Jesse Welles

Upcoming shows

Tue Oct 20 Pittsburgh, United States · Stage AE Tickets
Wed Oct 21 Washington, United States · The Anthem Tickets
Fri Oct 23 Philadelphia, United States · The Metwith Crosswind Tickets
Sat Oct 24 Boston, United States · Roadrunner Tickets
Mon Oct 26 Columbus, United States · KEMBA Live!with WCBE Tickets
Fri Nov 20 Healdsburg, United States · Little Saint Tickets
Sat Dec 12 Asheville, United States · Harrah's Cherokee Center Details
Thu Apr 1 Boise, United States · Julia Davis Parkwith Courtney Barnett, Joy Oladokun, Orville Peck, Bully Tickets

Tour dates elsewhere: Bandsintown · Songkick

About

Jesse Allen Breckenridge Wells (born November 22, 1992), known professionally as Jesse Welles, is an American singer-songwriter and guitarist. He released his debut studio album, Red Trees and White Trashes, in 2018. Welles previously performed under the name Jeh Sea Wells and was also the frontman of the bands Dead Indian, formed in 2012, and Cosmic-American, formed in 2015. He was also the frontman for the band Welles.

In 2024, Welles garnered attention on social media for writing and performing folk protest songs, including "The Poor", "Cancer", "The Olympics", "United Health", "Join ICE", and "War Isn't Murder", a track about the Gaza war. Vulture has described his music as "A mix of old-fashioned folkie signifiers and trending-topic populism, delivered in hooky snippets on social media several times weekly". He has been described as a modern Woody Guthrie. In 2026, Welles received four nominations at the 68th Annual Grammy Awards.

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