Mt. Joy Release New Single "Is Joy Easy." North American Tour Starts April

MT. JOY SHARE NEW SINGLE “IS JOY EASY” TO EMBARK ON NORTH AMERICAN TOUR, INCLUDING MADISON SQUARE GARDEN, RED ROCKS, TD GARDEN & MORE MT. JOY CONTINUE IMPACT-DRIVEN TOURING, DONATING $1 PER TICKET TO CHARITY—BUILDING ON OVER $700K RAISED NATIONWIDE

LISTEN “IS JOY EASY”   Today, Mt. Joy return with their new single “Is Joy Easy,” a deeply introspective and emotionally expansive track that reframes the way we think about joy. Structured in two parts, the song moves between the anticipation that fuels anxiety and the fleeting but powerful experience of living fully in the moment, capturing the fragile space between fear and release. Born out of a mantra intended to combat chronic anxiety, What if you’re great?, “Is Joy Easy” evolves that idea into something more urgent. In a period marked by personal loss and a long battle with depression, frontman Matt Quinn began asking a different question: What if joy is easy? Not something to chase, but something that exists all around us, a quiet, constant possibility that lives just beyond our fears. The result is one of Mt. Joy’s most vulnerable and thought-provoking songs to date, offering listeners both comfort and confrontation in equal measure. Of the song, songwriter and singer Matt Quinn says “in what’s been a very difficult winter for me personally, through loss and a long battle with depression, this song arose as an attempt to use that mantra in a different way: What if joy is easy? What if it happens all the time? Less a destination and more the privilege to be then and there. The part right after the sweaty palms. Maybe it’s BS - but it brought us this song. Hope it brings some joy, the world could use it.”   Following the breakout success of their 2025 album Hope We Have Fun, Mt. Joy are currently on an expansive 2026 North American tour, celebrating ten years as a band and cementing their place as one of the most beloved live acts in the country. The run includes landmark headline shows at Madison Square Garden in New York City, two nights at Red Rocks Amphitheatre, and a major return to Boston’s TD Garden, alongside stops in Los Angeles, Chicago, and beyond. The tour builds on a banner year that saw the band sell nearly 200,000 tickets across the U.S., sell out iconic venues including The Greek Theatre in Berkeley and The United Center in Chicago, and deliver some of their most communal and emotionally resonant performances to date. Known for their euphoric blend of folk-rock and deeply human storytelling, Mt. Joy continue to transform their live shows into shared experiences that resonate far beyond the stage. In keeping with their longstanding commitment to impact, the band are once again emphasizing accessibility and purpose on this tour, with $1 from every ticket sold donated to charity, continuing a philanthropic mission that has already raised over $700,000 for organizations nationwide. With “Is Joy Easy,” Mt. Joy step into a new emotional chapter, one that doesn’t promise answers, but instead invites listeners to sit with the question. In a world that often feels overwhelming, the band offers a simple, radical idea: maybe joy isn’t something we have to earn, maybe it’s already here. MT. JOY NORTH AMERICAN 2026 TOUR DATES 04/09/26 - Hollywood, FL @ Hard Rock Live Hollywood 04/11/26 - St. Augustine, FL @ St. Augustine Amphitheatre 04/14/26 - Birmingham, AL @ Coca-Cola Amp 04/16/26 - Wilmington, NC @ Live Oak Bank Pavilion 04/17/26 - Charlotte, NC @ PNC Music Pavilion 04/18/26 - Atlanta, GA @ Synovus Bank Ampitheater at Chastain Park 04/21/26 - Kansas City, MO @ Starlight Theatre 04/23/26 - New Orleans, LA @ Champions Square 04/24/26 - Dallas, TX @ Longhorn Backyard Amphitheater 04/25/26 - Austin, TX @ Moody Center 06/04/26 - Essex Junction, VT @ Midway Lawn at Champlain Valley Expo - NEW DATE 06/05/26 - Cleveland, OH @ Jacobs Pavilion - NEW DATE 06/06/26 - Lexington, KY @ Railbird Festival # 06/09/26 - Sterling Heights, MI @ Michigan Lottery Amphitheatre at Freedom Hill - NEW DATE 06/10/26 - Pittsburgh, PA @ Stage AE -- NEW DATE 06/12/26 - Manchester, TN @ Bonnaroo # - NEW DATE 06/13/26 - Charleston, SC @ Credit One Stadium - NEW DATE 08/13/26 - Morrison, CO @ Red Rocks Amphitheatre   08/14/26 - Morrison, CO @ Red Rocks Amphitheatre  08/15/26 - Greenwood Village, CO @ Fiddler's Green Amphitheatre  08/18/26 - San Diego, CA @ The Rady Shell at Jacobs Park - NEW DATE 08/20/26 - Los Angeles, CA @ The Greek Theatre - NEW DATE 08/21/26 - Los Angeles, CA @ The Greek Theatre - NEW DATE 08/22/26 - Phoenix, AZ @ Arizona Financial Theatre - NEW DATE 08/25/26 - Ogden, UT @ Ogden Twilight Concert Series - NEW DATE 08/26/26 - Bonner, MT @ KettleHouse Amphitheater - NEW DATE 08/29/26 - Bend, OR @ Hayden Homes Ampitheater - NEW DATE 09/11/26 - Ottawa, ON @ Hard Rock Casino Ottawa - NEW DATE 09/12/26 - Toronto, ON @ RBC Amphitheatre - NEW DATE 09/17/26 - New York, NY @ Madison Square Garden - NEW DATE 09/18/26 - Columbia, MD @ Merriweather Post Pavilion - NEW DATE 09/19/26 - Boston, MA @ TD Garden - NEW DATE 09/22/26 - New Haven, CT @ Westville Music Bowl - NEW DATE 09/25/26 - Camden, NJ @ Freedom Mortgage Pavilion -- NEW DATE 09/29/26 - Richmond, VA @ Allianz Amphitheater at Riverfront - NEW DATE 10/03/26 - Chicago, IL @ Huntington Bank Pavilion at Northerly Island - NEW DATE # Festival Appearance