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Nickel Creek Tour Dates and Upcoming Concerts

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On tour Yes
Followers 208,129
Category Americana, Acoustic, Bluegrass, Country, Folk
Concerts
Nov
06
Place Bell
Montréal
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Nov
07
Scotiabank Arena
Toronto
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Nov
09
CFG Bank Arena
Baltimore
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Nov
10
PPG Paints Arena
Pittsburgh
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Nov
12
KFC Yum! Center
Louisville
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Nov
13
The Schottenstein Center
Columbus
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Nov
15
Barclays Center
Brooklyn
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Nov
16
Barclays Center
Brooklyn
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Nov
21
Toyota Center
Houston
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Nov
22
American Airlines Center
Dallas
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Nov
23
American Airlines Center
Dallas
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Nov
25
Tower Theatre
Oklahoma City
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Nov
26
Moody Center
Austin
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Nov
27
Moody Center
Austin
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Nov
29
Amalie Arena
Tampa
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Nov
30
Hard Rock Live at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Hollywood
Hollywood
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Dec
02
Kia Center
Orlando
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Dec
03
Orpheum Theater
New Orleans
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Dec
05
Spectrum Center
Charlotte
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Dec
06
Bridgestone Arena
Nashville
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Dec
07
Bridgestone Arena
Nashville
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Feb
28
Cayamo Cruise 2025
Miami
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About Nickel Creek
Like many bands, the three southern Californians of Nickel Creek have their compelling levels of mystery. But sometimes they still get asked to describe their music. "When I meet someone on a plane, someone who sees the instrument and wants to know what I do," says mandolinist Chris Thile, "I always say, 'It's acoustic." Guitarist Sean Watkins extols the freedom a trio can provide. "Because we knew each other so well musically as well as personally, our songs can take different shapes live without too much thought -- and it's really nice to have three versatile instruments when we leave the page." Violinist Sara Watkins will sum things up. "We use a lot of detailed arrangements, but there is also room for improvisation. I think of us as a sort of high-energy chamber band." On Why Should the Fire Die?, Nickel Creek are like any other band—any other band who manage to write, play, and sing a commanding album. It is their third collection for Sugar Hill Records, following 2002's This Side and 2000's eponymous debut. It was recorded in Los Angeles with producers Eric Valentine (who has overseen projects for Smashmouth and Queens of the Stone Age) and Tony Berg. Although the music bursts with contemporary nerve, the recording sessions drew on the timeless power of classic analog equipment, vintage reverb, and single-stereo microphones. The result is a newly unignorable Nickel Creek who fuse and personalize a wide array of styles with uncommon vigor and élan. "We figured out some things that we have to offer," Thile says, "and we're worrying much less about needing to be any particular kind of band except the one that we are right now." "We've worked a long time, beginning in bluegrass," Sean Watkins says. "It provided us with great base-levels to build on." "We'd been listening for years to musicians, from Bela Fleck to the Beatles, that pushed envelopes," says Thile. "We wanted to be challenged. Then we started writing songs. An honesty issue arose at that point: Like, we probably shouldn't necessarily write songs set back in the hills about moonshine and coal-miners." The fourteen songs on Why Should the Fire Die? occur in an inescapably modern world where people show up only later to walk away, where hearts break and heal, events shift from dodgy to better to somewhere in between, and where dizzying amounts of music fly in and out of the soundtracks of people's alternately frazzled and peaceful lives. Still, Nickel Creek aren't style collectors. They integrate. "We're not genre-hoppers," Thile says. "We take no pride in just haphazardly throwing together genres that haven't met before. 'Let's play bluegrass and reggae! Both have a lot of backbeat!' We don't want to do that. If we're going to blend genres, we'd like it to be genre soup, where you can't see what's in it-as opposed to genre stew, where everything is very defined." On some songs-such as the rollicking album opener "When in Rome," the tightly-wound "Best of Luck," and "Helena," a gripping dramatization of mounting romantic disappointment that builds with real raw sonic youth—Nickel Creek seize on their new instrumental coinages with uncommon flash and movement. The music is both visceral and virtuosic, intimate and gestural. "Helena," Thile says, "builds massively, because this character is deteriorating before your eyes." Other songs, such as "Somebody More like You," which explores a magnetic connection between acoustic and techno rhythms, or the questing title tune and "Doubting Thomas," take more balladic tacks. Near the middle of Why Should the Fire Die?, Sara Watkins sings a version of Bob Dylan's classic ballad "Tomorrow Is a Long Time," imparting with her tonal alternations of breathiness and security twin auras of the contemporary and the ageless. Similarly, on pieces such as the Celtic-flavored "Scotch & Chocolate" and the happily mountainesque "Stumptown," Nickel Creek jam on instrumentals akin to what they played as kids at festival and contests. These excursions, Thile says, "feel like home, like touching base." Sara Watkins agrees. "They incorporate much of what we grew up loving about instrumental music and arrangement." Sometimes songs steal or stalk into new places. "We spent a lot of time last year writing together as band," Sean Watkins says. "We'd shack up, try to come up with stuff. A lot of times it was from scratch; other times it was from pieces on older songs we'd had. From there, we pooled everything together." In "Can't Complain," a seriously deluded character guesses that he and his ultimately lost girlfriend "kidnapped each other's minds;" the song, Thile says, "comes from an apathetic guy whose comfort with his own behavior becomes markedly uncomfortable for the listener." The Thile-Watkins composition "Eveline" explores both irregular tunings and a James Joyce short story. Other times the band treat a song that originated from one member, such as on Sara Watkins' "Anthony," a personal plaint with elegant drifts of old theater music, and "Jealous of the Moon," an hypnotically sung country waltz with a bitter sweetheart of a chorus, written by Thile with Gary Louris of the Jayhawks. The song is about fear, "rivers of lies," and the desperate desire to fly. It is an affecting example of, as Thile puts it, "amplifying tiny little emotions or inclinations, of seeing just how far they might go." "I think a definitive aspect of this record was our willingness to let our ideas be edited by each other," Sean Watkins says. "It resulted in a CD that we feel is an honest representation of who we are right now as a band. "What sets this record apart in our minds," Thile says, "is that we're doing things now that are definite parts of our band, that are totally within character. We're trying to push ourselves to our limits, not into a place where we feel like we're just sort of gingerly stepping around because we're not sure where we are." "We had a wonderful time working hard on this record," says Sara Watkins. "We tried to suit each song well by being aware of and leaving room for each other." The band is currently on an indefinite hiatus to pursue other projects. Chris Thile is working with the group used in his solo album "How To Grow A Woman." The band is going by the name How To Grow A Band for now, and is touring the United States. Violinst Sara Watkins has her first solo album in the works and guitar player Sean Watkins plans to write music for movies.
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Americana, Acoustic, Bluegrass, Country, Folk
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What fans are saying
Bridget
4 / 5
so fun!!! my dad is the on who loves their music I want to keep him company, but I ended up loving it too. ti was such a good show and was really entertaining.
Murat Theatre at Old National Centre Indianapolis, IN
Feb 13, 2024
Kimberly
5 / 5
Long time fan, first time show. And what a show it was! High energy, amazing sound by every instrument and perfect vocals that gave me chills. Worth every single penny! I want to go again.
Durham Perofrming Arts Center Durham, NC
Feb 21, 2024
Stephen
5 / 5
Nickel Creek was on fire last night at The Salt Shed in Chicago. It was wonderful to see them together again. Their performance was high energy and their new material was wonderful.
The Salt Shed Chicago, IL
Jun 10, 2023
Tara
5 / 5
Amazing night! We took our two young daughters to this show & they were glued! Such a treat to also have Monica Martin & Rachel Talon open the night. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=geeEtM5RYUw
Artown Reno, NV
Jul 13, 2023
Nictoons
5 / 5
Stunning concert. Beautiful venue and music that made every cell in your body want to dance or cry. Really a wonderful night.
Union Chapel London, United Kingdom
Jan 28, 2023
Scott
4 / 5
Beautiful show… so many people unfortunately kept getting up to leave early (some older concert goers out past their bedtimes I think)
Jorgensen Center for the Performing Arts Storrs, CT
Mar 22, 2024
Jake
5 / 5
Great show. Played a variety of catalog favorites and some new stuff. Sound as good as they ever had.
Artown Reno, NV
Jul 12, 2023
James A
3 / 5
Excellent musicians but just not my style. Very energetic performance! I saw that many enjoyed the eventing.
Clyde Theatre Fort Wayne, IN
Feb 18, 2024
darrell
5 / 5
Don’t get any better. Ashamed people in Savannah don’t know they missed!! Place should have sold out.
Johnny Mercer Theatre Savannah, GA
Apr 29, 2024
Alasdair
5 / 5
A flawless performance by some of the most technically adept and entertaining performers in the business .
Moody Amphitheater Austin, TX
Oct 22, 2023
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Nickel Creek Tour Cities
Brooklyn, NY Louisville, KY Austin, TX Dallas, TX Montréal, QC Hollywood, FL Oklahoma City, OK Houston, TX Nashville, TN New Orleans, LA Tampa, FL Columbus, OH Toronto, ON Pittsburgh, PA Baltimore, MD Orlando, FL Charlotte, NC Miami, FL

Frequently Asked Questions About Nickel Creek

Concerts & Tour Date Information

Is Nickel Creek on tour?

Yes, Nickel Creek is currently on tour. If you’re interested in attending an upcoming Nickel Creek concert, make sure to grab your tickets in advance. The Nickel Creek tour is scheduled for 22 dates across 18 cities. Get information on all upcoming tour dates and tickets for 2024-2025 with Hypebot.

How many upcoming tour dates is Nickel Creek scheduled to play?

Nickel Creek is scheduled to play 22 shows between 2024-2025. Buy concert tickets to a nearby show through Hypebot.

When does the Nickel Creek tour start?

Nickel Creek’s tour starts Nov 06, 2024 and ends on Feb 28, 2025. They will play 18 cities; their most recent concert was held in Montréal at Place Bell and their next upcoming concert will be in Louisville at KFC Yum! Center.

What venues is Nickel Creek performing at?

As part of the Nickel Creek tour, Nickel Creek is scheduled to play across the following venues and cities:

2024 Tour Dates:

Nov 06 - Montréal, QC @ Place Bell
Nov 07 - Toronto, ON @ Scotiabank Arena
Nov 09 - Baltimore, MD @ CFG Bank Arena
Nov 10 - Pittsburgh, PA @ PPG Paints Arena
Nov 12 - Louisville, KY @ KFC Yum! Center
Nov 13 - Columbus, OH @ The Schottenstein Center
Nov 15 - Brooklyn, NY @ Barclays Center
Nov 16 - Brooklyn, NY @ Barclays Center
Nov 21 - Houston, TX @ Toyota Center
Nov 22 - Dallas, TX @ American Airlines Center
Nov 23 - Dallas, TX @ American Airlines Center
Nov 25 - Oklahoma City, OK @ Tower Theatre
Nov 26 - Austin, TX @ Moody Center
Nov 27 - Austin, TX @ Moody Center
Nov 29 - Tampa, FL @ Amalie Arena
Nov 30 - Hollywood, FL @ Hard Rock Live at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Hollywood
Dec 02 - Orlando, FL @ Kia Center
Dec 03 - New Orleans, LA @ Orpheum Theater
Dec 05 - Charlotte, NC @ Spectrum Center
Dec 06 - Nashville, TN @ Bridgestone Arena
Dec 07 - Nashville, TN @ Bridgestone Arena

2025 Tour Dates:

Feb 28 - Miami, FL @ Cayamo Cruise
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