originally published: 01/10/2020



(RED BANK, NJ) -- Following a very successful and creative year, Tedeschi Trucks Band looks ahead to 2020 with a limited touring schedule, but one highlighted with multiple-night residencies including a pair of shows at the Count Basie Center for the Arts on Tuesday, January 28 and Wednesday, January 29 - both at 8:00pm. The band is also looking forward to its annual flagship "Wheels of Soul" summer amphitheater run with this year's special guests St. Paul and The Broken Bones and Gabe Dixon.

Led by Derek Trucks’ masterful fretwork and Susan Tedeschi’s naturally stunning, emotive vocals and guitar talents, the 12-member strong collective continues to expand musical boundaries in ways that only a rare caliber of musician can achieve. Praised as a “major force in American music,” (Austin American Statesman) and “one of the best live bands on the road right now -- versatile, inventive, improvisatory and fearless” (Oakland Press), Tedeschi Trucks Band “seamlessly showcases the genuine transformative power of music”(Houston Press).

Now celebrating 10 years together, the ensemble's commanding performances and exceptional musical chemistry are hallmarks of the can’t-miss-concert experience fans have come to anticipate live and are also evident throughout their new recordings. In February 2019, the band released its fourth studio album, Signs, and companion EP High and Mighty to widespread acclaim. The collection is notable for much of its songwriting informed by the loss of loved ones and mentors such as Gregg Allman, Butch Trucks, Leon Russell, Col. Bruce Hampton and takes on an even deeper meaning with the untimely passing of their own keyboardist Kofi Burbridge.

Yet, their music doesn’t dwell on darkness and despair, it beckons with the optimism and hope that has become a signature part of TTB’s message in the studio and on stage.

“This band is really good at reinventing themselves every night,” Derek insists. “That’s how you keep things fresh. You don’t want to abandon the sentiment of a song, but you do want to be able to expand on it in new and exciting ways.”

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Along with the release of new music, 2019 was packed with touring highlights included their multi-band collaborative “Wheels of Soul” summer amphitheater tour - with 2019 special guests Blackberry Smoke and Shovels & Rope. They followed with a pair of historic performances in Bethel, NY on the 50th anniversary weekend of Woodstock, and at the Lockn’ Music Festival where as headliners they played Derek and the Dominos’ legendary album, Layla and Other Assorted Love Songs, with Trey Anastasio.

In October, they delivered another spectacular six-night run at New York’s Beacon Theatre which saw the group perform rare acoustic sets and were joined onstage by surprise special guests Robert Randolph and Joss Stone. They wrapped up the year with a sold out three-night run in Susan’s hometown of Boston where lucky fans also experienced their impeccable musicianship, and newly-minted acoustic sets. In a concert review, the Boston Globe said “they were astonishing” and praised Susan as “a seasoned blues belter capable of expressing both raging confidence and shattered vulnerability”, and Derek as “one of Earth’s greatest living guitar players.”

“This is a special group of musicians,” Susan says. “All of these people we play with are extremely talented, and each of them could easily be fronting their own outfit. Everybody is so gifted, and we all realize how special this band is. We’re going to keep working hard at it and move it forward.”

TEDESCHI TRUCKS BAND UPCOMING SHOWS



1/15 Macon, GA Macon City Auditorium +



1/17 Chicago, IL Chicago Theatre



1/18 Chicago, IL Chicago Theatre



1/21 Kansas City, MO Convention Center Music Hall ^



1/22 Ames, IA Stephens Auditorium ^



1/24 Chicago, IL Chicago Theatre



1/25 Chicago, IL Chicago Theatre



1/28 Red Bank, NJ Count Basie



1/29 Red Bank, NJ Count Basie



2/1 London, UK SSE Wembley Arena %



2/14 Washington, DC Warner Theatre



2/15 Washington, DC Warner Theatre



2/18 Richmond, VA Altria Theater *



2/19 Pittsburgh, PA UPMC Event Center



2/21 Washington, DC Warner Theatre



2/22 Washington, DC Warner Theatre



2/25 Prestonsburg, KY Mountain Arts Center



2/27 Nashville, TN Ryman Auditorium #



2/28 Nashville, TN Ryman Auditorium



2/29 Nashville, TN Ryman Auditorium



3/10 New York, NY Madison Square Garden 50th Anniversary Allman Brothers Band (Derek Trucks only)



6/26 Jacksonville, FL Daily’s Place &



6/27 Orange Beach, AL The Wharf Amphitheater &



6/28 Tuscaloosa, AL Tuscaloosa Amphitheater &



7/1 Canandaigua, NY Constellation Brands Marvin Sands PAC &



7/2 Saratoga, NY Saratoga Performing Arts Center &



7/3 Gilford, NH Bank of New Hampshire Pavilion &



7/5 Essex Junction, VT Midway Lawn &



7/7 Philadelphia, PA Mann Center for the Performing Arts &



7/10 Charlotte, NC PNC Music Pavilion &



7/11 Raleigh, NC Coastal Credit Union Music Park at Walnut Creek &



7/12 Huber Heights, OH Rose Music Center at The Heights &



7/14 Lewiston, NY Artpark &



7/15 Detroit, MI Fox Theatre &



7/18 New Haven, CT Westville Music Bowl &



7/19 Patchogue, NY Great South Bay Music Festival &



7/24 Atlanta, GA Fox Theatre



7/25 Atlanta, GA Fox Theatre



7/26 Cincinnati, OH PNC Pavilion at Riverbend



7/28 Indianapolis, IN Farm Bureau Insurance Lawn at White River State Park



7/31 Morrison, CO Red Rocks Amphitheatre



8/1 Morrison, CO Red Rocks Amphitheatre







+ w/ Charlie Starr & Benji Shanks Duo – Benefit for the Big House Museum



^ w/ John Moreland



% w/ Blackberry Smoke



* Southern Avenue



# w/ The War and Treaty



& Wheels of Soul Summer Tour w/ sp guests: St. Paul and The Broken Bones and Gabe Dixon