Making Spirits Bright

RIAA-certified Gold acappella group Straight No Chaser announced their 2026 fall tour titled “Making Spirits Bright” with a stop at DPAC on December 23. The US dates range from California to Massachusetts and Florida to Indiana, where, counting their slated 2026 dates, the group will have performed a remarkable 59 shows in the last 17 years at Indianapolis’ Murat Theater.  A holiday tradition for families across the country now for nearly two decades, Straight No Chaser’s live concerts have cumulatively sold 2 million tickets.   “Making Spirits Bright” kicks off on October 29 in Findlay, OH and concludes December 30 in Jacksonville, Florida.   Tickets go on sale May 21, 2026 at 10:00 AM: Online at DPACnc.com Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina Ticket Center at DPAC: 919.680.2787, 123 Vivian Street / William V. “Bill” Bell Way, Durham, NC Ticketmaster.com   “What an honor it is that families return to see us year after year. We’ve watched children grow up and bring their children,” said Seggie Isho of Straight No Chaser. “To become part of their traditions each year – like making cookies, lighting candles, or opening presents – it’s something we never would have imagined when we were college students who wanted to sing at Indiana University all those years ago.”   This summer, the group will bring their “Beach Bash” tour to the Northeast, where they’ll perform songs of the summer from the Beach Boys to Bruno Mars. Tickets for the “Beach Bash” tour are on sale now.   ***   Initially formed at Indiana University, a cappella group Straight No Chaser emerged at the forefront of the modern day a cappella movement and have since earned 2 RIAA Gold Certified albums, more than a billion streams with 3 million albums sold worldwide, and 100 million YouTube views. Renowned for their captivating performances with nine unaltered human voices coming together to create extraordinary music, Straight No Chaser has sold more than 2 million tickets to their live shows.     CONNECT WITH STRAIGHT NO CHASER:   SNCMUSIC.COM | FACEBOOK | TWITTER | YOUTUBE | INSTAGRAM | TIKTOK     Straight No Chaser “MAKING SPIRITS BRIGHT” – October-December (newly announced) “BEACH BASH” – June-July *denotes matinee and evening shows All dates on-sale Thursday, May 21 except #   JUNE 16 - Red Bank, NJ - Count Basie Center 17 - Beverly, MA - The Cabot 18 - Portsmouth, NH - The Music Hall 19 - Woonsocket, RI - Stadium Theatre for the Performing Arts 20 - Great Barrington, MA - Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center 21 - Concord, NH - Capitol Center for the Arts 23 - North Bethesda, MD - Music Center at Strathmore 24 - Lancaster, PA - American Music Theatre 25 - Stamford, CT - Palace Theatre 26 - Morristown, NJ - Mayo Performing Arts Center 27 - Westhampton Beach, NY - Westhampton Beach Performing Arts Center 28 - Havre de Grace, MD - The STAR Centre* 29 - Ocean City, NJ - Ocean City Music Pier 30 - Marietta, OH - Peoples Bank Theatre   JULY 2 - Petoskey, MI - Bay View John M. Hall Auditorium 3 - Shipshewana, IN - Blue Gate Performing Arts Center 4 - Milwaukee, WI - Summerfest 5 - Northfield, OH - MGM Northfield Park 7 - Warren, PA - Struthers Library 8 - Saratoga, NY - Universal Preservation Hall 9 - Richmond, VA - Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden 10 - Boone, NC - Schaefer Center for the Performing Arts 11 - Wilmington, NC - The Wilson Center at Cape Fear Community College 12 - Oxford, AL - Oxford Performing Arts Center   OCTOBER 29 - Findlay, OH - TBA # 30 - Champaign, IL - Virginia Theatre 31 - Springfield, MO - Juanita K. Hammons Hall   NOVEMBER 1 - Cedar Falls, IA - TBA # 3 - Broken Arrow, OK - TBA # 4 - Conway, AR - Reynolds Performance Hall # 5 - Lawrence, KS - Lied Center of Kansas # 6 - Salina, KS - The Stiefel Theatre 7 - Denver, CO - Paramount Theatre 8 - Colorado Springs, CO - Pikes Peak Center 10 - Mesa, AZ - Ikeda Theatre 11 - Palm Desert, CA - The McCallum Theatre for the Performing Arts 12 - Ivins, UT - Tuacahn Amphitheatre 13 - Cerritos, CA - Cerritos Center for the Performing Arts 14 - Funner, CA - Harrah’s Resort Southern California - The Events Center 15 - Thousand Oaks, CA - Kavli Theatre 17 - San Francisco, CA - Palace of Fine Arts 18 - Salem, OR - Elsinore Theatre 19 - Seattle, WA - Paramount Theatre 20 - Spokane, WA - Fox Theatre of Spokane 21 - Bellingham, WA - Mount Baker Theatre # 22 - Kalispell, MT - Wachholz College Center 27 - Midland, MI - Midland Center for the Arts 28 - Grand Rapids, MI - Devos Performance Hall 29 - Appleton, WI - Fox Cities Performing Arts Center   DECEMBER 1 - Syracuse, NY - Landmark Theatre 5 - Easton, PA - State Theatre Center for the Arts* 8 - Pittsburgh, PA - Benedum Center 9 - Cincinnati, OH - Taft Theatre 10 - Bloomington, IN - TBA # 12 - Chicago, IL - Chicago Theatre 15 - Toledo, OH - Stranahan Theater 16 - St. Louis, MO - The Fabulous Fox 17 - Evansville, IN - Old National Events Plaza 18 - 20 Indianapolis, IN - Murat Theatre 21 - Huntington, WV - Keith-Albee Performing Arts Center 22 - Atlanta, GA - Fox Theatre 23 - Durham, NC - DPAC 27 - Orlando, FL - Walt Disney Theater 28 - Sarasota, FL - Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall 29 - Fort Myers, FL - Barbara B. Mann Performing Arts Hall 30 - Jacksonville, FL - Florida Theatre 31 - Fort Pierce, FL - The Sunrise Theatre   Contact: Ashley White Ashley White Public Relations ashley@ashleywhitepr.com   Rhylee Lionberger Ashley White Public Relations rhylee@ashleywhitepr.com     ###