Father John Misty’s I Love You, Honeybear 10th Anniversary Single LP Remastered Edition To Be Released Worldwide From Sub Pop on February 14th, 2025

On February 14th, 2025, Father John Misty’s I Love You, Honeybear, his internationally acclaimed second album, will be available as a single LP for its 10th anniversary along with a digital-only companion release of demos that were initially released on cassette in 2015.  The digital companion piece (“I Love You, Honeybear Demos, etc.” ) also includes a solo acoustic performance of Nirvana’s ”Heart Shaped Box” recorded for SiriusXM during the …Honeybear cycle.  While his excellent debut, Fear Fun, would “introduce” the world to the singer and songwriter, it was the love and brutal honesty showcased in I Love You, Honeybear that would elevate Father John Misty’s career. The album became his most successful release to date.
 
Tillman wrote the following for the album’s release: “I Love You, Honeybear is a concept album about a guy named Josh Tillman who spends quite a bit of time banging his head against walls, cultivating weak ties with strangers, and generally avoiding intimacy at all costs. This all serves to fuel a version of himself that his self-loathing narcissism can deal with. We see him engaging in all manner of regrettable behavior…
 
“My ambition, aside from making an indulgent, soulful, and epic sound worthy of the subject matter, was to address the sensuality of fear, the terrifying force of love, the unutterable pleasures of true intimacy, and the destruction of emotional and intellectual prisons in my own voice. Blammo” (Read full bio here).
 
Father John Misty’s I Love You, Honeybear debuted at number 17 on the Billboard 200 albums chart. It appeared on over 70 year-end lists for 2015, with “Album of the Year” honors from the likes of PASTE, Time Out New York, Under The Radar, GQ (UK), and Drowned in Sound with additional Top 20 placements from the likes of Billboard, Pitchfork, Stereogum, Exclaim, BBC, The Guardian, Entertainment Weekly, and Rolling Stone. The album would also earn “Best of the Decade” notices from the likes of Pitchfork, PASTE, NME, Aquarium Drunkard, and Consequence of Sound. Last week, I Love You, Honeybear made Rolling Stone’s  The 250 Greatest Albums of the 21st Century list.
 
The success of Father John Misty’s I Love You, Honeybear led to incredible late-night performances of album tracks “Bored in the USA” on The Late Show with David Letterman, “True Affection” on Late Night with Seth Meyers, “Chateau Lobby (#4 For Two Virgins)” on Later…with Jools Holland, “I Love You, Honeybear” on Conan, “The Ideal Husband” on Jimmy Kimmel Live’s outdoor stage, and “Holy Shit” on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert. Father John Misty also earned a 2016 Brit Award nomination for “Best International Male Solo Artist” alongside Kendrick Lamar, Drake, and The Weeknd. 
 
I Love You, Honeybear single LP edition is available to preorder worldwide from Sub Pop. LP preorders from Sub Pop Mega Mart in North America, Mega Mart 2 in the UK and EU, Father John Misty’s Official Website, and select independent retailers worldwide will receive the limited Loser edition on Pearlescent Red vinyl. There is also a Coke Bottle Clear vinyl available in Canada (all vinyl colors available while stock lasts!). As for the aforementioned I Love You, Honeybear demos, those will also be available on all DSPs on February 14th.
 
Also in February, Father John Misty will begin his international headline touring in support of Mahashmashana, his acclaimed new album from 2024, which begins February 12th in Chattanooga, TN at The Signal and runs through Wednesday, April 16th in London, UK at eartH Theatre (Rough Trade Outstore).
 

February 2025 North American Dates
Wed. Feb. 12 - Chattanooga, TN  - The Signal (FJM Only)
Thu. Feb. 13 - Atlanta, GA - The Eastern * [Sold Out]
Fri. Feb. 14 - Nashville, TN - Ryman Auditorium * [Sold Out]
Sat. Feb. 15 - Louisville, KY - Old Forester’s Paristown Hall * [Sold Out]
Mon. Feb. 17 - Columbus, OH - Kemba Live! *
Tue. Feb. 18 - Detroit, MI - The Fillmore *
Wed. Feb. 19 - Pittsburgh, PA - Stage AE *
Fri. Feb. 21 - Toronto, ON - Massey Hall * [Sold Out]
Sat. Feb. 22 - Boston, MA - MGM *
Sun. Feb. 23 - Kingston, NY - Ulster Performing Arts Center *  [Sold Out]
Tue. Feb. 25 - Brooklyn, NY - Kings Theatre * [Sold Out]
Wed. Feb 26 - New York, NY - Beacon Theatre*
Fri. Feb. 28 - Philadelphia, PA - The Fillmore Philadelphia * [Sold Out]
Sat. Mar. 01 - Washington, DC - The Anthem *
 
* w/ Destroyer
 
April 2025 UK/EU Dates
Thu. Apr. 03 - Oslo, NO - Sentrum Scene + [Sold Out]
Fri. Apr. 04 - Stockholm, SE - Fållan +
Sat. Apr. 05 - Copenhagen, DK - Copenhagen Opera House +  [Sold Out]
Sun. Apr. 06 - Berlin, DE - Huxley’s +
Tue. Apr. 08 - Paris, FR - La Cigale + [Sold Out]
Wed. Apr. 09 - Brussels, BE - Ancienne Belgique +
Thu. Apr. 10 - Utrecht, NL - TivoliVredenburg + [Sold Out]
Sat. Apr. 12 - Edinburgh, UK - Usher Hall + [Sold Out]
Sun. April. 13 - Liverpool, UK - Jacaranda Records Outstore  [Sold Out]
Sun. Apr. 13 - Manchester, UK - O2 Apollo Manchester + [Sold Out]
Mon. Apr. 14 - Brighton, UK - Concorde 2 (Outstore) [Sold Out]
Mon. Apr. 14 - Brighton, UK - Brighton Dome + [Sold Out]
Tue. Apr. 15 - London, UK - Royal Albert Hall + [Sold Out]
Wed. Apr. 16 - London, UK - eartH Theatre (Rough Trade Outstore) [Sold Out]
Sun. Jun 22 - Leeds, UK - O2 Academy Leeds
Mon. Jun. 23 - Nottingham, UK - Rock City
Wed. Jun. 25 - Gateshead, UK - Glasshouse International Centre for Music
Thu. Jun. 26 - Cambridge, UK - Corn Exchange
Fri. Jun. 27 - Liverpool, UK - L’Olympia
Sat. Aug. 23 - Galway, Ireland - Leisureland
Sun. Aug. 24 - Dublin, Ireland - Collins Barracks (Wider Than Pictures)
Tue. Aug. 25 - Belfast, UK - Ulster Hall
Wed. Aug. 26 - Cork, Ireland - Cork City Hall
Thu. Aug. 28 - Glasgow, UK - Barrowland
Sat. Aug 30 - Birmingham, UK - Moseley Folk & Arts Festival
Aug. 28 - 31 - Dorset, UK - End of the Road Festival
 
+ w/ Butch Bastard