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Marshall Tucker Band Prepares For Hell And High Water In 2019
Southern Reel – Marshall Tucker Band
Southern Ground Music & Food Festival, MUSC Health Stadium in Charleston, S.C.
The Marshall Tucker Band is preparing to hit the road again, having just wrapped a string of dates in support of Southern rock brethren Lynyrd Skynyrd on that band’s “Last of the Street Survivors” farewell tour.
In its 48th year of trekking the highways and byways, Marshall Tucker Band launches “Through Hell & High Water … And Back” January 4 at the Capitol Theatre in Clearwater, Fla., and Fort Lauderdale’s Parker Playhouse before taking to the high seas for the Southern Rock Cruise Jan. 6-12.
Once back on land, MTB will perform Feb. 22-23 at Walhalla Performing Ars Center in South Carolina before heading west to Las Vegas, where the road warriors will start the caravan in earnest March 1 at the Golden Nugget. The first leg of the tour – 28 shows, not including the cruise – is booked through June 29 in Webster, Mass., but more dates are expected to be announced soon on the band’s official website.
“When we started the band in the early ’70s, we did it for beer money on the weekends,” reminisces Marshall Tucker Band lead singer Doug Gray. “Never in a million years would I have believed that we’d still be out here jammin’ for as long as we have. What a journey… onward we ride!”
The Marshall Tucker Band, founded in Spartanburg, S.C., tapped the wellspring of Southern rock in the 1970s with bands like Skynyrd, The Allman Brothers Band, and 38 Special. With hits including “Can’t You See,” “Heard It In A Love Song,” and “Fire On The Mountain,” MTB has sold millions of records and hundreds of thousands of concert tickets along the way. In the last three years, it’s averaged
1,040 tickets per show and reported average grosses of about $54,000 performing mainly in clubs and theaters.
Through Hell & High Water… And Back Tour 2019 Dates:
Jan 4 – Clearwater, FL – Capitol Theatre
Jan 5 – Fort Lauderdale, FL – Parker Playhouse
Jan 6-12 – Tampa, FL – The Southern Rock Cruise
Feb 22 & 23 – Walhalla, SC – Walhalla Performing Arts Center
March 1 – Las Vegas, NV – Golden Nugget
March 2 – Scottsdale, AZ – Talking Stick Resort (The Showroom)
March 3 – Solana Beach, CA – Belly Up
March 7 – Agoura Hills, CA – The Canyon
March 9 – Santa Clarita, CA – The Canyon
March 14 – Riverhead, NY – The Suffolk Theatre
March 15 – Verona, NY – Turning Stone Resort Casino
March 16 – Norwalk, CT – Wall Street Theater
March 23 – Bristow, OK – The Freeland Center
March 28 – Charleston, SC – Charleston Music Hall
March 29 – Myrtle Beach, SC – House of Blues
March 30 – Charlotte, NC – The Fillmore
April 3 – The Villages, FL – Savannah Center
April 6 – Mobile, AL – Saenger Theatre
April 12 – Charleston, WV – Charleston Civic Center Coliseum
April 13 – Pikeville, KY – East Kentucky Expo Center
April 27 – Cherokee, NC – Harrah’s Cherokee Casino
May 3 – Durham, NC – Carolina Theatre of Durham
May 4 – Glenside, PA – Keswick Theatre
May 11 – Sioux City, IA – Anthem at Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
May 31 – Eldon, MO – Shawnee Bluff Winery and Vineyard
June 1 – La Cygne, KS – Wildwood Outdoor Education Center
June 7 – Macon, GA – Macon Centreplex Coliseum
June 29 – Webster, MA – Indian Ranch