Blues Traveler rolls out summer tour plans

May 13, 2008 05:05 AM
Blues/jam-rockers Blues Traveler have lined up a run of summer dates as the band continues to support last year's "Cover Yourself," a set of newly recorded old favorites.

The group kicks off the next portion of its schedule May 17 in Grand Ronde, OR, southwest of Portland. The itinerary, a mix of headlining and festival dates, features several co-headlining shows in July with Live and Collective Soul, and includes the group's traditional Fourth of July appearance at Red Rocks Amphitheatre in Morrison, CO. The complete schedule is included below.

The Grammy-winning band's "Cover Yourself" is a mostly acoustic affair that features new takes on the group's old songs, and the tracklist was chosen via fan voting. According to lead vocalist/harmonica virtuoso John Popper, the band is also working on material for a new studio album.

"We're making two [albums] right now," Popper told music website Ultimate-Guitar.com last year. "One we wanted to write, and one [is the] acoustic covers album ['Cover Yourself.'] ... I left the band alone to work on it and they started writing completely new arrangements for the [old] songs.

The band's most recent set of original studio material was 2005's "Bastardos!"--its eighth studio album and first for Vanguard Records. The set was produced by solo artist and ex-Wilco multi-instrumentalist Jay Bennett.

[Note: The following tour dates have been provided by artist and/or tour sources, who verify its accuracy as of the publication time of this story. Changes may occur before tickets go on sale. Check with official artist websites, ticketing sources and venues for late updates.]
 tour dates and tickets
May 2008
17 - Grand Ronde, OR - Spirit Mountain Casino
25 - Syracuse, NY - New York State Fair
31 - San Francisco, CA - Black and White Ball

June 2008
13 - Big Flats, NY - The Summer Stage at Tags
14 - York, PA - Sovereign Bank Stadium
15 - Ashburn, VA - Belmont Country Club
18 - Glen Allen, VA - Innsbrook Pavilion
19 - Stamford, CT - Columbus Park
21 - Atlanta, GA - Candler Park
28 - Atlantic City, NJ - Tropicana Hotel & Casino

July 2008
4 - Morrison, CO - Red Rocks Amphitheatre
11 - Kelseyville, CA - Konocti Field Amphitheatre
12 - Temecula, CA - Pechanga Resort and Casino (w/ Live and Collective Soul)
24 - Rochester Hills, MI - Meadow Brook Music Festival (w/ Live and Collective Soul)
25 - Westbend, WI - Washington County Fair (w/ Live and Collective Soul)

August 2008
2 - Elgin, IL - Elgin Festival Park
3 - Chicago, IL - Lollapalooza
21 - Jackson, WY - Center for the Arts
22 - Park City, UT - Deer Valley Ski Resort

 tour dates and tickets

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