Counting Crows announce winter U.K. tour :: Music News :: Articles

The Counting Crows latest, Saturday Nights and Sunday Mornings, is supposed to represent the dichotomy that exists within the band's music and, in turn, the band itself. As lead singer Adam Duritz explained, "Saturday night is when you sin and Sunday is when you regret. Sinning is often done very loudly, angrily, bitterly, violently." Therefore, Saturday nights bring the rock, and Sunday the morose melodies.

As far as dichotomy-based conceptual albums go, this one exuded a clarity certain other much-hyped theme albums of recent years lacked. And it's now being supported by a long December (sorry, couldn't resist) of touring in the U.K. The Crows (Duritz especially) are known for their elaborate and extensively thought-out live shows. Duritz is known to rewrite the arrangements to the band's earlier hits and current catalog alike up to five times a tour, bringing an individual experience to that classic sing-a-long of "Mr. Jones" you'd been waiting for long ever since Dawson and Joey broke up.

If you're somewhere between Nottingham and Glasgow this summer, see for yourself. Ben Folds and Melee will also be there to support the boys.

Dates:

December
2 - Newcastle, England @ Newcastle Arena
4 - Nottingham, England @ Nottingham Arena
5 - London, England @ Wembley Arena
7 - Manchester, England @ Manchester MEN Arena
8 - Cardiff, Wales @ Cardiff International Arena
10 - Bornemouth, England @ Bornemouth BIC
11 - Brighton, England @ Brighton Centre
13 - Birmingham, England @ Birmingham LEC Arena
14 - Sheffield, England @ Sheffield Arena
18 - Glasgow, Scotland @ Glasgow SECC

Related links:
Feature: Everything After August: The Counting Crows Story
Counting Crows on MySpace
CountingCrows.com

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