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Coming off an extraordinary 2017, Rock n’ Roll Hall of Famer Steve Miller is looking forward to his summer 2018 tour. Joining Miller and his band on this tour once again will be special guest Peter Frampton.
“2017 was an amazingly beautiful, creative and rewarding music experience for our band and our audience,” says Miller. “The band and production crew are working on creating an even better concert experience for 2018 and plan on wading even deeper into the musical waters. Peter Frampton and I enjoyed last summer. There is so much to explore and we are really looking forward.”
Frampton adds, “Having had such a fantastic tour together last summer, Steve and I decided to keep going this year! Jamming together each night during Steve’s set is one of my favorite moments of the evening. Can’t wait to get back out there.”
Last September, Miller produced and personally directed the curation and creative process for two new, career-spanning Steve Miller Band Ultimate Hits collections (Capitol/Ume). Ultimate Hits is available in a 1CD and digital edition featuring 22 essential Steve Miller Band tracks, including three previously unreleased rarities, and in an expanded 2CD and digital deluxe edition with 40 tracks, including the acclaimed band’s top hits, live tracks, and eight previously unreleased recordings from the studio and the stage. Both editions are also available on 180-gram vinyl in 2LP and 4LP deluxe packages.
Steve Miller was a mainstay of the San Francisco music scene that upended American culture in the late ’60s. With albums like Children of the Future, Sailor and Brave New World, Miller perfected a psychedelic blues sound that drew on the deepest sources of American roots music and simultaneously articulated a compelling vision of what music-and society-could be in the years to come.
Then, in the ’70s, Miller crafted a brand of rock ‘n’ roll music that was polished, exciting and irresistible, and that has dominated radio through today. Hit followed hit in an endless flow: “The Joker,” “Livin’ in the USA,” “Take the Money and Run,” “Rock’n Me,” “Fly Like an Eagle,” “Jet Airliner,” “Jungle Love,” and “Abracadabra” among them. To this day, these songs are instantly recognizable when they come on the radio-and impossible not to sing along with.
Running through Miller’s catalogue is a combination of virtuosity and song craft along with melodic vocals and signature guitar riffs. His parents were jazz aficionados — Les Paul was his godfather — so as a budding guitarist and singer, Miller absorbed valuable lessons from their musical tradition. When the family moved to Texas, Miller deepened his education in the blues, meeting T-Bone Walker and learning to sing and play listening to him and Jimmy Reed. Miller then moved to Chicago where he played with Muddy Waters, Howlin’ Wolf, Lightnin’ Hopkins, Buddy Guy and Paul Butterfield.
The Steve Miller Band has played to more than 20 million people in the last 20 years. In addition to touring with his band, Miller is also contributing his time to serving on the visiting committee of the Department of Musical Instruments of New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art and as a board member of Jazz at Lincoln Center, where he curates and hosts shows at both institutions celebrating blues, jazz and early American music. From 2015 – 2017, Miller and guitar legend Jimmie Vaughan presented seven sold out shows at JALC: “Ma Rainey Meets Miles Davis,” “T Bone Walker – A Bridge From Blues to Jazz,” and, with along with harmonica virtuoso Charlie Musselwhite, “The Blues Triangle: Memphis, Texas and Chicago.”
The Steve Miller Band 2018 USA tour dates and further album release and compilation information will be announced early next year.
STEVE MILLER BAND CONFIRMS
SUMMER 2018 NORTH AMERICAN TOUR WITH SPECIAL GUEST
PETER FRAMPTON AND HIS BAND
TICKETS GO ON SALE FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 16 AT 10AM ET VIA TICKETMASTER.COM
SMB ALSO PERFORMING AT RADIO CITY MUSIC HALL IN NEW YORK CITY,
THE GREEK THEATRE IN LOS ANGELES AND WILL CLOSE OUT
THE FINAL DAY OF 2018 NEW ORLEANS JAZZ FEST
DETAILS ON STEVE MILLER BAND’S 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF FIRST ALBUM
CELEBRATION TO BE ANNOUNCED SOON
“Music is ethereal it moves back and forth between the past and the future. I’m very excited to announce that 2018 is our 50th anniversary of recording and touring together as the Steve Miller Band and we plan to travel between the psychedelic sixties through the future with a vengeance!” – Steve Miller
(New York, NY) — Steve Miller has confirmed the dates for the Steve Miller Band’s 2018 North American summer tour. Last summer’s sold-out tour with Peter Frampton has been extended for another 40 dates into 2018. A much-loved summer tradition, the iconic Steve Miller Band has been performing inspired versions of Miller’s incomparable songbook to legions of fans across the globe for 50 years. This year, Miller aficionados will be regaled not only with powerful sets from both the SMB and Frampton’s band, but also by the highlight of Miller bringing Frampton onstage midset to create some of the most compelling jamming of the season. The full itinerary is below. Tickets will go on sale at 10am ET on Friday, February 16 via ticketmaster.com. The Steve Miller Band will also be closing out the final day of New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival this year on Sunday, May 6.
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STEVE MILLER BAND SUMMER TOUR 2018 DATES:
JUNE
June 12 – Evansville, IN – The Ford Center
June 14 – Chicago, IL – Huntington Bank Pavilion at Northerly Island
June 15 – Noblesville, IN – Ruoff Home Mortgage Music Center
June 17 – Clarkston, MI – DTE Energy Music Theatre
June 20 – Burgettstown, PA – KeyBank Pavilion
June 21 – Cincinnati, OH – Riverbend Music Center
June 22 – Erie, PA – Presque Isle State Park
June 24 – Baltimore, MD – Pier Six Pavilion
June 26 – Oxon Hill, MD – MGM National Harbor
June 27 – New York, NY – Radio City Music Hall
June 29 – Bethel, NY – Bethel Woods Center for the Arts
June 30 – Watertown, NY – Watertown Fairgrounds Arena
JULY
July 2 – Lenox, MA – Tanglewood
July 3 – Lewiston, NY – Artpark Amphitheatre
July 5 – Bangor, ME – Darling’s Waterfront Pavilion
July 6 – Boston, MA – Blue Hills Bank Pavilion
July 14 – Mashantucket, CT – The Grand Theater at Foxwoods
July 15 – Bensalem, PA – Xcite Center at Parx Casino
July 17 – Alpharetta, GA – Verizon Amphitheatre
July 18 – Columbia, SC – Colonial Life Arena
July 20 – St. Augustine, FL – St. Augustine Amphitheatre
July 21 – Hollywood, FL – The Event Center at Hard Rock
July 23 – Nashville, TN – Grand Ole Opry House
July 25 – San Antonio, TX – Majestic Theatre (No Peter Frampton)
July 27 – Allen, TX – Allen Event Center
July 28 – Sugar Land, TX – Smart Financial Centre
July 30 – Austin, TX – ACL Live at the Moody Theatre
AUGUST
August 2 – Lincoln, NB – Pinewood Bowl Amphitheatre
August 4 – Greenwood Village, CO – Fiddler’s Green Amphitheatre
August 11 – Los Angeles, CA – Greek Theatre
August 12 – Costa Mesa, CA – OC Fair and Event Center / Pacific Amphitheatre
August 15 – Santa Barbara, CA – Santa Barbara Bowl
August 17 – Stateline, NV – Lake Tahoe Outdoor Arena
August 18 – Concord, CA – Concord Pavilion
August 20 – Boise, ID – Outlaw Field at the Idaho Botanical Garden
August 21 – Bend, OR – Edgefield Amphitheatre
August 23 – Troutdale, OR – Les Schwab Amphitheatre
August 25 & 26 – Woodinville, WA – Chateau Ste. Michelle
For additional news and information, please visit:
http://www.stevemillerband.com
http://www.facebook.com/stevemillerband
twitter.com/smbofficial (@smbofficial)
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STEVE MILLER BAND ANNOUNCES NEW 180-GRAM VINYL BOX SET,
‘COMPLETE ALBUMS VOLUME 1 (1968-1976),’
FOR WORLDWIDE RELEASE ON MAY 18 VIA CAPITOL/UMe
VINYL BOX SET’S NINE REMASTERED ALBUMS ALSO AVAILABLE INDIVIDUALLY ON 180-GRAM BLACK VINYL LPS AND LIMITED EDITION 180-GRAM COLOR VINYL LPS
STEVE MILLER BAND’S ALBUMS DEBUT IN HD DIGITAL AUDIO,
STARTING WITH TODAY’S GLOBAL RELEASE OF ‘CHILDREN OF THE FUTURE‘
– Steve Miller Band’s North American Summer Tour Dates On-Sale Today –
Los Angeles – February 16, 2018 – It’s been 50 years since Steve Miller Band’s first two Capitol Records albums were released in 1968, and now Miller and Capitol/UMe are incredibly excited to announce the May 18 release of the legendary Steve Miller Band’s first nine studio albums in an unprecedented new 180-gram vinyl box set collection called Complete Albums Volume 1 (1968-1976). Spanning the band’s first studio album, Children of the Future, through 1976’s multiplatinum masterpiece Fly Like an Eagle, the albums have all been remastered and are available now for preorder. Each album is also available for preorder as individual 180-gram black LPs to be released on the same date, as well as limited edition 180-gram color vinyl LPs for sale exclusively via uDiscoverMusic.us.
Preorder Steve Miller Band’s Complete Albums Volume 1 (1968-1976) vinyl box set; the nine individual 180-gram black vinyl LPs; and the nine limited edition 180-gram color vinyl LPs: https://UMe.lnk.to/SMBCompleteAlbumsVol1
The Steve Miller Band’s first nine studio albums have also been newly remastered for HD digital audio (96kHz/24-bit). Starting with today’s global release of Children of the Future, the albums’ HD digital audio debuts will continue weekly in chronological order ahead of the Complete Albums Volume 1 vinyl release.
Purchase Children of the Future in HD digital audio:
https://UMe.lnk.to/SMBChildrenOfTheFutureHDPR
A much-loved summer tradition, the iconic Steve Miller Band has been performing inspired versions of Miller’s incomparable songbook to legions of fans across the globe for many years. Among the many highlights of the tour, the SMB will be performing at the legendary Radio City Music Hall in New York City, the Greek Theatre in Los Angeles, CA, and will be closing out the final day of New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival.
In conjunction with the tour announcement and on-sale, the band’s concert video for “Stranger Blues” (featuring Peter Frampton, Live from The Pacific Amphitheater, Costa Mesa) debuts today on Vevo. The concert video for “Take The Money And Run” (Live from The Pacific Amphitheater, Costa Mesa) launched on Vevo on February 9.
Watch / embed “Stranger Blues” (featuring Peter Frampton, Live from The Pacific Amphitheater, Costa Mesa): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-L-HL95qch0
Watch / embed “Take The Money And Run” (Live from The Pacific Amphitheater, Costa Mesa): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gH-n06LQN6o
Steve Miller Band: Complete Albums Volume 1 (1968-1976) [180-gram vinyl box set]
(All albums also available on individual 180g black vinyl LPs + ltd. edition 180g colored vinyl LPs)
Children of the Future [HD digital audio release: February 16]
Sailor [HD digital audio release: February 23]
Brave New World [HD digital audio release: March 2]
Your Saving Grace [HD digital audio release: March 9]
Number 5 [HD digital audio release: March 16]
Rock Love [HD digital audio release: March 23]
Recall the Beginning… A Journey from Eden [HD digital audio release: March 30]
The Joker [HD digital audio release: April 6]
Fly Like an Eagle [HD digital audio release: April 13]
Steve Miller Band: Limited Edition 180g color vinyl LPs
Children of the Future – Pink
Sailor – Blue
Brave New World – Yellow
Your Saving Grace – White
Number 5 – Orange
Rock Love – Transparent Green
Recall the Beginning… A Journey from Eden – Red
The Joker – Yellow-Green
Fly Like an Eagle – Half Black + Half Bright Yellow
For more information, please visit: stevemillerband.com
http://www.facebook.com/stevemillerband
twitter.com/smbofficial(@smbofficial)
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