Huey Lewis |
 |
|
Wed. May 23.2001 11:23 AM EDT |
||
Huey Lewis to Take 'Plan B' on the Roadby Eric Schumacher-Rasmussen |
||||
|
||||
 |
|
|
||
It may be hip to be square, as Huey Lewis & the News once sang, but no one ever tried to argue that it was hip to be washed up, forgotten, finito. So the '80s R&B/rockers have a plan to be, well, square again. First Lewis sang and acted with
Huey Lewis & the News will release their first album of original material in 10 years in July, according to their management. Plan B follows 1996's Time Flies: The Best of Huey Lewis & the News and the 1994 covers collection Four Chords & Several Years Ago. The group - Lewis and original members guitarist/saxophonist Johnny Colla, drummer Bill Gibson, and keyboardist Sean Hopper, along with longtime bassist John Pierce and guitarist Stef Burns - will promote the new album with a 25-date tour of amphitheaters across America. Joining the band on tour will be its veteran horn section, the News Brothers: trumpeter Marvin McFadden, saxophonist Rob Sudduth, and saxophonist Ron Stallings. Lewis & the News will plug the album July 20 on Live With Regis and Kelly. The San Francisco-based band is best known for the 1983 album Sports, which spawned four top 10 hits, including "The Heart of Rock & Roll." Fore! followed three years later and featured the hits "Stuck With You" and "Hip to Be Square." Following are Huey Lewis & the News' tour dates, according to their management: July 2-3 Livermore, Calif. - Wente Bros. Winery July 4 Salt Lake City - University of Utah July 21 Mahwah, N.J. - Sheraton Crossroads Tennis Center July 22 Pittsburgh - Iron City Light Amphitheater July 26 Hyannis, Mass. - Cape Cod Melody Tent July 27 Boston - FleetBoston Pavilion July 28 Gilford, N.H. - Meadowbrook Farm Musical Arts Center July 29 Verona, N.Y. - Turning Stone Casino July 31 Providence, R.I. - Providence Performing Arts Center August 2 Big Flats, N.Y. - Budweiser Summer Stage August 3 Wallingford, Conn. - ctnow.com Oakdale Theatre August 4 Wantagh, N.Y. - Jones Beach Amphitheater August 5 Vienna, Va. - Wolf Trap Filene Center August 7 Atlanta - Chastain Park Amphitheater August 8 Portsmouth, Va. - Harbor Center August 28 St. Paul, Minn. - Minnesota State Fair August 30 Clarkston, Mich. - DTE Energy Music Theatre August 31 Merrillville, Ind. - Star Plaza Theatre September 8 Kelseyville, Calif. - Konocti Harbor Resort September 14-15 Reno, Nev. - Silver Legacy Casino September 18-21 Saratoga, Calif. - Historic Mountain Winery |
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
  |
 |
Huey Lewis To Take Plan B On The Road |
|
Ray Parker Jr. Sues Huey Lewis Over 'Ghostbusters' Comment |
|
Ray Parker Jr. Suing Huey Lewis Over 'Ghostbusters' Comment |
 |
 |
 |
|
Receive Free Music News Daily Via Email |
|
Receive Free Artist Updates Via Email for Huey Lewis |
|
All news for Huey Lewis |
|
Breaking Music News |
 |
Add VH1 News to My Yahoo |
|
