News: Leon Bridges Announces The Happiness Anytime Tour 2027

Acclaimed Atlanta-born, Fort Worth, TX-raised singer/songwriter and musician Leon Bridges recently released his fifth album, he J Lloyd-Watson and Lydia Kitto-produced Happiness Anytime through Columbia Records. Happiness Anytime sees the acclaimed artist returning to the warmth of his 2015 debut but while seeing the members of Jungle and Bridges’ signature sensibilities blending to create something entirely new — an expansive, borderless sound and approach that pushes the Grammy Award-winning artist into brand new territory. The material at points echoes Fela Kuti, Paul Simon’s 1990 effort The Rhythm of The Saintsand Jorge Ben without feeling overly referential. At its core, the album is reportedly boundary pushing while remaining unmistakably Leon Bridges, rooted in his imitable vocal, effortless charisma and melodic sensibilities.

The album was written and recorded across three fast and furious sessions with Lloyd-Watson and Kitto, a collaboration that can trace its origins to the trio repeatedly crossing paths across the global festival circuit. The trio decided to attempt a low-pressure writing session at Los Angeles-based Chaplin Recording Studios. Four days later, they had come up with six songs — half of the completed album. Pino Palladino contributed bass during the sessions. The overall end result is a timeless body of work that feels unfussy and breezy — that they all hope will make the listener feel happiness anytime they play it.

“For me, happiness is not a feeling that you chase,” Bridges says,“I want this album to be something that lingers with people and lingers in people’s bones. There’s this feeling that we have to fix the problems of the world; you feel inadequate or it can be debilitating. My role is to be light. I hope that comes across with this album.” With Happiness Anytime, Bridges actively sets out with a desire to not only find joy but to find movement again. 

Early in his career, Bridges was out in front dancing. He wanted to get back to making music to dance to, music to excise the stresses and frustrations of modern life, and to feel grounded in the rhythms of the present. Interestingly, over the summer, he has been introducing audiences to the new album with sets in Paris, Cannes, Los Angeles, Montreux Jazz Festival, London, Chicago and Outside Lands. And as he has being playing the new material live, he has unveiled “Leon Bridges Presents Happiness Anytime,” a reimagined stage production featuring a vinyl DJ, a horn section, three backing vocalists and Bridges out in front dancing and singing. Partly inspired by the communal spirt of Jamaican dancehall culture, the live set mirrors the album’s emphasis on movement — and on dancing your stresses and frustrations away for a bit. You can see what the live show will look like during his most recent appearance on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, where he performed medley of tunes from the soon-to-be-released album — the strutting Afrobeat-meets-1970s Motown soul-like “Light The Way” and “Illusion” and jubilant, joyous ode to working things out “Talk It Over.”

Just on the heels of the album’s release, Bridges announced an extensive international tour that will see him head to South America for sets at Lollapalooza Argentina, Chile and Brazil next March. Next April will see the acclaimed artist embark on a 30-date North American tour that will include an April 23, 2027 hometown show at Fort Worth’s Dickies Arena and a May 1, 2027 stop at Madison Square Garden. You can check out the tour dates below.

Tickets go on sale to the public on Friday October 16, 2026 at 10:00AM local time. But before that fans can sign up for the artist presale, which goes live on Tuesday, October 13, 2026 at 10:00am local time. Venue and local presales will go live on Wednesday, October 14, 2026 at 10:00am. $1 per ticket from all headline shows will be donated to The Big Good, the 501c3 organization that partners with local organizations working to meet critical, unmet needs across Texas, co-founded by Bridges and legendary football coach Gary Patterson.

The Happiness Anytime Tour 

3/12-3/14 – Lollapalooza Argentina

3/12-3/14 – Lollapalooza Chile

3/19-3/21 – Lollapalooza Brasil 

3/19-3/21 – Festival Estereo Picnic

04/07 – Las Vegas, NV @ The Chelsea at Cosmopolitan

04/23 – Fort Worth, TX @ Dickies Arena *

04/27 – Toronto, ON @ Scotiabank Arena ~

05/01 – New York, NY @ Madison Square Garden =

07/16 – Charlotte, NC @ Skyla Credit Union Amphitheatre +

07/17 – Atlanta, GA  @ Ameris Bank Amphitheatre +

07/18 – St Augustine, FL @ The Saint Augustine Amphitheatre +

07/21 – Wilmington, NC @ Live Oak Bank Pavilion +

07/23 – Columbia, MD @ Merriweather Post Pavilion +

07/24 – Boston, MA @ MGM Music Hall at Fenway +

07/28 – Philadelphia, PA @ TD Pavilion at Highmark Mann  +

08/03 – Morrison, CO @ Red Rocks Amphitheatre +

08/12 – Bend, OR @ Hayden Homes Amphitheater +

08/13 – Seattle, WA @ Climate Pledge Arena +

08/14 – Vancouver, BC @ Freedom Mobile Arch +

08/17 – Edmonton, AB @ Northern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium +

08/18 – Calgary, AB  @ Grey Eagle Resort and Casino – Event Centre +

08/19 – Calgary, AB  @ Grey Eagle Resort and Casino – Event Centre +

08/21 – Bonner, MT @ KettleHouse Amphitheater +

08/25 – Waukee, IA @ Vibrant Music Hall +

08/26 – Indianapolis, IN @ Everwise Amphitheater +

09/14 – Columbus, OH @ KEMBA Live! Outdoor ^

09/15 – Milwaukee, WI @ Landmark Credit Union Live ^

09/17 – Minneapolis, MN @ The Armory ^

09/21 – Nashville, TN @ Ascend Federal Credit Union Amphitheater ^

09/23 – Rogers, AR @ Walmart Arkansas Music Pavilion ^

09/24 – Austin, TX @ Moody Center ^

09/25 – Houston, TX @ 713 Music Hall ^

09/29 – Phoenix, AZ @ Arizona Financial Theatre ^

* w/ The Womack Sisters and Mari Froes

~ w/ Rachel Chinouriri and Mari Froes

= w/ El Michels Affair and Mari Froes

+ w/ Kokoroko

^ w/ Peter Cat Recording Co.

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