Honestav Announces Massive 44-Date Sweet American Boy Global Tour

Honestav is going global, and he's not doing it small. The Missouri-bred singer-songwriter just announced the Sweet American Boy Tour, a 44-date headline run stretching across North America, Europe, Australia, and New Zealand. This is Av's first ever global tour under his own name, and it's a massive step up from the US headline runs that built his reputation over the past year.

The tour supports his sophomore album, Sweet American Boy, which drops this Friday, June 19 via Rebel Music/Gamma. If you've been following Av's trajectory since "I'd Rather Overdose" blew up in 2024, you already know this kid doesn't slow down. He went from posting weekly tracks on TikTok while coping with unimaginable loss to headlining rooms like The Fillmore and 9:30 Club. That's not hype. That's earned.

Presale starts Wednesday, June 17 at 10am local time, with general on-sale following on Friday, June 19 at 10am local. Grab tickets through Ticketmaster or Live Nation.

From Small Town Missouri to World Stages

For anyone unfamiliar, Av Freeman grew up in Pierce City, Missouri. After high school he worked for a moving company for four years before he started posting music on TikTok. That grind eventually paid off enough for him to quit and focus on the studio full time. Then in January 2024, his father died by suicide. Av channeled that pain into "I'd Rather Overdose", uploaded it to TikTok, and the song took off in a way nobody could have predicted. It landed on Billboard charts and completely changed the trajectory of his career.

His debut EP hara-kiri dropped in November 2024, featuring that breakout single alongside "Hurts To Fall In Love", which pulled in 650,000 organic streams in its first week. A deluxe edition followed in May 2025. The kid has been on a relentless release schedule ever since, dropping singles like "Wasted", "Believe", "BAD GUY", and "FKN Hate You" featuring JaYy Wick, all building toward Sweet American Boy.

The MGK Connection

The most recent piece of the puzzle is "Crash First", a collaboration with Machine Gun Kelly that dropped on June 12 alongside a music video directed by Sam Cahill. The track came out of a real friendship formed while Av opened for MGK on the Australia and New Zealand leg of the Lost Americana Tour. What started as a touring gig turned into studio sessions in LA, and the result is a track that opens with both of them trading verses over acoustic guitar before pop-punk riffs kick in.

MGK summed up the bond pretty perfectly on Instagram: "Our dead dads prolly high fiving rn." That kind of raw, personal connection is exactly what makes Av's music hit different. He writes from real experience, not from a boardroom.

Why This Tour Matters

I'll be real, this routing is ambitious for an artist at Av's level, and that's exactly why it's exciting. His previous headline runs, including the Hard To Love Tour earlier this year, were US-only. Fans were literally traveling across the country to catch those shows. Now he's hitting rooms in Dublin, Manchester, Glasgow, London, Perth, Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane, and Auckland. That's a proper global headline debut.

The venues tell the story too. The Fillmore in San Francisco. 9:30 Club in DC. Roseland Theater in Portland. Stage AE in Pittsburgh. These are rooms that matter. They're not arenas, but they're the venues where artists build the kind of devoted following that carries a career for decades. Honestly, if you've been paying attention to Av's growth, this feels inevitable.

He also performed at Austin City Limits in October 2025 and opened for Mod Sun and Lovelytheband on the Here's Your Flowers Tour in 2024. Every step has been building toward this.

Full Tour Dates

August 2026

Aug 8 – Bowling Green, MO @ Pike's Off Rails Festival
Aug 9 – Fayetteville, AR @ Ozark Music Hall
Aug 10 – Oklahoma City, OK @ Tower Theater
Aug 12 – Phoenix, AZ @ Nile Theater
Aug 13 – Los Angeles, CA @ The Regent
Aug 18 – San Francisco, CA @ The Fillmore
Aug 19 – Sacramento, CA @ Ace of Spades
Aug 21 – Salt Lake City, UT @ Grand at the Complex
Aug 22 – Boise, ID @ Knitting Factory
Aug 25 – Seattle, WA @ Neptune Theatre
Aug 26 – Portland, OR @ Roseland Theater
Aug 28 – Spokane, WA @ Knitting Factory
Aug 29 – Penticton, BC @ True Rhythm Festival

September 2026

Sept 10 – St. Louis, MO @ The Hawthorne
Sept 11 – Des Moines, IA @ Val Air Ballroom
Sept 13 – Minneapolis, MN @ Varsity Theater
Sept 14 – Madison, WI @ The Sylvee
Sept 16 – Grand Rapids, MI @ The Intersection
Sept 18 – Indianapolis, IN @ Deluxe
Sept 19 – Lexington, KY @ Manchester Music Hall
Sept 21 – Pittsburgh, PA @ Stage AE
Sept 22 – Buffalo, NY @ Town Ballroom
Sept 24 – New Haven, CT @ Toad's Place
Sept 25 – Boston, MA @ Royale
Sept 27 – Washington, DC @ 9:30 Club
Sept 28 – Philadelphia, PA @ Theatre of Living Arts (TLA)
Sept 30 – Norfolk, VA @ The Norva

October 2026

Oct 1 – Raleigh, NC @ Lincoln Theatre
Oct 11 – Dublin, IE @ Button Factory
Oct 13 – Manchester, UK @ Academy 3/Club
Oct 14 – Glasgow, UK @ SWG3 Warehouse
Oct 16 – London, UK @ Village Underground

November 2026

Nov 5 – Asheville, NC @ Orange Peel
Nov 6 – Charleston, SC @ Charleston Music Hall
Nov 8 – Atlanta, GA @ Center Stage
Nov 10 – Jacksonville, FL @ Decca Live
Nov 12 – Orlando, FL @ The Beacham
Nov 13 – Miami, FL @ Midline Miami
Nov 15–18 – Sublime Cruise

January 2027

Jan 16 – Perth, AUS @ The Rechabite
Jan 18 – Melbourne, AUS @ 170 Russell
Jan 20 – Sydney, AUS @ Liberty Hall
Jan 21 – Brisbane, AUS @ The Triffid
Jan 23 – Auckland, NZ @ Great South Pacific Tuning Fork

Don't Sleep on Tickets

No support acts have been announced yet, but honestly, Av's live shows are known for being high-energy and intimate regardless of venue size. Fans followed him across the country during the Hard To Love run. These rooms are going to sell. Presale kicks off Wednesday, June 17 at 10am local, with general on-sale on Friday, June 19 at 10am local. Hit Ticketmaster or Live Nation for tickets. If you haven't seen Av live yet, this is the one.

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