Wednesday, April 16, 2008

Black Crowes Pick NYC To Play First "All Acoustic" Shows Ever

From today's press release:

April 16, 2008 -- The Black Crowes announce a tour that will kick off on June 28th and conclude with a five night run at the Fillmore in San Francisco on Chris Robinson's birthday, December 20th.

The 90-city tour follows the success of their seven special "One Night Only" shows which featured their hit album WARPAINT, performed in its entirety. All of these special shows sold out instantly and were followed by shows in London and Amsterdam.

This six month itinerary will take them across the USA and Canada performing songs from WARPAINT, the band's first studio album in seven years, and favorites from their catalog as well as surprises.

One highlight of the tour will be two special evenings featuring all acoustic performances by The Black Crowes at the famed Town Hall in New York City on November 3 & 4. These shows will mark the first ever all acoustic performances in America in their eighteen year career. Tickets for the majority of the first leg shows will go on sale starting May 2 & 3 at 10am (est).

Special "Midnight Pre-Sales" will be available at http://www.blackcrowes.com/. A limited number of prime seats in each venue have been set aside by the band for fans and will go on sale at MIDNIGHT (est), the Friday one week before the public on-sales. Fans who purchase "Midnight Pre-Sale" tickets will receive free downloads of unreleased live material.

Chris Robinson of The Black Crowes had this to say of their 2008 tour announcement: "Set your mind to fly...come join the jubilee."

Their "Euphoria Or Bust" Tour follows the release of the band's new album WARPAINT, which debuted earlier this yeart at # 5 on Billboard's Top 200, # 1 on Billboard's Digital Chart, # 2 on the Indie Chart, as well as # 2 on iTunes.com.

I haven't seen the Crowes since they played Radio City Music Hall with Oasis a few years back (see image above), when they went toe-to-toe with the Mancunians in what turned out to be an amazing dead-heat of "who rocked harder". I'm pretty psyched to catch them again.

TOUR DATES (for "pre-sale" and "on-sale" info go to http://www.blackcrowes.com/):
06-27-08 -- Hershey Stadium -- Hershey PA
06-28-08 -- Hampton Beach Casino -- Hampton Beach NH
06-29-08 -- Hampton Beach Casino -- Hampton Beach NH
07-01-08 -- The Fillmore @ TLA -- Philadelphia PA
07-02-08 -- The Fillmore @ TLA -- Philadelphia PA
07-03-08 -- The Fillmore @ TLA -- Philadelphia PA
07-05-08 -- Charlottesville Pavilion -- Charlottesville VA
07-06-08 -- Penn's Peak -- Jim Thorpe PA
07-08-08 -- Metropolis -- Montreal QUE
07-10-08 -- Cisco Ottawa Bluesfest -- Ottawa ONT
07-11-08 -- Sarnia Bayfest Festival -- Sarnia ONT
07-12-08 -- Massey Hall -- Toronto ONT
07-15-08 -- Burton Cummings Theater -- Winnipeg Manitoba
07-17-08 -- North Alberta Jubilee Auditorium -- Edmonton Alberta
07-18-08 -- Jack Singer Theater -- Calgary Alberta
07-20-08 -- Mile High Festival -- Denver CO
07-22-08 -- Voodoo Lounge @ Harrah's -- Kansas City MO
07-23-08 -- Cain's Ballroom -- Tulsa OK
07-26-08 -- The Shoe @ Caesar's -- Elizabeth IN
07-29-08 -- House Of Blues -- Cleveland OH
07-30-08 -- House Of Blues -- Cleveland OH
08-01-08 -- Gathering Of The Vibes -- Bridgeport CT
08-02-08 -- Newport Folk Festival -- Newport, RI
08-03-08 -- Filene Center @ Wolf Trap -- Vienna, VA
08-05-08 -- Byham -- Pittsburgh PA
08-06-08 -- Madison Theater -- Covington KY
08-08-08 -- LC Amphitheater -- Columbus OH
08-09-08 -- Alpine Valley -- East Troy WI
08-10-08 -- Alpine Valley -- East Troy WI
08-14-08 -- Arkansas Music Pavilion -- Fayetteville AR
08-15-08 -- Stir Cove @ Harrah's -- Council Bluffs IA
08-17-08 -- Jackson Hole Jazz & Heritage Festival -- Jackson Hole WY

LEG 2
08-29-08 -- 105th Harley Davidson Celebration -- Milwaukee WI
09-03-08 -- Royal Theatre -- Victoria BC CANADA
09-04-08 -- Orpheum Theater -- Vancouver BC CANADA
09-05-08 -- Edgefield Concert Park -- Portland OR
09-07-08 -- Britt Festival -- Jacksonville OR
09-08-08 -- Western Washington Fair -- Puyallup WA
09-10-08 -- Van Duzer Theater -- Arcata CA
09-12-08 -- Wells Fargo Center -- Santa Rosa CA
09-13-08 -- The Joint -- Las Vegas NV
09-16-08 -- Ikeda Theatre --Mesa AZ
09-17-08 -- The Greek Theatre -- Los Angeles CA
09-19-08 -- Santa Barbara County Bowl -- Santa Barbara CA

LEG 3
10-05-08 -- Verizon Wireless -- Alpharetta GA
10-07-08 -- The National -- Richmond VA
10-08-08 -- The National -- Richmond VA
10-11-08 -- The Borgata -- Atlantic City NJ
10-12-08 -- Calvin Theater --Northampton MA
10-14-08 -- Lupo's -- Providence RI
10-17-08 -- Boston Opera House -- Boston MA
10-18-08 -- Town Ballroom -- Buffalo NY
10-20-08 -- Higher Ground -- Burlington VT
10-21-08 -- Higher Ground -- Burlington VT
10-27-08 -- Hammerstein Ballroom -- NYC
10-28-08 -- Hammerstein Ballroom -- NYC
11-03-08 -- Town Hall -- NYC
11-04-08 -- Town Hall -- NYC
11-06-08 -- Neighborhood Theater -- Charlotte NC
11-07-08 -- Neighborhood Theater -- Charlotte NC
11-08-08 -- Lincoln Theater -- Raleigh NC
11-10-08 -- Ruth Eckerd Hall -- Clearwater FL
11-11-08 -- House Of Blues -- Orlando FL
11-12-08 -- Fillmore Miami @ Jackie Gleason Theater -- Miami FL
11-15-08 -- Alabama Theater -- Birmingham AL
11-16-08 -- Ryman Auditorium -- Nashville TN
11-18-08 -- House Of Blues -- New Orleans LA
12-15-08 -- The Fillmore -- San Francisco CA
12-16-08 -- The Fillmore -- San Francisco CA
12-18-08 -- The Fillmore -- San Francisco CA
12-19-08 -- The Fillmore -- San Francisco CA
12-20-08 -- The Fillmore -- San Francisco CA

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