Flight of the Conchords to Perform at the Fox Theatre, 6/16

Grammy Award-winning folk comedy duo Flight of the Conchords (aka Jemaine Clement and Bret McKenzie) will return to the U.S. this summer. The "Flight of the Conchords sing Flight of the Conchords Tour", is their first since co-headlining 2014's "Oddball Comedy & Curiosity Tour". Jemaine and Bret have new material in the works, which they'll showcase exclusively at these shows; including a performance at the Fox Theatre Thursday, June 16 at 7:30 p.m.

Tickets ($38.50 and $53.50) go on sale Friday, March 4 at 10 a.m. and can be purchased at OlympiaEntertainment.com, LiveNation.com, the Fox Theatre and Joe Louis Arena box offices, Hockeytown Authentics in Troy (without service charge) at all Ticketmaster locations and Ticketmaster.com. To charge tickets by phone, call (800) 745-3000. For additional information, call (313) 471-6611.

The "Flight of the Conchords sing Flight of the Conchords Tour" begins June 11th in Cleveland, OH at State Theatre and ends July 27th in Los Angeles, CA at The Greek Theatre. Highlights for the tour include July 5th in Morrison, CO at Red Rocks Amphitheatre; Newport Folk Festival July 22; and New York's Central Park SummerStage July 24th.

Bret had this to say of the upcoming tour: "I'm thrilled to get back on the road with over half the original band."

The Conchords have also partnered with the charity organization Global Citizen for this tour. Amy Freeland, Senior Manager of Global Citizen Tickets, had this to say of the union, "We are so excited that Flight of the Conchords has joined the Global Citizen Tickets program for 2016! Offering two tickets to each show on the upcoming "Flight of the Conchords sing Flight of the Conchords Tour" will engage and motivate Global Citizens across the U.S. to take action to end extreme poverty by 2030."