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Grace Potter’s ‘Midnight’ Adventure
Atlanta, Houston, Birmingham and Seattle are among the destinations for Grace Potter’s “Midnight” tour launching in Memphis in January.
Photo: Rich Gastwirt
Shown here in an undated photograph.
Yes, the tour is named after Potter’s solo album. Recorded and mixed with producer Eric Valentine at Hollywood’s Barefoot Studios, Midnight features Potter and Valentine on most instruments along with Matt Burr on drums and percussion. Members of Potter’s The Nocturnals, specifically guitarists Scott Tournet and Benny Yurco, and bassist Michael Libramento, were also in the sessions as were former tour-mates and friends Rayland Baxter, Audra Mae, Noelle Scaggs of Fitz And The Tantrums, and Nick Oliveri of Queens Of the Stone Age.
Potter’s backing band on this adventure is the Magical Midnight Roadshow. Here’s the plan:
Jan. 13 – Memphis, Tenn., Minglewood Hall @ Minglewood Plaza
Jan. 15 – Birmingham, Ala., Iron City
Jan. 16 – Atlanta, Ga., The Tabernacle
Jan. 17 – Miramar Beach, Fla., 30A Songwriters Festival
Jan. 20 – Roanoke, Va., Berglund Center
Jan. 21 – Washington, D.C. 9:30 Club
Jan. 22 – Washington, D.C., 9:30 Club
Jan. 24 – Wilmington, N.C., Cape Fear Community College Humanities & Fine Arts Center
Jan. 26 – Athens, Ga., Georgia Theatre
Jan. 28 – Mobile, Al., Saenger Theatre
Jan. 29 – Houston, Texas, House Of Blues
Jan. 30 – Austin, Texas, Austin City Limits Live At The Moody Theater
Jan. 31 – San Antonio, Texas, Aztec Theater
Feb. 4 – Boulder, Colo., Boulder Theater
Feb. 5 – Aspen, Colo., Belly Up Aspen
Feb. 6 – Aspen, Colo., Belly Up Aspen
Feb. 8 – Jackson Hole, Wyo., Center For The Arts
Feb. 10 – Missoula, Mont., Wilma Theatre
Feb. 11 – Boise, Idaho, Knitting Factory Concert House
Feb. 12 – Portland, Ore., Roseland Theater
Feb. 13 – Seattle, Wash., The Showbox
March 4 – Okeechobee, Fla., Sunshine Grove (Okeechobee Music & Arts Festival)
March 19 – Auckland, New Zealand, Western Springs Stadium (Auckland City Limits)
March 25 – Tyagarah, Australia, Tyagarah Tea Tree Farm (Bluesfest – Byron Bay, AUS)
March 26 – Tyagarah, Australia, Tyagarah Tea Tree Farm
Fan club presales for most dates begin today. General onsales launch Nov. 13. Check out GracePotter.com for more details.