The rumors are true! Following a mix of subtle hints over the past few weeks, The Black Crowes have confirmed will indeed reunite in 2020 for an extensive, 45-date summer tour celebrating the 30th anniversary of their 1990 debut album, Shake Your Money Maker. The reunion will mark their first shows together since December 2013.
The band will kick off their 2020 reunion with a pair of preview shows this week beginning at New York City’s Bowery Ballroom (tonight) and the Troubadour in Los Angeles this Thursday, November 14th. A statement shared to the website for Wantagh, NY’s Jones Beach Amphitheater (where the band is scheduled to perform on 7/18) reads, “THE BLACK CROWES’ upcoming tour will see the band performing ‘Shake Your Money Maker’ in its entirety ‘plus all the hits.'”
The tour will begin on June 17th at Austin, TX’s Austin360 Amphitheater, and continue throughout the summer months with very few breaks before wrapping on September 19th with a show at The Forum in Los Angeles, CA. Throughout the long summer run, the band will make stops at a mix of outdoor amphitheaters and performing arts centers across the country including the Cellairis Amphitheater at Lakewood in Atlanta, GA (6/27); two nights at the Ascend Amphitheatre in Nashville, TN (7/7-8); BB&T Pavilion in Camden, NJ (7/14); Bethel Woods Center for the Arts in Bethel, NY (7/15); Saratoga Performing Arts Center in Saratoga Springs, NY (7/25); Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre in St. Louis, MO (8/23); Red Rocks Amphitheatre in Morrison, CO (8/30); Shoreline Amphitheatre in Mountainview, CA (9/9); MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, NV (9/11); and North Island Credit Union Amphitheatre in San Diego, CA (9/18), to name a few.
The reunion marks a mending of the fences between famously feuding brothers Chris Robinson and Rich Robinson, and obviously puts the former’s other band, Chris Robinson Brotherhood, on a hiatus for the time being. The lineup new band lineup features Chris, Rich, former Tedeschi Trucks Band bassist Tim Lefebvre, Earthless guitarist Isaiah Mitchell, along with Once & Future Band members Joel Robinow on keyboards and drummer Raj Ojha.
“I’m thrilled & blessed to be playing with my brother celebrating the music we’ve made & bringing our lives together full circle,” Chris Robinson added in a statement via press release. “Long live Rock n’ Roll & The Black Crowes!”
Rich also added in saying, “First and foremost, I’m really happy to have my brother back in my life. To be able to play music again together and celebrate the first record we made as kids, is a gift. To have these songs stand up after 30 years is something I could’ve never fathomed.”
General public on-sale for the 2020 reunion tour go on sale today (Monday, November 11th) at 10 a.m. Local. Head to the band’s website or Instagram for more info to come.
Shake Your Money Maker 2020 Tour Dates
Wed, Jun 17 – Austin, TX – Austin360 Amphitheater
Fri, Jun 19 – Dallas, TX – Dos Equis Pavilion
Sat, Jun 20 – Houston, TX – Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion
Tue, Jun 23 – Tulsa, OK – BOK Center
Wed, Jun 24 – Rogers, AR – Walmart AMP
Fri, Jun 26 – Birmingham, AL – Oak Mountain Amphitheater
Sat, Jun 27 – Atlanta, GA – Cellairis Amphitheater at Lakewood
Tue, Jun 30 – West Palm Beach, FL – Coral Sky Amphitheatre
Wed, Jul 1 – Tampa, FL – MIDFLORIDA Credit Union Amphitheatre
Fri, Jul 3 – Charlotte, NC – PNC Music Pavilion
Sat, Jul 4 – Raleigh, NC – Coastal Credit Union Music Park at Walnut Creek
Tue, Jul 7 – Nashville, TN – Ascend Amphitheatre
Wed, Jul 8 – Nashville, TN – Ascend Amphitheatre
Fri, Jul 10 – Virginia Beach, VA – Veteran United Home Loans Amphitheater
Sat, Jul 11 – Washington, DC – Jiffy Lube Live
Tue, Jul 14 – Camden, NJ – BB&T Pavilion
Wed, Jul 15 – Bethel, NY – Bethel Woods Center for the Arts
Fri, Jul 17 – Holmdel, NJ – PNC Bank Arts Center
Sat, Jul 18 – Wantagh, NY – Northwell Health at Jones Beach Theater
Tue, Jul 21 – Gilford, NH – Bank of New Hampshire Pavilion
Wed, Jul 22 – Boston, MA – Xfinity Center
Fri, Jul 24 – Hartford, CT – XFINITY Theatre
Sat, Jul 25 – Saratoga Springs, NY – Saratoga Performing Arts Center
Tue, Jul 28 – Toronto, ON – Budweiser Stage
Wed, Jul 29 – Detroit, MI – DTE Energy Music Theatre
Fri, Jul 31 – Buffalo, NY – Darien Lake Amphitheatre
Sat, Aug 1 – Pittsburgh, PA – KeyBank Pavilion
Thu, Aug 13 – Minneapolis, MN – Xcel Energy Center
Sat, Aug 15 – Chicago, IL – Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre
Sun, Aug 16 – Indianapolis, IN – Ruoff Home Mortgage Music Center
Tue, Aug 18 – Cleveland, OH – Blossom Music Center
Thu, Aug 20 – Cincinnati, OH – Riverbend Music Center
Sun, Aug 23 – St Louis, MO – Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre
Wed, Aug 26 – Kansas City, MO – Providence Medical Center Amphitheater
Fri, Aug 28 – Omaha, NE – CHI Health Center
Sun, Aug 30 – Denver, CO – Red Rocks Amphitheatre
Tue, Sep 1 – Salt Lake City, UT – USANA Amphitheatre
Fri, Sep 4 – Seattle, WA – White River Amphitheatre
Sat, Sep 5 – Portland, OR – Sunlight Supply Amphitheater
Tue, Sep 8 – Concord, CA – Concord Pavilion
Wed, Sep 9 – Mountain View, CA – Shoreline Amphitheatre
Fri, Sep 11 – Las Vegas, NV – MGM Grand Garden Arena
Sat, Sep 12 – Phoenix, AZ – Ak-Chin Pavilion
Fri, Sep 18 – San Diego, CA – North Island Credit Union Amphitheatre
Sat, Sep 19 – Los Angeles, CA – The Forum