By JOHN DALY
Hootie and the Blowfish will hit the road for the 44-city Group Therapy Tour with support from Barenaked Ladies.
The country-pop crossover band celebrates the 25th anniversary of the debut of the LP Cracked Rear View.
Hootie and the Blowfish hit 44 cities on the tour, produced by Live Nation. The Group Therapy Tour kicks off Thursday, May 30 in Virginia Beach, Virginia, and wraps Friday, Sept. 13 in Columbia, S.C.
Hootie and the Blowfish expect to release a single in the spring and a full album by the summer of 2019.
The band went on the morning show TODAY on Monday, Dec. 3, to make the announcement.
Tickets available at LiveNation.com
Hootie Reunion Tour and Album
Hootie and the Blowfish is comprised of Mark Bryan, Dean Felber, Darius Rucker and Jim “Soni” Sonefeld. They met when they were students at the University of South Carolina.
Hootie and the Blowfish fan club members can access an exclusive pre-sale starting today, Dec. 3, at 10 a.m. local time. Barenaked Ladies fans who have purchased VIP packages in the past will receive an exclusive code to purchase tickets early on Wednesday, Dec. 5 starting at 10 a.m. local time before they go on sale to the general public Friday, Dec. 7 at www.LiveNation.com.
Citi is the official presale credit card for the Group Therapy Tour. As such, Citi cardmembers will have access to purchase presale tickets beginning today at 10 am local time until Thursday, Dec. 6 at 10 pm local time through Citi’s Private Pass program. For complete presale details visit www.citiprivatepass.com.
Group Therapy Tour
| May 30 | Virginia Beach, Va. | Veterans United Home Loans Amphitheater |
| May 31 | Raleigh, N.C. | Coastal Credit Union Music Park at Walnut Creek |
| June 1 | Atlanta, Ga. | Cellairis Amphitheatre at Lakewood |
| June 6 | Orange Beach, Ala. | The Wharf |
| June 7 | Tampa, Fla. | MIDFLORIDA Credit Union Amphitheatre |
| June 8 | West Palm Beach, Fla. | Coral Sky Amphitheatre |
| June 13 | Austin, Texas | Austin360 Amphitheater |
| June 14 | Houston, Texas | The Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion presented by Huntsman |
| June 15 | Dallas, Texas | Dos Equis Pavilion |
| June 19 | Phoenix, Ariz. | Ak-Chin Pavilion |
| June 21 | Chula Vista, Calif. | North Island Credit Union Amphitheatre |
| June 22 | Las Vegas, Nev. | T-Mobile Arena |
| June 23 | Irvine, Calif. | FivePoint Amphitheatre presented by Mercury Insurance |
| June 25 | Los Angeles, Calif. | Hollywood Bowl |
| June 28 | Wheatland, Calif. | Toyota Amphitheatre |
| June 29 | Mountain View, Calif. | Shoreline Amphitheatre |
| July 11 | Englewood, Colo. | Fiddler’s Green Amphitheatre |
| July 13 | Maryland Heights, Mo. | Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre |
| July 14 | Rogers, Ark. | Walmart AMP |
| July 19 | Monticello, Iowa | Great Jones County Fair |
| July 20 | Cincinnati, Ohio | Riverbend Music Center |
| July 21 | Burgettstown, Penn. | KeyBank Pavilion |
| July 26 | Cleveland, Ohio | Blossom Music Center |
| July 27 | Bristow, Va. | Jiffy Lube Live |
| July 28 | Camden, N.J. | BB&T Pavilion |
| August 2 | Guilford, N.H. | Bank of New Hampshire Pavilion |
| August 3 | Mansfield, Mass. | Xfinity Center |
| August 4 | Saratoga Springs, N.Y. | Saratoga Performing Arts Center |
| August 8 | Columbia, Md. | Merriweather Post Pavilion |
| August 9 | Canandaigua, N.Y. | Constellation Brands-Marvin Sands Performing Arts Center: CMAC |
| August 10 | New York, N.Y. | Madison Square Garden |
| August 16 | Detroit, Mich. | DTE Energy Music Theatre |
| August 17 | Noblesville, Ind. | Ruoff Home Mortgage Music Center |
| August 18 | Des Moines, Iowa | Iowa State Fair |
| August 22 | St. Paul, Minn. | Minnesota State Fair |
| August 23 | East Troy, Wis. | Alpine Valley Music Theatre |
| August 24 | Tinley Park, Ill. | Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre |
| August 29 | Toronto, Ont. | Budweiser Stage |
| August 30 | Hershey, Penn. | Hersheypark Stadium |
| August 31 | Hartford, Conn. | XFINITY Theatre |
| September 5 | Charlotte, N.C. | PNC Music Pavilion |
| Septenber 6 | Birmingham, Ala. | Oak Mountain Amphitheatre |
| September 7 | Nashville, Tenn. | Bridgestone Arena |
| September 13 | Columbia, S.C. | Colonial Life Arena |
For more information, visit www.hootie.com or follow on Facebook @hootieandtheblowfish, Twitter @HootieTweets and Instagram @hootieofficial.