The Iconic Group will be Joined by Southern Soul Rockers JJ Grey & Mofro at Red Rocks and on Select July Dates; Eggy to Open the Fourth of July Show
Seminal jam rockers Blues Traveler are kicking off their Summer 2024 Tour with a bang as they reveal that they will be celebrating their 30th Fourth of July performance at Red Rocks Amphitheatre in Morrison, CO with special guests JJ Grey & Mofro and opening act Eggy. This highly-anticipated show will be followed by a series of co-headline dates featuring JJ Grey & Mofro that will start July 6in Jackson, WY at Snow King Mountain and culminate July 13 in Seattle, WA at the Marymoor Park.
Tickets for these shows are available now at https://bluestraveler.com/tour/.
During the tour, Blues Traveler will be playing a greatest hits compilation of their Billboard-topping smash singles that span their nearly 40-year career like “Hook” (U.S. Billboard Top 100) and “But Anyway,” (U.S. Billboard Mainstream Top 40 & #5 on Adult Alternative Airplay) as well as tracks from their latest releases Traveler’s Soul (Round Hill Records/ Black Hill Records, October 2023) and Traveler’s Blues (Round Hill Records/ Black Hill Records, 2021). Their recent albums feature their interpretations of such classic Soul, R&B, and Blues classics originally recorded by artists like Stevie Wonder, the Impressions, The Meters, Aretha Franklin, Freddie King, Howlin’ Wolf and more, with Traveler’s Blues earning them a Grammy nod for “Best Traditional Blues Album” as well as rave reviews and accolades.
Blues Traveler’s fiery set will be rounded out by the swampy, Southern-infused rock sounds of JJ Grey & Mofro, who will co-headline the tour. The critically-acclaimed group, who have been hailed as “rich, funky blues [that] celebrate life’s most fundamental joys,” by the New York Times, will be promoting their highly-anticipated forthcoming album Olustee, which is slated for a February 23 release.
“It ain’t the first time, and it ain’t gonna be the last! Road dogs know road dogs from afar! We can’t wait to get back out on the road with our brothers in arms and fellow road dogs Blues Traveler! Come on!,” said Grey.
~JJ Grey
NEW “Blues Traveler Summer 2024 Tour” official tour dates are as follows:
*Dates are subject to change.
July 4 Red Rocks Amphitheatre Morrison, CO
July 6 Snow King Mountain Jackson, WY
July 7 Red Butte Garden Salt Lake City, UT
July 9 Kettlehouse Amphitheater Bonner, MT
July 10 Outlaw Field Idaho Botanical Garden Boise, ID
July 12 McMenamins Grand Lodge Forest Grove, OR
July 13 Marymoor Live Seattle, WA
For more information about Blues Traveler, visit https://bluestraveler.com
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For more information about JJ Grey & Mofro, visit @jjgreymusic
About Blues Traveler:
37 years ago, the four original members of Blues Traveler—John Popper, Chandler Kinchla, Brendan Hill, and the late Bobby Sheehan—gathered in their drummer’s parent’s basement in Princeton, NJ to jam. From these high school sessions emerged a band that would go on to release a total of 14 studio albums, four of which have gone gold, three platinum, and one six-times platinum- selling more than 10 million combined units worldwide. Over an illustrious career, Blues Traveler has played over 2,000 live shows in front of more than 30 million people, and, in “Run-Around,” had the longest-charting radio single in Billboard history, which earned them a Grammy® for “Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals.” Their latest album Travelers Blues (Round Hill Records) was released in 2021 and featured reimagined and recharged classics from the American blues songbook and a few surprises. The group’s first official blues album, it was nominated for a Grammy® for “Best Traditional Blues’ Album” in 2022.
Their movie credits include Blues Brothers 2000, Kingpin, Wildflowers and others. A television favorite, they have been featured on “Saturday Night Live,” “Austin City Limits,” “VH1’s Behind the Music” and they hold the record for the most appearances of any artist on “The Late Show with David Letterman.”
About JJ Grey & Mofro:
From his early days playing cover music behind chicken wire at a west side Jacksonville juke joint while still working at a lumberyard, to playing sold-out shows at some of the largest venues and music festivals in the world, JJ Grey has always delivered his soul-honest truths. Since his first album, Blackwater, back in 2001, Grey has been releasing deeply moving, masterfully written, funkified rock and front porch Southern soul music.
Now, with Olustee – his tenth album and first in eight years, and the first he has self-produced – Grey is back, singing his personal stories with universal themes of redemption, rebirth, hard luck, and inner peace. With his music, Grey also celebrates good times with friends, oftentimes mixing the carnal with the cerebral in the very same song. Fueled by his vividly detailed, timeless original songs spun from his life experiences, Grey’s gritty baritone drips with honest passion and testifies with a preacher’s foot-pounding fervor.
With Olustee, Grey has, once again, pushed the boundaries of his own creative musical, lyrical and vocal talents, delivering an instant classic. Many of the songs are steeped in the mythical Southern stories of his ancestral Florida home and filled with people from Grey’s life. The songs are told through the eyes of a poet and sung with pure, unvarnished soul. Grey’s message is simple and strong – respect the natural world and always try to live in the moment. And never forget the importance of having a good time!
