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Steve Earle Announces Solo Acoustic ‘Fifty Years Of Songs And Stories’ Tour

Steve Earle has announced plans to embark on a solo acoustic tour, called “Fifty Years of Songs and Stories,” which will feature shows across over 50 cities in the U.S. and Canada.

Marking half a century since he began writing songs and stories, the tour will take fans on a chronological exploration of Earle’s extensive discography.

“Awhile back I was interviewing John Hiatt on my radio show and we realized that we had known each other for fifty years. I met John in 1975, my first full year in Nashville and it occurred to me that the oldest songs that I still play (there are 3) were written that year,” Earle says. “Now, I live to follow creative rabbits down holes and I’m old enough, now, that the idea of legacy comes up now and then, so, I decided that a more or less chronological live songbook might make for an interesting evening of music.”

The tour will kick off on May 25 at the Princess Theater Centre for the Performing Arts in Alabama, before making stops at venues such as The Vic Theatre in Chicago; Dos Equis Pavilion in Dallas; Calgary Folk Festival in Calgary, Alberta; and the Egyptian Theatre in Park City, Utah, before concluding at the Rhythm & Roots Festival at Ninigret Park in Charlestown, Rhode Island, on August 31.

Tour Dates:

May 25 – Decatur, AL @ Princess Theater Centre for the Performing Arts
May 27 – Rocky Mount, VA @ Harvester Performance Center
May 29 – Richmond, VA @ Tin Pan
May 30 – Richmond, VA @ Tin Pan
May 31 – York, PA @ Appell Center for the Performing Arts – Capitol Theatre
June 1 – Norfolk, VA @ Attucks Theatre
June 3 – Alexandria, VA @ The Birchmere
June 5 – Saratoga Springs, NY @ Universal Preservation Hall
June 6 – Red Bank, NJ @ The Vogel
June 7 – Homer, NY @ Center for the Arts of Homer
June 8 – Norwalk, CT @ District Music Hall
June 10 – Waterville, ME @ Waterville Opera House
June 12 – Plymouth, MA @ The Spire Center for the Performing Arts
June 13 – King of Prussia, PA @ Concert Under The Stars
June 14 – Great Barrington, MA @ Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center
June 15 – Buffalo, NY @ Asbury Hall
June 17 – Wheeling, WV @ The Capitol Theatre
June 18 – Lafayette, IN @ The Long Center
June 20 – Chicago, IL @ The Vic Theatre
June 21 – Anderson, IN @ The Paramount Theatre Centre + Ballroom
June 22 – Three Oaks, MI @ The Acorn
June 24 – Iowa City, IA @ The Englert Theatre
June 26 – Minneapolis, MN @ Uptown Theater
June 27 – Clear Lake, IA @ Surf Ballroom
June 28 – Wisconsin Dells, WI @ Crystal Grand Music Theatre
June 29 – Kansas City, MO @ Knuckleheads Saloon
July 3 – Gainesville, GA @ Boot Barn Hall
July 5 – Marion, VA @ Songs of the Mountains – Lincoln
July 6 – Cincinnati, OH @ The Ludlow Garage
July 8 – Baton Rouge, LA @ Manship Theater
July 10 – Catoosa, OK @ Hard Rock Hotel & Casino (with Reckless Kelly)
July 11 – Newkirk, OK @ 7 Clans First Council Casino Hotel (with Reckless Kelly)
July 12 – Shawnee, OK @ The Firelake Arena (with Reckless Kelly)
July 13 – San Antonio, TX @ Empire Theater
July 15 – Tomball, TX @ Main Street Station
July 16 – Lake Charles, LA @ Southlake Theater
July 17 – Houston, TX @ The Heights Theatre
July 19 – Dallas, TX @ Dos Equis Pavilion (with Parker McCollum)
July 21 – Boulder, CO @ Chautauqua Auditorium
July 25 – Enoch, Alberta @ River Cree Casino (with Reckless Kelly)
July 26 – Calgary, Alberta @ Calgary Folk Festival (with Reckless Kelly)
July 27 – White Sulphur Springs, MT @ Red Ants Pants Music Festival (with Reckless Kelly)
July 30 – Stateline, NV @ Harrah’s Lake Tahoe Casino
July 31 – Jacksonville, OR @ Britt Pavilion (with Taj Mahal)
Aug 3 – Mammoth, CA @ Mammoth Bluesapalooza Festival (co-headline with Robert Cray)
Aug 4 – Grass Valley, CA @ The Center for the Arts
Aug 9 – Scottsdale, AZ @ Talking Stick Casino
Aug 14 – Park City, UT @ Egyptian Theatre
Aug 15 – Park City, UT @ Egyptian Theatre
Aug 16 – Park City, UT @ Egyptian Theatre
Aug 17 – Park City, UT @ Egyptian Theatre
Aug 20 – Colorado Springs, CO @ Phil Long Music Hall
Aug 21 – Omaha, NE @ The Admiral
Aug 22 – Fort Yates, ND @ Prairie Knights Casino & Resort
Aug 23 – Walker, MN @ Northern Lights Casino
Aug 25 – Milwaukee, WI @ Pabst Theater
Aug 26 – Kent, OH @ Kent Stage
Aug 28 – Amagansett, NY @ Stephen’s Talkhouse
Aug 29 – Salisbury, MA @ Blue Ocean Music Hall
Aug 30 – Brownfield, ME @ Stone Mountain Arts Center
Aug 31 – Charlestown, RI @ Rhythm and Roots Festival – Ninigret Park