Date: Friday, August 9th
Time: Shows starts at 12:00am
Location: Gorge Amphitheater - 754 Silica Rd NW, George, WA 98848
Already receiving widespread praise for their sold-out live performances, the Albany Times Union declares, âMumford & Sons has developed into an arena-rock juggernaut,â while The Washington Post proclaims, âThe U.K. quartet thrilled a packed Capital One Arena crowdâŚundeniably wondrous arena rock anthemsâ and Billboard asserts, âItâs exactly the kind of tour that will solidify their spot in the pantheon of arena-friendly bands.â
Last week, the acclaimed band debuted an acoustic version of their new single, âBeloved,â on âThe Late Show with Stephen Colbert.â The intimate performance featured the band surrounded by fans performing âin the roundââa first for the program. Watch HERE. They also performed an acoustic version of their #1 single, âGuiding Light,â as a bonus web exclusive. Watch HERE.
Both âBelovedââwhich is the #1 most added song this week at both Alternative and AAA radioâand âGuiding Lightâ are from the bandâs new album, Delta, which debuted at #1 on the Billboard 200, Americana/Folk Albums, Alternative Rock Albums, and Rock Albums charts with 230,000 equivalent album units earned (stream/purchase here). This is the bandâs third consecutive #1 debut, the largest sales week for an alternative rock album in 2018, and the sixth-largest debut among all titles last year (Gentlemen of the Road/Glassnote Records).
Produced by Paul Epworth, Delta was written collectively by the band and recorded at Londonâs The Church Studios and continues to receive widespread critical acclaimâŚ
ââŚa fine distillation of what makes these guys so engagingâŚpeople will relate to the universal doubts and fears that are often stirringly evoked by the music and lyrics on DeltaââAmerican Songwriter
âMumford & Sons roar back with DeltaâŚredefines what they do and
who they areââAssociated Press
ââŚthe band is smack in the middle of its most fertile creative period to dateââBillboard
ââŚremain capable of recording radio-ready earworms that challenge expectationsâŚwhile still retaining the major qualities that made them superstars in the first placeâ
âConsequence of Sound
ââŚtheir most drastic expansion in creative scope yet, both sonically and lyrically.â
âEsquire
ââŚfinds the band branching out sonically, though it is still decidedly Mumford & Sons in the expert and engaging songwritingââForbes
âA muted, meaningful meditation on change and its resultsââNewsday
ââŚan uplifting anthem that is guaranteed to get fists pumping in the arenas that Mumford & Sons will be headlining.ââNew York Post
âAny album this epic in scope is, at very least, worthy of their reputation.ââPaste
âWildly experimentalââRolling Stone
âWhen the band do let their guard down, the effects are immediateâŚthey create something honestly affectingââSPIN
âDark and thrilling, this is their best album yetââThe Telegraph *****
âDelta is the best album this band have made so farââThe Times
âFor a group that refuses to be defined by their past, Delta presents a lush and vibrant vision of the bandâs futureââUPROXX
ââŚa new sonic direction for the band in its incorporation of electronic touches and spacey atmosphericsââVulture
Marking ten years since Mumford & Sons made their meteoric debut, the new music follows 2015âs Wilder Mind, which debuted at No. 1 in the U.S., U.K., Australia Canada, Ireland, the Netherlands, and Norway and, most recently, 2016âs collaborative Johannesburg mini album. Previous LPs include 2012âs Babel, which was awarded the 2013 Grammy for Album of the Year, and their 2009 debut, Sigh No More.
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