When King Crimson returns to action in July 2021, it will be the seventh year that the band has toured since returning to performing live in 2014, a run only interrupted by the lockdown in 2020.
The band’s shows regularly include material from twelve of their thirteen studio albums, including many songs from their seminal 1969 album In the Court of the Crimson King. The 7-piece line-up play many historic pieces, which Crimson has never previously played live, as well as new arrangements of Crimson classics. There are also new instrumentals and songs, as well as compositions by the three drummers, Pat Mastelotto, Gavin Harrison and Jeremy Stacey, which are a regular highlight.
The band’s leader Robert Fripp celebrates the new “Music is Our Friend” tour: “The Crimson Beast is in Go! mode. Totally excellent news! Much hooraying! Glad times are here!”
Fripp is joined by bass guitarist Tony Levin, a member of the band since 1981; lead singer and multi-instrumentalist Jakko Jakszyk; longtime member Mel Collins; and the longtime drummers Harrison, Mastelotto and Stacey.
Listen to the band perform live in 2017
King Crimson 2021 Tour (Tickets are available here and here)
Jul 22 – Clearwater, FL – Ruth Eckerd Hall
Jul 23 – Delray Beach, FL – Old School Square
Jul 24 – St. Augustine, FL – St Augustine Ampitheater
Jul 26 – Orlando, FL – Dr. Phillips Walt Disney Theater
Jul 27 – Atlanta, GA – The Fox
Jul 28 – Nashville, TN – Ryman Auditorium
Jul 30 – Fort Worth, TX – Will Rogers Memorial Auditorium
Jul 31 – Cedar Park, TX – H-E-B Center
Aug 02 – Greenwood Village, CO – Fiddlers Green Amiptheater
Aug 03 – Sandy, UT – Sandy Ampitheater
Aug 05 – Concord, CA – Concord Pavilion*
Aug 06 – Los Angeles – The Greek Theatre*
Aug 07 – Scottsdale, AZ – Talking Stick Ballroom
Aug 23 – Saratoga Springs, NY – SPAC*
Aug 24 – Northampton, MA – The Pines Theater*
Aug 26 – Canandaigua, NY – CMAC*
Aug 27 – Lewiston, NY – Artpark Ampitheater*
Aug 28 – Rochester Hills, MI – Meadow Brook Ampitheater*
Aug 29 – Highland Park, IL – Ravinia*
Aug 31 – Milwaukee, WI – Miller High Life Theatre*
Sep 01 – Cleveland, OH – Jacobs Pavilion at Nautica*
Sep 02 – Huber Heights, OH – Rose Music Center @ The Heights*
Sep 04 – Holmdel, NJ – PNC Bank Arts Center*
Sep 05 – New Haven, CT – Westville Music Bowl*
Sep 07 – Philadelphia, PA – The Mann Center*
Sep 09 – Forest Hills, NY – Forest Hills Stadium*
Sep 10 – Boston, MA – Leader Bank Pavilion*
Sep 11 – Washington, DC – The Anthem*
*Support “The Zappa Band”
Related: Our Album Rewind of In the Court of the Crimson King
Fripp, who turned 75 on May 16, released a series of home video performances during lockdown with his wife Toyah Willcox.
Watch them perform Billy Idol’s “Rebel Yell”
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