Steve Miller Band take on summertime trek
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Steve Miller Band has announced an extensive summer run in anticipation of its forthcoming but still unnamed new album.
The North American outing begins with a May 1 stop in Memphis, TN, before crisscrossing the nation, hitting amphitheaters and fairgrounds in 30 cities by early October. A handful of Canadian performances are also on the itinerary. Details are listed below.
Along with classics from the band's impressive repertoire, shows will also include new material from the upcoming album, which is expected to hit shelves sometime this year. Recorded last spring at George Lucas' Skywalker Ranch, the still-untitled effort will contain blues and R&B songs selected from the more than three dozen the band recorded in the studio.
The classic rockers made it big in the 1970s with the No. 1 songs "The Joker" and "Rock'n Me," along with fellow fan favorites "Take the Money and Run," "Fly Like an Eagle" and "Jet Airliner." Their last No. 1 hit came in 1982 with "Abracadabra."
May 2009
1 - Memphis, TN - Tom Lee Park
3 - West Palm Beach, FL - Sunfest
July 2009
8 - Calgary, Alberta - Fort Calgary Historic Park
10 - Merritt, British Columbia - Merritt Mountain Music Festival Grounds
11 - Woodinville, WA - Chateau St Michelle Winery
12 - Troutdale, OR - Edgefield Winery
16 - Cadott, WI - Chippewa Valley Festival Grounds
17 - Highland Park, IL - Ravinia Pavilion
18 - Morristown, OH - Festival Grounds
20 - Interlochen, MI - Kresge Auditorium
21 - Kettering, OH - Frazee Pavilion
24 - Moticelo, LA - Jones County Fairgrounds
25 - West Bend, WI - Washington County Fair Park
29 - Livermore, CA - The Concerts at Wente Vineyards
30, 31 - Saratoga, CA - Mountain Winery
August 2009
1 - Costa Mesa, CA - Pacific Amphitheater
7 - Elizabeth, IN - Horseshoe Southern Indiana
8 - Washington, MO - Town & Country Fair
9 - Tulsa, OK - BOK Center
11 - Odessa, TX - Ector County Arena
14 - Portsmouth, VA - Harbor Center Pavilion
19 - Hamburg, NY - The Fairgrounds
20 - Vienna, VA - Filene Center at Wolf Trap
21 - Solomons, MD - Calvert Marine Museum
22 - Mashantucket, CT - MGM Grand Theater
25 - Rama, Ontario - Casino Rama Entertainment Centre
28 - Hyannis, MA - Cape Cod Melody Tent
29 - Cohasset, MA - South Shore Music Circus
October 2009
1 - Thackerville, OK - Winston Casino
3 - Mobile, AL - Bayfest
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