Mikky Ekko Confirmed For SiriusXM's Alt Nation ADVANCED PLACEMENT TOUR

Mikky Ekko will embark on a series of tour dates this spring as part of SiruisXM's Alt Nation "Advanced Placement Tour" along with fellow artists NoMBe and Mansion Air.The tour kicks off April 10 at New York's Gramercy Theatre and includes stops at Boston's Brighton Music Hall, Washington D.C.'s Union Stage, Chicago's Chop Shop, Los Angeles' Resident and Austin's Parish among many others. Tickets go on-sale thisFriday, March 2 at 10:00am local time with venue pre-sales starting tomorrow, February 28. See below for complete tour details.

These dates follow Ekko's recent tour supporting BØRNS, which took place earlier this year. Of his recent performance at House of Blues in Boston, The Berklee Grove praises, "What was most engaging about Mikky's performance was just the sheer skill the man has to keep people on their toes." In addition to the newly announced shows, Ekko will also perform at several marquee festivals this year including Shaky Knees, Governor's Ball, Bonnaroo and Firefly among others.

The tour will feature material from Ekko's anticipated new album, FAME, which will be released later this year on Interscope Records. In celebration of the forthcoming album, Ekko will debut a new single later this week. Listen to previously released tracks here: "Not The One," "Blood On The Surface" and "Light The Way."

CONFIRMED MIKKY EKKO TOUR DATES

March 4-Okeechobee, FL-Okeechobee Music & Arts Festival

March 23-Tempe, AZ-Innings Festival

March 25-Houston, TX-In Bloom Music Festival

April 10-New York, NY-Gramercy Theatre*

April 11-Boston, MA-Brighton Music Hall*

April 13-Washington, DC-Union Stage*

April 15-Cleveland, OH-Cambridge*

April 16-Detroit, MI-The Shelter*

April 18-Chicago, IL-Chop Shop*

April 19-Minneapolis, MN-Amsterdam Bar & Hall*

April 21-Denver, CO-Marquis Theater*

April 24-Sacramento, CA-Holy Diver*

April 26-San Diego, CA-Voodoo Room*

April 27-Los Angeles, CA-Resident*

April 30-Houston, TX-Bronze Peacock*

May 1-Dallas, TX-Cambridge*

May 2-Austin, TX-The Parish*

May 4-6-Atlanta, GA-Shaky Knees

June 1-3-New York, NY-Governor's Ball

June 7-10-Manchester, TN-Bonnaroo

June 14-17-Dover, DE-Firefly Music Festival

*SiriusXM Presents Alt Nation's "Advance Placement Tour" with
NoMBe and Mansion Air

BOLD on-sale Friday, March 2 at 10:00am local time