Update (May 3): The tour will now start with two concerts in Northridge, CA on May 23-24 to benefit The Midnight Mission and Los Angeles’ homeless population. The shows will be at Cal State Northridge (see below.) Tickets for these shows are limited – the venue has a 500-person capacity – and go on sale this Friday at 10 am Pacific here.
Update (April 25): Chicago and Oakland, CA dates have been added. See full schedule below.
Tom Petty’s “other” band, Mudcrutch, will release their second album – simply titled 2 – and embark on their first-ever national tour. The album will arrive on May 20 via Petty’s longtime home, Warner Bros.’ Reprise label. (See below to hear the great first single, “Trailer.”)
The brief tour will be at small venues, beginning May 23 in Northridge, CA and concluding June 28 in Santa Ana, CA. The performance halls include New York’s Webster Hall, Los Angeles’ Fonda Theater and Washington DC’s 9:30 Club, as well as several festivals. (See complete itinerary below.)
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2 is produced by Petty, Mike Campbell and Ryan Ulyate, the same team that oversaw Mudcrutch’s 2008 self-titled debut, which featured “Shady Grove” and “Lover of the Bayou” among its tracks. The band dates to the early 1970s; its members are Petty, Campbell, Benmont Tench, Tom Leadon and Randall Marsh.
The 2 tracklist:
1. “Trailer”
2. “Dreams of Flying”
3. “Beautiful Blue”
4. “Beautiful World”
5. “I Forgive It All”
6. “The Other Side of the Mountain
7. “Hope”
8. “Welcome To Hell”
9. “Save Your Water”
10. “Victim of Circumstance”
11. “Hungry No More”
On Record Store Day 2016 – April 16 this year – Mudcrutch will release a limited edition 7″ featuring two songs from 2. A-side is “Trailer,” written by Petty. The B-side is “Beautiful World,” written by Randall Marsh.
Mudcrutch 2016 Tour Dates (click here for tickets):
May 23 – Northridge, CA – Plaza del Sol Performance Hall – CSUN
May 24 – Northridge, CA – Plaza del Sol Performance Hall – CSUN
May 26 – Denver, CO – Ogden Theater
May 28 – Chicago, IL – The Riviera Theatre
May 29 – Chillicothe, IL – Summer Camp Music Festival
May 31 – Nashville, TN – Ryman Auditorium
June 2 – Atlanta, GA – The Tabernacle
June 3 – Cincinnati, OH – Bunbury Music Festival
June 6 – Washington, DC – 9:30 Club
June 7 – Philadelphia, PA – The Fillmore
June 10 – New York, NY – Webster Hall
June 11 – New York, NY – Webster Hall
June 14 – Port Chester, NY – Capitol Theater
June 15 – Boston, MA – House of Blues
June 19 – San Francisco – The Fillmore
June 20 – San Francisco – The Fillmore
June 22 – Oakland, CA – Fox Theater
June 25 – Los Angeles, CA – The Fonda
June 26 – Los Angeles, CA – The Fonda
June 28 – Santa Ana, CA – The Observatory
June 30 – San Diego, CA – Humphrey’s Concerts by the Bay
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