Phillip Phillips to Play the Van Wezel, 11/12; Tickets on Sale 8/29

Sarasota, FL--Platinum-selling singer-songwriter Phillip Phillips has announced dates for his North American headline tour, kicking off Sept. 12 at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point. Phillips will play at the Van Wezel November 12, 2014 at 8 pm, and tickets will go on sale August 29th at 10 am. Phillips' national tour will alsoinclude stops in Dallas, Boston, Nashville, New Orleans, Washington D.C., Phoenix and Orlando.

The comprehensive tour comes after Phillips' "Behind the Light" (19 Entertainment/Interscope) was released to critical acclaim. His new single, "Unpack Your Heart," is the second track released from the album, following the hit song "Raging Fire."

"Behind The Light" is the follow-up to Phillips' hugely successful debut album, "The World from the Side of the Moon," which spawned the single "Home" -- one of the biggest tracks of 2012 with more than 5 million copies sold. "The World from the Side of the Moon" sold more than 1 million copies and debuted at #4 on the Billboard Top 200 Album chart and #1 on the Billboard Rock Album chart; successful tours both as a headliner and with Matchbox 20 and John Mayer followed. "The World from the Side of the Moon" also featured the platinum single "Gone, Gone, Gone." Since winning season 11 of "American Idol," Phillips has sold more than 2 million albums and more than 9 million singles.

Phillips recently co-headlined a 25-city summer tour with O.A.R.

Tickets are priced from $20-$64.50 For more information, call the Box Office at 941-953-3368 or visit www.VanWezel.org.