The Black Crowes’ Chris and Rich Robinson will herald the thirty-year anniversary of their landmark quintuple platinum debut album Shake Your Money Maker with a world tour beginning June 17 in Austin, Texas. Tickets and VIP packages are on sale now.
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To celebrate the announcement, the band will play two intimate shows, first at the Bowery Ballroom in New York City this evening, followed by the Troubadour in Los Angeles on November 14.
The Black Crowes, which Melody Maker proclaimed as “the most Rock n’ Roll Rock n’ Roll band in the world” will be playing their debut, described by Rolling Stone as, “a guitar-party cracker that marries Southern R&B crunch and Anglo cock-strutting attitude” in its entirety plus all the hits from the band’s illustrious catalogue. The ever-volatile Robinson brothers have not played a show since 2013 when they vowed never to play or speak together again. Thankfully for fans, times seems to have healed these wounds.
Chris Robinson says of reuniting, “I’m thrilled & blessed to be playing with my brother celebrating the music we’ve made & bringing our lives together full circle. Long live Rock n’ Roll & The Black Crowes!”
Rich Robinson adds, “First and foremost, I’m really happy to have my brother back in my life. To be able to play music again together and celebrate the first record we made as kids, is a gift. To have these songs stand up after 30 years is something I could’ve never fathomed.”
In 1990, when journalists were lamenting the death of rock, as cheesy pop and hair metal dominated the charts, Atlanta’s Black Crowes gave the genre a swift and much needed kick in the ass with Shake Your Money Maker. Fueled by singles “Jealous Again”, “Twice As Hard”, “She Talks To Angels”, and the rollicking cover of Otis Redding’s “Hard To Handle” the band immediately took the rock world by storm, topping Rolling Stone‘s “Best New American Band Readers Poll” in late 1990.
The Black Crowes went on to release eight studio and four live albums, selling in the tens of millions along the way; they sold out shows around the world; had legendary guitarist Jimmy Page join as a member; got kicked off a tour with ZZ Top for insulting the sponsor; got screwed by bad record deals; got married and divorced, fought amongst themselves and the rest of the world; in other words they’ve done everything a legendary rock group should do. 2020’s reunion and tour produced by Live Nation is sure to further cement the band’s legacy as one of the best and most loved rock bands of all time.
TOUR DATES:
June 17 – Austin, TX – Austin360 Amphitheater
June 19 – Dallas, TX – Dos Equis Pavilion
June 20 – Houston, TX – Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion, Presented by Huntsman
June 23 – Tulsa, OK – BOK Center
June 24 – Rogers, AR – Walmart AMP
June 26 – Birmingham, AL – Oak Mountain Amphitheatre
June 27 – Atlanta, GA – Cellairis Amphitheatre at Lakewood
June 30 – West Palm Beach, FL – Coral Sky Amphitheatre at the S. Florida Fairgrounds
July 1 – Tampa, FL – MIDFLORIDA Credit Union Amphitheatre at the FL State Fairgrounds
July 3 – Charlotte, NC – PNC Music Pavilion
July 4 – Raleigh, NC – Coastal Credit Union Music Park at Walnut Creek
July 7 – Nashville, TN – Ascend Amphitheatre
July 8 – Nashville, TN – Ascend Amphitheatre
July 10 – Virginia Beach, VA – Veteran United Home Loans Amphitheater at Virginia Beach
July 11 – Washington, DC – Jiffy Lube Live
July 14 – Camden, NJ – BB&T Pavilion
July 15 – Bethel, NY – Bethel Woods Center for the Arts
July 17 – Holmdel, NJ – PNC Bank Arts Center
July 18 – Wantagh, NY – Northwell Health at Jones Beach Theater
July 21 – Gilford, NH – Bank of New Hampshire Pavilion
July 22 – Mansfield, MA – Xfinity Center
July 24 – Hartford, CT – XFINITY Theatre
July 25 – Saratoga Springs, NY – Saratoga Performing Arts Center
July 28 – Toronto, ON – Budweiser Stage
July 29 – Detroit, MI – DTE Energy Music Theatre
July 31 – Buffalo, NY – Darien Lake Amphitheater
August 1 – Pittsburgh, PA – KeyBank Pavilion
August 13 – Minneapolis, MN – Xcel Energy Center
August 15 – Chicago, IL – Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre
August 16 – Indianapolis, IN – Ruoff Home Mortgage Music Center
August 18 – Cleveland, OH – Blossom Music Center
August 20 – Cincinnati, PH – Riverbend Music Center
August 22 – Milwaukee, WI – American Family Insurance Amphitheater
August 23 – Maryland Heights, MO – Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre
August 26 – Bonner Springs, KS – Providence Medical Center Amphitheater
August 28 – Omaha, NE – CHI Health Center Omaha
August 30 – Morrison, CO – Red Rocks Amphitheatre
September 1 – Salt Lake City, UT – USANA Amphitheatre
September 4 – Seattle, WA – White River Amphitheatre
September 5 – Ridgefield, WA – Sunlight Supply Amphitheater
September 8 – Concord, CA – Concord Pavilion
September 9 – Mountain View, CA – Shoreline Amphitheatre
September 11 – Las Vegas, NV – MGM Grand Garden Arena
September 12 – Phoenix, AZ – Ak-Chin Pavilion
September 18 – San Diego, CA – North Island Credit Union Amphitheatre
September 19 – Los Angeles, CA – Forum
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