The Black Crowes will go out on a high note this summer and fall, with the band launching a lengthy North American trek before going on the shelf for what they are calling a "lengthy hiatus" .
The "Say Goodnight to the Bad Guys" tour, featuring planned three-hour-plus sets split into acoustic and electric portions, kicks off Aug. 13 in Milwaukee, WI. Fans shouldn't fret too soon about saying goodbye to the band; the tour wanders across most of the second half of 2010, visiting more than 50 cities and wrapping with a six-night engagement at San Francisco's Fillmore Auditorium.
"At this milestone in our career, I feel very fortunate that I have had the opportunity to spend my life making music," guitarist Rich Robinson said. "It's been 20 years since we started out on this journey."
"We are all in agreement that this is the right time to spend time with our families, friends, outside musical and non musical projects and of course, our personal lives," added drummer Steve Gorman. "So, we're going out swinging with all we got."
The group will offer one more studio treat before going on its hiatus. "Croweology," due in stores Aug. 3, is the band's first double album of all-acoustic material. The group recorded the set in Los Angeles last year after wrapping its 2009 tour, picking 20 songs from throughout the Black Crowes' career in celebration of their 20th anniversary.
Here are the stops for August and September
Fri 08/13/10 Milwaukee, WI Riverside Theatre
Sat 08/14/10 Walker, MN Northern Lights Casino
Sun 08/15/10 Apple Valley, MN Minnesota Zoo Amphitheater
Tue 08/17/10 Des Moines, IA Simon Estes Riverfront Amphitheatre
Wed 08/18/10 Kansas City, MO Harrah's North Kansas City
Fri 08/20/10 Detroit, MI The Fillmore Detroit
Sat 08/21/10 Chicago, IL Chicago Theatre
Sun 08/22/10 Columbus, OH PromoWest Pavilion
Tue 08/24/10 Cleveland, OH House Of Blues
Wed 08/25/10 Indianapolis, IN Murat Theatre
Fri 08/27/10 St. Louis, MO The Pageant
Sat 08/28/10 Council Bluffs, IA Harrah's Casino - Stir Concert Cove
Sun 08/29/10 Denver, CO Fillmore Auditorium
Tue 08/31/10 Salt Lake City, UT The Depot
Tue 09/07/10 Salina, KS The Stiefel Theatre For Perf. Arts
Wed 09/08/10 Tulsa, OK Cain's Ballroom
Fri 09/10/10 Charleston, SC Family Circle Magazine Stadium
Sun 09/12/10 Nashville, TN Ryman Auditorium
Fri 09/17/10 Raleigh, NC Raleigh Boutique Amphitheatre
Sat 09/18/10 Charlotte, NC Uptown Amphitheatre At The Music Factory
Sun 09/19/10 Asheville, NC Thomas Wolfe Auditorium
Tue 09/21/10 Jacksonville, FL Florida Theatre
Fri 09/24/10 Houston, TX Verizon Wireless Theater
Sun 09/26/10 Dallas, TX House Of Blues
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