they are starting a little earlier than usual in '08 and dates are starting to trickle in, seemed like a good time to start tracking them. post 'em here when you see a new date pop up.

start making your plans now...

Tue, 2008-01-29 St. Augustine, FL Cafe Eleven
Wed, 2008-01-30 Stuart, FL Lyric Theater
Sat, 2008-02-02 Orlando, FL Back Booth (*listed on pollstar.com, not confirmed on otr.com yet)
Wed, 2008-02-06 Houston, TX Mucky Duck
Thu, 2008-02-07 Austin, TX Cactus Cafe
Fri, 2008-02-08 Austin, TX Cactus Cafe
Sat, 2008-02-09 Dallas, TX House of Blues Dallas - Cambridge Room
Fri, 2008-02-29 Louisville, KY Kentucky Center for the Arts (*verbally communicated by Linford, not posted on otr.com)
Sat, 2008-04-05 New Harmony, IN Under the Beams - Rapp Granary
Fri, 2008-04-11 Norfolk, VA Attucks Theatre (*listed on pollstar.com, not confirmed on otr.com yet)

Holy crap, ORLANDO??? They haven't been here in years! I like Cafe Eleven a whole lot (I saw the Mountain Goats there last winter), but Backbooth would sure cut down on drive time for me!

Y'know, I totally forgot you were in Orlando, Becky. I was just out there last week.

Well, since March seems to be as yet unbooked, I vote for 4 CST weekends in a row!

That sounds good to me! I'm rumored to be having major computer training at work in March, so I've been hoping OTR will be playing locally in March so I can de-stress. (The training isn't rumored; it's the March part that is... )

friday, saturday [and] sunday of course!

Cool - I'd vote for that.
Just make sure to use whatever pull you have to keep mainframe maintenance at a minimum, dude.

Tue, 2008-01-29 St. Augustine, FL - Cafe Eleven
Wed, 2008-01-30 Stuart, FL - Lyric Theater
Sat, 2008-02-02 Orlando, FL - Back Booth
Wed, 2008-02-06 Houston, TX - Mucky Duck
Thu, 2008-02-07 Austin, TX - Cactus Cafe
Fri, 2008-02-08 Austin, TX - Cactus Cafe
Sat, 2008-02-09 Dallas, TX - House of Blues Dallas - Cambridge Room
Mon, 2008-02-11 Little Rock, AR - Revloution Music Room
Tue, 2008-02-12 Memphis, TN - Hi-Tone
Fri, 2008-02-29 Louisville, KY - Kentucky Center for the Arts (*verbally communicated by Linford, not posted on otr.com)
Sat, 2008-04-05 New Harmony, IN - Under the Beams - Rapp Granary
Fri, 2008-04-11 Norfolk, VA - Attucks Theatre


*new dated are bolded
all dates posted are confirmed and posted @: otr tour dates (unless noted otherwise)

Anyone going to the St. Augustine show??? It's almost a positive that I am going to that show. Sunshine and great music here I come! I have NOT had vacation in 15 years so I saw that date and decided F#*k it! I am going!

Tue, 2008-01-29 St. Augustine, FL - Cafe Eleven
Wed, 2008-01-30 Stuart, FL @ Lyric Theater
Fri, 2008-02-01 Lake Worth, FL @ Bamboo Room
Sat, 2008-02-02 Orlando, FL @ Back Booth
Mon, 2008-02-04 Birmingham, AL @ Workplay
Wed, 2008-02-06 Houston, TX @ Mucky Duck
Thu, 2008-02-07 Austin, TX @ Cactus Cafe
Fri, 2008-02-08 Austin, TX @ Cactus Cafe
Sat, 2008-02-09 Dallas, TX @ House of Blues Dallas - Cambridge Room
Mon, 2008-02-11 Little Rock, AR @ Revloution Music Room
Tue, 2008-02-12 Memphis, TN @ Hi-Tone
Fri, 2008-02-29 Louisville, KY @ Kentucky Center for the Arts
Sat, 2008-04-05 New Harmony, IN @ Under the Beams - Rapp Granary
Fri, 2008-04-11 Norfolk, VA @ Attucks Theatre

*new dates are bolded
all dates posted are confirmed and posted @: otr tour dates (unless noted otherwise)


the louisville venue...

What about CST?

I need to schedule that weekend off from work!

all of march and half the weekends in april are still open...

Why couldn't this have been on the weekend?!?!

$%#@!

Bill,

Any idea where "table seating" would be in this venue? Looking at the seating chart I could not tell.

I'm with Rick C. - I can't WAIT to find out when they are playing more locally. The entirety of 2007 was scheduled around where OTR was playing...and I feel so...so...lost and adrift...

It sure would be nice if they did CST in late April while i'm home on break. I can't believe i've missed 2 shows in the past year when i've actually been in OHIO!

Come ooooooooooooooon, late April!

Oh, and P.S. i can't wait for the Mucky Duck show in less than a month. SO EXCITED!!!! (thanks again to Bill for giving the heads up that they were coming to me! Love ya, mean it!)

stiv, i have no idea. i've been there a couple of times and don't ever remember seeing tables. may not matter tho, read on...

fwiw, anyone considering coming to this show, you may wanna act quickly. they sold well over 1/3 of the house yesterday alone, (over 200+ tickets)! on the first day of sales!

the ky center's website is showing row "q" center & row "j" all the way off to the right as "best available" and showing only single "table seats" available.

I went ahead and got my four this morning. Row Q section 200. Can't believe they sold that quickly. Good for them though!

In the meantime love, I vote we start plotting Lou-A-Vohl.
ersomethinglikeit.

Looks pretty.

Done.

Sweet - we're Row Q section 200, too!
Make sure to wave, eh?
*does happy dance*

What seats you got? We are 203 - 206.

Just in from Pollstar: 03-28-2008 Grantham, PA

A Friday night and just a stone's throw from Harrisburg... I predict that me, Shang and my pal Rhonda will be at this show!

:: waves arms from Kansas City ::

Over here! Over here! Come back! Come back!

and here's hoping that CST weekend is not on Easter weekend.

ohhh yeah, didn't that happen last year? or one year?

Last year it was on St. Patrick's Day (well, the day before AND...)
Which in Dayton is just...scary. LOL They take their green beer seriously.

201 & 202. We'll be right next to you - sweet!

just posted on pollstar:

Just up on the website they're coming here to C'ville sweeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeet news.. I was already planning on going to the Norfolk show so I just might do both and get my fix in while I can!!

Ah yes, I've never been to Cornerstone 'cause it's always interfered with X-Day, Origins, or Sirrius.
This year it would both X-Day and Origins

and now a Richmond, VA show , Norfolk, VA, and Charlottesville, VA show... Triple threat time WOOOO HOOOOOO!!!!

and independence day too

(i've never been to c-stone either)

if only they were playing Birmingham one day sooner. nazis.

boo.

Hi Keith:

I would say that your prediction is "dead on" except that.....

I just bought a ticket for Pittsburgh for the following night (tics went on sale today BTW all you apples). I'll probably head to Pittsburgh on friday to meet up with my musical collaborators for some jamming on Friday evening and Saturday ahead of the show. If plans change, and it looks like I'll be around central PA, I'll let you know so we can meet up in Harrisburg. Alternatively, consider making the trek to Pittsburgh. Mr. Small's is a cool little venue (although general admission).

Cheers.

I haven't actually been here in a months (I used to come for the show vines more than anything), but I wish I would have seen this before. You weren't the standing over by the little stairway to heaven (that upper deck VIP section that I would have LOVED to have seen the show from) were you?

these recently showed up on pollstar, not posted on otr.com as of yet...

Tue 07/22/08 Cleveland Heights, OH Cain Park
Wed 07/23/08 Kettering, OH Fraze Pavilion For The Perf. Arts

that second one generates a big woo-hoo! from me.

Thu, 2008-02-28 Concord, NH Capitol Theater opening for Ani DiFranco
Sat, 2008-03-01 Rochester, NY Auditorium Theater opening for Ani DiFranco
Sun, 2008-03-02 Pittsburgh, PA Carnegie Music Hall opening for Ani DiFranco
Wed, 2008-03-05 Columbus, OH Lifestyle Communities Pavilion opening for Ani DiFranco
Thu, 2008-03-06 Knoxville, TN Bijou Theatre opening for Ani DiFranco
Fri, 2008-03-07 Athens, GA 40 Watt Club opening for Ani DiFranco
Tue, 2008-03-11 Tampa, FL Tampa Theatre opening for Ani DiFranco
Wed, 2008-03-12 Jacksonville, FL Freebird Live opening for Ani DiFranco
Fri, 2008-03-14 Nashville, TN The Ryman opening for Ani DiFranco
Sat, 2008-03-15 Birmingham, AL Workplay Soundstage opening for Ani DiFranco
Sun, 2008-03-16 New Orleans, LA House of Blues opening for Ani DiFranco






oh...and in case anyone didn't notice...

The Ryman!

Fri, 2008-03-14 Nashville, TN The Ryman opening for Ani DiFranco

Ooo! OOO! Oh I think we maybe can make BOTH of those...'cause I think that's about the time we're taking vacation... And we can fit in a visit home for 'Yote (and get a couple of Cleveland peeps we've been bugging to finally get to see OTR)...
Kettering is essentially Dayton...they're still going to do CST aren't they?
Here's hoping...and soon. Yes, we're going to the Louisville show, but I'm going through withdrawal...going too long between OTR shows is apparently not good for me.

YAAAAAAAAAAAY!!!!!

No WONDER the first part of March has been blank - what a SWEET tour with Ani DiFranco! (who I've never seen in concert before - fantastic!)

This could be a blast. It's been years since I've seen Ani.

But it's been almost a decade since she put out an album I've heard and liked.

Me too! That's 5 minutes from my house!

Edited to add: You know, I wonder if this is going to be a free show. Most of the Wednesday night shows at Fraze have been for the last several years, unless it's a superstar like B.B. King...

FYI regarding the louisville show, originally scheduled for "leap day" 02/29. i just got this note from glen (OtR's manager):

Ack...seriously? I'm glad we didn't make any hotel reservations yet (hadn't decided if we were going to drive back that night or not, we have plans with my kids on the 1st and it was going to be dicey anyway). Is there going to be an official announcement (like to ticket holders, since the tickets say the 29th?)

Wow...wonder what happened.
Good thing we didn't have any plans the 23rd anyway...

Wow! Thanks for the heads up, Bill. I'll have to move my vacation time up a bit now.

i'm sure it was to accommodate ani's tour, which has them in new hampshire the day before and rochester, ny the day after the original date (of 2/29).

Yeah, I was just posting up the current dates on my livejournal (I have a bunch of peeps in Texas and various parts of the globe who NEED to be assimilated as apples yet), and realized that's probably why. We're going to try and make the show in Columbus, though anything mid-week like that is rough with our schedules (since 'Yote has to be at work by 11pm...I think that will have to be a vacation day or something). Hope they post the pricing soon...
Wow...last month we had no idea what the year would hold. Now the schedule is filling up FAST!

Eu

FYI. The Pittsburgh show (Mar 29) has been cancelled. Just received an email. Boo.

fyi...

Thanks for the info Bill.