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Drive-By Truckers To Appear On Letterman

By Mikela Floyd on March 12, 2010

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Drive-By Truckers To Appear On Letterman

Athens, GA alt-country outfit The Drive-By Truckers will appear on “The Late Show with David Letterman” tonight, March 12, and “Late Night With Jimmy Fallon” on Wednesday, March 31st. In addition to these high-profile television spots, they’ve also added additional dates to their The Big To-Do tour including nine dates with Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers.

The Big To-Do will be released March 16th on ATO Records and the band is offering an exclusive deluxe pre-order from their web site www.drivebytruckers.com. The deluxe package includes a 52-page color book with the art and text from the album, a Wes Freed limited edition, signed and numbered giclée, 18 postcard set, and 180 gram double gatefold vinyl. The band has also posted “You Got Another” as the third preview track on the record, now streaming on the band’s website.
                 
The band will kick off the tour this week in Atlanta, GA with a two night stand at the Variety Playhouse then heading to SXSW where they’ll play an in-store at Waterloo Records on Thursday, March 18th at 2 pm and then perform at Stubb’s at 10:30 pm with Band of Horses and Broken Social Scene.

Drive-By Truckers Tour Dates
March
12 Atlanta, GA- Variety Playhouse*
13 Atlanta, GA- Criminal Records In Store 3 Pm
13 Atlanta, GA- Variety Playhouse*
17 New Braunfels, TX- Gruene Hall+
18 Austin, TX- Waterloo Records In Store - 2pm
18 Austin, TX- Stubbs (Sxsw)
19 New Orleans, LA- Tipitinas =
20 New Orleans, LA- Tipitinas ^

April
01 New York, NY- Webster Hall $
02 Boston, MA- House Of Blues $ #
03 Philadelphia, PA- Electric Factory $ #
08 Detroit, MI- St. Andrews Hall $
09 Chicago, IL- Vic Theatre $
10 Lexington, KY- Busters Billiards & Backroom $
11 Cleveland, OH- Beachland Ballroom & Tavern $
13 Milvale, PA- Mr Smalls $
14 Towson, MD- Recher Theatre $
15 Norfolk, VA- The Norva $
16 Asheville, NC- The Orange Peel $
17 Asheville, NC- The Orange Peel $
29 Chattanooga, TN- Rhythm & Brews
30 Nashville, TN- Cannery Ballroom

May
01 Memphis, TN- Beale St Music Festival
02 Columbia, MO- Blue Note
05 Tucson, AZ- Rialto Theatre
06 San Diego, CA- House Of Blues
07 Los Angeles, CA- Avalon !
08 San Francisco, CA- Fillmore Auditorium !
09 Crystal Bay, NV- Crystal Bay Casino
12 Salt Lake City, UT- In The Venue
13 Boulder, CO- Boulder Theatre
14 Fort Collins, CO- Aggie Theatre
15 Aspen, CO- Belly Up
31 George, WA- Sasquatch Festival

June
05 Hunter, NY-Mountain Jam
22 St. Paul, MN- Xcel Center (With Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers)
23 Omaha, NE- Quest Center (With Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers

July
10 Indianapolis, IN- Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre (With Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers)
13 Kansas City, MO- Sprint Center (With Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers)
15 Cincinnati, OH- Riverbend Music Center  (With Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers)
17 Chicago, IL- United Center  (With Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers)
20 Cleveland, OH- Blossom Music Center (With Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers)
22 Auburn Hills, MI- Palace At Auburn Hills (With Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers)
24 Burgettstown, PA- First Niagara (With Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers)

* David Barbe & The Quick Hooks supports
+ Justin Jones supports
= The Soul Rebels Brass Band supports
^ Leo Jackson and the Melody Clouds supports
$ Langhorne Slim supports
# with Lucero
! The Henry Clay People supports

 

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