Celebrated singer-songwriter Steve Earle will share experiences and music from his decades-long career during a series of special headlining shows this year. His solo acoustic Fifty Years of Songs and Stories tour will take the award-winning lyricist and musician to more than 50 cities across the U.S. and Canada.
The expansive roster of live dates begins on May 25 in Decatur, Alabama, and stretches through the end of August. Earle’s newly announced tour includes performances in Chicago, Dallas, Omaha, Houston, Buffalo, and Calgary, coming to a close with a set at the Rhythm and Roots Festival on Aug. 31.
“Awhile back I was interviewing John Hiatt on my radio show and we realized that we had known each other for fifty years,” Earle shares, reflecting on the inspiration behind his upcoming tour. “I met John in 1975, my first full year in Nashville and it occurred to me that the oldest songs that I still play (there are 3) were written that year. Now, I live to follow creative rabbits down holes and I’m old enough, now, that the idea of legacy comes up now and then, so, I decided that a more or less chronological live songbook might make for an interesting evening of music.”
]Tickets for all Fifty Years of Songs and Stories tour dates, which are listed below, are on sale now. You can find more information on the performance dates, along with ticketing information, by visiting Steve Earle’s official website.
Steve Earle’s Fifty Years of Songs and Stories Tour Dates:
May 25 – Decatur, Ala. @ Princess Theater Centre for the Performing Arts
May 27 – Rocky Mount, Va. @ Harvester Performance Center
May 29 – Richmond, Va. @ Tin Pan
May 30 – Richmond, Va. @ Tin Pan
May 31 – York, Pa. @ Appell Center for the Performing Arts @ Capitol Theatre
June 1 – Norfolk, Va. @ Attucks Theatre
June 3 – Alexandria, Va. @ The Birchmere
June 5 – Saratoga Springs, N.Y. @ Universal Preservation Hall
June 6 – Red Bank, N.J. @ The Vogel
June 7 – Homer, N.Y. @ Center for the Arts of Homer
June 8 – Norwalk, Conn. @ District Music Hall
June 10 – Waterville, Maine @ Waterville Opera House
June 12 – Plymouth, Mass. @ The Spire Center for the Performing Arts
June 13 – King of Prussia, Pa. @ Concert Under The Stars
June 14 – Great Barrington, Mass. @ Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center
June 15 – Buffalo, N.Y. @ Asbury Hall
June 17 – Wheeling, W.V. @ The Capitol Theatre
June 18 – Lafayette, Ind. @ The Long Center
June 20 – Chicago, Ill. @ The Vic Theatre
June 21 – Anderson, Ind. @ The Paramount Theatre Centre + Ballroom
June 22 – Three Oaks, Mich. @ The Acorn
June 24 – Iowa City, Iowa @ The Englert Theatre
June 26 – Minneapolis, Minn. @ Uptown Theater
June 27 – Clear Lake, Iowa @ Surf Ballroom
June 28 – Wisconsin Dells, Wis. @ Crystal Grand Music Theatre
June 29 – Kansas City, Mo. @ Knuckleheads Saloon
July 3 – Gainesville, Ga. @ Boot Barn Hall
July 5 – Marion, Va. @ Songs of the Mountains @ Lincoln
July 6 – Cincinnati, Ohio @ The Ludlow Garage
July 8 – Baton Rouge, La. @ Manship Theater
July 13 – San Antonio, Texas @ Empire Theater
July 15 – Tomball, Texas @ Main Street Station
July 16 – Lake Charles, La. @ Southlake Theater
July 17 – Houston, Texas @ The Heights Theatre
July 21 – Boulder, Colo. @ Chautauqua Auditorium
July 30 – Stateline, Nev. @ Harrah’s Lake Tahoe Casino
Aug. 3 – Mammoth, Calif. @ Mammoth Bluesapalooza Festival (co-headline with Robert Cray)
Aug. 4 – Grass Valley, Calif. @ The Center for the Arts
Aug. 9 – Scottsdale, Ariz. @ Talking Stick Casino
Aug. 14 – Park City, Utah @ Egyptian Theatre
Aug. 15 – Park City, Utah @ Egyptian Theatre
Aug. 16 – Park City, Utah @ Egyptian Theatre
Aug. 17 – Park City, Utah @ Egyptian Theatre
Aug. 20 – Colorado Springs, Colo. @ Phil Long Music Hall
Aug. 21 – Omaha, Neb. @ The Admiral
Aug. 22 – Fort Yates, N.D. @ Prairie Knights Casino & Resort
Aug. 23 – Walker, Minn. @ Northern Lights Casino
Aug. 25 – Milwaukee, Wis. @ Pabst Theater
Aug. 26 – Kent, Ohio @ Kent Stage
Aug. 28 – Amagansett, N.Y. @ Stephen’s Talkhouse
Aug. 29 – Salisbury, Mass. @ Blue Ocean Music Hall
Aug. 30 – Brownfield, Maine @ Stone Mountain Arts Center
Aug. 31 – Charlestown, R.I. @ Rhythm and Roots Festival @ Ninigret Park
