Blues Traveler gearing up for new album, tour

August 26, 2005 01:41 PM

LiveDaily Senior Writer

A new studio album from Blues Traveler [ tickets ]s will hit stores next month, and the group plans to back the set with a busy tour schedule.

Titled "、astardos!," the new set is due out Sept. 13. Prior to its release, the band will play a handful of early September shows, as shown in the itinerary below.

The group will follow the album's release with a run on the U.S. club and theater circuit that kicks off Sept. 22 in Dallas, and is so far scheduled to run through early November.

The day before the tour launches, the band is scheduled to appear on "The Howard Stern Show." During the appearance, the group plans to cover a novelty song originally sung by Stern-show regular Beetlejuice; Staind performed its version of the song on Stern's show earlier this month.

Other promotional appearances for Blues Traveler include a performance on the Sept. 8 episode of "Last Call with Carson Daly."

"、astardos!" is Blues Traveler's first new studio set since 2003's "Truth Be Told."

[Note: The following tour dates have been provided by artist and/or tour sources, who verify its accuracy as of the publication time of this story. Changes may occur before tickets go on sale. Check with official artist websites, ticketing sources and venues for late updates.]

August 2005
26 - Del Mar, CA - Del Mar Thoroughbred Club (Del Mar Summer Concert Series)

September 2005
2 - Agoura Hills, CA - Canyon Club
3 - Tahoe City, NV - Caesars Tahoe/Circus Maximus
4 - Oakland, CA - Art & Soul Oakland Festival
22 - Dallas, TX - Granada Theater
23 - Austin, TX - Zilker Park (Austin City Limits Music Festival)
25 - Corpus Christi, TX - Concrete Street Amphitheater
28 - St. Petersburg, FL - Jannus Landing
30 - Ft. Lauderdale, FL - Culture Room

October 2005
1 - Ft. Lauderdale, FL - Culture Room
2 - Lake Buena Vista, FL - House of Blues
4 - New Orleans, LA - House of Blues
6 - Knoxville, TN - Autumn on the Square
8 - Baltimore, MD - Ram's Head Live
10 - Philadelphia, PA - Trocadero
11 - Washington, DC - 9:30 Club
12 - South Burlington, VT - Higher Ground
14 - Atlantic City, NJ - House of Blues
15 - Boston, MA - The Roxy
16 - New York, NY - Nokia Theater Times Square
18 - Cleveland, OH - House of Blues
19 - Columbus, OH - Newport Music Hall
21 - Minneapolis, MN - Fine Line Music Cafe
25, 26 - Boulder, CO - Fox Theater
30 - San Diego, CA - House of Blues

November 2005
1 - Anaheim, CA - House of Blues