans at the original price point. 

The Mutiny for the Masses Tour marks Simpson’s first run since his extensive tour in support of 2024’s Passage du Desir (his first album under the Johnny Blue Skies moniker). That run earned rave reviews and established JBS and the Dark Clouds as one of the best live bands working now. The group played for about three hours every night, and shows were regularly recorded professionally and released the next day. This upcoming run will likely feature more marathon sets, with no opener scheduled to join JBS and the Dark Clouds.

Mutiny After Midnight was released on March 13, with the album only available on CD, vinyl, and cassette. While the album was put on YouTube for a week ahead of its official release, it has otherwise yet to hit streaming services. (Though as of today, April 1, it’s available to buy as a digital download via iTunes.)

In a statement, Simpson said he would probably put the album up on streaming “at some point,” and explained his physical-only release strategy as a way to “support and show solidarity with independent record shops and to promote an increasingly bygone physical and tangible connection between music and music fans.” (The move also helped Mutiny After Midnight hit Number Three on the Billboard 200 albums chart, matching the peak achieved by his landmark 2016 LP A Sailor’s Guide to Earth.)

To follow up Mutiny After Midnight, JBS and the Dark Clouds are also prepping a special seven-inch for Record Store Day, April 18. The single will feature two covers, a rendition of Procol Harum’s “A Whiter Shade of Pale” and William Bell’s “You Don’t Miss Your Water.”

Johnny Blue Skies and the Dark Clouds 2026 Tour Dates
Sept. 4 – Austin, TX @ Moody Center
Sept. 6 – Rio Rancho, NM @ Rio Rancho Events Center
Sept. 8 – Glendale, AZ @ Desert Diamond Arena
Sept. 9 – Santa Barbara, CA @ Santa Barbara Bowl
Sept. 11 – Inglewood, CA @ Kia Forum
Sept. 13 – San Diego, CA @ Viejas Arena
Sept. 15 – Berkeley, CA @ The Greek Theatre
Sept. 18 – Seattle, WA @ Climate Pledge Arena
Sept. 19 – Vancouver, BC @ Pacific Coliseum
Sept. 21 – Eugene, OR @ Matthew Knight Arena
Sept. 23 – Denver, CO @ Ball Arena
Sept. 26 – Kansas City, MO @ T-Mobile Center
Sept. 27 – St. Paul, MN @ Grand Casino Arena
Sept. 29 – Chicago, IL @ United Center
Oct. 2 – Nashville, TN @ Bridgestone Arena
Oct. 3 – Indianapolis, IN @ Gainbridge Fieldhouse
Oct. 6 – St. Louis, MO @ Enterprise Center
Oct. 7 – Columbus, OH @ Nationwide Arena
Oct. 9 – Pittsburgh, PA @ Petersen Events Center
Oct. 10 – Detroit, MI @ Little Caesars Arena
Oct. 13 – Boston, MA @ TD Garden
Oct. 15 – Philadelphia, PA @ Xfinity Mobile Arena
Oct. 16 – Brooklyn, NY @ Barclays Center
Oct. 18 – Washington DC @ Capital One Arena
Oct. 21 – Raleigh, NC @ Lenovo Center
Oct. 23 – Charleston, SC @ Credit One Stadium
Oct. 25 – Atlanta, GA @ State Farm Arena
Oct. 27 – New Orleans, LA @ Lakefront Arena
Oct. 30 – Lexington, KY @ Rupp Arena