Reddit AMA with Jim James - Jan 22

[mahg33ta]

congrats on people getting their questions asked, but I wished somebody had asked JJ when he's going to announce tour dates!!

[itrainmonkeys]

congrats on people getting their questions asked, but I wished somebody had asked JJ when he's going to announce tour dates!!

This is a total guess but I'm thinking that when the Bonnaroo lineup is released (usually the second week of February) he'll announce his tour dates (that happen to have Bonnaroo on it). I know other bands/artists in the past have held off full tour announcements until after a festival lineup drops.

[Fully]

congrats on people getting their questions asked, but I wished somebody had asked JJ when he's going to announce tour dates!!

This is a total guess but I'm thinking that when the Bonnaroo lineup is released (usually the second week of February) he'll announce his tour dates (that happen to have Bonnaroo on it). I know other bands/artists in the past have held off full tour announcements until after a festival lineup drops.

Since he's already publicly confirmed roo, wouldn't it be some other festival that's holding him back from announcing?

[TheThird]

congrats on people getting their questions asked, but I wished somebody had asked JJ when he's going to announce tour dates!!

This is a total guess but I'm thinking that when the Bonnaroo lineup is released (usually the second week of February) he'll announce his tour dates (that happen to have Bonnaroo on it). I know other bands/artists in the past have held off full tour announcements until after a festival lineup drops.

(This is probably totally off the mark but...) Isn't there sometimes a restriction on when you can announce tour dates once you've been signed to some of the big name festivals with the theory being that Bonnaroo (for example) doesn't want you to buy a ticket to say Jim's hopeful Ryman show instead of a Roo ticket? Maybe I have that backwards or maybe that's totally made up.

[Fully]

Please let him come to the Ryman (fingers crossed)

[robb]

I asked about a tour announcement but that one didn't get answered. I tried, at least.

[korief]

I got my statement / question answered about Roy Ayers and I've been buzzing ever since.

[LeanneP]

The Third, that might be true. I know it is super common to put restrictions to how close one can play shows when attached to someone else's show. So, for instance, it's unlikely the Bonnaroo artists will be allowed to play anywhere near that festival area for a couple weeks or months prior to the festival. I'll ask alienlanes, he'd know about this better.

[Fully]

Bonnaroo is seems like it has a 120 day clause, but it might be 90 days. One of the main reasons I go to roo is because no one who came to roo will play in the area all summer or in the spring.

[LeanneP]

Alienlanes confirmed that yes, festivals often impose announcement exclusivity clauses in it's artist's contracts in addition to area exclusivity clauses.