The Marcus King Band has announced run of 32 new performances scheduled throughout the fall and into early winter.
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Named the El Dorado Tour, the first half of the tour throughout the fall/winter begins with a show at The Truman in Kansas City, MO on October 31st and continues until December 21st with the band’s headlining debut at the Beacon Theatre in New York, NY.
Notable stops throughout the tour include shows at the Orpheum Theatre in Wichita, KS (11/1); Minglewood Hall in Memphis, TN (11/9); Varsity Theater in Minneapolis, MN (11/22); 9:30 Club in Washinton, D.C. (12/8); two nights at the Thalia Hall in Chicago, IL (12/14-15); and the Town Ballroom in Buffalo, NY (12/19) to name a few.
“Stapleton was an inspiration to watch. The amount of hard work and care that he puts into his show is powerful,” King added in a statement referring to his recent run of shows supporting country-rock headliner Chris Stapleton. “I feel blessed to have joined him on the road and look forward to working with him and his team again.”
The tour takes its name from the new ride King bought upon moving to Nashville late last year. As Marcus told Live For Live Music in a 2018 interview,
“One thing I found out about myself recently was that I wanted a car that had some style and I think that may have stemmed from the last time I hung out with my good friend Dan Auerbach. Dan has this old truck parked in his yard and a late 90’s black Cadillac, so told him I was thinking about buying an old truck. Dan said, ‘Bro, I keep that old truck back here just to deter my friends from buying old trucks. It’s a lawn ornament, man. Don’t do it, you’ll have to work on it all the time.’ Auerbach said, ‘Get you a Cadillac, man, you’ll never go over the speed limit in a Cadillac because you’ll be way too cozy.’
“Those words really stuck with me,” says King. “So I started looking for the right Cadillac for me, and what I came up with was this 1980 El Dorado with a tire on the back. That’s my new whip, I just have to name it.”
King will likely begin his 2020 campaign with his previously-announced appearances at Jam Cruise 18 and Widespread Panic‘s Panic En La Playa Nueve destination event in Puerto Alvaro Obregon, MX in January.
Get a taste of the band’s live set with a video of their recent performance on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert below:
The Marcus King Band – “Goodbye Carolina” – The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
[Video: The Late Show with Stephen Colbert]
Tickets for the new 2019 dates go on sale to the public this Friday, September 13th at 10 a.m. local time. Head here for tickets and more tour info.
