NASHVILLE, Tenn. – A trip oversees is overdue for Darius Rucker who has announced a UK tour this fall.
Rucker is no stranger to the devoted country faithful in London, Germany
and Amsterdam. Since signing with Capitol Records Nashville and
releasing his first country album Learn to Live in 2008, the
three-time GRAMMY winner has made multiple trips overseas including
Country to County (C2C) festival at the O2 in London in 2013 where he
declared he “couldn’t wait to get back” before making good on that
promise and returning again in 2017 to rave reviews.
One publication wrote, “…will go down in history as one of the
Festival’s greatest performances” and another opined Rucker “was the
highlight…and no one could top his performance.”
The Platinum artist who is a member of the esteemed Grand Ole Opry has
invested in touring overseas. In 2017, Rucker returned to the C2C stage
and performed shows in countries such as in Germany, Switzerland and the
Netherlands.
Rucker has fearlessly followed his own musical muse while cultivating a
huge following of people drawn to his uniquely seductive delivery. He
makes it seem effortless, until you step back and take in the magnitude
of the music and the far reaching, lasting impact of songs that have
become part of popular culture from his days fronting Hootie & the
Blowfish to a country solo career that has netted him eight No. 1
records.
His latest studio release on Capitol Records Nashville, When Was The Last Time,
was launched with two sold-out shows that speak to the heart of who he
is as an artist – making history at the famed Apollo Theater and a
stadium-sized hometown, throw down in Charleston, S.C. at Volvo Stadium.
Darius Rucker UK Tour
Sunday, October 21 Birmingham, Symphony Hall
Monday, October 22 Glasgow, Royal Concert Hall
Tuesday, October 23 Gateshead, The Sage
Thursday, October 25 Bristol, O2 Academy
Friday, October 26 Manchester, Albert Hall
Sunday, October 28 London, Royal Albert Hall
Rucker won’t be representing Music City alone on his journey through the
United Kingdom. It turns out the NFL’s Tennessee Titans will be in
London at the same time to play the Los Angeles Chargers.
For more information about new music, appearances, and tour dates, please visit www.dariusrucker.com.
About Darius Rucker
Rucker first attained multi-Platinum status in the music industry as the
lead singer and rhythm guitarist of GRAMMY award-winning Hootie &
the Blowfish. Since releasing his first country album in 2008, he has
celebrated four summits to the top of the Billboard Country
albums chart and earned a whole new legion of fans. In 2014, Rucker won
his third career GRAMMY award for Best Solo Country Performance for his
4x Platinum selling cover of Old Crow Medicine Show’s “Wagon Wheel,” off
his album, True Believers. Rucker’s first two country albums, Learn To Live and Charleston, SC 1966
produced five No. 1 singles including “Come Back Song,” “This,”
“Alright,” “It Won’t Be Like This For Long,” and “Don’t Think I Don’t
Think About It.” Southern Style, his fourth studio country album,
features his seventh No. 1 single “Homegrown Honey,” co-written by
Rucker, label mate Charles Kelley of Lady Antebellum, and Nathan
Chapman. Rucker’s last single, “If I Told You,” is his eighth No. 1 on
country radio and the first cut from When Was The Last Time,
his latest album on Capitol Records Nashville, was released on Oct. 20,
2017. The album’s second single, “For The First Time,” is currently Top
15-and-climbing on the Country charts.
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