A little more than a week after Sturgill Simpson’s alter ego Johnny Blue Skies & the Dark Clouds debuted at No. 3 on the Billboard 200 with the solely physical release Mutiny After Midnight, the group has announced an arena tour.
The Mutiny for the Masses outing kicks off Sept. 4 in Austin, Texas, and will stop in 29 cities before concluding at Lexington, Kentucky’s Rupp Arena on Oct. 30. There will be no opening act.
Starting in 2024, Sturgill began releasing albums under the Johnny Blue Skies & the Dark Clouds moniker with Passage du Desir. Previously, Sturgill had declared that 2021’s The Ballad of Dood and Juanita would be his last album released under his own name. Johnny Blue Skies & the Dark Clouds toured previously in 2025 with the Who the F*ck is Johnny Blue Skies outing.
Mutiny After Midnight moved 59,000 units following its March 20 release on vinyl, CD and cassette. It was the first physical-only release to debut in the top 10 in almost three years, following the Record Store Day limited-edition vinyl release of Taylor Swift’s Folklore.
In addition to its stellar Billboard 200 start, Mutiny After Midnight debuted at No. 1 on Billboard’s Top Rock & Alternative Albums, Top Rock Albums and Americana/Folk Albums charts.
Starting Wednesday (April 1), Mutiny After Midnight is available for download on iTunes as a full album, including exclusive bonus track, a cover of Eddie Murphy’s 1985 hit “Party All the Time.” Also coming for April 18’s Record Store Day is a two-sided 7-inch picture disc with Johnny Blue Skies & the Dark Clouds’ versions of Procol Harum’s “A Whiter Shade of Pale” and William Bell’s “You Don’t Miss Your Water.”
Below are the Mutiny for the Masses 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
