Old Crow Medicine Show has announced summer tour dates along with the release of “Whirlwind”. This release is a part of the band’s upcoming album Volunteer, which will be released on April 20th. This follows the performance of “Your Love Is My Drug” with Kesha and “Budweiser Country Club” SXSW 2018 party.
As mentioned by the press release, the band will be going on tour to support the release of the album. This year also celebrates the 50th anniversary of the band being together. The tour dates begin on April 20th in Nashville, Tennessee and ends on August 17th in Morrison, Colorado. The band will be travelling all over the United States. The tour dates are listed below.
According to Rolling Stone, Ketch Secor talked about “Whirlwind” saying,”When I sat down to write ‘Whirlwind,’ I thought of my friend Gill Landry’s paternal grandparents. They had just had some kind of major wedding anniversary, like 60 or 70 years. They got married when they were teenagers in Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana.” He continued by saying, “There’s a great power in the story of a marriage taking place amidst the great uncertainty of massive social upheaval that was happening all around with that generation,” he continues, “particularly in the rural south. And that kind of story becomes a universal one in the context of country music, because no matter what your twist or your hurricane is, you’ve gotta ride it out.”
The song has a reflective tone to it as it talks about all that has passed by with the years of being together. The song can be heard below.
OLD CROW MEDICINE SHOW SUMMER 2018
04/20: Nashville, TN – Grand Ole Opry
04/21: Nashville, TN – Grand Ole Opry
04/23: Asheville, NC – The Orange Peel
04/24: Asheville, NC – The Orange Peel
04/25: Charleston, WV – Municipal Auditorium
04/26: Charlottesville, VA – Sprint Pavilion
04/28: Washington DC – The Anthem
05/03: New Orleans, LA – New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival
05/04: Meridian, MS – MSU Riley Center For The Performing Arts
05/05: Jacksonville, FL – Moran Theater
05/06: St Petersburg, FL – Jannus Live
05/25: Evans, GA – Banjo BQ Music Festival
05/26: Charlotte, NC – Outlaw Music Festival at PNC Music Pavilion
05/27: Cumberland, MD – Delfest
06/07: Little Rock, AR – Clinton Presidential Park
06/08: Robbinsville, MS – Horseshoe Casino’s Bluesville
06/09: Manchester, TN – Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival
06/22: Cincinnati, OH – Outlaw Music Festival at Riverbend Music Center
06/23: Noblesville, IN – Outlaw Music Festival at Ruoff Mortgage Music Center
06/24: Detroit, MI – Outlaw Music Festival at DTE Energy Music Center
06/27: Chicago, IL – Thalia Hall
06/28: Chicago, IL – Thalia Hall
07/13: Cleveland, OH – House Of Blues
07/14: Cooperstown, NY – Brewery Ommegang
07/15: Greenfield, MA – Green River Festival
07/17: New Haven, CT – College Street Music Hall
07/19: Hampton Beach, NH – Hampton Beach Casino Ballroom
07/20: Providence, RI – The Strand
07/22: Shelburne, VT – The Green at Shelburne Museum
07/24: Philadelphia, PA – The Electric Factory
07/27: Dewey Beach, DE – Bottle & Cork
07/29: Floyd, VA – Floydfest
08/15: Kansas City, MO – Arvest Bank Theatre at The Midland
08/16: Salina, KS – Stiefel Theatre
08/17: Morrison, CO – Red Rocks Amphitheater
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