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Thursday, April 5, 2018

Concert tour roundup: Counting Crows, Live, Toad the Wet Sprocket, Brian Wilson, The The

Counting Crows will celebrate a quarter century of music making by hitting the road for a worldwide "25 Years & Counting" tour, starting with a 40+ city trek across North America this summer. Joining them is the recently reunited band +LIVE+.

Tickets for the tour will go on sale to the general public in select cities starting Friday, April 6 at 10am local time. See below for full tour itinerary and visit livenation.com for full details.

"The nice thing about having 25 years of music to celebrate and seven studio albums we absolutely love to choose from is that we can play a different show every night,” said Crows vocalist Adam Duritz. “The nice thing about touring with +LIVE+ is that we get to spend yet another summer with old friends who play great music. We can't wait!”

+LIVE+ vocalist & guitarist Ed Kowalczyk echoed those sentiments: "+LIVE+ is beyond excited to get out on the road this summer and play for our fans. We are freshly reunited and performing with a confidence and ferocity that we can't wait for people to experience. The fact that we will be sharing the stage once again with the incomparable Counting Crows is icing on the cake!"

In addition to celebrating 25 years of music in 2018, Duritz has also launched a new podcast, Underwater Sunshine! – a series of conversations between noted non-journalist Duritz and his pal, author and music journalist James Campion, about life, music, and whatever comes into their large and incredibly handsome brains. The weekly podcast, published every Monday, currently holds a five-star rating. View it on iTunes HERE.

Counting Crows – Adam Duritz (vocals), Jim Bogios (drums), David Bryson (guitar), Charlie Gillingham (keyboards), David Immergluck (guitar), Millard Powers (bass) and Dan Vickrey (guitar) – have sold more than 20 million albums worldwide after exploding onto the music scene with their multi-platinum breakout album August and Everything After in 1993. The band released seventh studio album Somewhere Under Wonderland in 2014. countingcrows.com

+LIVE+, the multi-platinum band from Pennsylvania--Ed Kowalczyk (vocals, guitar), Chad Taylor (guitar, backing vocals), Patrick Dahlheimer (bass) and Chad Gracey (drums, percussion)--have sold over 22 million albums worldwide and earned 2 No. 1 albums (Throwing Copper, Secret Samadhi). The former produced the band’s biggest single, “Lightning Crashes,” which was #1 at Modern Rock radio for 10 consecutive weeks. Throwing Copper reached #1 on the Billboard Top 200 and eventually surpassed sales of 10 million albums sold. freaks4live.com
 

Tour dates:

Wed, June 27 Boise, ID Taco Bell Arena
Fri, June 29 Auburn, WA White River Amphitheatre
Sat, June 30 Ridgefield, WA Sunlight Supply Amphitheatre
Mon, July 2 Reno, NV Grand Theatre - Grand Sierra Resort
Tues, July 3 Murphys, CA Ironstone Amphitheatre
Fri, July 6 Mountain View, CA Shoreline Amphitheatre
Sun, July 8 Irvine, CA FivePoint Amphitheatre
Tues, July 10 Chula Vista, CA Mattress Firm Amphitheatre
Fri, July 13* Indio, CA Fantasy Springs Casino
Sat, July 14* Las Vegas, NV The Joint
Mon, July 16* Salt Lake City, UT Red Butte Garden Amphitheatre
Wed, July 18 Denver, CO Pepsi Center
Sat, July 21 Austin, TX Austin360 Amphitheater
Sun, July 22 Houston, TX Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion presented by Huntsman
Tues, July 24 Irving, TX The Pavilion at Toyota Music Factory
Thu, July 26 Tupelo, MS Bancorp Arena
Sat, July 28 Pelham, AL Oak Mountain Amphitheatre
Sun, July 29 Atlanta, GA Chastain Park Amphitheatre
Tues, July 31 St. Petersburg, FL Al Lang Stadium
Wed, Aug 1 West Palm Beach, FL Coral Sky Amphitheatre
Sat, Aug 4 Jacksonville, FL Daily’s Place
Sun, Aug 5 Charlotte, NC PNC Music Pavilion
Tues, Aug 7 Virginia Beach, VA Veterans United Home Loans Amphitheater
Wed, Aug 8 Bristow, VA Jiffy Lube Live
Fri, Aug 10 Hershey, PA Hersheypark Stadium
Sat, Aug 11 Camden, NJ BB&T Pavilion
Tues, Aug 14 Holmdel, NJ PNC. Bank Arts Center
Wed, Aug 15 Hartford, CT The XFINITY Theatre
Fri, Aug 17 Boston, MA Xfinity Center
Sat, Aug 18 Gilford, NH Bank of New Hampshire Pavilion
Wed, Aug 22 Wantagh, NY Northwell Health at Jones Beach Theater
Sat, Aug 25 Syracuse, NY New York State Fair
Sun, Aug 26 Cleveland, OH Blossom Music Center
Wed, Aug 29 Toronto, ON Budweiser Stage
Thu, Aug 30 Pittsburgh, PA KeyBank Pavilion
Sat, Sept 1 Cincinnati, OH Riverbend Music Center
Sun, Sept 2 Detroit, MI DTE Energy Music Theatre
Wed, Sept 5* Champaign, IL State Farm Center
Thu, Sept 6 Indianapolis, IN Ruoff Home Mortgage Music Center
Sat, Sept 8 Chicago, IL Hollywood Casino Amphitheater
Sun, Sept 9 St. Louis, MO Hollywood Casino Amphitheater – St. Louis
Tues, Sept 11 Kansas City, MO Starlight Theatre
Thu, Sept 13 Council Bluffs, IA Stir Cove at Harrah’s Casino
Sat, Sept 15 Sioux City, IA Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Sun, Sept 16 Minneapolis, MN Mystic Lake – Amphitheater
Tue, Sept 18* Cedar Rapids, IA U.S. Cellular Center
Wed, Sept 19* Madison, WI Breese Stevens Field
Sat, Sept 22* Nashville, TN Pilgrimage Festival

-all dates featuring +LIVE+ unless marked with a *

Toad the Wet Sprocket have announced their 2018 U.S. summer tour, with the general on-sale date of April 6. Toad continues to support their latest releases, New Constellation (2013) and The Architect of Ruin EP (2015) and will be performing fan favorites like “Walk on the Ocean,” “All I Want,” “I Will Not Take These Things for Granted” and more. These tracks are included on All You Want (2011), which will be available at shows and online. A full, new merchandise line and VIP packages will also be available.

Fans can secure VIP Meet & Greet packages with a ticket purchase which will include: one pre-show meet & greet with the band, one photograph with the band, one live acoustic song performance, one exclusive VIP tour laminate, one autographed tour poster and one premium reserved seat ticket (or early access to seating if a general admission show, where available).

Be on the look-out for a full, new line of merchandise featuring brand new designs including T-shirts, hoodies, water bottles, tote bags and more. All will be available online and at shows.

Toad the Wet Sprocket will also have some new music coming this year and will be featured in two compilation projects. The track “One of These Days” will included in the upcoming animated motion picture Animal Crackers,and “Nothing Can Stop My Love” will be on the Roger Miller Tribute Album. Please check the Toad socials for updates on these projects.

Toad the Wet Sprocket is honored to have a long-standing relationship with RAINN (Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network), and this year’s collaboration seeks to raise awareness for this issue that impacts us all in some way. Sexual violence affects hundreds of thousands of Americans each year. On this tour, Toad will be highlighting the fact that every single fan can make a direct, tangible difference, simply by making a $10 donation to RAINN. Every $10 donation will directly enable one survivor to get the help they deserve, including the National Sexual Assault Hotline, that is available 24 hours every day at 1-800-656-HOPE (4673). Further information is available at: www.RAINN.org.


Tour dates:

7/18-19 San Diego, CA @ Belly Up
7/20 Ojai, CA @ Libbey Bowl
7/21-22 SF, CA @ Great American Music Hall
7/24 Sacramento, CA @ Crest Theatre
7/26 Portland, OR @ Revolution Hall
7/27 Seattle, WA @ Neptune Theatre
7/28 Spokane, WA @ The Bing Crosby Theatre
7/31 SLC, UT @ Red Butte Garden
8/2 Fort Collins, CO @ Washington's
8/3 Arvada, CO @ Swallow HIll Music
8/4 Kansas City, MO @ The Truman
8/8 New York, NY @ Sony Hall
8/9-10 Alexandria, VA @ The Birchmere
8/11 Boston, MA @ The Wilbur Theatre
8/12 Derry, NH @ Tupelo Music Hall
8/17 Royal Oak, MI @ Royal Oak Music Theater
8/18 Chicago, IL @ Park West
8/19 Grand Rapids, MI @ Meijer Gardens 

It's never too early to plan your end-of-the-year holiday show schedule. Good to see Wilson will be back on the road. Hopefully, they'll add a date in LA or OC. Read more info below... 

From the seminal 1964 classic The Beach Boys’ Christmas Album to the acclaimed 2005 solo effort What I Really Want for Christmas, Brian Wilson has been bringing holiday cheer to the world for more than five decades.

This holiday season, for the first time, Wilson and his band of musicians and vocalists along with long time band mates Al Jardine and Blondie Chaplin, will be performing the Christmas Album in its entirety along with cuts from his solo Christmas album and other holiday fan favorites.

Fans can expect to hear Beach Boy classics “Little Saint Nick,” “The Man with all The Toys,” and a selection of Brian’s favorite Yuletide songs including “Blue Christmas” and “Santa Claus is Comin’ to Town.”

He will also perform songs from his critically acclaimed solo album What I Really Want for Christmas - named for its Bernie Taupin-penned title track - as well as “Christmasey,” with lyrics by his friend Jimmy Webb.
For ticket info please visit: http://www.brianwilson.com/holiday-tour/
 

Tour dates:

November 28 Orpheum Theatre Minneapolis, MN
November 30 Horseshoe Casino Hammond, IN
December 1 Hard Rock Northfield Park Northfield, OH
December 4 Bergen Performing Arts Center Englewood, NJ
December 7 St. George Theatre Staten Island, NY
December 11 Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall Sarasota, FL
December 12 Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Hollywood, FL
December 15 ACL Live at The Moody Theater Austin, TX
December 16 Wagner Noel PAC Midland, TX
December 17 Tobin Center for the Performing Arts San Antonio, TX
December 20 Thousand Oaks Civic Arts Plaza Thousand Oaks, CA
December 22 Luther Burbank Center for the Arts Santa Rosa, CA


Now this is a "must see" tour for me. I interviewed Matt for his Dusk album.

Led by singer/songwriter Matt Johnson, THE THE have announced their first live shows in over 15 years. 

The post-punk iconoclasts will first tour the UK and Europe starting in late May, with many shows already sold out including London's Royal Albert Hall and Brixton Academy, before launching their North American tour in September. Tickets for the North American tour go on sale Friday, April 6 at 12 noon local time. See below for all dates and details.

The last THE THE album, 2000's NakedSelf, capped off a run of records that included his solo debut Burning Blue Soul (1981), through the band's Soul Mining (1983), Infected (1986), Mind Bomb (1989) and Dusk (1993). 


In 2017, THE THE released a new single, "We Can't Stop What's Coming," as part of 2017's Record Store Day, their first new song in 15 years, with Matt Johnson joined by former THE THE members, Zeke Manyika on percussion, James Eller on bass and Johnny Marr on guitar.

It was taken from The Inertia Variations, an 84-minute documentary film, which premiered at the 2017 Edinburgh International Film Festival, and forms part of a wider multimedia project inspired by the poem of the same name by John Tottenham. Additionally in October 2017, THE THE released the Radio Cineola: Trilogy box set.

The first biography of THE THE, "Long Shadows, High Hopes," written by Neil Fraser and fully authorized by Johnson, will be published by Omnibus Press on June 7.

Tour dates:

Fri 9/14 Boston, MA Orpheum Theatre
Sun 9/16 Brooklyn, NY Brooklyn Steel
Mon 9/17 New York, NY Beacon Theatre
Wed 9/19 Toronto, ON Sony Centre for the Performing Arts
Fri 9/21 Detroit, MI Royal Oak Music Theatre
Sat 9/22 Chicago, IL Riviera Theatre
Mon 9/24 Los Angeles, CA Ford Theatre
Thu 9/27 San Francisco, CA The Masonic

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