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Railroad Earth Announces Winter Tour
The Stillwater, N.J.-based newgrass jam band had a handful of appearances left on its 2016 calendar. Up next is two nights at the Sherman Theater in Stroudsburg, Pa., over Thanksgiving weekend Nov. 25-26, followed by a Dec. 9 appearance at “Strings & Sol” in Puerto Morelos, Mexico.
Railroad Earth will ring in the new year with a three-night residency at Revolution Hall in Portland, Ore., Dec. 29-31.
The Winter Tour 2017 launches with two nights in Athens, Ga. Here’s the plan:
Jan. 12 – Athens, Ga., Georgia Theatre
Jan. 13 – Atlanta, Ga., Variety Playhouse
Jan. 14 – Saint Petersburg, Fla., Vinoy Waterfront Park (Sunshine Music Festival)
Jan. 15 – Boca Raton, Fla., Mizner Park Amphitheater
Jan. 20 – Denver, Colo., Ogden Theatre
Jan. 21 – Denver, Colo., Ogden Theatre
Jan. 22 – Denver, Colo., Ogden Theatre
Jan. 26 – Stateline, Nev., South Shore Room At Harrah’s Lake Tahoe
Jan. 27 – San Francisco, Calif., The Fillmore
Jan. 28 – San Francisco, Calif., The Fillmore
Jan. 29 – San Francisco, Calif., The Fillmore
Feb. 2 – State College, Pa., State Theatre
Feb. 3 – Philadelphia, Pa., Union Transfer
Feb. 4 – Port Chester, N.Y., The Capitol Theatre
Feb. 23 – Billings, Mont., The Pub Station
Feb. 24 – Missoula, Mont., The Wilma
Feb. 25 – Salt Lake City, Utah , The Depot
Feb. 26 – Steamboat Springs, Colo., WinterWonderGrass Festival Grounds (WinterWonderGrass)
Feb. 28 – Las Vegas, Nev., Brooklyn Bowl Las Vegas
March 2 – Los Angeles, Calif., Teragram Ballroom
March 3 – Solana Beach, Calif., Belly Up Tavern
March 4 – Solana Beach, Calif., Belly Up Tavern
March 5 – Phoenix, Ariz., Margaret T. Hance Park (McDowell Mountain Music Festival)
March 10 – Washington, D.C., 9:30 Club
March 11 – Washington, D.C., 9:30 Club
March 22 – Omaha, Neb., The Waiting Room
March 23 – Minneapolis, Minn., First Avenue
March 24 – Milwaukee, Wis., Pabst Theater
March 25 – Chicago, Ill., Vic Theatre
March 27 – Indianapolis, Ind., The Vogue
March 29 – Memphis, Tenn., Minglewood Hall
March 30 – Nashville, Tenn., Marathon Music Works
March 31 – Birmingham, Ala., Iron City
Tickets are on sale now.
Railroad Earth’s latest album is 2014’s Last of the Outlaws. Visit RailroadEarth.com for more information. For a blast from the past, click here for Pollstar’s 2014 Q&A with frontman Todd Sheaffer, in which he discussed the inspiration behind the LP and his songwriting process.