The Black Crowes are set to subheadline Sea.Hear.Now Festival on Saturday, September 14th, ahead of one of their biggest tours yet.
The Black Crowes, fronted by brothers Chris (vocals) and Rich (guitar) Robinson, recently released their newest record, ‘Happiness Bastards.’ The 10-track album features some newly popular songs, like ‘Wanting and Waiting’ and ‘Bedside Manners.’
Though it’s not country, the record also features a collaboration with Lainey Wilson, one of the biggest new country stars, on ‘Wilted Rose.’ The Crowes aren’t country, but they have a hint of Southern Rock in their sound.
The group formed in 1984, and released their first record, ‘Shake Your Money Maker’ in 1990, which featured huge hits like ‘She Talks to Angels’ and ‘Hard to Handle.’ Their next effort, ‘The Southern Harmony and Music Companion’ was released in 1992 and also featured huge hits like ‘Remedy.’
Over the years, the Crowes have had some ups and downs, but seem to be making a huge comeback after the release of their latest record. After concluding their tour for their newest album earlier this year, they’re off until September, where they will play Sea.Hear.Now and start two tours.
The first tour, possibly their biggest yet, is opening for Aerosmith on their newly-rescheduled ‘Peace Out’ final tour. The tour will be stopping at arenas and stadiums in big markets. Running alongside that tour will be their own run of headline dates in smaller venues that the Aerosmith tour will not be covering. Tickets for both are still on sale.
The Black Crowes have a rich history of shows in New Jersey, most recently at the Ovation Hall in Atlantic City, and just north of the border at Radio City Music Hall in New York. Though these were small, intimate venues, the Crowes are no stranger to larger venues. The group headlined the Stone Pony Summer Stage in 2022, and got even bigger with the PNC Bank Arts Center and BB&T Pavilion in 2021.
Even with all of these shows in Jersey, Sea.Hear.Now will be just their third festival in the state. They previously played at NetAid in 1999 at Giants Stadium along with Jimmy Page, and before that, they participated in the HORDE Tour in 1995, which stopped at Waterloo Village in Stanhope.
Though the schedule is not yet out, it’s pretty safe to say the Crowes will be the penultimate band on the Surf Stage on Saturday, likely performing from 7:00 – 8:00 pm, warming the stage up for Noah Kahan, who will be closing out the night.
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