Darius Rucker Reuniting With Hootie & the Blowfish for New Tour, Album
Darius Rucker is reuniting with his Hootie & the Blowfish bandmates! The '90s pop-rock group has announced a reunion tour and plans for new music in 2019.
Hootie & the Blowfish announced their reunion on Today on Monday morning (Dec. 3). The group -- Rucker, Mark Bryan, Dean Felber and Jim "Soni" Sonefeld -- came together while they were students at the University of South Carolina, playing shows and touring "for years" before signing their first record deal," Rucker recalls in a press release.
Hootie & the Blowfish's 2019 Group Therapy Tour will begin on May 30 in Virginia Beach, Va., and run through the summer; they'll wrap things up in their hometown of Columbia, S.C., on Sept. 13. Fellow '90s rocker Barenaked Ladies will join as special guests.
Tickets for the 2019 Group Therapy Tour will go on sale to the general public on Dec. 7. Various pre-sales are available to Citi cardholders, Hootie & the Blowfish fan club members and Barenaked Ladies fans until that time.
In addition to their 2019 tour plans, Hootie & the Blowfish have signed with UMG Nashville -- Rucker's label as a solo country artist -- to release new music. The record will be their sixth together.
Hootie & the Blowfish, 2019 Group Therapy Tour Dates:
May 30 — Virginia Beach, Va. @ Veterans United Home Loans Amphitheater
May 31 — Raleigh, N.C. @ Coastal Credit Union Music Park at Walnut Creek
June 1 — Atlanta, Ga. @ Cellairis Amphitheatre at Lakewood
June 6 — Orange Beach, Ala. @ The Wharf
June 7 — Tampa, Fla. @ MidFlorida Credit Union Amphitheatre
June 8 — West Palm Beach, Fla. @ Coral Sky Amphitheatre
June 13 — Austin, Texas @ Austin360 Amphitheatre
June 14 — Houston, Texas @ The Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion by Huntsman
June 15 — Dallas, Texas @ Dos Equis Pavilion
June 19 — Phoenix, Ariz. @ Ak-Chin Pavilion
June 21 — Chula Vista, Calif. @ North Island Credit Union Amphitheatre
June 22 — Las Vegas, Nev. @ T-Mobile Arena
June 23 — Irvine, Calif. @ FivePoint Amphitheatre presented by Mercury Insurance
June 25 — Los Angeles, Calif. @ Hollywood Bowl
June 28 — Wheatland, Calif. @ Toyota Amphitheatre
June 29 — Mountain View, Calif. @ Shoreline Amphitheatre
July 11 — Englewood, Colo. @ Fiddler’s Green Amphitheatre
July 13 — Maryland Heights, Mo @ Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre
July 14 — Rogers, Ark. @ Walmart AMP
July 19 — Monticello, Iowa @ Great Jones County Fair
July 20 — Cincinnati, Ohio @ Riverbend Music Center
July 21 — Burgettstown, Pa. @ KeyBank Pavilion
July 26 — Cleveland, Ohio @ Blossom Music Center
July 27 — Bristow, Va. @ Jiffy Lube Live
July 28 — Camden, N.J. @ BB&T Pavilion
Aug. 2 — Guilford, N.H. @ Bank of New Hampshire Pavilion
Aug. 3 — Mansfield, Mass. @ Xfinity Center
Aug. 4 — Saratoga Springs, N.Y. @ Saratoga Performing Arts Center
Aug. 8 — Columbia, Md. @ Merriweather Post Pavilion
Aug. 9 — Canandaigua, N.Y. @ Constellation Brands-Marvin Sands Performing Arts Center (CMAC)
Aug. 10 — New York City @ Madison Square Garden
Aug. 16 — Detroit, Mich. @ DTE Energy Music Theatre
Aug. 17 — Noblesville, Ind. @ Ruoff Home Mortgage Music Center
Aug. 18 — Des Moines, Iowa @ Iowa State Fair
Aug. 22 — St. Paul, Minn. @ Minnesota State Fair
Aug. 23 — East Troy, Wisc. @ Alpine Valley Music Theatre
Aug. 24 — Tinley Park, Ill. @ Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre
Aug. 29 — Toronto, Ontario, Canada @ Budweiser Stage
Aug. 30 — Hershey, Pa. @ Hersheypark Stadium
Aug. 31 — Hartford, Conn.@ Xfinity Theatre
Sept. 5 — Charlotte, N.C. @ PNC Music Pavilion
Sept. 6 — Birmingham, Ala. @ Oak Mountain Amphitheatre
Sept. 7 — Nashville, Tenn. @ Bridgestone Arena
Sept. 13 — Columbia, S.C. @ Colonial Life Arena
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