Blues Traveler is heading back out on the road for a 17-city spring tour. The band hits the road on April 25th in Hutchinson, Kansas at the Fox Theatre and wraps things up on May 24th at Plymouth, New Hampshire's Flying Monkey. Jambands.com reported the band is currently taking pre-orders for its new archival live set, Live And Acoustic Fall Of 1997.
The band announced the new set, which ships in the spring, by posting, “The limited-edition double LP is a selection of many of the highlights from our legendary 1997 fall tour that produced the only acoustic sets that the original line up of Blues Traveler, including our beloved friend and bassist, Bobby Sheehan ever played on tour. These previously unheard and uncirculated tracks are remastered from the original 2-track soundboard recordings for the ultimate Blues Traveler live and acoustic experience.”
Frontman John Popper told us that sometimes it's easy to forget that Blues Traveler's music has been a mainstay for three decades “We're surprised about the fact that people know who the hell we are at all really 'cause we spent the whole time playing. It's almost like you get on sort of a circuit, and that's what you go and do. So you figure you got a little audience that comes to see you. And then you realize you've played just about everywhere and you've actually had been on the radio a bunch and 'Oh yeah. I remember doing that.'”
JUST ANNOUNCED: Blues Traveler tour dates (subject to change):
April 25 – Hutchinson, KS – Fox Theatre
April 26 – Oklahoma City, OK – The Jones Assembly
April 28 – Wisconsin Dells, WI – Crystal Grand Music Theatre
April 29 – Nashville, IN – Brown County Event Center
April 30 – Nashville, TN – Ryman Auditorium
May 2 – Bowling Green, KY – Southern Kentucky Performing Arts Center (SKYPAC)
May 3 – Lexington, KY – Manchester Music Hall
May 5 – Montgomery, AL – Montgomery PAC
May 6 – Cullman, AL – Cullman Strawberry Festival
May 12 – Richmond, VA – The National
May 14 – Stroudsburg, PA – Sherman Theatre
May 16 – Tarrytown, NY – Tarrytown Music Hall
May 17 – Lynn, MA – Lynn Auditorium
May 20 – Atlantic City, NJ – The Concert Venue At Harrah’s
May 21 – Bethel NY – Bethel Wood Center For The Arts Bethel,
May 23 – Waterville, ME – Opera House
May 2 – Plymouth, NH – Flying Monkey