The Avett Brothers map dates ahead of new album
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Folk/bluegrass/rock hybrid act The Avett Brothers will launch a lengthy headlining tour in May following a slate of shows this month opening for the Dave Matthews Band.
The North Carolina-based trio--which features brothers Seth Avett and Scott Avett on guitar and banjo, respectively, along with Bob Crawford on standup bass --will use the DMB support dates to work out material from the group's forthcoming major-label debut in front of live audiences, starting with an April 22 show in Raleigh, NC.
The headlining portion of the trek kicks off May 7 in Tucson, AZ, with dates lined up through late July on a tour that is scheduled to roll through 30 cities. Details are below.
The tour will find the band supporting its first major-label release. Titled "I and You and Love," and produced by the legendary Rick Rubin, the set is due to surface sometime in July on Columbia Records.
Rubin--who signed the band to the record label--and the group worked on the album in Malibu, CA, and Asheville, NC. "They transcend the genres they're coming from," the producer told Rolling Stone magazine in March.
In late 2008, the Avetts released "The Second Gleam" EP, which debuted at No. 82 on The Billboard 200 album chart. The band's most recent full-length album was 2007's "Emotionalism," which debuted at No.1 on Billboard's Top Heatseekers Albums chart and No. 134 on The Billboard 200 album chart.
April 2009
16 - Indianapolis, IN - The Vogue
17 - Danville, KY - Centre College Carnival
18 - Chattanooga, TN - Tivoli Theatre
19 - Orange Beach, Al - The Wharf (w/ Widespread Panic)
22 - Raleigh, NC - Time Warner Cable Music Pavilion at Walnut Creek (w/ Dave Matthews Band)
24 - Charlotte, NC - Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre (w/ Dave Matthews Band)
25 - Birmingham, AL - Sloss Furnaces National Historic Landmark
26 - New Orleans, LA - New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival
28, 29 - Alpharetta, GA - Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre at Encore Park (w/ Dave Matthews Band)
May 2009
1 - The Woodlands, TX - Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion (w/ Dave Matthews Band)
2 - Dallas, TX - Superpages.com Center (w/ Dave Matthews Band)
5 - Albuquerque, NM- Journal Pavilion (w/ Dave Matthews Band)
6 - Phoenix, AZ - Cricket Wireless Pavilion (w/ Dave Matthews Band)
7 - Tucson, AZ - Rialto Theatre
9 - Los Angeles, CA - Henry Fonda Theatre
10 - Solana Beach, CA - Belly Up Tavern
12 - Hanford, CA - Hanford Fox Theatre
14 - Santa Cruz, CA - Rio Theatre
15, 16 - San Francisco, CA - The Fillmore
20 - Eugene, OR - McDonald Theatre
22, 23 - Portland, OR - Crystal Ballroom
24 - George, WA - Sasquatch! Festival
30 - Philadelphia, PA - Trocadero Theatre
June 2009
11 - Washington, DC - Lisner Auditorium
12, 13 - New York, NY - Fillmore NYC at Irving P)laza
14, Rochester, NY - Water Street Music Hall
16 - Pittsburgh, PA - Carnegie Music Hall of Homestead
19 - Akron, OH - Akron Civic Theatre
20 - Columbus, OH - Newport Music Hall
21 - Covington, KY - The Madison Theatre
23 - Lexington, KY - Kentucky Theatre
25 - St. Louis, MO - The Pageant
26 - Des Moines, IA - Hoyt Sherman
27 - Minneapolis, MN - Minnesota Zoo Amphitheater
28 - Chicago, IL - House of BLues
July 2009
10 - Richmond, VA - The National
11 - Roanoke, VA - Roanoke Performing Arts Theatre
12 - Louisville, KY - Forecastle Festival
16 - St. Augustine, FL - St. Augustine Amphitheater
17 - Orlando, Fl - House of Blues
18 - Tampa, FL - The Cuban Club
19 - Ft. Lauderdale, FL - The Parker Playhouse
24, 25 - Myrtle Beach, SC - House of Blues
September 2009
4 - Camp Mather, CA - Strawberry Music Festival
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