Today, singer and front man of The National Matt Berninger announces he will embark on his first ever solo Canadian tour this March. Kicking off in Vancouver on March 10, Berninger will hit the stage in seven cities across the nation, wrapping up in Montreal on March 21. He will be joined by Canadian singer/songwriter Hannah Georgas, supporting across all dates.
Following his solo debut Serpentine Prison in 2020, the indie rocker released his second solo studio album Get Sunk earlier this year. It featured singles “Bonnet of Pins”, “Inland Ocean” and “Breaking into Acting”, featuring Hand Habits.
About Matt Berninger
Matt Berninger is the vocalist and lyricist for Grammy Award-winning band The National. His songwriting has long garnered praise for its poignant clarity, jagged-edged wit and intimately emotive melodies. The band’s career spans ten studio albums, most recently First Two Pages of Frankenstein and Laugh Track, both issued in 2023. Late 2024 saw the release of The National’s first proper live album, Rome. Together with his wife Carin Besser, Berninger produced the band’s 2013 feature-length documentary Mistaken for Strangers, directed by Matt’s brother Tom. Outside of The National, Berninger formed EL VY with Brent Knopf (Menomena) in 2014. The duo released their debut album Return to the Moon the following year. Berninger’s “gorgeous” (Rolling Stone) solo debut, Serpentine Prison, came out in 2020, produced by the legendary Booker T. Jones. His second solo effort, Get Sunk, was released in May 2025.
