Black Stone Cherry has announced a US co-headlining tour with Giovannie and The Hired Guns in November 2023. On Wednesday, August 23 the artist pre-sale goes live here. A local presale follows Thursday at 10am local time, with the general on-sale planned for 10am local time Friday, August 25. All pre-sale availability will end 10pm local time the evening of the 24th.
The run begins on November 2 at Piere’s in Ft. Wayne, IN. Fourteen appearances have been announced wrapping with a performance on November 18 at Columbia, MO’s Blue Note.
On September 29, 2023, Black Stone Cherry and Mascot Records will release the band’s eighth studio album “Screamin’ at the Sky”. Configurations for the title will include White Solid Vinyl, Limited Edition Vinyl Boxset, CD and Digital. Pre-order here.
Several songs have been released in front of the street date. The official video for the first reveal “Out of Pocket” can be screened here. The lead single “Nervous” is rising up the rock charts, now in the Top 30. The official video can be viewed below.
The Kentucky-based band, featuring Chris Robertson (lead vocals & guitar), Ben Wells (guitar & background vocals) and drummer John-Fred Young (drums & background vocals), are joined for the first time on an album recording by bassist, Steve Jewell Jr. (ex-Otis). He joined Black Stone Cherry in 2021.
The band shares: “Every band that puts out a new record will tell you they are excited – as they should be. However, we may take the award for being the most excited about releasing a new album into the world! We can guarantee that it’ll move you in one way or another. We had a lot to say lyrically, musically, and sonically. We pushed ourselves to create not only something relevant, but also pushing the envelope to bend the trend. We are truly proud of this collection of songs and we hope you’ll celebrate it with us”.
“Screamin’ at the Sky” features all-new material written collaboratively while on tour, but when it came time to record, BSC decided to try something it’s always dreamed of doing: tracking an album at The Plaza Theater in Glasgow, Kentucky – a legendary 1020-seat venue built in 1934 that boasts meticulous acoustics. “Every time we played the Plaza, we wondered what it would sound like to record drums there. We finally decided to put all our eggs in one basket”, Chris says. In June of 2022, the band rented the whole place, brought in all its recording equipment and its trusty engineer, Jordan Westfall. They set up the basement as the control room and the stage as the live drum room. Time between recording sessions and incredible room ambience have resulted in a career high watermark for BSC.
Black Stone Cherry’s last album, “The Human Condition”, released in October 2020, racked-up 50 million streams worldwide.
Confirmed co-headline appearances with Giovannie and The Hired Guns include.
US Tour Dates 2023:
11/02 Ft. Wayne, IN – Piere’s
11/03 West Peoria, IL – Crusens
11/04 Minneapolis, MN – Amsterdam Bar & Grill
11/06 Fargo, ND – Sanctuary Events Center
11/07 Billings, MT – Pub Station
11/08 Fort Collins, CO – The Aggie
11/10 Denver, CO – Oriental Theater
11/11 Sioux City, IA – Hard Rock Sioux City
11/13 Wichita, KS – The Cotillion
11/14 Lincoln, NE – Bourbon Theatre
11/15 St. Louis, MO – Delmar Hall
11/17 Davenport, IA – The Capitol Theater
11/18 Columbia, MO – Blue Note
11/19 Cincinnati, OH – Riverfront Live*
* (Black Stone Cherry only)
US Tour Dates 2023:
08/24 Plano, TX – Legacy Hall
08/25 Austin, TX – Emo’s
08/26 Lubbock, TX – Taco’s & Tequila Music Fest.
08/31 Des Moines, IA – Wooly’s
09/01 Pryor, OK – Rocklahoma
09/02 Ozawkie, KS – Abate of Kansas National Labor Day Rally
09/03 West Plains, MO – Oasis 2 Bar & Grill
09/07 Johnson City, TN – Capone’s
09/08 Alton, VA – Blue Ridge Rock Festival 2023
09/09 Marion, OH – Marion Popcorn Festival 2023
09/15 Indianapolis, IN – Hi-Fi
09/16 Nashville, TN – Skydeck
09/22 Columbia, SC – First & 10 Fest
September 26 through October 6, the band will stage appearances in Belfast, Dublin, London, Sheffield, Nottingham, Manchester, Bristol, and Glasgow. In early-February, 2024, Black Stone Cherry will be a featured artist on the Shiprocked Cruise 2024. All appearances are available for purchase here.
Tracklist:
1. Out of Pocket
2. Screamin’ at the Sky
3. Nervous
4. When the Pain Comes
5. Show Me What It Feels Like
6. R.O.A.R
7. Smile, World
8. The Mess You Made
9. Who Are You Today?
10. Not Afraid
11. Here’s to the Hopeless
12. You Can Have It All
Black Stone Cherry’s last album, “The Human Condition”, released in October 2020 was their sixth consecutive No. 1 debut on the UK Rock Albums chart. The album’s lead single, “Again” was the band’s biggest single in over 10 years in America, peaking at #15, and their highest charting record ever in Canada, landing in the Top 15. The album racked-up 50 million streams worldwide. Over the years, BSC has both headlined and rocked 12,000-cap arena shows and shared the stage with a wide range of superstars, including Alter Bridge, Def Leppard, Gov’t Mule, Nickelback, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Bad Company, Mötorhead, Halestorm, Stone Temple Pilots, The Darkness, and ZZ Top. In 2018, BSC performed in front of 100,000 people at the Download Festival as main support to Guns N’ Roses and in 2021, the band played the venerated Royal Albert Hall, immortalized on 2022’s live DVD “Live From the Royal Albert Hall… Y’All”.
Weblinks:
www.blackstonecherry.com
www.facebook.com/blackstonecherry
