Counting Crows Announce "SATURDAY NIGHT REBEL ROCKERS TRAVELING CIRCUS & MEDICINE SHOW " Tour

      MUSIC NEWS - The  Counting Crows have announced their summer tour plans and will embark on , THE SATURDAY NIGHT REBEL ROCKERS TRAVELING CIRCUS & MEDICINE SHOW with special guests Michael Franti & Spearhead and Augustana ! The run kicks off June 26 in Milwaukee, WI at SummerFest and ends Sept 6 in New York State (full itinerary below). The shows will be an original format where the three acts (and some special guests along the way) will combine to play together in addition to playing their own sets. Some highlights of the tour include stops at many of the summer amphitheater circuit like,  the Greek Theatre in Los Angeles, the Greek Theatre in Berkeley, CA, Central Park Summerstage in NYC, Chastain Park Amphitheatre in Atlanta, GA and Merriweather Post Pavilion in Columbia, MD.

"We want to give fans a completely different concert experience this summer than they've been getting," says Counting Crows front man, Adam Duritz. "We're turning your normal concert experience on its head. We're going to go out on the road with a bunch of our friends and we're all going to play shows together. Make sure you come out early, because when the curtain rises on the MEDICINE SHOW this summer and the lights come up, Counting Crows, Michael Franti & Spearhead, and Augustana are all going to be right there together on that stage, along with any other friends and special guests that happen to be in town and feel like joining the circus for a night. We won't know what we're going to do until we do it but we're gonna try and make a glorious noise. One way or another, by the time me and my pals walk off that stage, we're gonna make sure you remember that the Circus came to town."

San Francisco's Counting Crows hail  consist of Adam Duritz (vocals), David Bryson (guitar), Charles Gillingham (keyboards), Dan Vickrey (guitar), Jim Bogios (drums), David Immergluck (guitar) and touring bassist Millard Powers. With over 20 million albums sold worldwide, Eight Top 5 singles, and four records having broken the Top 5 on the Billboard 200, Counting Crows success dates back to their 1993 debut release August And Everything After and the hit single "Mr. Jones."  Their most recent record, the double album Saturday Nights & Sunday Mornings (buy a copy below) was released to critical and popular acclaim in March 2008. It was produced by Gil Norton & Brian Deck, and presents a duality in form and content: Saturday Nights tracks a dissolution and disintegration into madness and Sunday Mornings shows the attempt at redemption that follows.  

Michael Franti is the creator and lead singer of Michael Franti & Spearhead.  His latest album All Rebel Rockers was produced by superduo Sly and Robbie and rock veteran Matt Wallace, the album has been praised as his "most ambitious and musically stimulating record to date." Franti's latest single "Say Hey (I Love You)" is quickly becoming one of the biggest hits of his career.

San Diego, CA rockers Augustana is Dan Layus (vocals, guitar, piano), Jared Palomar (bass, vocals), Justin South (drums), Chris Sachtleben (lead guitar, mandolin, lap steel) and John Vincent Fredericks (piano, Hammond b2, vocals). The band's latest release, Can't Love, Can't Hurt  (on Epic Records) is the follow-up to the band's 2005 debut record, All the Stars and Boulevards, which featured hit single, "Boston."

For tickets and on sale information on the tour visit CountingCrows.com

The Saturday Night Rebel Rockers Traveling Circus & Medicine Show starring Counting Crows, Michael Franti & Spearhead, Augustana plus special guests Tour Itinerary-

6/26/09 Milwaukee, WI SummerFest supporting Keith Urban

6/27/09 Chicago, IL Taste of Chicago 

6/29/09 Columbus, OH LC Outdoor Amphitheatre w/ Augustana 

7/1/09 Muskegon, MI Muskegon Summer Celebration @ Heritage Park Landing 

7/3/09 St. Louis, MO Live on the Levee @ St. Louis Riverfront 

7/4/09 Sioux City, IA Saturday in the Park Festival 

7/6/09 Cincinnati, OH PNC Pavilion at Riverbend Music Center w/ Augustana 

7/8/09 Rochester Hills, MI Meadow Brook Music Festival w/ Augustana 

7/9/09 Sarnia, ON Sarnia Bayfest Festival 

7/11/09 Minneapolis, MN Basilica Block Party 

7/16/09 Redmond, WA Marymoor Amphitheater w/ Augustana 

7/17/09 Goldendale, WA Maryhill Winery w/ Augustana 

7/19/09 Friant, CA Table Mountain Casino w/ Michael Franti & Spearhead and Augustana 

7/21/09 Los Angeles, CA Greek Theatre w/ Michael Franti & Spearhead and Augustana 

7/26/09 Berkeley, CA Greek Theatre at UC Berkeley w/ Augustana plus special guests 

7/29/09 Morrison, CO Red Rocks Amphitheatre w/ Augustana plus special guests 

8/1/09 Houston, TX The Showgrounds at Sam Houston Race Park w/ Michael Franti & Spearhead and Augustana 

8/3/09 Austin, TX Austin Music Hall w/ Michael Franti & Spearhead and Augustana 

8/4/09 Grand Prairie, TX Nokia Theatre at Grand Prairie w/ Michael Franti & Spearhead and Augustana 

8/6/09 Biloxi, MS Beau Rivage Theatre w/ Michael Franti & Spearhead and Augustana 

8/7/09 Orange Beach, AL The Amphitheater at The Wharf w/ Michael Franti & Spearhead and Augustana 

8/8/09 Tunica, MS Harrah's Casino Tunica - Events Center w/ Augustana 

8/11/09 Nashville, TN Ryman Auditorium w/ Michael Franti & Spearhead and Augustana 

8/12/09 Atlanta, GA Chastain Park Amphitheatre w/ Michael Franti & Spearhead and Augustana 

8/14/09 St. Augustine, FL St. Augustine Amphitheatre w/ Michael Franti & Spearhead and Augustana 

8/15/09 Orlando, FL Hard Rock Live w/ Michael Franti & Spearhead and Augustana 

8/17/09 Clearwater, FL Ruth Eckerd Hall w/ Michael Franti & Spearhead and Augustana 

8/18/09 Miami, FL Bayfront Amphitheatre w/ Michael Franti & Spearhead and Augustana 

8/20/09 N. Myrtle Beach, SC House of Blues w/ Michael Franti & Spearhead and Augustana 

8/21/09 Charlotte, NC The Uptown Amphitheatre at The Music Factory w/ Michael Franti & Spearhead and Augustana 

8/26/09 Red Bank, NJ Count Basie Theatre w/ Michael Franti & Spearhead and Augustana 

8/28/09 Atlantic City, NJ Borgata Resort Spa and Casino Event Center w/ Michael Franti & Spearhead and Augustana 

8/29/09 Uncasville, CT Mohegan Sun Arena w/ Michael Franti & Spearhead and Augustana 

8/31/09 Boston, MA Bank of America Pavilion w/ Augustana plus special guests 

9/3/09 New York, NY Rumsey Playfield at Central Park Summerstage w/ Michael Franti & Spearhead and Augustana 

9/5/09 Columbia, MD Merriweather Post Pavilion w/ Michael Franti & Spearhead and Augustana 

9/6/09 Canandaigua, NY Constellation Performing Arts Center w/ Augustana