We will be accepting proof of full vaccination for Covid-19 OR a negative COVID test dated within 72 hours with an ID (from a health provider only), for entry into our venues. Masks will also be required for entry and for the duration of the event. By purchasing a ticket, you agree to this policy.
ATTENTION: The Loudon Wainwright III show that was rescheduled for March 28th, 2021 at The Armory has been rescheduled for March 27th, 2022. Existing tickets will be honored to the rescheduled show. The refund end date has passed and we are no longer offering refunds for this show. If you can no longer attend, reach out to boxoffice@washingtonsfoco.com with your order number, the name and email address you'd like to transfer tickets into.
We appreciate your support for Loudon Wainwright III and The Armory and we will see you all in 2022!
2010 GRAMMY Winner (Best Traditional Folk Album) for High Wide & Handsome: The Charlie Poole Project (Two previous GRAMMY nominations: I'm Alright, 1985 and More Love Songs, 1986).
Best Album of 2009: High Wide & Handsome per NPR's Ken Tucker (Fresh Air & Entertainment Weekly magazine).
High Wide & Handsome named among the year's best per Village Voice, No Depression, FolkWax and fRoots.
Songs covered by Johnny Cash, Bonnie Raitt, Earl Scruggs, Mose Allison, Big Star, Freakwater, Norma Waterson, Kate & Anna McGarrigle, Rufus Wainwright.
Film acting credits include: Judd Apatow's Knocked Up (for which he also recorded the soundtrack) and The 40-Year-Old Virgin; Christopher Guest's For Your Consideration; Cameron Crowe's Elizabethtown; Martin Scorsese's The Aviator; Tim Burton's Big Fish; 28 Days alongside Sandra Bullock, Viggo Mortensen and Steve Buscemi; Jacknife alongside Robert De Niro and Ed Harris; Neil Simon's The Slugger's Wife.
Television acting credits include: Parks and Recreation (w/ Amy Poehler); Undeclared (w/ Seth Rogen & writer/producer Judd Apatow); Grounded for Life; Ally McBeal; The T.V. Show (w/ Rob Reiner, Christopher Guest, Harry Shearer, Michael McKean, Billy Crystal) where he played keyboard with the early Spinal Tap, which made it's first appearance on this program; a recurring role on M*A*S*H and a role as the original musician/sidekick on The David Letterman Show.