Widely acclaimed-and the incessantly touring-bluegrass outfit YONDER MOUNTAIN STRING BAND have announced an array of headlining and festival dates for the second half of 2018. The band is also excited to welcome back working mom Allie Kral to the road, as she enjoyed some time off with the birth of her first child in May.

YMSB-Adam Aijala, Dave Johnston, Ben Kaufmann, Jacob Joliff and Kral-released their latest album Love. Ain’t Love earlier this year, and also celebrated their 2500th show together. In April, they also released Hines’ Finds, a collection of their soundman’s favorite live tracks from their March dates. They formed in 1998 and have released 11 studio and live albums since, including three #1 Bluegrass Albums chart-toppers. Rolling Stone said Love. Ain’t Love is “an album rooted in modern bluegrass and punctuated by genre-jumping excursions into world music, reggae and all points in between” and premiered the video for the album’s first single, “Bad Taste,” here.

YONDER MOUNTAIN STRING BAND

Sat 8/4 Morrison, CO Red Rocks Amphitheatre

Wed 8/8 Augusta, GA Sky City

Thur 8/9 Isle of Palms, SC The Windjammer

Fri 8/10 Wilmington. NC Brooklyn Arts Center

Sat 8/11 Beach Mountain, NC Beach Mountain Resort

Thur 8/23 Norwich, NY Chenango Blues Association Concert Series

Fri 9/14 North Adams, MA FreshGrass Festival

Sat 9/15 North Adams, MA FreshGrass Festival

Sun 9/16 North Adams, MA FreshGrass Festival

Sat 9/29 Richmond, VA Off To The Races

Sat 10/6 Ontario, CA Huck Finn Jubilee

Wed 10/17 Omaha, NE The Waiting Room

Thur 10/18 Kansas City, MO Madrid Theatre

Fri 10/19 Des Moines, IA Wooly’s

Sun 10/21 Columbia, MO The Blue Note

Wed 10/24 Davenport, IA River Music Experience Redstone Room

Thur 10/25 Milwaukee, WI Turner Hall Ballroom

Fri 10/26 Live Oak, FL Suwannee Hulaween

Sat 10/27 Live Oak, FL Suwannee Hulaween

Sun 10/28 Live Oak, FL Suwannee Hulaween

Wed 11/7 New York, NY Bowery Ballroom

Thur 11/8 South Burlington, VT Higher Ground Ballroom

Fri 11/9 Boston, MA Paradise Rock Club

Sat 11/10 Ardmore, PA Ardmore Music Hall

Sun 11/11 Fairfield, CT The Warehouse

Wed 11/14 Annapolis, MD Ram’s Head On Stage

Thur 11/15 Washington, DC Union Stage

Fri 11/16 Pittsburgh, PA Rex Theater

Sat 11/17 Columbus, OH A&R Music Bar

Sun 11/18 Grand Rapids, MI Elevation at the Intersection

Fri 12/7 Puerto Morelos, MX Strings & Sol

Sat 12/8 Puerto Morelos, MX Strings & Sol

Sun 12/9 Puerto Morelos, MX Strings & Sol

Mon 12/10 Puerto Morelos, MX Strings & Sol

Tue 12/11 Puerto Morelos, MX Strings & Sol

Sun 2/10 Huntington, WV Keith Albee Theater