American comedian, radio host, author, and actor Jim Norton returns to the Pantages Theatre on Friday, October 20 with his most recent comedy tour Kneeling Room Only. Presale tickets are on sale this Thursday, August 17, 10 a.m.-10 p.m. and tickets open to the public on Friday, August 18 at 1 p.m.

Highly Suspect play two back-to-back shows in the First Avenue Mainroom this November with special guest DJ Redbees. The three-time Grammy Award-nominated band is back on tour promoting their second album The Boy Who Died Wolf, which has spent 22 weeks on the Billboard charts so far. Tickets are now on sale for both of their shows on November 10 and 11.

Cut Copy return to First Avenue on Friday, November 17 to promote their newest album Haiku From Zero, set to release on September 22. Of the Australian band's first album since 2014, frontman Dan Whitford says it is inspired by the information era that surrounds us. Tickets for this show are on sale now.

This week’s featured event:
Summer is quickly coming to an end, so get to one of our outdoor shows before the snow flies. Michael Franti & Spearhead perform at the Cabooze Outdoor Plaza with Satsang on Friday, August 18 promoting his Love Out Loud Tour 2017. Make a weekend of it, and catch Father John Misty with Tennis at Surly Brewing Field on Saturday, August 19. Tickets are still available for both shows.

Please see the attached show listings release for all newly announced shows and updates.

Highly Suspect Event: http://first-avenue.com/content/2017/11/highlysuspect
Cut Copy Event: http://first-avenue.com/event/2017/11/cutcopy
Jim Norton Event: http://first-avenue.com/event/2017/10/jimnorton
Father John Misty Event: http://first-avenue.com/event/2017/08/fatherjohnmisty
Michael Franti & Spearhead Event: http://first-avenue.com/event/2017/08/michaelfranti

Press Inquiries:
Ashley Ryan: ashley@first-avenue.com
Emily Hoar: emily@first-avenue.com

For more information and to purchase tickets visit www.first-avenue.com.