After more than two decades and 20 million albums sold globally, Counting Crows will celebrate 25 years of making music by hitting the road for a worldwide “25 YEARS AND COUNTING” tour, starting with a 40+ city trek across North America this summer. Presented by Live Nation, the tour will begin June 27 in Boise, ID and travel across cities such as San Diego, Las Vegas, Denver, Atlanta, Tampa, New York, Boston, Toronto and Chicago before concluding September 22 in Nashville, TN. Joining the tour is multi-platinum band +LIVE+.
Tickets for the tour will go on sale to the general public in select cities starting Friday, April 6 at 10am local time. Counting Crows and +LIVE+ fan presales will begin tomorrow, April 3 at 10am local time.
“The nice thing about having 25 years of music to celebrate and seven studio albums we absolutely love to choose from is that we can play a different show every night,” said Crows vocalist Adam Duritz. “The nice thing about touring with +LIVE+ is that we get to spend yet another summer with old friends who play great music. We can’t wait!”
+LIVE+ vocalist & guitarist Ed Kowalczyk echoed those sentiments: “+LIVE+ is beyond excited to get out on the road this summer and play for our fans. We are freshly reunited and performing with a confidence and ferocity that we can’t wait for people to experience. The fact that we will be sharing the stage once again with the incomparable Counting Crows is icing on the cake!”
In addition to celebrating 25 years of music in 2018, Duritz has also launched a new podcast, Underwater Sunshine! – a series of conversations between noted non-journalist Duritz and his pal, author and music journalist James Campion, about life, music, and whatever comes into their large and incredibly handsome brains. The weekly podcast, published every Monday, currently holds a five-star rating.
Counting Crows – Adam Duritz (vocals), Jim Bogios (drums), David Bryson (guitar), Charlie Gillingham (keyboards), David Immergluck (guitar), Millard Powers (bass) and Dan Vickrey (guitar) – have sold more than 20 million albums worldwide after exploding onto the music scene with their multiplatinum breakout album August and Everything After in 1993. Known for creating unique and innovative concert experiences year after year, Counting Crows is recognized as one of the world’s most pre-eminent touring live rock bands. The band released their seventh studio album Somewhere Under Wonderland in September 2014, which earned critical acclaim as one of the “band’s best,” scored a top 10 debut and was recognized as one of the group’s “stronger works (USA Today),” claiming a spot on Rolling Stone’s Top 50 Songs of the 2014 list with the track “Dislocation”.
+LIVE+, the multi-platinum band from Pennsylvania–Ed Kowalczyk (vocals, guitar), Chad Taylor (guitar, backing vocals), Patrick Dahlheimer (bass) and Chad Gracey (drums, percussion)–have sold over 22 million albums worldwide and earned two number one albums (Throwing Copper, Secret Samadhi). Their catalog is filled with such gems as “Lightning Crashes,” “I Alone,” “All Over You,” and “Lakini’s Juice,” which live on today as classics at rock radio. Throwing Copper produced the band’s biggest single, “Lightning Crashes,” which was #1 at Modern Rock radio for 10 consecutive weeks. Throwing Copper reached #1 on the Billboard Top 200 and eventually surpassed sales of 10 million albums sold with Rolling Stone honoring the album with placement on their “1994: The 40 Best Records From Mainstream Alternative’s Greatest Year.” Secret Samadhi (1997) immediately shot to #1 on the Billboard Top 200 and eventually went double platinum. The release of the platinum-selling The Distance to Here (1999) turned +LIVE+ into an international powerhouse and moved the band from arenas into stadiums. +LIVE+ has been and remains today a global concert juggernaut.
Counting Crows 2018 Worldwide “25 Years And Counting” Tour +LIVE+
June 27: Boise, Idaho, at Taco Bell Arena
June 29: Auburn, Washington, at White River Amphitheatre
June 30: Ridgefield, Washington, at Sunlight Supply Amphitheatre
July 2: Reno, Nevada, at Grand Sierra Resort
July 3: Murphys, California, at Ironstone Amphitheatre
July 6: Mountain View, California, at Shoreline Amphitheatre
July 8: Irvine, California, at FivePoint Amphitheatre
July 10: Chula Vista, California, at Mattress Firm Amphitheatre
July 13: Indio, California, at Fantasy Springs Casino
July 14: Las Vegas at The Joint
July 16: Salt Lake City at Red Butte Garden Amphitheater
July 18: Denver at Pepsi Center
July 21: Austin, Texas, Austin360 Amphitheater
July 22: Houston at Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion presented by Huntsman
July 24: Irving, Texas, at The Pavilion at Toyota Music Factory
July 26: Tupelo, Mississippi, at BancorpSouth Arena
July 28: Pelham, Alabama, at Oak Mountain Amphitheatre
July 29: Atlanta at Chastain Park Amphitheatre
July 31: St. Petersburg, Florida, at Al Lang Stadium
Aug 1: West Palm Beach, Florida, at Coral Sky Amphitheatre
Aug 4: Jacksonville, Florida, at Daily’s Place
Aug 5: Charlotte, North Carolina, at PNC Music Pavilion
Aug 7: Virginia Beach, Virginia, at Veterans United Home Loans Amphitheater
Aug 8: Bristow, Virginia, at Jiffy Lube Live
Aug 10: Hershey, Pennsylvania, at Hersheypark Stadium
Aug 11: Camden, New Jersey, at BB&T Pavilion
Aug 14: Holmdel, New Jersey, at PNC Bank Arts Center
Aug 15: Hartford, Connecticut, at XFINITY Theatre
Aug 17: Boston at Xfinity Center
Aug 18: Gilford, New Hampshire, at Bank of New Hampshire Pavilion
Aug 22: Wantagh, New York, at Northwell Health at Jones Beach Theater
Aug 25: Syracuse, New York, at New York State Fair
Aug 26: Cleveland at Blossom Music Center
Aug 29: Toronto at Budweiser Stage
Aug 30: Pittsburgh at KeyBank Pavilion
Sept 1: Cincinnati at Riverbend Music Center
Sept 2: Detroit at DTE Energy Music Theatre
Sept 5: Champaign, Illinois, at State Farm Center
Sept 6: Indianapolis at Ruoff Home Mortgage Music Center
Sept 8: Chicago at Hollywood Casino Amphitheater
Sept 9: St. Louis at Hollywood Casino Amphitheater
Sept 11: Kansas City, Missouri, at Starlight Theatre
Sept 13: Council Bluffs, Iowa, at Stir Cove at Harrah’s Casino
Sept 15: Sioux City, Iowa, at Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Sept 16: Minneapolis at Mystic Lake Amphitheater
Sept 18: Cedar Rapids, Iowa, at U.S. Cellular Center
Sept 19: Madison, Wisconsin, at Breese Stevens Field
Sept 22: Nashville, Tennessee, at Pilgrimage Festival
