THE EMPTY POCKETS
Tour Sponsorship Opportunities
Two #1 Billboard Blues Album Chart debuts • 100,000+ CDs shipped directly to fans • National touring audience
10 U.S. tour dates | October–December 2026
A DIRECT-TO-FAN AUDIENCE BUILT OVER 15+ YEARS
100,000+
CDs shipped directly to fans
40,000
email subscribers
8,000
SMS subscribers
52,000+
Facebook followers
17,000+
Bandsintown followers
15,000+
YouTube subscribers
11,800+
Instagram followers
The Empty Pockets have built a direct relationship with an unusually engaged audience of adult music fans who buy physical music, attend concerts, join memberships and act on recommendations from the band.
SELECTED MEDIA + INDUSTRY
Why The Empty Pockets
Two #1 Billboard Blues Album Chart debuts
Recorded at Abbey Road Studios
100,000+ CDs shipped directly to fans
Performed for sold-out audiences at the London Palladium and Chicago Theatre.
Longtime backing band for Al Stewart; performed with Kenny Loggins, Foghat, Simon Kirke and others
Chicago-based independent band with a dedicated national fan community
Partnerships can include:
- band-endorsed introductions to fans via email and SMS
- social media integration
- on-stage sponsor acknowledgement
- tour/show page visibility
- tickets and VIP hospitality
- giveaways or special fan offers
- custom band-created content
- product sampling or on-site activation
- market/category exclusivity
Partnerships are intentionally limited so sponsors receive meaningful visibility rather than becoming one logo among many.
MORE THAN LOGO PLACEMENT
The Empty Pockets' relationship with fans is personal. We communicate with them directly, meet them at shows, ship music to their homes and have built that trust over years. Our partnerships are designed to introduce brands to that community authentically — through the band itself, not simply through advertising space.
CONTACT
Partnerships: Josh Solomon
josh@theemptypockets.com
773-491-3022
BASEBALL BAND
Find the band at MLB & MiLB ballparks all over the country.
Sometimes we even get on the field to perform the national anthem...
VIDEO
PROUD PARTNERS OF
WILL'S PLACE
Providing meaningful employment to adults with disabilities
Will is our biggest fan (and also Josh's younger brother). But this world isn't always designed for people like Will who have a disability.
That's why The Empty Pockets partner with Will's Place; a Skokie, Illinois-based café offering a chef-driven, ingredient-focused sandwich menu while providing employment opportunities to adults with developmental disabilities.
Will's Place is a nonprofit dedicated to creating a positive, safe, and inclusive workspace for a portion of our population that too often gets overlooked in the job market.
