NASHVILLE |FROM: MITCH SCHNEIDER/TODD BRODGINSKI/LATHUM NELSON
CHRIS ROBINSON
AND HIS BAND ‘NEW EARTH MUD’ TO OPEN SHOWS FOR GOV’T MULE BEGINNING OCTOBER 10 IN PHILADELPHIA; TOUR DATES WRAP NOVEMBER 11 AND WILL INCLUDE SEVERAL HEADLINING DATES
CHRIS ROBINSON and his band New Earth Mud will join Gov’t Mule on the road beginning October 10 for a fall tour that wraps November 11 in Missouri. ROBINSON–who recently completed a string of acoustic solo dates with Elvis Costello–and the electrified New Earth Mud will also play a series of headlining dates along the tour route.
On this tour, ROBINSON will play songs from his 2002 solo album New Earth Mud as well new ones from an album being planned for early next year. ROBINSON and Gov’t Mule singer/songwriter Warren Haynes performed on stage together with the Allman Brothers Band recently (9/7) at the Greek Theater in Los Angeles.
In a live review of the Costello dates, Christian Toto of the Washington Times said (7/30/03) ROBINSON “displayed incredible taste.” The Las Vegas Sun went on to add (7/22/03): “Former Black Crowes frontman Chris Robinson entertained early arrivers with an excellent opening set of countrified, mainly acoustic roots rock. The shaggy singer’s gravelly voice sounded even grittier than usual, and his cohort, British guitarist Paul Stacey, made instant fans of those paying attention to his dynamic yet understated solos. The duo also got a surprise boost from special guest Warren Haynes. The guitarist for the Allman Brothers and Gov’t Mule sat in on two songs, including traditional number ‘I Know You Rider,’ made popular by the Grateful Dead. ‘When you can get Warren Haynes on a Friday night when there’s no Allmans or Gov’t Mule, it’s a lucky Friday,’ Robinson announced. “
Tour dates are as follows:
DATE CITY VENUE
* Tue 10/7 New York, NY BB King’s
* Wed 10/8 Falls Church, VA State Theater
Fri 10/10 Philadelphia, PA Electric Factory
Sat 10/11 Kingston, NY UPAC
Sun 10/12 Portland, ME State Theatre
Wed 10/15 Buffalo, NY SUNY Buffalo
Thu 10/16 Syracuse, NY Landmark
Fri 10/17 Boston, MA Orpheum
Sat 10/18 Toronto, CAN Dansforth Music
Sun 10/19 Pittsburgh, PA Metropoll
Wed 10/22 Ann Arbor, MI Michigan Theater
Thu 10/23 Cleveland, OH Phantasy Theater
Fri 10/24 Chicago, IL Vic
Sat 10/25 Chicago, IL Vic
Mon 10/26 Minneapolis, MN Pantagos
Wed 10/29 St. Louis, MO Mississippi Nights
Thu 10/30 Memphis, TN Gibson Plaza
Fri 10/31 New Orleans, LA Saenger
Sat 11/1 New Orleans, LA Voo Doo Fest
Wed 11/5 Orlando, FL Hard Rock Live
Thu 11/6 Tampa, FL Tampa Theatre
Fri 11/7 Atlanta, GA Tabernacle
Sat 11/8 Birmingham, AL Alabama Theatre
Sun 11/9 Nashville, TN Ryman Auditorium
Tues 11/11 Laurence, MO Liberty Hall
** Fri 11/14 Denver, CO Cervantes
** Sat 11/15 Denver, CO Cervantes
* indicates NEW EARTH MUD headlining show
** NEM Headline gigs (special late-nite shows post-Phil & Friends/Gov’t Mule)
Further dates will be announced soon. For up-to-the-minute details, check out www.newearthmud.com.
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