Campfire Tour (Bob Weir Tour)

The Campfire Tour is a 2016 mini-tour by Bob Weir backed by members of the indie-rock band The National: Aaron Dessner, Bryan Devendorf, Scott Devendorf, and Josh Kaufman, in support of his third solo album Blue Mountain. The tour spanned nine shows and eight venues on the East and West coasts. The tour began on October 7, 2016, at the Marin County Civic Centre in San Rafael, California and wrapped up on October 20, 2016 at the Chicago Theatre in Chicago, IL.[1][2][3] While Weir had enlisted Aaron Dessner of The National to be a part of his backing band for the jaunt, Dessner had pulled out due to a family emergency. Weir announced his longtime collaborator Steve Kimock has stepped up to join the backing band which also includes new addition Jon Shaw (Cass McCombs/Shakey Graves) on bass as well.[4]

The Campfire Tour
Tour by Bob Weir
Promotional poster for The Campfire Tour.
LocationUnited States
Associated albumBlue Mountain
Start dateOctober 7th, 2016
End dateOctober 20th, 2016
Legs1
No. of shows9 in North America
Bob Weir concert chronology

Weir and the band also promoted the tour and accompanying album with a performance of "Lay My Lily Down" on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, on October 17, 2016.[5]

Tour dates

The band performed a total of nine concerts in eight U.S. cities.[6][7]

Date[8] City Country Venue Revenue Attendance
October 7, 2016 San Rafael United States Marin County Civic Center — —
October 8, 2016 Oakland Fox Oakland Theatre
October 10, 2016 Los Angeles The Wiltern
October 12, 2016 Upper Darby Tower Theatre
October 14, 2016 New York City Kings Theatre
October 15, 2016
October 16, 2016 Port Chester Capitol Theatre
October 19, 2016 Nashville Ryman Auditorium
October 20, 2016 Chicago Chicago Theatre

Musicians

References
  1. "Bob Weir Announces 'Blue Mountain' Cowboy Album & Solo Tour".
  2. "Bob Weir Announces New Tour and Solo Album, 'Blue Mountain'".
  3. Bob Weir [@BobWeir] (29 August 2016). "Windy City, I'll see you on October 20. Pre-sale tickets go on sale tomorrow at 10 AM CDT" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  4. "Bob Weir Enlists Steve Kimock & Jon Shaw for Upcoming Campfire Tour".
  5. "Bob Weir to Appear on 'The Late Show with Stephen Colbert' & 'Saturday Sessions'".
  6. "Bob Weir Announces New Tour and Solo Album, 'Blue Mountain'".
  7. "Bob Weir".
  8. "Bob Weir". Bob Weir. Retrieved 19 August 2016.
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