Michelle Branch Opens ‘Everywhere and Back Again Tour’ With Career-Spanning Set in Seattle

Michelle Branch opened her sold-out “Everywhere and Back Again Tour” Sunday evening in Seattle at The Showbox with a set that ran deep through her catalog. Twenty-five years into her career, the singer leaned on her earliest records while reaching toward new songs, playing a career-spanning set that stretched across Hotel Paper and her first record, The Spirit Room, before touching the EP that bears the tour’s name.

The 21-song show started with “Drop in the Ocean” and moved straight into “Find Your Way Back” and “Breathe.” That last track, from her 2003 album Hotel Paper, has been re-envisioned for the upcoming EP Everywhere and Back Again, which arrives November 6th. Branch opened the night with a performance of “You Set Me Free,” setting the tone for a set that mixed her biggest hits with songs she has not played live in years.

The Set’s Middle Stretch

The second half of the show brought out “With Every Heartbeat,” a new song that Branch has played at previous performances but has yet to record. She followed it with renditions of “Something to Sleep To” and “One of These Days,” both from her first two records. The set also included “The Game of Love,” her Grammy-winning single with Santana, which gets a facelift on the EP.

The latter part of the show closed with “Goodbye to You,” “All You Wanted,” and “Are You Happy Now?” The encore brought “Hopeless Romantic” and her biggest hit, “Everywhere.”

The Maren Morris Duet

The day after the concert, Branch released a new version of “Goodbye to You” featuring Maren Morris from the Everywhere and Back Again EP. The video recreates the prom scene from an episode of the reality TV show Laguna Beach: The Real Orange County on MTV. Kristin Cavallari, a cast member of the 2000s show, appears in the video for the latest version.

What the Setlist Actually Played

Here is the full setlist from the Seattle opener:

The Rest of the Tour

The “Everywhere and Back Again Tour” continues Tuesday, September 29th in Portland at the Crystal Ballroom. Then it heads to San Francisco for two nights at The Castro October 1st and 2nd. Branch continues the run through November, with tour dates planned for 2027 starting in February.

The initial leg of 2026 tour dates is sold out. Fans can still find tickets or get deals, including a discount of $20 on their first order of $200 or more with promo code COS20 at checkout.

The 2026 and 2027 Dates

The 2026 dates start in Seattle and run through November. The 2027 dates pick up in February, with stops in Charleston, Atlanta, and Nashville, then move through several states before closing out the year.

What the Set Says About Her Career

Branch’s setlist draws on her early work. The heavy focus on Hotel Paper and The Spirit Room signals that she is looking back at the records that defined her career. The inclusion of “The Game of Love” and “Goodbye to You” in their new versions points toward the EP that will round out the tour’s theme.

The presence of “With Every Heartbeat” as a new, unrecorded song suggests she is not done making fresh material. Playing it live at a sold-out show in Seattle, on the first night of a long run, introduces it to an audience that has not heard it before.

The Road Ahead

The tour’s schedule is dense, with stops across the United States. The November dates follow the Seattle opener. The 2027 dates in Charleston, Atlanta, and Nashville give her a chance to build momentum before the year ends.

The setlist from Seattle sets a template for the rest of the run. Fans who bought tickets for later dates now know what to expect: the hits, the deep cuts, and at least one new song that has not been recorded yet.

Branch has been at this for a quarter century. The Seattle opener showed she still knows how to fill a room and honor the work that got her there.

See the video the story is built around at Consequence.

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