Josh Ritter: A Book Of Gold Thrown Open

SAT, SEP 19 | 7 PM Payomet Performing Arts Center

Tickets: $5, $39, $42, $54, $58

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Josh Ritter remains at the top of his game two decades into a highlight-strewn career. Hed be forgiven for loosening his grip, but his hand has never felt surer. - NPR Music

Harking back to Bob Dylan, Bruce Springsteen and maybe a little Mark Knopfler, Mr. Ritter has always been a slinger of serious ideas and high-flown imagery. - The New York Times

Mysterious, melancholy, melodicand those are only the Ms. - Stephen King in Entertainment Weekly

Josh Ritter is a renowned singer, songwriter, musician, artist and best-selling author. One of todays most thoughtful and prolific voices, he has released eleven studio albums including 2019s widely acclaimed Fever Breaks of which NPR Music praised, He remains a hydrant of ideas while embodying an endless capacity for empathy and indignation, often within a single song.

His twelfth studio album I Believe in You, My Honeydew is out now. Two-plus decades into his celebrated career, Ritter has written music that has transcended generations including luminaries such as Bob Dylan, Joan Baez, and Bob Weir covering his songs.

The Book of Gold Thrown Open tour is meant to encompass the whole of Ritters career, versus focusing on any one studio album.

In addition to his work as a musician, Ritter is also a national best-selling author, having released two novels to date: 2021s The Great Glorious Goddamn of It All and 2011s Brights Passage. Released to critical attention, Stephen King wrote in The New York Times Book Review that Brights Passage shines with a compressed lyricism that recalls Ray Bradbury in his primeThis is the work of a gifted novelist.

Ticket Price: $42-$58* // Members: $39-$54 (including fees)
*Note that ticket prices will increase by $5 day-of-show

Payomet Performing Arts Center

29 Old Dewline Rd, North Truro, MA 02652