The Black Crowes To Release New Album/Tour/Lenghty Hiatus

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In celebration of the 20th year anniversary of their 1990 debut
multi platinum release "Shake Your Money Maker," The Black Crowes will
release their first ever double album of all acoustic material on
August 3, 2010.

After touring in 2009, The Black Crowes spent time at the Sunset Sound
Studios in Los Angeles, recording over 20 songs from their 20 year
history. The band arranged acoustic versions of many of their best
loved songs and the band's catalogue picks.

The double album, Croweology, will be sold at the cost of a single
album as a "Thank You" to their fans for 20 years of support. Also to
be released on vinyl, the project was produced by Paul Stacey and will
be released on The Black Crowes label, Silver Arrow, through Megaforce
Records.

In late summer, The Black Crowes will kick off their "Say Goodnight to
the Bad Guys" 2010 Tour which will feature three hour performance sets
in most markets. The shows are being billed as "Acoustic Hor D'oeuvres
followed by an Electric Reception With The Black Crowes," and will
consist of a full hour and a half acoustic set followed by a full hour
and a half electric set, except where noted below *.

The tour will begin on August 13 in Milwaukee and is presently
scheduled to conclude with the band's annual multi-night stand at the
Fillmore in San Francisco on December 19, 2010.

Following their 2010 "Say Goodnight to the Bad Guys" Tour the band has planned a lengthy hiatus.

Chris Robinson had this to say, "With a smile so wide you can count my
teeth and with a heart so full of love that it is spilling over the
rim, I offer a humble and simple thank you. Thank you for your time,
your imaginations, your heartaches and joy. Thank you for 20 years of
cosmic rock n roll. 20 years of keeping it weird. 20 years of chasing
horizons and before the band that dares dream out loud puts it down for
a while, we are proud to give you our Croweology. This year the music
is only for you as we celebrate what has been, what is now and whatever
will be".

Rich Robinson said, "At this milestone in our career, I feel very
fortunate that I have had the opportunity to spend my life making
music. It's been 20 years since we started out on this journey. I would
like to extend my deep gratitude to all of our fans who have been there
with us along the way. We would not have gotten here without your
support. Every night I stand on the stage I feel great pride and
respect for what we share with our fans. After this tour we are going
to take some much needed time to spend with our families. But for now,
we are very much looking forward to a great year of touring. I look
forward to seeing all your familiar faces again on the road. See you
soon."

Steve Gorman added, "20 Years Gone - To look back over the past twenty
years ...there are so many thoughts, feelings, and memories of all
shapes and sizes that it's tough to process it all. Lots of ups and
downs, lots of everything. One can easily get lost in the labyrinth of
those many experiences. However, there is one constant - and that's an
overwhelming sense of gratitude to all of you that have supported us
for the past twenty years. Our tour this year serves as a very large
THANK YOU to all in attendance. Whether you have seen us one time, ten
times, a hundred times, or more, it goes without saying that we
wouldn't be here without you. The lives that we all lead, and the
opportunities that we have been presented with, all trace directly back
to your support. Thank You, Thank You, Thank You! And after this tour,
we'll be taking a nice, long, much needed break. We are all in
agreement (no, seriously, we are!) that this is the right time to spend
time with our families, friends, outside musical and non musical
projects and of course, our personal lives. So, we're going out
swinging with all we got. Let's all join hands and share the ride!"

VIP PACKAGING -- The Black Crowes have partnered with CID Entertainment
to offer their fans some special ticketing package options for the 20th
Anniversary Tour. The packages will include a variety of perks
including VIP entrance, premier seat locations, limited edition posters
and other merchandise, a Limited edition "Musical Merch Pack",
pre-parties, post-parties and more. We'll also be offering "Share the
Ride" Travel Packages in select cities including hotel accommodations
and shuttle transportation to make it real easy for you to join us and
share the ride.

Go to http://www.cidentertainment.com/theblackcrowes2010 for more information.

The Black Crowes are: Chris Robinson, Rich Robinson, Steve Gorman, Sven Pipien, Luther Dickinson, Adam MacDougall.

THE BLACK CROWES tour dates (* = Electric shows ONLY):
Aug-13 Milwaukee, WI - Riverside Theatre
Aug-14 * Walker, MN - Northern Lights Casino
Aug-15 * Apple Valley, MN - Zoo Amphitheatre
Aug-17 * Des Moines, IA - Simon Estes Amphitheatre
Aug-18 * Kansas City, MO - Harrah's Kansas City
Aug-20 Detroit, MI - The Fillmore @ The State Theatre
Aug-21 Chicago, IL - Chicago Theatre
Aug-22 Columbus, OH - Promowest Pavilion
Aug-24 * Cleveland, OH - House of Blues
Aug-25 Indianapolis, IN - The Murat Theatre
Aug-27 St. Louis, MO - The Pageant
Aug-28 * Council Bluffs, IA - Stir Cove
Aug-29 Denver, CO - Fillmore Auditorium
Aug-31 * Salt Lake City, UT - The Depot
Sep-07 * Salina, KS - The Stiefel Theatre
Sep-08 * Tulsa, OK - Cain's Ballroom
Sep-10 Charleston, SC - Family Circle Magazine Stadium
Sep-12 Nashville, TN - Ryman Auditorium
Sep-17 Raleigh, NC - Raleigh Boutique Amphitheatre
Sep-18 Charlotte, NC - Uptown Amphitheatre @ The Music Factory
Sep-19 Asheville, NC - Thomas Wolfe Auditorium
Sep-21 Jacksonville, FL - The Florida Theatre
Sep-24 Houston, TX - Verizon Wireless Theatre
Sep-26 * Dallas, TX - House of Blues
Oct-01 * Biloxi, MS - Beau Rivage Casino
Oct-02 Fayetteville, AR - Arkansas Music Pavilion
Oct-15 Albany, NY - The Palace
Oct-16 * Salamanca, NY - Seneca Allegany Casino
Oct-17 * Red Bank, NJ - Count Basie Theatre
Oct-19 Burlington, VT - Higher Ground
Oct-20 Burlington, VT - Higher Ground
Oct-22 Boston, MA - House of Blues
Oct-23 Boston, MA - House of Blues
Oct-24 * Hampton Beach, NH - Hampton Beach Casino Ballroom
Oct-26 Waterbury, CT - Palace Theatre
Oct-27 Toronto, ON - Massey Hall
Oct-29 Philadelphia, PA - Tower Theatre
Oct-30 * Atlantic City, NJ - Music Box @ Borgata Resort
Oct-31 New York, NY - Nokia Theatre Times Square
Nov-02 New York, NY - Nokia Theatre Times Square
Nov-04 New York, NY - Nokia Theatre Times Square
Nov-05 New York, NY - Nokia Theatre Times Square
Nov-06 New York, NY - Nokia Theatre Times Square
Nov-10 * Baltimore, MD - Ram's Head
Nov-12 Pittsburgh, PA - North Shore Entertainment Complex
Nov-13 Washington, DC - 9:30 Club
Nov-14 Washington, DC - 9:30 Club
Nov-16 Richmond, VA - The National
Nov-17 Norfolk, VA - The Norva
Nov-19 Atlanta, GA - The Tabernacle
Nov-20 Atlanta, GA - The Tabernacle
Dec-03 Portland, OR - Arlene Schnitzer Concert Auditorium
Dec-04 * Eugene, OR - McDonald Theatre
Dec-05 * Seattle, WA - Showbox SODO
Dec-07 Santa Barbara, CA - The Arlington Theatre
Dec-10 * Las Vegas, NV - The Joint
Dec-11 Los Angeles, CA - Hollywood Palladium
Dec-12 San Francisco, CA - The Fillmore
Dec-14 San Francisco, CA - The Fillmore
Dec-15 San Francisco, CA - The Fillmore
Dec-17 San Francisco, CA - The Fillmore
Dec-18 San Francisco, CA - The Fillmore
Dec-19 San Francisco, CA - The Fillmore

My wife is a fan of the Black Crowes

I wouldn't mind seeing that show, but the the last time I saw them, the stench of petrulli and the mass of unwashed hippies that attend Crowes shows put me off. I don't know if I can take that for 3 hours again.

I'll get the album though. Still gotta get their last one as well.

Holy crap! Six shows at the Fillmore! Damn.

Not sure I'm interested in seeing them for three hours, but I do love these guys so I'm looking forward to the album. Hopefully Rich and Chris do some solo albums during the layoff.