Old Crow Medicine Show Unveils Plans for 2018 Summer Tour

Country string band Old Crow Medicine Show have announced their expansive cross-country in support of their upcoming studio album, Volunteer, which will drop on April 20. The tour is set to kick off in Nashville, Tenn., on the same day of the album's release.

In advance of the album, the group premiered the upcoming album's first track, "Whirlwind," on Rolling Stone Country. The song, which closes the album, reflects on a couple's life together as they move from town to town and from one life stage to another. For the group, this message has personal resonance: The album's release also celebrates the occasion of their 20-year anniversary.

"There's a great power in the story of a marriage taking place amidst the great uncertainty of massive social upheaval that was happening all around with that generation," frontman Ketch Secur tells Rolling Stone. "...And that kind of story becomes a universal one in the context of country music, because no matter what your twist or your hurricane is, you've got to ride it out."

Old Crow Medicine show will celebrate their first studio album in four years with two nights onstage at the Grand Ole Opry, before heading out on the road for a cross-country tour that includes stops at festivals, amphitheatres and Willie Nelson's own Outlaw Music Fest.

Old Crow Medicine Show, Summer 2018 Tour Dates:

April 20 -- Nashville, Tenn. @ Grand Ole Opry
April 21 -- Nashville, Tenn. @ Grand Ole Opry
April 23 -- Asheville, N.C. @ The Orange Peel (Sold Out)
April 24 -- Asheville, N.C. @ The Orange Peel
April 25 -- Charleston, W.V. @ Municipal Auditorium
April 26 -- Charlottesville, Va. @ Sprint Pavilion
April 28 -- Washington, D.C. @ The Anthem
May 3 -- New Orleans, La. @ New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival
May 4 -- Meridian, Miss. @ MSU Riley Center for the Performing Arts
May 5 -- Jacksonville, Fla. @ Moran Theater
May 6 -- St. Petersburg, Fla. @ Jannus Live
May 25 -- Evans, GA @ Banjo BQ Music Festival
May 26 -- Charlotte, N.C. @ Outlaw Music Festival at PNC Music Pavilion
May 27 -- Cumberland, Md. @ Delfest
June 7 -- Little Rock, Ark. @ Clinton Presidential Park
June 8 -- Robbinsville, Miss. @ Horseshoe Casino's Bluesville
June 9 -- Manchester, Tenn. @ Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival
June 22 -- Cincinnati, Ohio @ Outlaw Music Festival at Riverbend Music Center
June 23 -- Noblesville, Ind. @ Outlaw Music Festival at Ruoff Mortgage Music Center
June 24 -- Detroit, Mich. @ Outlaw Music Festival at DTE Energy Music Center
June 27 -- Chicago, Ill. @ Thalia Hall
June 28 -- Chicago, Ill. @ Thalia Hall
July 13 -- Cleveland, Ohio @ House of Blues
July 14 -- Cooperstown, N.Y. @ Brewery Ommegang
July 15 -- Greenfield, Mass. @ Green River Festival
July 17 -- New Haven, Ct. @ College Street MusicHall
July 19 -- Hampton Beach, N.H. @ Hampton Beach Casino Ballroom
July 20 -- Providence, R.I. @ The Strand
July 22 -- Shelburne, Vt. @The Green at Shelburne Museum
July 24 -- Philadelphia, Penn. @ The Electric Factory
July 27 -- Dewey Beach, De. @ Bottle & Cork
July 29 -- Floyd, Va. @ Floydfest
Aug. 15 -- Kansas City, Mo. @ Arvest Bank Theatre at the Midland
Aug. 16 -- Salina, Kan. @ Stiefel Theatre
Aug. 17 -- Marrison, Co. @ Red Rocks Amphitheater

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