`MICHAEL MARCAGI ANNOUNCES HIS DEBUT ALBUM ”UNDER THE STREETLIGHTS, ARRIVING FEBRUARY 6TH VIA WARNER RECORDS
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NEW SINGLE “DON’T INCLUDE ME (AMERICAN DREAM )” OUT NOW
EU/UK HEADLINING TOUR LAUNCHES NEXT WEEK, INCLUDING TWO IRISH DATES
FEBRUARY 16TH & 17TH VICAR STREET
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BREAKOUT HIT “SCARED TO START” NOW CERTIFIED
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Today, Multi-Platinum certified singer-songwriter Michael Marcagi announces the release of his highly anticipated debut solo album, entitled Under The Streetlights, set for February 6 via Warner Records. Pre-save HERE. In celebration, the Ohio-born rising star is sharing the single, “Don’t Include Me (American Dream),” an ode to lost love that thaws the bitter chill of a lonesome winter with a little guitar-fueled catharsis. Listen HERE, and watch the vintage-styled visualizer HERE.
Building on massive overseas success, Marcagi is also preparing to embark on his biggest EU/UK headline tour yet, kicking off next week, January 20, in Lisbon, Portugal, and wrapping up on February 21 at the prestigious Roundhouse in London. He’ll then return stateside in time to perform at Stagecoach Music Festival in April and join Sam Barber on his 2026 American Route Tour. Click HERE for tickets and information.
Amidst all that momentum, “Don’t Include Me (American Dream)” is a welcome slowdown — a moment for reflection as Marcagi looks back at a relationship that seemed like destiny until it suddenly wasn’t. Over acoustic strum that carries him from folk-pop intimacy into a sweeping full-band sound, he paints a picture of the domestic bliss that slipped through his fingers: “I drive by the house, from what I can tell, now you’re living there with somebody else / Now I can see, your American dream don’t include me.” In the end, though he keeps driving, “’cause it’s only fair for you to move on like I was never even there.”
As Marcagi explains, ‘“Don’t Include Me (American Dream)”’ is a song about trying to move on when it seems impossible. About the feeling of wanting to go back but knowing you can’t change anything. Accepting who you are and moving forward when all things are drawing you back to a person or a place.”
It’s a contrasting companion to Marcagi’s recently released single, “Unlocks Me,” a joyous tribute to the curative power of love that Holler. dubbed a “dose of sonic sunshine,” and which will also appear on Under The Streetlights.
The two new tracks are his first new music since last summer’s “Humbling,” a co-write with GRAMMY-winning songwriters Amy Allen (Leon Bridges, Olivia Rodrigo) and Dan Wilson (Chris Stapleton, Taylor Swift) that finds Marcagi considering the fact that his friends are home with babies while he’s out on the road chasing a dream. Each of his songs reflect his rich penchant for crafting timeless and relatable storytelling. Marcagi imbues his personal and poetic lyrical ability to express his own midwestern experience in everything he does.
Last year, he fulfilled a lifelong aspiration by making his Grand Ole Opry debut at OPRY 100 in honor of the institution’s series of centennial celebrations. And that followed the early 2025 release of his globally acclaimed Midwest Kid EP, including standouts like “Wish I Never Met You,” co-written by and featuring Wesley Schultz of The Lumineers, and “Flyover State,” which he brought to Jimmy Kimmel Live!. He closed out 2025 by joining Jonas Brothers onstage in Jacksonville, Florida, to perform his breakout hit “Scared to Start,” and he enters 2026 with that same song achieving RIAA-certified 2x Platinum status.
“Scared to Start” was Marcagi’s second solo release ever, and it caught fire with fans around the world, climbing to #5 on Billboard Hot Rock & Alternative Songs, scoring him his national television debut on Late Night with Seth Meyers, and going Gold, Platinum, and multi-Platinum in multiple countries abroad. Fittingly about taking risks and putting it all on the line, the song has racked up more than 1 billion global streams, 2.2 billion TikTok views, 236 million Instagram Reel views, and 24 million YouTube views.
Building on his breakthrough with 2024’s raw and bruisingly honest American Romance EP, Marcagi immediately got to touring, quickly proving his mettle on outings here and overseas whether headlining, teaming up with the likes of The Lumineers, Rainbow Kitten Surprise, and The Red Clay Strays, or making his mark at festivals like Louisville’s Bourbon & Beyond and Noah Kahan’s Out of the Blue.
Find Michael Marcagi’s tour itinerary below alongside the Under The Streetlights tracklist and cover.
Under The Streetlights
1. “Move On”
2. “Don’t Include Me (American Dream)”
3. “Unlocks Me”
4. “I Should Know Better”
5. “Loose Ends”
6. “Falling”
7. “Thanksgiving Eve”
8. “Anna Lee”
9. “Rocksteady” (feat. Jade Bird)
10. “Holding Onto Something”
Michael Marcagi Tour Dates
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^ with Sam Barber
Jan 20 – Lisbon, Portugal @ LAV
Jan 21 – Madrid, Spain @ Sala La Riviera
Jan 22 – Barcelona, Spain @ Razzmatazz
Jan 24 – Paris, France @ La Maroquinerie
Jan 25 – Brussels, Belgium @ Orangerie @ Botanique
Jan 27 – Hamburg, Germany @ Uebel & Gefährlich
Jan 28 – Copenhagen, Denmark @ Vega
Jan 29 – Stockholm, Sweden @ Nalen
Jan 31 – Berlin, Germany @ Metropol
Feb 02 – Warsaw, Poland @ Progresja
Feb 03 – Prague, Czech Republic @ Palac Akropolis
Feb 05 – Vienna, Austria @ WUK Foyer (WUK)
Feb 06 – Zürich, Switzerland @ Plaza
Feb 07 – Milan, Italy @ Magazzini Generali
Feb 09 – Munich, Germany @ Backstage Werk
Feb 10 – Cologne, Germany @ LUXOR
Feb 11 – Amsterdam, Netherlands @ Melkweg
Feb 13 – Birmingham, UK @ XOYO Birmingham
Feb 14 – Bristol, UK @ Electric
Feb 16 – Dublin, Ireland @ Vicar Street
Feb 17 – Dublin, Ireland @ Vicar Street
Feb 19 – Glasgow, Scotland @ QMU
Feb 20 – Manchester, UK @ Academy 2
Feb 21 – London, UK @ Roundhouse
Apr 25 – Indio, CA @ Stagecoach Music Festival #
May 07 – La Vista, NE @ The Astro Amphitheater ^
May 08 – Wichita, KS @ Wave ^
May 09 – Little Rock, AR @ First Security Amphitheater ^
May 14 – Virginia Beach, VA @ The Dome ^
May 15 – North Charleston, SC @ Firefly Distillery ^
May 16 – Huntsville, AL @ The Orion Amphitheater ^
May 21 – Clearwater, FL @ The BayCare Sound ^
May 22 – Pompano Beach, FL @ Pompano Beach Amphitheater ^
May 23 – St. Augustine, FL @ Saint Augustine Amphitheatre ^
Jun 20 – Missoula, MT @ Zootown Festival #
Jul 15 – London, ON @ Rock The Park #
