I am the Opening Band

Congratulations! Am I right to think that you won't be at SXSW this year? It's not on your show schedule, but I sense a significant and resonant gap just where SXSW should go in mid-March.

You're right Amanda, I got so much going on around then that I can't justify a trip to Austin, much as I would like to. Especially when said trip would mostly be about drinking Margaritas with internet people, a great deal of fun, but technically not WORK.

Wonders aloud if Peter Sagal had anything to do with this...

What awesome news!

I hate it when I'm right. However, I very much enjoy it when other people are wrong, so it balances out.

Nooooooo! I have tickets for TMBG on March 13 in Pittsburgh. Extend! Extend!

AAAGGGHHH! I'll be in Germany when you play Atlanta.

Oh this is TOO awesome. Congrats! Wish I could be there.

Atlanta loves you, we've proved it. Thanks for coming back so soon!

So how long is your opening? 2-3 songs? I'm not a huge TMBG fan, but if you're playing a long opener, it'd be worth it.

You know who would love this set-up? Seattle. And especially me.

1. My two favourite bands in one place! Why can't you come to Chicago?! Having to pick between you and Them in October practically tore my heart in two!

2. You have to blog/tweet about the experience FURIOUSLY. Ok? ;p

@Perry: I don't know yet how long my set will be, but my guess is pretty short compared to a show where I'm headlining. Say a handful of songs.

Tell TMBG about what an awesome crowd we were in Orlando and get them to do a show with you down here! :)

wouldn't one more day of opening for TMBG just make the tour for you? Say on 3.13 in Pittsburgh? 6 is such an even number. Make it 7. odd. prime. lucky. the list goes on.

YES!! Asheville! Thank you.

This is a perfect match.

Also, TMBG's old opening act this year was pretty weak. They weren't bad, just weren't a great fit.

I suspect the switch to JoCo as an opener will decrease the incidence of watch glancing by 95%.

Saw this last night on TMBG's facebook post. How exciting! Hopefully (for me) it will get extended at some point to a show in the DC area.

Ah! I just noticed the Richmond TMBG show is the night before the Birchmere (DC area) JoCoPaSto show! Could you bring the John's along? ;)

@Gina: I think they're busy.

JoCo + TMBG = 2xAwesome! Why no NYC? :(

Nice going man! I would love to go to see that, but the problem would be getting there. Do an Irish tour already! :P
Good luck with the shows!

grrr....the first time in forever u play in nashville, and im under the age limit >:( i WILL get in..oh yes, i will

Does this mean that if someone covers your entire Thing A Week catalog on stage, they get to open for you?

Hey congrats, man.. that's quite a coup.
Good luck with the shows; I'm sure you'll do great!

WAAHOOO!!! Been waiting for a show this good for years. :)

YES!!! Just bought tix for Atlanta. It's a five hour drive, but the Friday night scheduling is just easier than Asheville or Charlotte, either of which would be closer. See you there, dude! We're totally excited!

"I think I’ll probably start with “Opening Band” and end with “The Captain’s Wife’s Lament.”"

You. Must. Follow. Through.

Opening Band + Captain's Wife's Lament...well, that's a half-hour right there.

Welcome to our world,

P&S

@Paul and Storm ARRRRRR

@JoCo seriously awesome! They must have heard about Flood and been flattered.

Well, I guess Richmond is close enough. Figuring out logistics to go...

HOLY CRAP!

I think you are about to make the jump from "Internet Famous" to "Actually Famous." At least among anyone whose opinions about music actually matter : )

Let's hope you will always manage to avoid "American Idol Famous."

Congratulations!

NOOOOOOOO! I'm missing your Seattle show by one week, and then I'll be in Seattle while you're doing multiple shows in NC (I'm in Durham)
Just not fair.

Unbelievably awesome! Can't wait to see you in Richmond!

i would so be there... but i'm going to be giving birth sometime in early-mid march and apparently i'm not supposed to travel. stupid baby...

They couldn't have chosen better. Well played, sir!

Nooo! Damnit. Waited for so long for bands I like to come near Nashville, finally a dream team comes, and I'm not in the country for it!

Do it again in the Fall? Please?

And Seattle. You forgot to say you're doing this in Seattle too. I will FedEx John Linnell eyeball-shaped chocolates until this happens in Seattle.

JOANING on Paul and Storm! lulz! :)

We've got tickets for the Houston show this weekend, but I'm tempted. Really, really, really tempted.

I could buy tickets, the Spouse and I fly into a city, we drive to the show, hit the hotel and then fly home the next day.

Stupid expensive? Yeah, probably.

So totally worth it that it strengthens the fabric of reality? OH, HELL YEAH.

JoCo and TMBG. (*There's* a good chance for SOFC...) That would be a show to see! Loved you at OhayoCon! Hope to see you again when you're back in the area!

Holy crap! You're in atlanta not just twice in a year, but twice in a little over a month? It's like getting two Christmases!

Please say you're going to be the opening act for their "family" shows too? I got tickets for the family show in Atlanta while I was at your show a couple weeks ago... and I KNOW my wife isn't going to let me buy tickets to BOTH TMBG shows. I'm not sure how many other TMBG kid fans would love to see you, but I've got three who would be thrilled to see you do Mr Fancy Pants, Re: Your Brains, & Tom Cruise Crazy (and others).

I couldn't stop myself from buying tickets to the Richmond show, even though I live in Philadelphia and I'm working that day. There's no way I can get there. And yet somehow I've got to get there. This will be AWESOME.

@Charles - sorry, they don't have an opening act at their family shows. These are just the ones at night for the grownups.

YES! I've waited for that Nashville appearance and it finally appears - huzzah! Now how about making that opening act go for about, say two hours?? John squared are big boys they can hit the stage late...

Well, it's about time you played Nashville! I was already planning on seeing TMBG at the Exit/In, anyway...this just makes it that much better!

@Jennifer & @Rick

We were planning JC solo shows in Nashville and Raleigh before this came our way....it won't be long....

Any undergarment preferences? :)

Sweet! I've been waiting for you to come to Charlotte! Next time, come by for a full set too :) And please make sure you are stocked up on t-shirts. I drove down for your Atlanta show and had to come home empty handed.

Well done Jonothan! so pleased for you.

Also, I'm so utturly depressed I live in England right now. The Coulton and TMBG in one night - that would be awesome. I keep telling my wife that 'this year' I'm getting a ticket to America purely to go and see TMBG, with you opening I very well may have to have the most expensive but fun weekend of my life!

...and I'm sorry for miss-spelling your name!

I had heard about TMBG coming to Asheville and was interested, but hadn't made up my mind.

Upon seeing this announcement, myself and three friends had tickets mere hours later. Can't wait for the show!

Man, I think I'm even more excited about this than you are. Really, you and TMBG are my favorite musical performers on the face of the earth, and to see you both coming together like this just makes me feel like screaming my lungs out from the top of some high mountain and then climbing back down to buy tickets to every single performance. Unfortunately though, I have neither the money nor the upper-body strength required to do either, so I'll just have to see if I can sneak out of the house for your Georgia show. Best 7 1/2 hour secret road trip EVER.

my favorite and my favorite solo performer in one show... WOW... I'll have to drive an hour to the nearest location, but I'll be there :)

I wonder if Jonathan Coulton could open for Weird Al. That would be another awesome concert to go to.

JoCo & TMBG...talk about a winning combination right there! It almost makes the seven hour drive to Atlanta seem worth it, since I couldn't make the Orlando show. 'Grats on getting the gig, though. Good times for all!

Fantastic! I'll be there in Charlotte. I'll be the one yelling for "Dick van Patten's Hobo Chili For Dogs." Make you a bit of money from the royalties, since your set's so short. Cha-ching.

You know those 2 people in Carrboro, NC who've been requesting you on Eventful for 3 years? Yeah, that's me and my girlfriend. She says hi.

I'm not really a TMBG fan (though I like some of their covers), but I wish I could be there to throw panties at you.

Asheville. Awesome! This is gonna be such a great show. Finally gonna get to see TMBG and senor Coulton. I've got a friend that'll flip out cuz the show is on her birthday. Don't you just love surprises.

Austin loves Coultran! Please return soon.

You, sir, have become quite the rock star! I remember the first JoCo show I went to at Jammin' Java in Vienna, VA. There were maybe 30 of us there. I'm really happy to see you succeed so mightily.

ps - Any chance that the Johns might want to take you on a west coast tour with them?

I feel proud to have been at the Flood concert. >.>b

Is it at all weird that my friend and I are thinking about flying from Los Angeles to Charlotte, NC just to see this?

What's weird about it? Makes perfect sense to me. Go for it.

Awesome! Me and my friends are gonna try to make it to the Charlotte show!!

Got my tix for Richmond - now I don't feel so bad about not hitting the Birchmere this year (two hours drive each way to the venue is a lot less convenient than 20 minutes).

My kids are mad at me though - they're younger than the posted age for the show at the National. Oh well, JoCo and TMBG just became date night.

NO SXSW? duuuuude. I am going this year! all my dreams are crushed. i would have assisted you in times of great need!

@Meaghan - That is a complete and utter drag. But it's probably for the best. It's time for you young people to make your own internet anyway, perhaps while we over-35s are looking the other way. But when you go remember, drinking margaritas at lunch is WORK...

nice work if you can get it.

"Not to put too finer point on it, say i'm the only bee in your bonet"

Wow, this is going to be great!

AirHammer

I am so excited to see this show. I got to see you and P&S do Flood last time you were in Chicago, and I'll be flying to Nashville so I can see this one. I'll be bringing JoCo first-timers with me! Bring your A+game, JoCo.

All of my stars have aligned! My favorites musicians in one place!
Jonathan... John... John...

I have such great luck at TMBG shows.
I just saw TMBG with my kids at the Queens Science Center in NY. I got to meet John before the show in the Science Center. Before that I saw TMBG at Le Poisson Rouge in NYC. After the show we went next door for some ice cream and the band members (sans John and John) came in and sat with us eating ice cream.

PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE Jonathan do NY! New York needs you! We get too serious here, we need your sense of humor to cut through our tough city exteriors!

A request! Was at your January show in Atlanta, and have tix for the March show with TMBG on March 5th. Any chance of hearing 'Bozo's Lament' or 'Todd the T-1000'? Please?

So... those will be the shows of Three Jo(h)ns? One might call the event... Three Jo(h)n Night?

Right on, JoCo! Now, when will they be opening for YOU?

Dang do I wish I lived out East. To see both JoCo and TMBG...that would be the best night ever.

Is the Nashville show sold out already? I JUST found out about this. Help me Mr Coulton.. You're my only hope. :(

Unfortunately, I'll be at work when you play in Richmond. I really would have liked to go, Johnathan Coulton and TMBG is probably a dream I once had.

Can you call my boss and demand that I get the day off?

Correction, Jon. I just got the day off of work so I could drive 3 hours just to see you with tmbg. Really looking forward to it. Any chance you'd want to get a coffee with me & my friends after the show?

@Mitch - there's rarely time for hanging out after a show, I have too much work to do at the end of the night. But I'll be out to sign things after the show.

Yeah, understood. I just always ask now because I once went to see Kari Byron, and shortly thereafter she went to get a drink with the organizers -- close friends of mine.

But the tickets have been purchased. Looking forward to the show!

Should elaborate -- I didn't stay after Kari spoke, and missed on the opportunity.

I am so bummed I could just cry! What amazing nights those shows will be! I miss living in a big city (no, Boise is not big, despite what the locals might think) that musicians actually want to play in! I've not had the opportunity to see you live, but I'm sure you'll show up within 8-10 hour driving distance eventually. :)

Just got my tickets for the Charlotte Show!! I will be great to finally see you live. Are you signing things after you open or after the entire show?

My wife and I went to the Birmingham show on the 4th and really enjoyed it. We've seen TMBG before and she was on the fence about whether to go with me to see them again until we found out that you were opening for them. She really likes Millionaire Girlfriend and was happy to hear it live.

Wait, if JoCo opened for the March 5 show in Atlanta, and Puppet Homestar performed, then in one show, on one night, we got TMBG, Homestar, AND JoCo?

...I'm going to try and pick up the shattered pieces of my mind right now...

The show on the 5th in ATL was great! Up where I was (up in the balcony balcony), I think only about 1/4 of the people had ever heard of you. However everyone loved the set. a group of people behind us said "That was the best opening act I've ever seen and a TMBG show!" amidst the giggling and laughter brought on by Re: Your Brains.

BTW, I'm the guy that got seated next to you at the sushi bar before the show :) Yes I was surprised to see you when I looked up after sitting down. :)

The Richmond show last night started at 8 -- we got there at 8:30 and missed you!!!?? Since when does any concert ever start on time?

Saw you in Richmond and you rocked. Never thought I'd see two of my favorite musicians / music groups in one place.

Any news about the next shows guys ??

As Nab says, when is the next show? Would love to see it! :)