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“[MJ Lenderman’s] lyrics are smart, funny, and written with astounding precision.”
The New Yorker, #1 in “The Best Albums of 2024”

Manning Fireworks proceeds like a greatest hits collection. Every line is a short story. Its jokes are profound, its wisdom ridiculous, its irreverence wide-eyed and irresistible.”
Pitchfork, #4 in “The 50 Best Albums of 2024”

“About a dozen of the year’s funniest lyrics are on this album, along with about a dozen of the saddest. To Lenderman’s credit as a casually studious, wise-beyond-his-years songwriter, they’re usually the same ones.”
New York Times, #1 in Lindsay Zoladz’ Best Albums of 2024

MJ Lenderman’s Manning Fireworks (ANTI-) was one of 2024’s most beloved and critically acclaimed albums, with The Wall Street Journal crowning the album “one of the best indie-rock records of the year” and several publications, including The New Yorker, The New York Times, NPR, and Rolling Stone, placing the album in their top ten albums of the year. Following a completely sold-out fall North American tour and a late-night television debut on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, Lenderman & his band, The Wind, have now made their NPR Tiny Desk Concert debut. A stripped-down performance, MJ Lenderman & the Wind performed Manning Fireworks highlights “Wristwatch,” “You Don’t Know The Shape I’m In,” and “Rip Torn” along with “Catholic Priest” from Lenderman’s 2021 album, Ghost of Your Guitar Solo.
 
In conjunction, MJ Lenderman & The Wind announce a September West Coast tour, including his largest headline show to-date at The Shrine Expo Hall in Los Angeles, CA, along with shows in Denver, Oakland, Seattle and more.

MJ Lenderman & The Wind have just kicked off the second leg of their North American tour, playing shows throughout the South and West Coast. In March, they’ll tour Australia and New Zealand, including a headline performance at the iconic Sydney Opera Houseon Tuesday, March 25th. A full list of dates can be found below, and fans can register for presale access to the West Coast tour here.
 

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Watch the Video for “You Don’t Know The Shape I’m In”

Watch the Video for “She’s Leaving You”

Watch the Video For “Joker Lips”

Listen to “Wristwatch”

MJ Lenderman Tour Dates
(New Dates in Bold)
Wed. Jan. 29 – Carrboro, NC @ Cat’s Cradle ^ [SOLD OUT]
Thu. Jan. 30 – Carrboro, NC @ Cat’s Cradle ^ [SOLD OUT]
Fri. Jan. 31 – Athens, GA @ 40 Watt ^ [SOLD OUT]
Sat. Feb. 1 – Birmingham, AL @ Saturn ^ [SOLD OUT]
Sun. Feb. 2 – Oxford, MS @ Proud Larry’s ^ [SOLD OUT]
Tue. Feb. 4 – New Orleans, LA @ Tipitina’s ^ [SOLD OUT]
Wed. Feb. 5 – Houston, TX @ White Oak Music Hall (Downstairs) ^
Thu. Feb. 6 – Austin, TX @ Emo’s ^ [SOLD OUT]
Fri. Feb. 7 – Fort Worth, TX @ Tulip’s ^
Sat. Feb. 8 – Oklahoma City, OK @ Tower Theatre ^
Mon. Feb. 10 – Santa Fe, NM @ Tumbleroot Brewery & Distillery ^ [SOLD OUT]
Tue. Feb. 11 – Tucson, AZ @ The Rialto Theatre ^
Thu. Feb. 13 – Los Angeles, CA @ The Fonda Theatre ^ [SOLD OUT]
Fri. Feb. 14 – Los Angeles, CA @ The Fonda Theatre ^ [SOLD OUT]
Sat. Feb. 15 – Santa Cruz, CA @ Rio Theatre ^ [SOLD OUT]
Sun. Feb. 17 – San Francisco, CA @ The Independent ^ [SOLD OUT]
Tue. Feb. 18 – San Francisco, CA @The Independent ^ [SOLD OUT]
Thu. Feb. 20 – Portland, OR @ Revolution Hall ^ [SOLD OUT]
Fri. Feb. 21 – Vancouver, BC @ Rickshaw Theatre ^ [SOLD OUT]
Sat. Feb. 22 – Seattle, WA @ Neptune Theatre ^ [SOLD OUT]
Sun. Feb. 23 – Boise ID @ Shrine Social Club ^
Mon. Feb. 24 – Salt Lake City, UT @ Soundwell ^ [SOLD OUT]
Wed. Feb. 26 – Fort Collins, CO @ The Aggie ^ [SOLD OUT]
Thu. Feb. 27 – Boulder, CO @ Fox Theatre ^ [SOLD OUT]
Fri. Feb. 28 – Denver, CO @ Bluebird Theater ^ [SOLD OUT]
Sat. Mar. 1 – Colorado Springs, CO @ Black Sheep ^ [SOLD OUT]
Mon. Mar. 3 – Lawrence, KS @ The Bottleneck ^ [SOLD OUT]
Tue. Mar. 4 – Urbana, IL @ Rose Bowl Tavern ^ [SOLD OUT]
Thu. Mar. 6 – Lexington, KY @ The Green Lantern ^ [SOLD OUT]
Fri. Mar. 7 – Lexington, KY @ The Green Lantern ^ [SOLD OUT]
Fri. Mar 21 – Melbourne, AU @ The Forum [SOLD OUT]
Sat. Mar 22 – Bambria, AU @ Meadows Festival
Tue. Mar 25 – Sydney, AU @ Sydney Opera House
Thu. Mar 27 – Brisbane, AU @ The Princess Theatre
Fri. Mar 28 – Bangalow, AU @ A&I Hall
Sun. Mar 30 – Christchurch, NZ @ The Loons
Mon. Mar 31 – Wellington, NZ @ Meow [SOLD OUT]
Tue. Apr 1 – Auckland, NZ @ The Hollywood Avondale [SOLD OUT]
Mon. Apr. 28 – Brooklyn, NY @ Brooklyn Steel + [SOLD OUT]
Tue. Apr. 29 – Brooklyn, NY @ Brooklyn Steel = [SOLD OUT]
Wed. Apr. 30 – Brooklyn, NY @ Brooklyn Steel % [SOLD OUT]
Fri. May 2 – Woodstock, NY @ Levon Helm Studios = [SOLD OUT]
Sat. May 3 – Woodstock, NY @ Levon Helm Studios = [SOLD OUT]
Sun. May 4 – Portland, ME @ State Theatre = [SOLD OUT]
Mon. May 5 – South Burlington, VT @ Higher Ground Ballroom = [SOLD OUT]
Wed. May 7 – Ottawa, ON @ Bronson Center = [SOLD OUT]
Thu. May 8 – Toronto, ON @ Danforth Music Hall = [SOLD OUT]
Fri. May 9 – Toronto, ON @ Danforth Music Hall = [SOLD OUT]
Sat. May 10 – Buffalo, NY @ Asbury Hall at Babeville = [SOLD OUT]
Sun. May 11 – Detroit, MI @ Masonic Cathedral Theatre =
Tue. May 13 @ Cleveland, OH – Globe Iron =
Wed. May 14 – Harrisburg, PA @ XL Live =
Thu. May 15 – Washington, DC @ 9:30 Club = [SOLD OUT]
Fri. May 16 – Washington, DC @ 9:30 Club = [SOLD OUT]
Sat. May 17 – Philadelphia, PA @ Franklin Music Hall =
Mon. May 19 – Richmond, VA @ The National =
Tue. May 20 – Charlotte, NC @ The Fillmore Charlotte =
Wed. May 21 – Winston-Salem, NC @ The RamKat = [SOLD OUT]
Thu. May 29 – Bristol, UK @ Marble Factory ~
Fri. May 30 – Brighton, UK @ CHALK ~ [SOLD OUT]
Sat. May 31 – Nottingham, UK @ Rock City ~
Mon. June 2 – Glasgow, UK @ Old Fruit Market ~
Tue. June 3 – Manchester, UK @ O2 Ritz Manchester ~
Wed. June 4 – London, UK @ Electric Ballroom [SOLD OUT]
Thu. June 5 – Sun. June  8 – Barcelona, ES @ Primavera
Thu. June 12 – Fri. June 13 – Manchester, TN @ Bonnaroo
Sat. June 14 – Indianapolis, IN @ The Egyptian Room at Old National Centre &
Sun. June 15 – St. Louis, MO @ The Factory STL &
Mon. June 16 – Kansas City, MO @ The Truman &
Wed. June 18 – Chicago, IL @ The Salt Shed &
Sat. June 21 – Lafayette, NY @ Beak & Skiff Apple Orchards !
Sun. June 22 – Greenfield, MA – Green River Festival
Wed. Jul. 23 – Durham, NC @ Durham Performing Arts Center #
Wed. Aug. 6 – Sat. Aug. 9 – Oslo, NO @ Øya Festival
Wed. Sep. 3 – Denver, CO @ Mission Ballroom %
Fri. Sep. 5 – Tulsa, OK @ Cain’s Ballroom %
Sat. Sep. 6 – Fort Worth, TX @ Tannahill’s Tavern & Music Hall %
Mon. Sep. 8 – Phoenix, AZ @ The Van Buren %
Tue. Sep. 9 – San Diego, CA @ Humphrey’s Concerts By The Bay %
Thu. Sep. 11 – Los Angeles, CA @ Shrine Expo Hall $
Fri. Sep. 12 – Oakland CA @ Fox Theater %
Sat. Sep. 13 – Sonoma, CA @ Gundlach Bundschu Winery %
Mon. Sep. 15 – Portland, OR @ Revolution Hall %
Tue. Sep. 16 – Portland, OR @ Revolution Hall %
Thu. Sep. 18 – Seattle, WA @ Moore Theatre %
Fri. Sep. 19 – Vancouver, BC @ Commodore Ballroom %

^ w/ Wild Pink
+ Joanna Sternberg
= w/ This is Lorelei
~ w/ Trace Mountains
& w/ Colin Miller
! w/ Waxahatchee and Hurray for the Riff Raff
# w/ Rosali
% w/ Nap Eyes
$ w/ Cass McCombs and Nap Eyes

Praise for MJ Lenderman & Manning Fireworks

“​​MJ Lenderman wins this year’s ‘you think it’s easy but you’re wrong’ award with a baked guitar album that sounds like it was knocked off over a lazy weekend, except if it were really easy we’d get a dozen records this great every summer. ”
Rolling Stone, # 3 in “Rob Sheffield’s Top Albums of 2024”

“I don’t think I’ve fallen in love with an album as quickly as the latest release from MJ Lenderman.” — USA Today, #8 in “Best of 2024”

Manning Fireworks is the sound of one of indie rock’s most promising new voices coming into his own.” — Billboard, #38 in The 50 Best Albums of 2024

“Pitched between the country-tinged slacker rock of Freedy Johnston and the reedy doom of Dinosaur Jr’s J. Mascis, Lenderman sings cooly of biding time and escaping a rut.”
New York Magazine, #6 in “The Best Albums Of The Year”

“[Manning Fireworks is] a record of hilariously evocative moments from pathetic people (or is it pathetic moments from hilariously evocative people?) atop purposeful, easy slacker rock melodies. From there, it’s a kaleidoscope of brilliant lyrical short stories.”
Associated Press, The Best Albums of 2024

“Lenderman’s star is rising and it’s getting brighter.”
SPIN, “The Year in Music, 2024: Musicians of the Year”

“As a lyricist, [Lenderman] writes songs where both feel true in equal measure. The music is both pitiful and reflective of our worst selves. You can’t help but root for them.”
Paste, #4 in “The 40 Best Rock Albums of 2024”

“[Lenderman] pumps his songs full of pop appeal and threads them with some of the raddest guitar work in recent memory.” — Stereogum, #2 in “The Best Albums of 2024”

“Across its nine tracks, Lenderman stirs up a countrified indie rock blend that’s sprinkled with a little Drive-By Truckers, Songs: Ohia, and J Mascis and comes out sounding like nobody else in the world.” — Brooklyn Vegan, #2 in “Top 50 Albums of 2024”

 
 
 
 
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