Blackberry Smoke Announces 10-Year Anniversary Tour For Fall

Blackberry Smoke. Photo: Joe Lopez

Blackberry Smoke is heading out on the “Whippoorwill 10 Year Anniversary Tour” this fall.

The band will perform their album The Whippoorwill in its entirety on the newly confirmed shows, which include Austin’s Emo’s, Houston’s 713 Music Hall, San Antonio’s Aztec Theater, Indianapolis’ Murat Theatre at Old National Center, Boston’s House of Blues, New York’s Webster Hall and Chicago’s Vic Theatre, among others. Tickets for the tour go on sale to the public this Friday (Aug. 19).

To commemorate the anniversary, the band will also release four never-before-heard demos of  Whippoorwill tracks this week, including “Pretty Little Lie (Studio Demo)” “One Horse Town (Studio Demo),” “Ain’t Got the Blues (Acoustic Home Demo),” and “Up The Road (Acoustic Home Demo).”

Reflecting on the milestone, lead singer Charlie Starr shares, “It’s almost impossible to believe that The Whippoorwill is 10 years old…I think we are as proud of it today as we were the day it was released.”

Released on Aug. 14, 2012, The Whippoorwill is Blackberry Smoke’s third studio album and reached No. 8 on Billboard’s Top Country Albums chart. The band celebrated their 20th anniversary together last year with their most recent album, You Hear Georgia.

Blackberry Smoke Added Tour Dates:
October 7—Cleveland, OH—TempleLive at Cleveland Masonic
October 8—Cincinnati, OH—Riverfront Live
November 10—Austin, TX—Emo’s
November 11—Houston, TX—713 Music Hall
November 13—San Antonio, TX—The Aztec Theater
November 17—Peoria, IL—Peoria Civic Center Theater
November 18—Rockford, IL—Coronado Performing Arts Center
November 19—Shipshewana, IN—Blue Gate Performing Arts Center
November 20—Indianapolis, IN—Murat Theatre at Old National Center
December 2—Silver Spring, MD—The Fillmore Silver Spring
December 6—Glenside, PA—Keswick Theatre
December 7—Boston, MA—House of Blues
December 9—Ithaca, NY—State Theatre of Ithaca
December 10—New York, NY—Webster Hall
December 16—Chicago, IL—Vic Theatre
December 17—Wisconsin Dells, WI—Crystal Grand Music Theatre