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Robert Cray maps U.S. tour to back forthcoming album

Published May 3, 2001 04:12 PM

By Christina Fuoco / LiveDaily Contributor

update: Bluesman Robert Cray [ tickets ] is gearing up for a summer tour of U.S. theaters and festivals in support of his forthcoming album, “Shoulda Been Home.” The outing gets underway on May 15, the same day that the album is due to arrive in stores.

A month-long tour of Europe is also slated, with dates set from late-June through late-July.

Cray talked about the recording process for “Shoulda Been Home” (Rykodisc) in the press release.

"We made this record in the tradition of how people used to record,” he said. “We had the songs written before we began recording and the sessions had a nice flow. We play live in the studio and it's like we're reproducing what we do onstage. This album really shows what we can do as a band."

“Shoulda Been Home,” Cray’s 12th album, is the follow-up to 1999’s “Take Your Shoes Off.” The latter release won the Grammy for Best Contemporary Blues Album at the 42nd Annual Grammy Awards.

Cray’s most commercially successful album to date is his 1986 double-platinum release “Strong Persuader” (Mercury). That album features his breakthrough hit, “Smoking Gun.”

[Note: The following tour dates have been provided by artist and/or tour sources, who verify its accuracy as of the publication time of this story. Changes may occur before tickets go on sale. Check with official artist websites, ticketing sources and venues for late updates.]

May
15 - Modesto, CA - State Theatre
16 - Santa Cruz, CA - Catalyst
17 - Agoura Hills, CA - Canyon Theater
19 - Austin, TX - KGSR Blues Festival
20 - Dana Point, CA - Doheny Blues Festival

June
1 - Norfolk, VA - The NorVa
2 - Elmer, NJ - Appel Farms Music Festival
8 - San Francisco, CA - The Fillmore
9 - San Diego, CA - San Diego Blues Festival
20 - Wilkes-Barre, PA - F.M. Kirby Center for Performing Arts
22 - Vienna, VA - Wolf Trap Filene Center
23 - Warren, VT - Ben & Jerry's Festival
24 - New Haven, CT - International Festival of Arts and Ideas
27 - Coventry, England - Warwick Arts Centre
28 - Dublin, Ireland - Vicar Street
29 - Belfast, Ireland - Waterfront

July
1 - Aberdeen, Scotland - Music Hall
2 - Glasgow, Scotland - Royal Concert Hall
3 - Newcastle, England - Opera House
4 - Baskingstoke, England - The Anvil
6 - Reading, England - Concert Hall
8 - London, England - Shepherds Bush Empire
9 - Croydon, England - Fairfield Concert Hall
10 - Cambridge, England - Corn Exchange
11 - Chichester, England - Real Ale & Jazz Festival
13 - Hamburg, Germany - Technics Jazzport-Festival
14 - Bonn, Germany - Museumplatz
15 - Munich, Germany - Klaviersommer
16 - Berlin, Germany - Haug Der Kunst
18, 19 - Pori, Finland - Pori International Jazz Festival
20 - Stockholm, Sweden - Stockholm Jazz Festival
22 - Peer, Belgium - Belgium Rhythm & Blues Festival
26 - San Remo, Italy - San Remo Jazz And Blues Festival
25 - Lucerne, Switzerland - Blue Balls Festival
29 - Cognac, France - Cognac Blues Festival

August
5 - Portland, OR - Jammin' for Salmon
15 - Hyannis, MA - Cape Cod Melody Tent
16 - Cohasset, MA - South Shore Music Circus
17 - Gilford, NH - Meadowbrook Farm
21 - Westbury, NY - Westbury Music Fair

September
1 - Bedford, TX - City of Bedford Labor Day BluesFest
2 - Atlanta, GA - Montreux Atlanta Music Festival
3 - Memphis, TN - Memphis Botanic Garden
7 - Jacksonville, OR - Britt Festival
29 - Los Gatos, CA - Oak Meadow Park