The Black Crowes have confirmed the 2020 tour dates celebrating the 30th anniversary of their 1990 debut album, “Shake Your Money Maker“. The trek will see the band performing the LP in its entirety “plus all the hits.”
Earlier today radio legend Howard Stern announced the reunion of Chris and Rich Robinson, who will tour as The Black Crowes once again, playing the iconic record start to finish.
The tour starts on June 17 in Austin, Texas and ends on September 19 in Los Angeles, California.
Chris and Rich will be joined by guitarist Isiah Mitchell (Earthless), bassist Tim LeFebvre (David Bowie’s “Blackstar”) and keyboardist Joel Robinow and drummer Ojha of Once And Future Band.
The Black Crowes’ irresistible brand of bluesy, southern rock has placed the band firmly among the American music greats. First formed in 1984 under the name Mr Crowe’s Garden, they became the Black Crowes in 1989 and signed to the record label Def American Recordings and released their first album in 1990, which was called Shake Your Money Maker. Although essentially a rock group, the Black Crowes cite many musical influences, such as psychedelic pop from the 1960s, Lynyrd Skynyrd, the Rolling Stones and the Faces through to bands such as R.E.M. and the southern rock scene.
Throughout their career, the Black Crowes released 13 albums and had many chart singles. The band were at the height of their fame in the first five years of releasing records, with their first album eventually selling more than three million copies and gaining multi-platinum certification. Their debut album also delivered them six successful single releases. After the first album the Black Crowes released a further eight studio albums, with The Southern Harmony and Musical Companion released in 1992, followed by Amorica in 1994. The next three albums were Three Snakes and One Charm, By Your Side and Lions, which were released in 1996, 1999 and 2001 respectively. It was shortly after this point that the band had its first real break from performing and recording, announcing it was going on hiatus. With a slight change to the line-up, the band reformed in 2005 and released its next album, Warpaint, in 2008 followed by Before the Frost…Until the Freeze in 2009 and Croweology in 2010.
The band started touring in 1991, both supporting other rock bands and playing their own headline shows. In 1991 they took part in the Monsters of Rock tour as support act for the likes of Motley Crue. They continued to tour throughout their career, except during their first break, and in 2013 they announced a five-show UK tour to be followed by 21 dates across the US.
During their career the Black Crowes have sold in excess of 35 million albums, and as a mark of their impact on the rock music scene they feature in the VH1’s 100 Greatest Artists of Hard Rock. At the beginning of their career they were quickly recognized as a class act with Rolling Stone magazine readers voting them the Best New American Band. Further acclaim came from Melody Maker who named them The Most Rock ‘n’ Roll Rock ‘n’ Roll Band in the World.
TOUR DATES
June 17 – Austin, TX @ Austin360 Amphitheater
June 19 – Dallas, TX @ Dos Equis Pavilion
June 20 – Houston, TX @ Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion
June 23 – Tulsa, OK @ BOK Center
June 24 – Rogers, AR @ Walmart AMP
June 26 – Birmingham, AL @ Oak Mountain Amphitheater
June 27 – Atlanta, GA @ Cellairis Amhitheatre at Lakewood
June 30 – West Palm Beach, FL @ Coral Sky Amphitheatre
July 01 – Tampa, FL @ MIDFLORIDA Credit Union Amphitheatre
July 03 – Charlotte, NC @ PNC Music Pavilion
July 04 – Raleigh, NC @ Coastal Credit Union Music Park at Walnut Creek
July 07 – Nashville, TN @ Ascend Amphitheatre
July 08 – Nashville, TN @ Ascend Amphitheatre
July 10 – Virginia Beach, VA @ Veteran United Home Loans Amphitheater
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 – Boston, 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 Amphitheatre
August 01 – 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, OH @ Riverbend Music Center
August 23 – St Louis, MO @ Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre
August 26 – Kansas City, MO @ Providence Medical Center Amphitheater
August 28 – Omaha, NE @ CHI Health Center
August 30 – Denver, CO @ Red Rocks Amphitheatre
September 01 – Salt Lake City, UT @ USANA Amphitheatre
September 04 – Seattle, WA @ White River Amphitheatre
September 05 – Portland, OR @ Sunlight Supply Amphitheater
September 08 – Concord, CA @ Concord Pavilion
September 09 – 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 @ The Forum
Tickets for all dates go on sale this morning via Ticketmaster
