British singer/songwriter James Blunt is pairing with Jason Mraz for select tour dates this fall during his first North American tour. His run is set to open Oct. 24 in Denver with dates confirmed through Nov. 26 and more expected.
The tour comes in support of Blunt’s debut album, “Back To Bedlam,” released Tuesday in the United States via Atlantic. The album was previously issued in the United Kingdom in October 2004, and spent nine non-consecutive weeks in the No. 1 slot on the U.K. album chart. The set also spawned the No. 1 single “You
There’s a fine line between Cracker and Camper Van Beethoven. The groups share several members, including frontman David Lowery, and they often perform together.
This fall, each band has its own tour booked, starting with Cracker’s Midwest run from October 27 to November 4. The gigs are billed as “Cracker Acoustic,” a stripped-down version of the band comprising Lowery and Johnny Hickman.
After a Chicago show at Martyrs’, Lowery will round up his Camper Van Beethoven bandmates and set out on what looks to be a week’s worth of West Coast shows. The current schedule spans November 14-19, staying mostly in the Northern California area, along with a Reno, Nev., gig.
The two bands have done several co-headlining tours together over the last couple of years, including some East Coast dates this past spring.
Source pollstar.com.
