On the heels of their latest album, Atom Bomb (Real World Records), the Blind Boys of Alabama will be touring North America this summer. On the trek, the group will headline several dates and co-headline a dozen more with Susan Tedeschi.
Additionally, the Blind Boys will hit up a few music festivals, as well as Jazz at Lincoln Center's Spring Gala, where the band will join Wynton Marsalis, Lyle Lovett, Robert Downey Jr. and other celebrities at the Apollo Theater in New York City.
Tour Dates:
5/14 – Kenosha,Wis. – Reaching For Rainbows
5/21 – Dana Point, Calif. – Doheny Blues Festival
6/4 – Eureka Springs, Ark. – Eureka Springs Blues Festival
6/6 – New York, N.Y. – Apollo Theatre (Jazz at Lincoln Center Spring
Gala)
6/11 – Mableton, Ga. – Mable House Amphitheatre
6/15 – Highland Park, Ill. – Ravinia Festival*
6/18 – Kansas City, Mo. – Rhythm and Ribs Festival
6/25 – Glen Allen, Va. – Great American Blues, Brews and BBQ Fest
7/1 – Montreal, Quebec – Festival International De Jazz (with Mavis
Staples)
7/10 – New York, N.Y. – Central Park Summerstage
7/23-8/4 – European tour
8/11 – Wolfeboro, N.H. – Great Waters Music Festival
8/14 – Reno, Nev. – The Reno-Tahoe Blues Festival
8/16 – Interlochen, Mich. – Interlochen International Arts Festival*
8/20 – Denver, Colo. – Universal Lending Pavilion*
8/21 – Salt Lake City, Utah – Red Butte Garden Amphitheater*
8/23 – Roseburg, Ore. – Music On the Half Shell*
8/25 – Seattle, Wash. – Summer Nights at South Lake Union*
8/26 – Portland, Ore. – Oregon Zoo Amphitheatre*
8/28 – Healdsburg, Calif. – Rodney Strong Vineyard Concert Series*
8/30 – Saratoga, Calif. – The Mountain Winery*
9/1 – San Diego, Calif. – Humphrey's Concerts By the Bay*
9/3 – Palmdale, Calif. – Starlight Concert in the Park*
9/25 – Winston-Salem, N.C. – Stevens Center of the NC School of the Arts*
* with Susan Tedeschi
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