Chris Robinson Brotherhood’s April-May Dates

Although the Chris Robinson Brotherhood has dates preceding the end of April, word from the band is that the upcoming U.S. tour “officially” begins on the same day the new album drops.

Photo: John Darwin Kurc
Neighborhood Theater, Charlotte, N.C.

Phosphorescent Harvest is the band’s third studio album, set to land in stores via Silver Arrow Records April 29, the same day Chris Robinson Brotherhood plays the first of three nights in San Rafael, Calif.

Before Chris Robinson Brotherhood begins its trek through several western states, the band will play Wanee Festival in Live Oak, Fla., and Sweetwater 420 Festival in Atlanta.  Gigs in between include North Carolina locales Winston-Salem April. 18 and Wilmington April 19.

Fans should already be familiar with some of the tracks on Phosphorescent Harvest.  Of the 10 songs appearing on the album, several have been road-tested over the last few years.

“The best perspective I have on what’s going on in my life – good and bad – is what comes out in the songs,” Chris Robinson said.  “As you move on in time, you get older, you have relationships.  Some of them are good, some fail.  Friends.  Drugs.  Death.  People come, people go.  Songwriting is a completely different emotional response to your life and to what it means, to in some poetic nature, put it out there.”

Here’s the plan:

April 12 – Live Oak, Fla., Spirit Of The Suwannee Music Park (Wanee Festival)
April 13 – Tampa, Fla., The Ritz Ybor
April 18 – Winston-Salem, N.C., Ziggy’s
April 19 – Wilmington, N.C., Ziggy’s By The Sea
April 20 – Atlanta, Ga., Centennial Olympic Park  (Sweetwater 420 Festival)
April 29 – San Rafael, Calif., Terrapin Crossroads
April 30 – San Rafael, Calif., Terrapin Crossroads
May 1 – San Rafael, Calif., Terrapin Crossroads
May 3 – Big Sur, Calif., Henry Miller Library
May 4 – Big Sur, Calif., Henry Miller Library
May 6 – Crystal Bay, Nev., Crystal Bay Club Casino
May 8 – Ashland, Ore., Ashland Armory
May 9 – Portland, Ore., Wonder Ballroom
May 10 – Seattle, Wa., Neumos
May 13 – Missoula, Mont., Top Hat
May 14 – Bozeman, Mont., Emerson Center For Arts & Culture
May 16 – Denver, Colo., Cervantes Masterpiece Ballroom 
May 17 – Denver, Colo., Cervantes Masterpiece Ballroom
May 20 – Boise, Idaho, Knitting Factory Concert House
May 23 – Solana Beach, Calif., Belly Up Tavern
May 24 – Pioneertown, Calif., Pappy And Harriet’s Pioneertown Palace

Tickets for some shows are already on sale.  Big Sur, Seattle, Missoula, Bozeman and Pioneertown go on sale Feb. 14. Visit ChrisRobinsonBrotherhood.com for more info.