FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE PUBLICITY

GRACE POTTER & THE NOCTURNALS FOURTH STUDIO ALBUM, THE LION THE BEAST THE BEAT, TO BE RELEASED ON JUNE 12

PRODUCED BY JIM SCOTT AND GRACE POTTER

AND FEATURING COLLABORATIONS WITH DAN AUERBACH

GPN TO PERFORM FIRST SINGLE, “NEVER GO BACK,” ON THE TONIGHT SHOW WITH JAY LENO APRIL 5

GET AN EXCLUSIVE FIRST LISTEN AT ROLLINGSTONE.COM

GPN TO MAKE FIRST APPEARANCE AT COACHELLA IN APRIL; SUMMER STADIUM TOUR WITH KENNY CHESNEY AND TIM McGRAW

Grace Potter (photo credit: Williams+Hirakawa)

Los Angeles, CA (March 22, 2012) -- The Lion The Beast The Beat, Grace Potter & The Nocturnals’ fourth studio album for Hollywood Records, will be released June 12. The musically powerful and conceptually dazzling work was produced by Jim Scott (Tom Petty, Wilco, the Tedeschi Trucks Band’s 2012 Grammy winner Revelator) and Potter at Scott’s studio PLYRZ in Santa Clarita, CA, with the exception of “Loneliest Soul,” which was produced by Dan Auerbach, written by Auerbach and Grace Potter and the Nocturnals, and engineered by Collin Dupuis at Easy Eye Sounds in Nashville, TN. David Campbell (Beck, My Morning Jacket, Jackson Browne) arranged and conducted the strings on the album. The album was mixed by fellow Vermonter and Grammy award winner Rich Costey (Foo Fighters, TV on the Radio, Bruce Springsteen’s Wrecking Ball) and mastered by Grammy award winner Bob Ludwig (David Bowie, Rolling Stones, Radiohead, Foo Fighters). The first single from The Lion The Beast The Beat is “Never Go Back,” written by Dan Auerbach and Grace Potter & The Nocturnals. The track goes to radio on March 23 for an April 9 impact date. GPN’s debut performance of “Never Go Back” is set for April 5 on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno. A companion video for the track will be shot in Los Angeles in April. Go to Rollingstone.com for an exclusive first listen of “Never Go Back.” On April 14 and 21, GPN will make their first-ever appearance at Coachella, which expands to two weekends this year. On June 2, the band will embark on the “Brothers of the Sun” Tour with Kenny Chesney and Tim McGraw. GPN’s inclusion on the tour was a result of Grace’s duet with Chesney on their Grammy® and CMA Award-winning single and video “You and Tequila,” which was certified platinum for sales of over one million downloads. GPN tour dates below.

**April 12 Vail, CO Spring Back to Vail

**April 13 Las Vegas, NV Access Showroom SOLD OUT *April 14 Indio, CA Coachella Festival **April 20 Henderson, NV Ovation at Green Valley Resort *April 21 Indio, CA Coachella Festival **April 24 Starkville, MS Miss. State U **April 25 Columbia, MO Blue Note **April 26 Iowa City, IA University of Iowa **April 27 Rochester, MN Mayo Civic Center Presentation Hall **April 28 Madison, WI Majestic Theatre SOLD OUT **May 3 New Orleans, LA House of Blues *May 4 New Orleans, LA Jazz & Heritage Festival (3:25pm set) May 4 New Orleans, LA House of Blues (10:00pm set) *May 5 Memphis, TN Beale Street Music Festival ^June 2 Tampa, FL Raymond James Stadium ^June 3 Atlanta, GA Georgia Dome ^June 9 Arlington, TX Cowboys Stadium ^June 10 Kansas City, MO Arrowhead Stadium ^June 16 Philadelphia, PA Lincoln Financial Field **June 17 Wilmington, DE World Café Live at the Queen **June 21 North Myrtle Beach,

SC House of Blues Myrtle Beach

**June 22 Knoxville, TN Tennessee Theatre ^June 23 Nashville, TN LP Field ^June 24 Charlotte, NC Bank of America Stadium June 29 Buffalo, NY Buffalo Place Rocks The Harbor (co-headlining w/ Sam Roberts Band) ^June 30 Pittsburgh, PA Heinz Field ^July 1 Cincinnati, OH Paul Brown Stadium *July 6 Milwaukee, WI Summerfest ^July 7 Chicago, IL Soldier Field ^July 8 Minneapolis, MN Target Field ^July 14 Anaheim, CA Angels Stadium ^July 15 Oakland, CA Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum **July 18 Seattle, WA Woodland Park Zoo Amphitheater **July 19 Portland, OR Oregon Zoo Amphitheater **July 20 Salt Lake City, UT Red Butte Garden ^July 21 Denver, CO Sports Authority Field at Mile High **July 22 Council Bluffs, IA Stir Cove **July 26 Des Moines, IA Simon Estes Riverfront

Amphitheatre

*July 27 Somerset, WI SoundTown Music and Camping ^July 28 Indianapolis, IN Lucas Oil Stadium ^July 29 Cleveland, OH Cleveland Browns Stadium ^Aug. 4 Houston, TX Reliant Stadium ^Aug. 11 East Rutherford, NJ MetLife Stadium ^Aug. 12 Landover, MD FedEx Field **Aug. 16 Grand Rapids, MI Meijer Gardens Amphitheater **Aug. 17 Toronto, ONT Phoenix Concert Theatre ^Aug. 18 Detroit, MI Ford Field ^Aug. 24 Foxborough, MA Gillette Stadium ^Aug. 25 Foxborough, MA Gillette Stadium *Sept. 14 Burlington, VT Burlington Waterfront Park *Sept. 15 Burlington, VT Burlington Waterfront Park

More dates to be announced + Invite only event * Festival dates **Headlining Dates ^ Kenny Chesney / Tim McGraw - Brothers of the Sun stadium tour

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MEDIA CONTACT: Sharrin Summers Hollywood Records publicity department Ph. 818-560-5787 e-mail: sharrin.summers@disney.com