Slightly Stoopid ‘Summer Sessions’

Slightly Stoopid announces its annual journey under the stars. Ticket sales for the Southern California band’s “Summer Sessions” tour featuring support on select dates from NOFX, Stephen Marley, Cypress Hill and G. Love & Special Sauce begin this week.

Photo: Alex Geller Photography
California Roots Festival, Monterey Co. Fairgrounds, Monterey, Calif.

Marking Slightly Stoopid’s eighth annual summer amphitheatre road trip, stops include Seattle, Phoenix, Boston, Atlanta and Richmond with more shows to be announced.

But the band isn’t sitting idle waiting for July and all those roofless venues.  Slightly Stoopid has a few April gigs, including a show at Red Rocks Amphitheatre near Denver. There are also a few festivals in the band’s future, including in Tampa, Fla., May 3, in Chillilcothe, Ill., May 23, June 7 and in Manchester, Tenn., June 12.

Here’s the plan:

July 9 – Eugene, Ore., Cuthbert Amphitheater
July 10 – Redmond, Wash., King County’s Marymoor Park
July 11 – Missoula, Mont., Big Sky Brewing Amphitheater
July 12 – Boise, Idaho, Idaho Botanical Garden
July 16 – Las Vegas, Nev., The Pool At The Cosmopolitan
July 17 – Tahoe Vista, Calif., North Tahoe Regional Park
July 18 – Berkeley, Calif., Greek Theatre
July 19 – Irvine, Calif., Verizon Wireless Amphitheater
July 23 – Albuquerque, N.M., Isleta Amphitheatre
July 24 – Mesa, Ariz., Mesa Amphitheatre
July 25 – Santa Barbara, Calif., Santa Barbara Bowl
July 26 – Chula Vista, Calif., Sleep Train Amphitheatre
July 31 – Boston, Mass., Blue Hills Bank Pavilion
Aug. 2 – Philadelphia, Pa., Festival Pier
Aug. 3 – Asbury Park, N.J., Stone Pony Summerstage
Aug. 6 – Chesterfield, Va., Heritage Amphitheater at Pocahontas State Park
Aug. 7 – Baltimore, Md., Pier Six Pavilion
Aug. 8 – Raleigh, N.C., Red Hat Amphitheatre
Aug. 9 – Portsmouth, Va., Ntelos Wireless Pavilion
Aug. 14 – Atlanta, Ga., The Tabernacle
Aug. 15 – Cocoa, Fla., Riverfront Park
Aug. 16 – Boca Raton, Fla., Sunset Cove Amphitheater

Stephen Marley appears on all dates except Aug. 1.  NOFX appears July 17-19 & 26; Cypress Hill July 23-25 and G. Love & Special Sauce July 26 & Aug. 2-16.

Pre-sales for most shows have already started.  General onsales for West Coast shows begin April 4.  East Coast shows go on sale April 11.  Visit SlightlyStoopid.com for more details.