Kurt Vile & The Violators announce winter 2016 tour

Philadelphia singer songwriter Kurt Vile has extended his world tour in support of his new album b'lieve i'm goin down... and the new North American leg in early 2016 will bring him to the Triangle.

Vile will play the Cat's Cradle in Carrboro on Thursday, March 3. Tickets will go on sale at 10 a.m. on Friday, November 20, via Ticketfly for $20.

Vile recently performed a session for KEXP in Seattle. Check out the full performance below.

Dixie Chicks announce 2016 North American tour

Ten years after releasing their last album Taking the Long Way, which earned them an album of the year win at the Grammys, country superstars the Dixie Chicks will hit the road on their first big North American tour since winning that award.

The group will play Walnut Creek Amphitheatre in Raleigh on Friday, August 12. Tickets will go on sale at 10 a.m. on Friday, November 20, via Live Nation for $42 to $136. Various pre-sales will begin throughout the week, with the tour club sale today, November 17, the Citi pre-sale on November 18, and the Live Nation and Facebook pre-sales on November 19.

Angel Olsen announces 2016 spring tour

Singer-songwriter Angel Olsen has announced a short run of Southern tour dates in the spring, including a return to the Triangle.

Olsen will play the Haw River Ballroom in Saxapahaw on Sunday, April 3. Tickets will go on sale at 10 a.m. on Friday, November 13, via Ticketfly for $17.

Check out the music video for the song "Window" from the deluxe edition of Olsen's latest album Burn Your Fire for No Witness below.

Ellie Goulding announces spring 2016 North American tour

British pop star Ellie Goulding will release her third full-length album Delirium this Friday, November 6, and she has just announced a big spring 2016 North American tour in support of it.

Goulding will play the Red Hat Amphitheater in Raleigh on Friday, June 10. Tickets will go on sale at 10 a.m. on Friday, November 6, via the Duke Energy Center box office and Ticketmaster for $35 to $59.50. The Live Nation pre-sale will begin at 10 a.m. on Thursday, November 5.

Check out the song "Army" from the album Delirium below.