Alison Krauss & Union Station extend tour into the summer
Alison Krauss & Union Station, who've been on the road since January, have rolled out a slew of new dates that stretch deep into the summer.
The itinerary will keep the group on the move throughout the U.S. and Canada through at least early August. Details are shown below.
On May 10, tour sponsor Cracker Barrel Old Country Store will begin selling "Home on the Highways," a collection of previously released Alison Krauss & Union Station material; the disc--which will also feature "more than eight minutes of behind-the-scenes bonus video footage," according to a press release--will be sold exclusively at Cracker Barrel restaurants and via the company's website.
Krauss and company's most recent collection of all new material is last November's "Lonely Runs Both Ways." The set features several band originals, as well as songs by Gillian Welch and David Rawlings, John Scott Sherrill and Mindy Smith, Del McCoury, Woody Guthrie and others.
Last week, Krauss picked up a CMT Music Award for her duet with Brad Paisley, "Whiskey Lullaby" (from Paisley's "Mud on the Tires"), which won in the Collaborative Video fo the Year category; director Rick Schroder walked away with Video Director of the Year for the clip. The cut is featured on Paisley's album "Mud on the Tires."
In May, Krauss and Union Station picked up a nomination from the Academy of Country Music for Top Vocal Group of the Year. The awards ceremony takes place May 17 in Las Vegas.
April 2005
21 - Cleveland, OH - Palace Theatre
22 - Detroit, MI - Fox Theatre
23 - Columbus, OH - Schottenstein Center
24 - Nashville, TN - Grand Ole Opry House
May 2005
1 - Wilkesboro, NC - Wilkes Community College (MerleFest)
12 - Lexington, KY - Rupp Arena
13 - East Lansing, MI - Wharton Center
14 - Toronto, Ontario - Massey Hall
15 - Rochester, NY - Rochester Institute Of Technology
19 - Amherst, MA - Mullins Center
21 - Augusta, ME - Augusta Civic Center
22 - Philadelphia, PA - Mann Center
24 - Pittsburgh, PA - Benedum Center
25 - Salisbury, MD - Wicomico County Civic Center
27 - Norfolk, VA - Constant Convocation Center
28 - Columbia, MD - Merriweather Post
29 - Cary, NC - Regency Park
June 2005
10 - Manchester, TN - Bonnaroo Music Festival
12 - North Little Rock, AR - Alltel Arena
13 - Grand Prairie, TX - Nokia Theatre
15 - Morrison, CO - Red Rocks Amphitheatre
16 - Cheyenne, WY - Cheyenne Civic Center
19 - Telluride, CO - Town Park (Telluride Bluegrass Festival)
21 - Amarillo, TX - Amarillo Civic Center
24 - Austin, TX - The Backyard
25 - Oklahoma City, OK - The Ford Center
July 2005
6 - Highland Park, IL - Ravinia Festival
7 - Interlochen, MI - Kresge Auditorium
9 - Ottawa, ON - Festival Plaza
10 - Utica, NY - Stanley Performing Arts Center
11 - Erie, PA - Warner Theatre
12 - Indianapolis, IN - Theatre at Conseco Field House
29 - Branson, MO - Grand Palace
30 - Council Bluffs, IA - Mid-America Center
August 2005
2 - Park Valley, UT - Deer Valley Resort
Festival Guide: Austin City Limits Festival, Austin, TX [June 2008]
Foo Fighters, Beck lead Austin City Limits roster [April 2008]
Weekend Ticketing: Rod Stewart, Eagles, Pearl Jam, Radiohead, Alicia Keys [April 2008]
Robert Plant, Alison Krauss set new summer dates [April 2008]
Weekend Ticketing: Dave Matthews Band, Kanye West, Bruce Springsteen, Jimmy Buffett, Kenny Chesney [March 2008]
Weekend Ticketing: Iron Maiden, Jimmy Buffett, Robert Plant/Alison Krauss, Duran Duran, Alan Jackson [March 2008]
Madonna's "Confessions on a Dance Floor" tour
The Duke Spirit on stage and in the studio
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers with Stevie Nicks
Metallica at the KROQ Weenie Roast in Irvine, CA
R.E.M. at the Greek Theatre in Berkeley, CA
Herbie Hancock at the Sonoma Jazz Festival
Brad Paisley, Jack Ingram and Kellie Pickler
Dengue Fever at The Independent, San Francisco, CA

