Personally, I have been waiting for this tour to be announced for about a year and a half. Counting Crows has been to town the last couple of years with Rob Thomas in 2016 and Matchbox 20 last year, but +LIVE+ has been one of my very favorite bands ever since ‘Throwing Copper.” I last saw them in 2008 when they opened for Collective Soul at the Crossroads in KC, it was an AMAZING show that started with everybody getting pelted by golf ball sized hail and sending everyone scattering for cover….. while I held a jacket over our heads and stayed out there so we could move up to the first row. So worth it!
Not long after (2009ish?), LIVE took a two-year hiatus which ended up being a breakup between the band and Ed Kowalczyk. The band went on with Chris Shinn as their lead singer and released an album in 2014 while Ed went solo and released two albums of his own. Then, in December of 2016, after months of rumors, Ed rejoined LIVE and they started working on new music.
In explaining the band’s decision to welcome Kowalczyk back, guitarist Chad Taylor said, “Ed, Chad, Patrick and I are no different than your average family. We might divide ourselves or argue fiercely but thankfully time, and the grand gesture of forgiveness, helps to heal old wounds. We’ve worked hard to restore the tenants of faith and trust that bonded us in the beginning.”
“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,” Counting Crows vocalist Adam Duritz said of the tour. “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!”
Tickets will go on sale to the general public for select cities on Friday, April 6, at 10 am local time, while fan presale begins on Tuesday, April 3, at 10 am local time.
They will perform at the Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre in Maryland Heights on September 9th! Stay tuned, we will definitely have some tickets to give away for this show!
Tour Dates:
Wed, June 27†: Boise, ID (Taco Bell Arena)
Fri, June 29: Auburn, WA (White River Amphitheatre)
Sat, June 30: Ridgefield, WA (Sunlight Supply Amphitheatre)
Mon, July 2: Reno, NV (Grand Theatre – Grand Sierra Resort)
Tues, July 3†: Murphys, CA (Ironstone Amphitheatre)
Fri, July 6: Mountain View, CA (Shoreline Amphitheatre)
Sun, July 8: Irvine, CA (FivePoint Amphitheatre)
Tues, July 10: Chula Vista, CA (Mattress Firm Amphitheatre)
Fri, July 13*†: Indio, CA (Fantasy Springs Casino)
Sat, July 14*†: Las Vegas, NV (The Joint)
Mon, July 16*†: Salt Lake City, UT (Red Butte Garden Amphitheater)
Wed, July 18: Denver, CO (Pepsi Center)
Sat, July 21: Austin, TX (Austin360 Amphitheater)
Sun, July 22: Houston, TX (Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion presented by Huntsman)
Tues, July 24: Irving, TX (The Pavilion at Toyota Music Factory)
Thu, July 26: Tupelo, MS (Bancorp Arena)
Sat, July 28: Pelham, AL (Oak Mountain Amphitheatre)
Sun, July 29: Atlanta, GA (Chastain Park Amphitheatre)
Tues, July 31: St. Petersburg, FL (Al Lang Stadium)
Wed, Aug 1: West Palm Beach, FL (Coral Sky Amphitheatre)
Sat, Aug 4: Jacksonville, FL (Daily’s Place)
Sun, Aug 5: Charlotte, NC (PNC Music Pavilion)
Tues, Aug 7: Virginia Beach, VA (Veterans United Home Loans Amphitheater)
Wed, Aug 8: Bristow, VA (Jiffy Lube Live)
Fri, Aug 10: Hershey, PA (Hersheypark Stadium)
Sat, Aug 11: Camden, NJ (BB&T Pavilion)
Tues, Aug 14: Holmdel, NJ (PNC. Bank Arts Center)
Wed, Aug 15: Hartford, CT (The XFINITY Theatre)
Fri, Aug 17: Boston, MA (Xfinity Center)
Sat, Aug 18: Gilford, NH (Bank of New Hampshire Pavilion)
Wed, Aug 22: Wantagh, NY (Northwell Health at Jones Beach Theater)
Sat, Aug 25: Syracuse, NY (New York State Fair)
Sun, Aug 26: Cleveland, OH (Blossom Music Center)
Wed, Aug 29: Toronto, ON (Budweiser Stage)
Thu, Aug 30: Pittsburgh, PA (KeyBank Pavilion)
Sat, Sept 1: Cincinnati, OH (Riverbend Music Center)
Sun, Sept 2: Detroit, MI (DTE Energy Music Theatre)
Wed, Sept 5*: Champaign, IL (State Farm Center)
Thu, Sept 6: Indianapolis, IN (Ruoff Home Mortgage Music Center)
Sat, Sept 8: Chicago, IL (Hollywood Casino Amphitheater)
Sun, Sept 9: St. Louis, MO (Hollywood Casino Amphitheater – St. Louis)
Tues, Sept 11: Kansas City, MO (Starlight Theatre)
Thu, Sept 13†: Council Bluffs, IA (Stir Cove at Harrah’s Casino)
Sat, Sept 15†: Sioux City, IA (Hard Rock Hotel & Casino)
Sun, Sept 16†: Minneapolis, MN (Mystic Lake – Amphitheater)
Tue, Sept 18*: Cedar Rapids, IA (U.S. Cellular Center)
Wed, Sept 19*†: Madison, WI (Breese Stevens Field)
Mick Lite served for 12 years in the military and is now an entrepreneur and photographer. Has worked as the official scorer and social media manager for the River City Rascals, Statistician for the Missouri Monsters and St. Louis Attack arena football teams, and as the Team Photographer and social media consultant for the St. Charles Chill, SLU Hockey, St. Louis Slam, and Gateway Grizzlies.
