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BLACK CROWES ON NINE-WEEK SUMMER TOUR:

April 18, 2006

The Black Crowes have nabbed Robert Randolph and the Family Band as well as the Drive-By Truckers for a nine-week summer tour. The outing will kick off June 10 in Seattle and run through Aug. 12 at Colorado’s famed Red Rocks Amphitheatre. Tickets begin going on sale Saturday (April 22).

After an extensive hiatus, the Crowes reunited to tour in 2005, but have yet to release any new music. The group now consists of vocalist Chris Robinson and his brother Rich on guitar, drummer Steve Gorman, keyboardist Eddie Hawrysch, bassist Sven Pipien and guitarist Marc Ford.

The Robinson siblings are in the midst of their Brothers of a Feather acoustic tour, which runs through April 26 in Los Angeles. The Crowes’ recently released DVD, “Freak’n’Roll … Into the Fog,” debuted at No. 2 on Billboard’s Top Music Video Chart.

Here are the Black Crowes’ tour dates:

June 10: Seattle (White River Amphitheatre)
June 11: Ridgefield, Wa. (Clark County Amphitheatre)
June 13: Sacramento, Calif. (Sleep Train Amphitheatre)
June 14: Los Angeles (TBA)
June 16: Las Vegas (the Joint)
June 17: San Diego (Concerts in the Park)
June 18: Mountain View, Calif. (Shoreline Amphitheatre)
June 23: Maryland Heights, Mo. (UMB Bank Pavilion)
June 24: Chicago (Charter One Pavilion)
June 25: Pittsburgh (Chevrolet Amphitheatre)
June 27: Nashville (Amsouth Amphitheatre)
June 28: Birmingham, Ala. (Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre)
June 30: Dallas (Smirnoff Amphitheatre)
July 1: San Antonio (Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre)
July 2: Woodlands, Texas (Mitchell Pavilion)
July 3: Austin, Texas (Backyard)
July 6: Atlanta (Hi-Fi Buys Amphitheatre)
July 7: Tampa, Fla. (Ford Amphitheatre)
July 8: West Palm Beach, Fla. (Sound Advice Amphitheatre)
July 11: Charlotte, N.C. (Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre)
July 12: Raleigh, N.C. (Walnut Creek)
July 14: Virginia Beach, Va. (Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre)
July 15: Masontown, W. Va. (All Good Music Festival)
July 18: Uncasville, Conn. (Mohegan Sun)
July 19: Wantagh, N.Y. (Jones Beach)
July 21: Camden, N.J. (Tweeter Center)
July 22: Holmdel, N.J. (PNC Bank Arts Center)
July 23: Mansfield, Mass. (Tweeter Center)
July 25: Darien Center, N.Y. (Darien Lakes Amphitheatre)
July 26: Clarkston, Mich. (DTE Energy Music Theatre)
July 28: Cleveland (Tower City Amphitheatre)
July 29: Scranton, Pa. (Toyota Pavilion)
July 30: Saratoga Springs, N.Y. (SPAC)
Aug. 1: Columbus, Ohio (TBA)
Aug. 3: Milwaukee (Marcus Amphitheatre)
Aug. 4: Noblesville, Ind. (Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre)
Aug. 8: Sturgis, S.D. (Rockin’ the Rally)
Aug. 11: Billings, Mt. (Magic City Blues Festival)
Aug. 12: Morrison, Colo. (Red Rocks)

Courtesy of www.billboard.com