Dashboard Confessional have announced their upcoming Unplugged tour. Launching September 2021, the group will be joined for select dates by supporting artists This Wild Life, Into It. Over It., Seahaven and Armon Jay.
Alternative Press and Live Nation have partnered to offer an exclusive presale for the Unplugged tour. Available Wednesday, May 19 at 10 a.m. local time, the sale will run until Thursday, May 20 at 10 p.m. local time. To participate, visit the Dashboard Confessional website and use the password ALTPRESS.
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Dashboard Confessional’s Unplugged tour will be the first major string of performances for the group since the COVID-19 pandemic disrupted last year’s 20th-anniversary outing. More than that, the run follows a major disruption to Dashboard bandleader Chris Carrabba’s life, the result of a motorcycle accident that left him concerned about his future as a performer.
Carrabba spoke to the challenges of the previous year. He also addressed the support he received from the Dashboard Confessional fanbase.
“Nearly a year ago, our 20-year celebration came to a halt when everyone’s lives were changed by Covid,” Carrabba says. “Then, I was in an accident that left me worried that I would never be able to play music again. I received so much kindness from people I know and people I don’t know. The kindness that I received from friends, family and total strangers was incredible.”
Over the last 20 years, you have given me so much, and I am just so grateful,” Carrabba continues. “I can’t explain what it felt like to get back in the room with my bandmates and play music again. This year has been hard for everyone and we all are missing each other more than ever. I know we can’t be together until it is safe for everyone to do so, but I miss hearing your voices, and seeing your faces. I’d be so pleased to see you.”
While faced with setbacks, Dashboard Confessional still accomplished a great deal in 2020. The group released their first-ever career retrospective album, The Best Ones Of The Best Ones. They also launched The Early Days series, which revisits some of the group’s most classic moments through limited vinyl releases. The line especially spotlights Chris Carrabba’s iconic early releases, including 2000’s The Swiss Army Romance and 2001’s The Places You Have Come To Fear The Most.
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Additionally, Carrabba partnered with the beloved Austin, Texas-based company Mondo to release three EPs. The set revisits 2001’s So Impossible, 2002’s Summers Kiss and a newly created EP Spider-Man 2. Carrabba even found time to team up with Nightowl Canning and winemaker Susy Vasquez to produce Canvino: Bottle-Quality Wine, In A Can.
Despite these successes, the Unplugged tour offers Dashboard Confessional a chance to continue the celebration they began in 2020. Along the way, the group will visit over two dozen U.S. cities, including New York, Los Angeles, Charleston, Phoenix, Boston, Washington, D.C., Nashville, San Francisco, Portland and more.
During the tour, a number of supporting acts will play alongside the group. This Wild Life performs on dates from Sept. 8 through Oct. 2. Into It. Over It. join the tour for dates from Oct. 4 to Oct. 17. Seahaven appears from Oct. 20 to Oct. 31. Additionally, Dashboard member Armon Jay will offer support from Sept. 8 to Oct. 31.
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Alternative Press and Live Nation have partnered to offer an exclusive presale for Dashboard Confessional’s Unplugged tour. The presale launches on May 19 at 10 a.m. local time, and will be available until May 20 at 10 p.m. local time. Tickets will go on sale for the general public on Friday, May 21 at 10 a.m. local time.
In order to take advantage of the presale, visit the Dashboard Confessional website and use the password ALTPRESS.
See below for details on the Dashboard Confessional Unplugged tour.
Dashboard Confessional Unplugged tour 2021
09/08 – New Orleans, LA @ The Orpheum Theater
09/10 – St. Petersburg, FL @ Jannus Live
09/11 – Ft. Lauderdale, FL @ Revolution
09/12 – Orlando, FL @ House of Blues
09/14 – Charleston, SC @ Charleston Music Hall
09/15 – Norfolk, VA @ The NorVa
09/17 – Raleigh, NC @ The Ritz
09/20 – Washington, D.C. @ The Lincoln Theatre
09/21 – Washington, D.C. @ The Lincoln Theatre
09/22 – Richmond, VA @ The National
09/24 – New York, NY @ Bowery Ballroom
09/25 – Westbury, NY @ Theatre at Westbury
09/26 – Sayreville, NJ @ Starland Ballroom
09/29 – Burlington, VT @ Higher Ground
09/30 – Portland, ME @ State Theatre
10/01 – Philadelphia, PA @ The Fillmore
10/02 – Boston, MA @ Orpheum Theatre
10/04 – Buffalo, NY @ Town Ballroom
10/05 – Cleveland, OH @ House of Blues
10/07 – Chicago, IL @ Riviera Theatre
10/08 – Indianapolis, IN @ Egyptian Room at Old National Centre
10/09 – Cincinnati, OH @ Bogart’s
10/10 – Grand Rapids, MI @ Fountain Street Church
10/12 – Madison, WI @ The Sylvee
10/14 – St. Louis, MO @ The Pageant
10/15 – Omaha, NE @ Holland Center
10/16 – Des Moines, IA @ Val Air Ballroom
10/17 – Tulsa, OK @ Cain’s Ballroom
10/20 – Phoenix, AZ @ The Van Buren
10/22 – Los Angeles, CA @ The Theatre at Ace Hotel
10/23 – San Diego, CA @ SOMA
10/25 – Riverside, CA @ Riverside Municipal Auditorium
10/27 – Santa Cruz, CA @ The Catalyst
10/28 – San Francisco, CA @ The Fillmore
10/30 – Seattle, WA @ Showbox SODO
10/31 – Portland, OR @ Roseland Theater
11/05 – Nashville, TN @ Ryman Auditorium