Barenaked Ladies announce Last Summer On Earth 2020
Watch the tour announcement video here!
“Barenaked Ladies’ energy was contagious and set the stage for what would be a high-energy evening of sing-alongs and throwback hits.”
Billboard
“Even if you DID have $1,000,000, you couldn’t buy a better concert.”
The Plain Dealer (Cleveland)
Today, multi-platinum rock band Barenaked Ladies announce their extensive Last Summer On Earth tour of North America in 2020. Gin Blossoms and Toad the Wet Sprocket will round out the incredible lineup.
“We’re looking forward to getting back out on the Last Summer On Earth tour,” vocalist/guitarist Ed Robertson shares. “Having Gin Blossoms and Toad the Wet Sprocket out with us is going to be a blast. That’s a LOT of hits per night!”
The tour will find Barenaked Ladies playing major venues all across North America, including stops at the Greek Theatre in Los Angeles, Red Rocks, SummerStage in New York City and more, with the tour finale at Toronto’s Budweiser Stage, with special guest Kim Mitchell also on the bill. These dates follow their string of shows in the spring throughout the UK, which will culminate with a sold-out show at London’s legendary Royal Albert Hall.
VIP packages for Barenaked Ladies will be available which include premium seats and merch packages. The Gold packages will include pre-show soundcheck parties and meet-and-greet.
The band just launched Barenaked Bytes, the official Barenaked Ladies app. The app will have news, information, and merch. Fans who download the app will have first access to tickets and VIP packages starting January 21st at 10am local time, with the purchase of a Barenaked Bytes bundle. Fans who have previously purchased VIP packages will receive an exclusive code to purchase pre-sale tickets on January 22nd. More information about fan pre-sales can be found here.
Each ticket purchased will include a digital download of Barenaked Ladies’ forthcoming album, which is due for release in May of 2020. VIP packages and album digital downloads may not be available in all venues.
For Last Summer On Earth 2020, Barenaked Ladies is proud to continue to partner with REVERB to make the tour more sustainable. Since 2004, Barenaked Ladies has worked with REVERB to reduce the environmental impact of touring while also giving back to local communities across the US and Canada.
All information on the Last Summer On Earth 2020 tour can be found at barenakedladies.com. Barenaked Bytes can be downloaded from the App Store and Google Play.
LAST SUMMER ON EARTH TOUR DATES:
June 3 – St. Augustine, FL – Saint Augustine Amphitheatre
June 4 – Atlanta, GA – Cadence Bank Amphitheatre at Chastain Park
June 6 – Houston, TX – Revention Music Center
June 7 – Irving, TX – The Pavilion at Toyota Music Factory
June 11 – Phoenix, AZ – Arizona Federal Theatre
June 12 – Los Angeles, CA – Greek Theatre
June 13 – San Diego, CA – Cal Coast Credit Union Open Air Theatre
June 14 – Paso Robles, CA – Vina Robles Amphitheatre
June 16 – Saratoga, CA – The Mountain Winery*
June 18 – Redmond, WA – Marymoor Amphitheater
June 19 – Troutdale, OR – Edgefield
June 20 – Airway Heights, WA – Northern Quest Resort & Casino
June 23 – Morrison, CO – Red Rocks Amphitheatre
June 25 – Kansas City, MO – Starlight Theatre
June 26 – Prior Lake, MN – Mystic Lake Casino – Mystic Showroom
June 27 – Council Bluffs, IA – Stir Concert Cove at Harrah’s Council Bluffs
June 29 – Chicago, IL – Chicago Theatre
July 1 – St. Louis, MO – Saint Louis Music Park
July 3 – Cleveland, OH – Jacobs Pavilion at Nautica
July 4 – Clarkston, MI – DTE Energy Music Theatre
July 5 – Indianapolis, IN – Farm Bureau Insurance Lawn at White River State Park
July 7 – Lewiston, NY – Artpark Amphitheater
July 8 – New York, NY – Central Park SummerStage
July 10 – Gilford, NH – Bank of New Hampshire Pavilion
July 11 – Uncasville, CT – Mohegan Sun Arena
July 12 – Boston, MA – Rockland Trust Bank Pavilion
July 14 – Philadelphia, PA – The Met
July 15 – Vienna, VA – Wolf Trap
July 17 – Charleston, SC – Volvo Car Stadium
July 18 – Raleigh, NC – Red Hat Amphitheater
July 19 – Baltimore, MD – MECU Pavilion
July 21 – Cincinnati, OH – PNC Pavilion at Riverbend
July 22 – Pittsburgh, PA – Stage AE
July 23 – Toronto, ONT – Budweiser Stage
* Pre-sale and ticket on-sale date TBA.
±Pre-sale starts on January 21 at 12 noon. Tickets on sale on Saturday, January 25th at 10am.
Barenaked Ladies Announce 2020 UK Tour
“Barenaked Ladies’ energy was contagious and set the stage for what would be a high-energy evening of sing-alongs and throwback hits.” – Billboard Magazine
Today, the multi-platinum pop-rock band BARENAKED LADIES announce details of their forthcoming UK 2020 tour. BNL (vocalist/guitarist Ed Robertson, drummer Tyler Stewart, keyboardist Kevin Hearn and bassist Jim Creeggan) recently completed a hugely successful summer tour of North America alongside Hootie & the Blowfish, a tour that Billboard Live Summit recently honoured as “Tour of the Summer”. Ed Robertson says of the upcoming shows: “We’re excited to be returning to the UK, one of our favourite places to tour”.
Barenaked Ladies 2020:
March 31 Birmingham O2 Institute
April 1 Leeds Beckett Uni
April 2 Aberdeen Beach Ballroom
April 4 Glasgow Royal Concert Hall
April 5 Manchester O2 Ritz
April 7 Bath Forum
April 8 Portsmouth Pyramids
April 9 Cambridge Corn Exchange
April 11 London Royal Albert Hall
Joining Barenaked Ladies in the UK will be their friend and touring colleague, Boothby Graffoe. Additional special guest KT Tunstall will join at the previously announced Easter Saturday show at the Royal Albert Hall. Tickets for the UK tour will go on sale on Friday, November 22nd at 10:00am GMT.
VIP packages, which will include exclusive merch, a soundcheck party, as well as premium seating (in seated venues) or early entrance (for GA venues) will be available on Wednesday, November 20th. Tickets and VIP packages will be available at https://www.barenakedladies.com/tour.
Hootie & the Blowfish and Barenaked Ladies Tour Announced
Mark your calendars! BNL will be the Special Guests on the Hootie and the Blowfish Group Therapy Tour in 2019! Tickets on sale this Friday Dec 7th at 10am local time.
BNL Joining 92nd Annual Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade
BNL will be joining the 92nd Annual Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade! Be sure to tune in Thanksgiving morning (N0v 22) at 9am on NBC to see the band perform ‘One Week’ from Stunt.
Barenaked Ladies Day in Toronto
Earlier this month, Barenaked ladies turned 30! To mark the occasion, the City of Toronto proclaimed October 1st as Barenaked Ladies day in the City of Toronto!
“We’re extremely proud of our 30 year career. From our very first gig at Toronto’s City Hall, a fund raiser for Second Harvest Food Bank to our most recent gig raising money for Toronto’s Sick Kids Hospital, Barenaked Ladies has always been a civic minded band of proud Torontonians. We’re honoured the city has chosen to recognize us in this way.” —Ed
Read the official proclamation below (click to enlarge).
Barenaked Ladies on 20 Years of ‘Stunt’ and Why They Stopped Recording Songs Naked
It feels like a different universe. In fact it was the summer of 1998: Bill Clinton was testifying in front of a grand jury about an affair with a White House intern, “The Boy Is Mine” by Brandy and Monica was the biggest song in the country and Armageddon was earning millions at the box office. READ FULL ARTICLE
BNL alongside Steven Page are the 2018 Inductees into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame on Sunday, March 25th in Vancouver!
“We are honoured to be inducted into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame,” said Ed Robertson. “For almost 30 years we’ve worked hard to write the best songs we can, make the best records we can make, and do the best shows possible. We’ve traveled the world with our music, but Canada has always been home. This is very special for us.” – Ed
Tune in to See BNL Perform at the 2018 NBA All-Star Game
Tune in next Sunday, February 18 to see BNL’s performance of the Canadian national anthem at the 2018 NBA All-Star Game! The band joins a star-studded lineup of performers as Fergie will perform the U.S national anthem and Pharrell featuring N.E.R.D will rock the halftime show! The 67th annual game will air live at 8 p.m. ET on TNT and will be seen by fans in more than 200 countries and territories in more than 40 languages.