Ray LaMontagne, Neko Case return to Bend

Published 12:02 pm Thursday, March 1, 2018

Singer-songwriter and Grammy winner Ray LaMontagne is coming back to Bend.

The New Hampshire-born folk-blues singer announced his Part of the Light tour with Canadian singer-songwriter Neko Case on Thursday, which includes a stop at Les Schwab Amphitheater on May 30. The tour is in support of LaMontagne’s upcoming seventh studio album of the same name, which drops May 18.

LaMontagne, who rose to prominence with the release of his 2004 debut album “Trouble,” last performed at Les Schwab in 2011, shortly after nabbing the Best Contemporary Folk Album Grammy for his 2010 release “God Willin’ and The Creek Don’t Rise.” Case played the Midtown Ballroom with The New Pornographers last year.

Tickets cost $45 for general admission or $85 for reserved seats plus fees in advance, or $50/$90 at the gate, and go on sale at 10 a.m. March 9 at bit.ly/bbRayLamontagne or the Ticket Mill in the Old Mill District. A Spotify presale will start at 7 a.m. Wednesday, and the local presale begins at 10 a.m. March 8 (use password Local). Visit bendconcerts.com for more information.

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