Drive-By Truckers to Play 'Southern Rock Opera' In Full on North American Tour

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BY Calum SlingerlandPublished Mar 21, 2024

Drive-By Truckers are celebrating third studio album Southern Rock Opera with a North American tour.

The band's 39-date outing begins with a summer leg taking place in June and July. The tour's second leg will then pick up again in October, continuing through to the end of November with a show at Nashville's historic Ryman Auditorium.

A lone Canadian date will bring the tour to Toronto's Danforth Music Hall on October 22. You can find the complete itinerary below.

Tickets go on sale to the general public on March 29 at 10 a.m. local time, while ticket requests for all dates can be placed by March 21 at 12 p.m. ET. Complete ticket and tour details can be found via the band's official website.

"A lot has happened in the decades since [Southern Rock Opera] came out, both to the band and to the world we live in," shares the band's Patterson Hook. "We feel that the record, while somewhat timeless, also has a current timeliness to it considering the social and political issues of today. Instead of performing it as if it's still 2000AD, we want to make it our own, reflecting who we all are now in 2024.

"We'll be playing songs from the original release, plus a small handful of songs that pertain to its themes and points of view, plus a short encore set that will be different each night. It'll be a different and very special show, and very likely the last time we'll ever do it so DON'T MISS IT!"

Drive-By Truckers' most recent album is 2022's Welcome 2 Club XIII.

Drive-By Truckers 2024 Tour Dates:

06/07 Indianapolis, IN - Egyptian Room at Old National Centre
06/08 St. Louis, MO - The Pageant
06/09 Louisville, KY - Mercury Ballroom
06/10 Henrico, VA - Lewis Ginter Botanical Gardens
06/13 Raleigh, NC - The Ritz
06/14 Charlotte, NC - The Fillmore Charlotte
06/15 Birmingham, AL - Iron City
06/16 New Orleans, LA - The Civic Theatre
06/19 Houston, TX - House of Blues
06/20 Austin, TX - ACL Live at the Moody Theater
06/21 Dallas, TX - House of Blues
06/23 Phoenix, AZ - The Van Buren
06/26 El Cajon, CA - The Magnolia
06/27 Los Angeles, CA - The Belasco
06/28 San Francisco, CA - The Fillmore
06/29 San Francisco, CA - The Fillmore
07/01 Portland, OR - Crystal Ballroom
07/02 Seattle, WA - Neptune Theatre
07/05 Salt Lake City, UT - The Complex
07/06 Denver, CO - Fillmore Auditorium
10/16 Washington, DC - Warner Theatre
10/17 New York, NY - Irving Plaza
10/18 Boston, MA - House of Blues
10/19 Philadelphia, PA - Theatre of Living Arts
10/22 Toronto, ON - Danforth Music Hall
10/23 Cleveland, OH - House of Blues
10/25 Minneapolis, MN - Uptown Theater
10/26 Minneapolis, MN - Uptown Theater
10/27 Madison, WI - The Sylvee
10/29 Des Moines, IA - Val Air Ballroom
10/30 Milwaukee, WI - Pabst Theater
11/01 Chicago, IL - House of Blues
11/02 Chicago, IL - House of Blues
11/03 Cincinnati, OH - Bogart's
11/05 Detroit, MI - St. Andrew's Hall
11/07 Asheville, NC - The Orange Peel
11/08 Asheville, NC - The Orange Peel
11/09 Atlanta, GA - Tabernacle
11/24 Nashville, TN - Ryman Auditorium

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