And live dates confirmed for September and November too!
Bonnie “Prince” Billy, the persona/stage-name of musician Will Oldham, will release a new live album titled Ghosts of American Psychonauts on September 18th. The 8-song set was recorded at The Pico Union Project in Los Angeles over Valentine’s Day weekend 2025, just a few weeks after the release of The Purple Bird, and features 3 songs from that album, rearranged with new instrumentation as well as highlights from Oldham’s back catalogue.
The performance features Oldham’s touring partners Thomas Deakin (clarinet, down-tuned electric guitar) and Jacob Duncan (flute, saxophone) and many additional guests, including the aforementioned May on drums, Emmett Kelly (bass), Ryder McNair (piano), Dv DeVincentis (sax), Patrick Shiroishi (sax) and Dave Ferguson (who produced The Purple Bird and sings here on Downstream).
Oldham comments, “Everyone on the stage (on this record) knows how to tell stories, musically, and relies on this storytelling to create liveable, real spaces. In February of 2025, in Los Angeles, we had stories to share with each other, and we did it with a thorough and cathartic push-and-pull with each other and with the audience. The sound of the record doesn’t make any sense, nor does its duration by standard standards, and this allows the record to do what we want music to do, which is to make its own sense. Once you’ve been on the road for years, it’s undeniable that the road is also home, because that’s where much of our friends and family are. The stage and the audience were full of friends and family, and music is where we meet.”
The album is available to pre-order on black vinyl, CD, and digitally here and tickets for the dates are available here.
“Ghosts of American Psychonauts” tracklisting:
1. Sometimes It’s Hard to Breathe
2. Shorty’s Ark
3. London May
4. Downstream
5. Strange Form of Life
6. This Is Far From Over
7. Trees of Hell
8. I See a Darkness
Bonny “Prince” Billy UK/IE Tour Dates 2026:
Tuesday 8th September – Mandela Hall, Belfast, NI
Wednesday 9th September – Dolans Warehouse, Limerick City, IE
Thursday 10th September – Set Theatre, Kilkenny, IE
Friday 11th September – Dún Laoghaire Folk Festival, Dublin, IE
Saturday 12th September – Dún Laoghaire Folk Festival, Dublin, IE
Friday 13th November – O2 Institute, Birmingham, UK
Saturday 14th November – The Fire Station, Sunderland, UK
Sunday 15th November – The Old Fruitmarket, Glasgow, UK
Monday 16th November – Albert Hall, Manchester, UK
Tuesday 17th November – O2 Shepherd’s Bush Empire, London, UK
