New York, NY (Top40 Charts) Three-time GRAMMY Award-winning multi-platinum artists
Zac Brown Band return with new album 'WELCOME HOME,' out today on Southern Ground/Elektra Records. Produced by GRAMMY Award-winner Dave Cobb (Chris Stapleton, Sturgill Simpson, Jason Isbell), the record hearkens back to the classic sound of the band's beginnings.
"We decided to write the most personal record we'd ever written, about the things that matter the most to us, the struggles and the celebrations of life and our relationships with our families. That's where this began," Zac Brown tells USA Today.
Entertainment Weekly calls the band, "some of the most sonically adventurous artists working out of Nashville," and USA Today says that on the new record, "they preserve the tradition-meets-contemporary essence of [their] sound and apply it to values that once were essential in the country repertoire."
The lyric video for the album's first single, "My Old Man," has hit almost five million views, is featured on CMT and recently added to GAC.
Watch
Zac Brown Band perform their lead single "My Old Man" on The
Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon: https://www.rollingstone.com/country/news/watch-zac-brown-bands-powerful-my-old-man-on-fallon-w474207
Zac Brown Band has a busy summer ahead. On May 15, iHeart
Radio will host a release show from New York City's iHeart Theatre broadcast live on iHeart Country
Radio Stations at 7pm local time, and streamed on YouTube.com/iHeartRadio. The following day, the group will perform on TODAY's Summer Concert Series, as well as on Jimmy Kimmel Live's Outdoor Stage the following week, Wednesday, May 24. Lastly, the band will tape their first-ever Austin City Limits on August 3: https://shorefire.com/releases/entry/new-austin-city-limits-tapings-zac-brown-band-angel-olsen-benjamin-booker
Today also marks the beginning of Zac Brown Band's "WELCOME HOME" Tour, which kicks off with two sold-out hometown shows at Alpharetta's Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre at Encore Park. In conjunction with album release and tour kick-off,
Zac Brown Band will launch "Zac Brown Band Radio" on SiriusXM's Y2Kountry channel today at 4:00 pm ET that will air through Sunday, May 21 at 11:59 pm ET via satellite on channel 61, and through the SiriusXM app on smartphones and other connected devices, as well as online at siriusxm.com. The special will feature music from throughout the band's career, including music from the new album. SiriusXM's "Zac Brown Band Radio" will broadcast the band's sold-out hometown shows live from Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre at Encore Park at Alpharetta, GA. The concerts will air live May 12 and May 13 at 8:00 pm ET. The channel takeover will also feature nightly broadcasts of full
Zac Brown Band live shows recorded over the last five years in addition to other unreleased live material.
Zac Brown Band will kick off Live Nation's Twitter Concert Series as the leading act with a live stream from night two of their Alpharetta, GA shows on May 13. The band will also host a CMT Top 20 Countdown that will air on May 13 and May 14 at 9AM local time on CMT.
Brown tells Entertainment Weekly that the band is taking a new approach for these live shows.
"We have a whole new album, a new set, new video, a new approach," Brown says. "We're not using the horns or the choir right now. We're gonna be playing all of this new stuff, some new covers. It's going to be something really special when people come back. And that's our job. We owe that to these people."
Zac Brown Band 2017 "WELCOME HOME" Tour Dates:
May 12 / Alpharetta, GA / Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre at Encore Park
May 13 / Alpharetta, GA / Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre at Encore Park
May 26 / Gilford, NH / Bank of New Hampshire Pavilion
May 27 / Gilford, NH / Bank of New Hampshire Pavilion
May 28 / Gilford, NH / Bank of New Hampshire Pavilion
May 29 / Gilford, NH / Bank of New Hampshire Pavilion
June 8 / Detroit, MI / DTE
Energy Music Theatre
June 9 / Cuyahoga Falls, OH / Blossom
Music Center
June 10 / Columbus, OH / 2017 Buckeye Country Superfest
June 11 / Pittsburgh, PA / KeyBank Pavilion
June 23 / Bethel, NY / Bethel Woods Center for the Arts
June 24 / Syracuse, NY / Lakeview Amphitheater
June 25 / Darien Center, NY / Darien Lake Performing Arts Center
July 1 / Milwaukee, WI / Summerfest
July 6 / Hartford, CT / XFINITY Theatre
July 7 / Holmdel, NJ / PNC Bank Arts Center
July 8 / Holmdel, NJ / PNC Bank Arts Center
July 9 / Cavendish, PEI / Cavendish Beach
Music Festival
July 14 / Camden, NJ / BB&T Pavilion
July 15 / Camden, NJ / BB&T Pavilion
July 16 / Bristow, VA / Jiffy Lube Live
July 20 / Paso Robles, CA / California Mid-State Fair
July 29 / Denver, CO / Coors Field
August 4 /
Detroit Lakes, MN / 2017 WeFest
August 11 / Anchorage, AK / Alaska Airlines Center
August 12 / Anchorage, AK / Alaska Airlines Center
August 18 / Vancouver, BC / Pepsi Live at Rogers Arena
August 19 / George, WA / Gorge Amphitheatre
August 20 / Brownsville, OR / 2017 Bi-Mart Willamette Country
Music Festival
August 25 / Indianapolis, IN / Klipsch
Music Center
August 26 / Chicago, IL / Wrigley Field
August 27 / St. Louis, MO / Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre
August 31 / Toronto, ON / Budweiser Stage
September 1 / Toronto, ON / Budweiser Stage
September 2 /
Saratoga Springs, NY /
Saratoga Performing Arts Center
September 3 / Hershey, PA / Hersheypark Stadium
September 14 / Rogers, AR / Walmart Arkansas
Music Pavilion
September 15 / Dallas, TX / Starplex Pavilion
September 16 / Houston, TX / Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion
September 17 / Austin, TX / Austin360 Amphitheater
September 21 / Jacksonville, FL / Daily's Place Amphitheatre
September 22 / West Palm Beach, FL / Perfect Vodka Amphitheatre
September 23 / West Palm Beach, FL / Perfect Vodka Amphitheatre
September 24 / Tampa, FL / MIDFLORIDA Credit Union Amphitheatre
October 5 / Charlotte, NC / PNC
Music Pavilion
October 6 / Raleigh, NC / Coastal Credit Union
Music Park
October 7 / Charlottesville, VA / John Paul Jones Arena
October 8 / Virginia Beach, VA / Veterans United Home Loans Amphitheater
October 27 / Mountain View, CA / Shoreline Amphitheatre
October 28 / Los Angeles, CA / Hollywood Bowl
October 29 / Los Angeles, CA / Hollywood Bowl
About Zac Brown Band
Zac Brown Band is: Zac Brown (vocals/guitar), Jimmy De Martini (vocals/violin/guitar), John Driskell Hopkins (vocals/guitar/banjo/ukulele), Coy Bowles (vocals/keys/guitar), Clay Cook (vocals/guitar/keys), Chris Fryar (drums),
Daniel de los Reyes (percussion) and Matt Mangano (bass).
Zac Brown Band is managed by ROAR, a Beverly Hills-based artist and brand management company. The band is also represented by CAA, public relations firm Shore Fire Media and strategic digital marketing agency
Total Assault. Additional information can be found at https://www.zacbrownband.com/.
About Elektra Records
The Elektra Records roster today includes artists such as Zac Brown Band, Fitz and the Tantrums, Kaleo, Anderson East, Brent Cobb,
Saint Motel and others. Founded in 1950 by music pioneer Jac Holzman, Elektra is one of the most influential and iconic labels in the business, from its origins in traditional folk and ethnic music to launching the careers of such seminal artists as Judy Collins, the Doors, and the Stooges. Defined since its inception by an artist-driven environment, the label has championed a boundary-crossing roster, from the
Eagles to Metallica, from
Natalie Cole to Missy Elliott. In 2004, with the new independence of Warner
Music Group following its sale by Time Warner, Elektra was merged into the Atlantic Records Group and officially relaunched in 2009.
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