Patty Griffin’s new full-length opus, Crown Of Roses, her 11th studio album and first in over six years will be out on Friday, July 25, via her own PGM Recordings label via Thirty Tigers.
Produced by longtime collaborator Craig Ross and featuring musical contributions from her trusted band members David Pulkingham (guitar) and Michael Longoria (drums), the album drifts from spare folk to gauzy Americana to sly gospel blues over the course of eight moody new songs that evoke the scrubby west of Griffin’s adopted Texas and the calming verdancy of her home state of Maine. From the atmospheric “Born In A Cage” and the spectral “Long Time” (which includes a backing vocal cameo from Robert Plant) to the sparse, emotional authenticity of “Way Up To The Sky,” Crown of Roses is among Patty Griffin’s most profound works to date, continuing her exceptional talent for translating thorny concepts and finely wrought character studies into songs that speak as much to her own experience as they do to the lives of those who have loved her music now for more than three decades.
Griffin will celebrate Crown of Roses by joining forces with legendary 2x GRAMMY® Award-winner Rickie Lee Jones for a very special tour. Dates begin October 10 at Philadelphia, MS’s Ellis Theater and then continue through a November 1 finale at Dallas, TX’s historic Longhorn Ballroom. Tickets for all newly announced dates go on sale this Friday, June 6, at 10:00 am (local). For complete details and ticket information, please visit pattygriffin.com/tour.
“Rickie Lee has been a North Star for me,” says Griffin. “Knowing how undeniably sublime she is as a songwriter and performer has kept me more grounded. I mean, with songs like hers, I’ve reminded myself over and over, women have voices that need to be heard and that have great value.”
In addition, Griffin has slated a number of headline shows over the coming months. Highlights include a special record release show at New York City’s Sony Hall (July 29) and a home state headline performance at Houston, TX’s Heights Theater (October 8).
PATTY GRIFFIN – TOUR 2025
JUNE
27 – Nelsonville, OH – Stuart’s Opera House
28 – Martinsville, OH – The Barn at Nowhere Else (SOLD OUT)
JULY
12 – Brevard, NC – Brevard Music Center – Patty Griffin and Rickie Lee Jones
29 – New York, NY – Sony Hall – Special Record Release Show
OCTOBER
2 – San Francisco, CA – Masonic Auditorium *
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OCTOBER CO-BILL WITH RICKIE LEE JONES
8 – Houston, TX – Heights Theater
10 – Philadelphia, MS – The Ellis Theater
11 – Atlanta, GA – Variety Playhouse
12 – Saxapahaw, NC – Haw River Ballroom
13 – Nashville, TN – Ryman Auditorium
16 – Port Chester, NY – The Capitol Theatre
17 – Portland, ME – State Theatre
18 – Medford, MA – Chevalier Theatre
20 – Lebanon, NH – Lebanon Opera House
21 – Burlington, VT – Flynn Center
23 – Pittsburgh, PA – Carnegie Music Hall
24 – North Bethesda, MD – Music Center at Strathmore
26 – Cincinnati, OH – Memorial Hall
28 – Evanston, IL – Cahn Auditorium
29 – St Louis, MO – The Pageant
30 – Kansas City, MO – Uptown Theater
NOVEMBER
1 – Dallas, TX – Longhorn Ballroom
*A Tribute to Emmylou Harris & 25 Years of Hardly Strictly Bluegrass
Feat. Emmylou Harris/ Steve Earle/Allison Russell/Buddy Miller/Rodney Crowell/Rosanne Cash/ Margo Price/ Shawn Colvin/ The War & Treaty
Along with Special Guests
(All proceeds to benefit Bonaparte’s Retreat)
