Fresh off the heels of announcing their first album in 15 years, Happiness Bastards, legendary rock band The Black Crowes today announced their 2024 headline tour – set to hit 35 cities in North America and Europe this Spring in support of their forthcoming studio album.
The Happiness Bastards Tour will kick off at the Grand Ole Opry House in Nashville on April 2, making stops in Atlanta, Los Angeles, Seattle, Vancouver, Chicago, New York, and Boston, before ending the North American run in Philadelphia on May 7 at The Met Philadelphia.
The Happiness Bastards Tour international run begins in the UK on May 14 at Manchester’s O2 Apollo before making stops at London’s Eventim Apollo (May 15), Newcastle’s O2 City Hall (May 17), and Wolverhampton’s The Halls (May 18) before Brussels, Amsterdam, Paris, Milan, Berlin, and more. The expansive tour will wrap up on June 9 in Mérida at the STONE & MUSIC Festival.
Presales for the Happiness Bastards Tour start on Tuesday, January 23rd and tickets go on sale to the general public on Friday, January 26th at 10 a.m. local HERE.
The band’s highly anticipated new album, Happiness Bastards, is set for worldwide release on March 15 via the band’s Silver Arrow Records. A salute to their past and a celebration of the present and future, Happiness Bastards is The Black Crowes’ tenth studio album and their first original music in 15 years. Produced by GRAMMY Award-Winning producer Jay Joyce, the album includes ten new tracks, with a very special feature from GRAMMY-nominated superstar Lainey Wilson. Alongside the album announcement, the band unveiled the riff-ripping lead single “Wanting and Waiting,” an exhilarating taste of what’s to come with the signature flair and attitude of one of this generation’s most vital rock bands. Listen to the new single “Wanting and Waiting” HERE and pre-order Happiness Bastards HERE.
Frontman Chris Robinson said, “Hope everybody is ready to rock & roll with us on the Happiness Bastards Tour this spring! We’re excited to be playing songs from our new album along with some deeper tracks, juicy covers, and the songs you want to hear!”.
2024 marks 40 years since the inception of The Black Crowes, and the Robinson Brothers are claiming this momentous year as their own. Following decades marked by sex, drugs, fights, breakups, and divorce, they are leaving their bullshit behind and coming together to celebrate their mutual love for rock n’ roll.
HAPPINESS BASTARDS 2024 EU TOUR DATES:
May 14, 2024 Manchester, UK O2 Apollo
May 15, 2024 London, UK Eventim Apollo
May 17, 2024 Newcastle, UK O2 City Hall
May 18, 2024 Wolverhampton, UK The Civic at The Halls
May 21, 2024 Brussels, BE Ancienne Belgique
May 22, 2024 Amsterdam, NL AFAS Live
May 24, 2024 Paris, FR L’Olympia
May 27, 2024 Milan, IT Teatro Arcimboldi Milano
May 29, 2024 Frankfurt, DE Alte Oper
May 30, 2024 Stuttgart, DE Liederhalle
June 1, 2024 Berlin, DE Verti Music Hall
June 4, 2024 Copenhagen, DK Falkonersalen
June 5/8, ’24 Sôlvesborg, SE Sweden Rock Festival**
June 9, 2024 Mérida, ES STONE & MUSIC Festival
**Festival Date
