It wouldn't be a new year without a string of new America tour dates popping up, with leaders Gerry Beckley and Dewey Bunnell tagging nine new stops onto the band's 2023 itinerary. As it stands now, America kicks things off on January 12th in Shippensburg, Pennsylvania at the Luhrs Center and has just posted new shows in the South, Northeast, Midwest, and West Coast.
Dewey Bunnell told us that over the years on the road, the band has learned to run a tight ship both on and off the stage: ["We've grown up on the road and we know what we're supposed to be doing. The live show's matured. You take your responsibility a little more seriously. You have to take care of your voice. We wanna be able to do those songs justice every night. You don't wanna let down the team, I think we all appreciate that."] SOUNDCUE (:15 OC: . . . all appreciate that)
Gerry Beckley told us that the group tries to include all of America's best loved songs in their nightly setlist: ["It's all of those songs that make up the show, y'know, make up the experience. It really does turn into a 'Oh, I forgot they did that song' kind of an evening.'"] SOUNDCUE (:09 OC: . . . kind of evening)
UPDATED: America tour dates (subject to change):
January 12 – Shippensburg, PA – Luhrs Center
January 14 – Tysons, VA – Capital One Hall
January 19 – Sarasota, FL – Van Wezel PAC
January 20 – Jacksonville, FL – Florida Theatre
January 27 – Brookville, NY – Tilles Center for Performing Arts
February 2 – Birmingham, AL – Alabama Theatre
February 3 – Robinsonville, MS – Bluesville at Horseshoe
February 8 – Modesto, CA – Gallo – Center For The Arts
February 10 – Indio, CA – Fantasy Springs Resort Casino
February 14 – St Charles, IL – Arcada Theatre
February 15 – Des Plaines, IL – The Des Plaines Theatre
February 17, 18 – Collingswood, NJ – Scottish Rite Auditorium
February 23 – Melbourne, FL – King Center For The Performing Arts
February 24 – Pompano Beach, FL – Pompano Beach Amphitheatre
March 3 – New Brunswick, NJ – State Theatre New Jersey
March 4 – Englewood, NJ – Bergen PAC
March 11 – Rochester, NY – Kodak Center
March 16 – Canton, OH – Canton Palace Theatre
March 17 – Warren, MI – Andiamo Celebrity Showroom
April 27 – Wabash, IN – Honeywell Center Ford Theater
June 14 – Alexandria, VA – The Birchmere
June 16 – Jim Thorpe, PA – Penns Peak
June 30 – Ridgefield, CT – The Ridgefield Playhouse
August 18 – Plymouth, MA – Plymouth Memorial Hall
August 19 – Lowell, MA – Lowell Memorial Auditorium