Hootie and the Blowfish Announce Epic Reunion Tour
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Darius Rucker might have created a successful second life as a country music star away from the glare of ’90s nostalgia and VH1 rewinds, but that doesn’t mean he’s fully done with Hootie and the Blowfish. His baritone spent the better part of a decade being blasted out of plenty of Discmans, making millions of fans happy. Can you really blame him if he wants to take another stab at the songs on Cracked Rear View?
Rucker and the rest of the outfit announced yesterday that they’ll be embarking on their first US tour in more than a decade, and by the looks of the summer schedule it seems they’re making up for lost time. Hootie and the Blowfish will hit 44 cities over the course of three months, starting in Virginia Beach at the Veterans United Home Loans Amphitheater on May 30. The group will play a healthy mix of large amphitheatres and state fairs, dipping into Canada for just a single date in Toronto. The lengthy trek wraps up on September 13 in Columbia, SC at the Colonial Life Arena. Barenaked Ladies will join them as tour support for tour’s entirety.
Though it will coincide with the 25th anniversary of View, the band’s decision to tour isn’t a pure nostalgia play. Hootie and the Blowfish are gearing up to release their first album in 15 years after signing a deal with Universal Music Group Nashville. The as-yet-unnamed album will drop on July 5, a quarter-century to the day from their breakout debut.
Tickets to the Hootie tour go on sale December 7; check below for the full list of stops.
Hootie and the Blowfish Tour Dates 2019
Date | Location | Venue |
05/30/19 | Virginia Beach, VA | Veterans United Home Loans Amphitheater |
05/31/19 | Raleigh, NC | Coastal Credit Union Music Park at Walnut Creek |
06/01/19 | Atlanta, GA | Cellairis Amphitheatre at Lakewood |
06/06/19 | Orange Beach, AL | The Wharf |
06/07/19 | Tampa, FL | MIDFLORIDA Credit Union Amphitheatre |
06/08/19 | West Palm Beach, FL | Coral Sky Amphitheatre |
06/13/19 | Austin, TX | Austin360 Amphitheater |
06/14/19 | Houston, TX | The Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion |
06/15/19 | Dallas, TX | Dos Equis Pavilion |
06/19/19 | Phoenix, AZ | Ak-Chin Pavilion |
06/21/19 | Chula Vista, CA | North Island Credit Union Amphitheatre |
06/22/19 | Las Vegas, NV | T-Mobile Arena |
06/23/19 | Irvine, CA | FivePoint Amphitheatre |
06/25/19 | Los Angeles, CA | Hollywood Bowl |
06/28/19 | Wheatland, CA | Toyota Amphitheatre |
06/29/19 | Mountain View, CA | Shoreline Amphitheatre |
07/11/19 | Englewood, CO | Fiddler’s Green Amphitheatre |
07/13/19 | Maryland Heights, MO | Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre |
07/14/19 | Rogers, AR | Walmart AMP |
07/19/19 | Monticello, IA | Great Jones County Fair |
07/20/19 | Cincinnati, OH | Riverbend Music Center |
07/21/19 | Burgettstown, PA | KeyBank Pavilion |
07/26/19 | Cleveland, OH | Blossom Music Center |
07/27/19 | Bristow, VA | Jiffy Lube Live |
07/28/19 | Camden, NJ | BB&T Pavilion |
08/02/19 | Guilford, NN | Bank of New Hampshire Pavilion |
08/03/19 | Mansfield, MA | Xfinity Center |
08/04/19 | Saratoga Springs, NY | Saratoga Performing Arts Center |
08/08/19 | Columbia, MD | Merriweather Post Pavilion |
08/09/19 | Canandaigua, NY | Constellation Brands-Marvin Sands Performing Arts Center |
08/10/19 | New York, NY | Madison Square Garden |
08/16/19 | Detroit, MI | DTE Energy Music Theatre |
08/17/19 | Noblesville, IN | Ruoff Home Mortgage Music Center |
08/18/19 | Des Moines, IA | Iowa State Fair |
08/22/19 | St. Paul, MN | Minnesota State Fair |
08/23/19 | East Troy, WI | Alpine Valley Music Theatre |
08/24/19 | Tinley Park, IL | Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre |
08/29/19 | Toronto, ON | Budweiser Stage |
08/30/19 | Hershey, PA | Hersheypark Stadium |
08/31/19 | Hartford, CT | XFINITY Theatre |
09/05/19 | Charlotte, NC | PNC Music Pavilion |
09/06/19 | Birmingham, AL | Oak Mountain Amphitheatre |
09/07/19 | Nashville, TN | Bridgestone Arena |
09/13/19 | Columbia, SC | Colonial Life Arena |
Hootie and the Blowfish Tickets
Tickets to the Hootie and the Blowfish reunion tour go on sale December 7. Miss the onsale or shopping around for a great deal? Use SeatGeek and save! Enter code HOOTIE20 at checkout for $20 off your purchase of $100 or more. Browse tickets here or view upcoming shows below.
Hootie and the Blowfish 2019 Setlist
1. Hannah Jane
2. State Your Peace
3. I Go Blind
4. Fine Line
5. Not Even the Trees
6. Hold My Hand
7. Losing My Religion
8. I Will Wait
9. Let Her Cry
10. Hey Hey What Can I Do
11. Desert Mountain Showdown
12. I Hope I Don’t Fall in Love With You
13. Alright
14. Running From an Angel
15. Drowning
16. Time
17. Wagon Wheel
18. Old Man & Me
19. With a Little Help From My Friends
Encore
20. Goodbye
21. Go and Tell Him (Soup Song)
22. Only Wanna Be With You
(Promotional photo courtesy of Todd Owyoung & Chris Owyoung)