Concerts & Tours - Page 61

Phish is gearing up for several multi-night performances this Fall that will focus on the South. The 13-date trek includes a string of dates in South Carolina, Florida, Tennessee, Georgia, and Texas. It will wrap up with a four-night residency at the Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. While Phish prepares for the outing, bassist Mike Gordon and his...

Folk rock icon David Crosby has announced a fall tour in support of his upcoming album, , and he’s hired a killer band to back him up. Joining “Croz” on the road will be Becca Stevens, Michelle Willis, and Snarky Puppy bassist Michael League, who also produced the album. “Michael and I write really well together,” Crosby said. “When we...

While their summer tour may be winding down and the Fur Peace Ranch workshops are wrapping up, Hot Tuna is still in full gear. The dynamic duo of Jack Casady and Jorma Kaukonen have announced a Fall run of acoustic and electric performances that will focus on the East and West Coasts. Electric Hot Tuna dates will include the drumming...

Esperanza Spalding is taking her show on the road once again this fall in support of her latest album, Emily’s D+Evolution. The two-month outing will include North American and South American dates with a handful of festival performances mixed in. Spalding will play the Richmond Jazz festival in Virginia on August 13th before regrouping in September for the John Coltrane...

Dream Theater has announced a headlining tour for the Fall that will take them around the East Coast and some of the Midwest. The tour will include the group playing through their latest album, The Astonishing, with “immersive and interactive settings.” Anchored by bass master John Myung, Dream Theater will begin the trek October 5th in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania before heading...

The Tedeschi Trucks Band, featuring bassist Timothy Lefebvre (David Bowie), has added eight fall/winter dates to its touring schedule, which had previously ended in October. The new dates start on Nov. 11, with a show with Amy Helm and the Handsome Strangers at the Orpheum Theatre in Minneapolis, Minnesota. They’ll retain the same support act through Nov. 19. On Dec....

After Elvis Costello wraps up solo U.S. tour dates this fall, he’ll join with his band, The Imposters for East Coast/Midwest dates on the Imperial Bedroom & Other Chambers Tour. The tour’s name, of course, references Costello’s 1982 album Imperial Bedroom and the tour will feature selections from that record, as well as ”the songs that led in and out...

The classic lineup of Chick Corea’s Elektric Band will be hitting the road once again this fall. Anchored by bass heavyweight John Patitucci, the band will also include guitarist Frank Gambale, saxophonist Eric Marienthal, and drummer Dave Weckl. “The group sort of reformed itself with everyone’s desire to play together,” Corea explains. “I thought it would be an interesting thing,...

Megadeth have announced a new 18-date tour for September and October, and the billing is insane. The iconic metal group will be joined by Amon Amarth, Suicidal Tendencies, Metal Church, and Havok. If you’re a metal bass fan, that means you get to see David Ellefson, Ted Lundström, Ra Diaz, Steve Unger, and Nick Schendzielos all in one night. The...

The Wood Brothers, anchored by bassist extraordinaire Chris Wood, have announced Fall tour dates to fill out their 2016 tour. The three-piece, Nashville-based band are continuing their trek in support of their latest album, Paradise. Starting in Birmingham, Alabama on October 6th, the newly revealed performances will focus on the Southeast and Midwest. November will have the group visit Illinois,...

Guitarist Tom Morello, drummer Brad Wilk and bassist Tim Commerford of Rage Against the Machine fame have teamed up with Public Enemy’s Chuck D and Cypress Hill’s B-Real to form Prophets of Rage. The politically themed band blends elements of each of the members’ respective groups. If you’re wondering what that sounds like, check this out: Now the five-piece machine...

Ben Harper & The Innocent Criminals crafted a new album after reforming for a 2015 tour, and now, the band, featuring the inimitable Juan Nelson on bass, is touring behind that album, Call It What It Is. The Call It What It Is Tour kicks off June 23 at Marymoor Park in Redmond, Washington, and wraps up Dec. 4 at...