Father John Misty
Father John Misty Dates
Fri 11 Jul 2025 - 18:45 EDT
Shelburne Museum, Shelburne, VT
Sun 13 Jul 2025 - 18:30 EDT
Tue 15 Jul 2025 - 19:00 EDT
Thu 17 Jul 2025 - 18:30 CDT
The Salt Shed, Chicago, IL
Thu 24 Jul 2025 - 18:00 PDT
Santa Barbara Bowl, Santa Barbara, CA
Fri 25 Jul 2025 - 19:00 PDT
Greek Theatre, Los Angeles, CA
Sat 26 Jul 2025 - 19:00 PDT
Tue 29 Jul 2025 - 19:00 PDT
Revolution Hall, Portland, OR
Wed 30 Jul 2025 - 19:00 PDT
Revolution Hall, Portland, OR
Sun 14 Sep 2025 - 20:00 MDT
Mission Ballroom, Denver, CO
Tue 16 Sep 2025 - 20:00 CDT
Moody Amphitheater, Austin, TX
Wed 17 Sep 2025 - 20:00 CDT
w/ Special Guest: Cut Worms
The Bomb Factory, Dallas, TX
Thu 18 Sep 2025 - 20:00 CDT
Saenger Theatre-LA, New Orleans, LA
Sun 21 Sep 2025 - 19:00 EDT
Asheville Yards, Asheville, NC
Wed 24 Sep 2025 - 20:00 CDT
The Sylvee, Madison, WI
Thu 25 Sep 2025 - 20:00 EDT
The Clyde Theatre, Fort Wayne, IN
Tue 30 Sep 2025 - 20:00 CDT
The Astro, La Vista, NE
Wed 1 Oct 2025 - 20:00 CDT
Val Air Ballroom, West Des Moines, IA
Thu 2 Oct 2025 - 20:00 CDT
JJ's Live, Fayetteville, AR

Father John Misty Biography

Father John Misty’s Pure Comedy is the highly anticipated follow-up to his internationally acclaimed album, I Love You, Honeybear. The album was released April 7th on Deluxe 2xLP / 2xLP / CD / DL / CS in Europe through Bella Union and the rest of the world from Sub Pop. Pure Comedy highlights include the title track alongside standouts “Leaving LA,” “Total Entertainment Forever,” “Ballad of the Dying Man,” “When The God Of Love Returns There’ll Be Hell To Pay” and “Things It Would Have Been Helpful to Know Before The Revolution”.

Tillman wrote the majority of Pure Comedy throughout 2015 and recorded all the basic tracking and vocals live to tape (in no more than two takes each) at United Studios (fka the legendary Ocean Way Studios, favored by Frank Sinatra and The Beach Boys) in Los Angeles March 2016.

Pure Comedy was co-produced once again by Josh Tillman and long-time producer Jonathan Wilson; mixed by Tillman, Wilson and Trevor Spencer, and mastered by Bob Ludwig at Gateway Mastering Studios.  The album features string, horn and choral arrangements from classical iconoclast Gavin Bryars (Jesus Blood Never Failed Me Yet, Sinking Of The Titanic), with additional contributions from Nico Muhly and Thomas Bartlett.

Since 2012, Father John Misty aka Josh Tillman has unexpectedly emerged as a singular (if not undeniably, um, idiosyncratic) voice. Whether by virtue of his lyrics, which routinely defy the presumed polarities of wit and empathy; his live performances which may perhaps be described best as “intimately berzerk,” or the infuriating line he seems to occupy between canny and total fraud online or in interviews, Father John Misty has cultivated a rare space for himself in the musical landscape – that of a real enigma.  Pure Comedy sees Tillman at the height of these powers: as a lyricist, and equally so a cultural observer – at times bordering on freakishly prescient.  Tillman’s bent critiques, bared humanity and gently warped classic songwriting are all here in equal measure and – at 75 minutes – there’s a veritable fuck ton of it.  The album navigates themes of progress, technology, fame, the environment, politics, aging, social media, human nature, human connection and his own role in it all with his usual candor, and in terms as timely as they are timeless.

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