Zac Brown Band's 'WELCOME HOME' Out Today via Southern Ground/Elektra (May 12)

40+ Date "WELCOME HOME" Tour Kicks Off Tonight With Sold-Out Hometown Show at Alpharetta, GA's Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre at Encore Park

(New York, NY): Three-time GRAMMY Award-winning multi-platinum artists Zac Brown Band return with new album ‘WELCOME HOME,’ out today on Southern Ground/Elektra Records. Produced by GRAMMY Award-winner Dave Cobb (Chris Stapleton, Sturgill Simpson, Jason Isbell), the record hearkens back to the classic sound of the band’s beginnings. 

"We decided to write the most personal record we’d ever written, about the things that matter the most to us, the struggles and the celebrations of life and our relationships with our families. That’s where this began," Zac Brown tells USA Today. 

Entertainment Weekly calls the band, “some of the most sonically adventurous artists working out of Nashville,” and USA Today says that on the new record, “they preserve the tradition-meets-contemporary essence of [their] sound and apply it to values that once were essential in the country repertoire.” 

The lyric video for the album’s first single, “My Old Man,” has hit almost five million views, is featured on CMT and recently added to GAC. 

Watch Zac Brown Band perform their lead single “My Old Man” on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon: http://www.rollingstone.com/country/news/watch-zac-brown-bands-powerful-my-old-man-on-fallon-w474207

Zac Brown Band has a busy summer ahead. On May 15, iHeart Radio will host a release show from New York City's iHeart Theatre broadcast live on iHeart Country Radio Stations at 7pm local time, and streamed on YouTube.com/iHeartRadio. The following day, the group will perform on TODAY's Summer Concert Series, as well as on Jimmy Kimmel Live's Outdoor Stage the following week, Wednesday, May 24. Lastly, the band will tape their first-ever Austin City Limits on August 3: http://shorefire.com/releases/entry/new-austin-city-limits-tapings-zac-brown-band-angel-olsen-benjamin-booker

Today also marks the beginning of Zac Brown Band’s “WELCOME HOME” Tour, which kicks off with two sold-out hometown shows at Alpharetta’s Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre at Encore Park. In conjunction with album release and tour kick-off, Zac Brown Band will launch “Zac Brown Band Radio” on SiriusXM’s Y2Kountry channel today at 4:00 pm ET that will air through Sunday, May 21 at 11:59 pm ET via satellite on channel 61, and through the SiriusXM app on smartphones and other connected devices, as well as online at siriusxm.com. The special will feature music from throughout the band’s career, including music from the new album. SiriusXM’s “Zac Brown Band Radio” will broadcast the band’s sold-out hometown shows live from Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre at Encore Park at Alpharetta, GA. The concerts will air live May 12 and May 13 at 8:00 pm ET. The channel takeover will also feature nightly broadcasts of full Zac Brown Band live shows recorded over the last five years in addition to other unreleased live material.

Zac Brown Band will kick off Live Nation's Twitter Concert Series as the leading act with a live stream from night two of their Alpharetta, GA shows on May 13. The band will also host a CMT Top 20 Countdown that will air on May 13 and May 14 at 9AM local time on CMT.

Brown tells Entertainment Weekly that the band is taking a new approach for these live shows.

“We have a whole new album, a new set, new video, a new approach,” Brown says. “We’re not using the horns or the choir right now. We’re gonna be playing all of this new stuff, some new covers. It’s going to be something really special when people come back. And that’s our job. We owe that to these people.”

Zac Brown Band 2017 “WELCOME HOME” Tour Dates:

May 12 / Alpharetta, GA / Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre at Encore Park

May 13 / Alpharetta, GA / Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre at Encore Park

May 26 / Gilford, NH / Bank of New Hampshire Pavilion

May 27 / Gilford, NH / Bank of New Hampshire Pavilion

May 28 / Gilford, NH / Bank of New Hampshire Pavilion

May 29 / Gilford, NH / Bank of New Hampshire Pavilion

June 8 / Detroit, MI / DTE Energy Music Theatre

June 9 / Cuyahoga Falls, OH / Blossom Music Center

June 10 / Columbus, OH / 2017 Buckeye Country Superfest

June 11 / Pittsburgh, PA / KeyBank Pavilion

June 23 / Bethel, NY / Bethel Woods Center for the Arts

June 24 / Syracuse, NY / Lakeview Amphitheater

June 25 / Darien Center, NY / Darien Lake Performing Arts Center

July 1 / Milwaukee, WI / Summerfest

July 6 / Hartford, CT / XFINITY Theatre

July 7 / Holmdel, NJ / PNC Bank Arts Center

July 8 / Holmdel, NJ / PNC Bank Arts Center

July 9 / Cavendish, PEI / Cavendish Beach Music Festival 

July 14 / Camden, NJ / BB&T Pavilion

July 15 / Camden, NJ / BB&T Pavilion

July 16 / Bristow, VA / Jiffy Lube Live

July 20 / Paso Robles, CA / California Mid-State Fair

July 29 / Denver, CO / Coors Field

August 4 / Detroit Lakes, MN / 2017 WeFest

August 11 / Anchorage, AK / Alaska Airlines Center

August 12 / Anchorage, AK / Alaska Airlines Center

August 18 / Vancouver, BC / Pepsi Live at Rogers Arena 

August 19 / George, WA / Gorge Amphitheatre

August 20 / Brownsville, OR / 2017 Bi-Mart Willamette Country Music Festival

August 25 / Indianapolis, IN / Klipsch Music Center

August 26 / Chicago, IL / Wrigley Field

August 27 / St. Louis, MO / Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre

August 31 / Toronto, ON / Budweiser Stage

September 1 / Toronto, ON / Budweiser Stage

September 2 / Saratoga Springs, NY / Saratoga Performing Arts Center

September 3 / Hershey, PA / Hersheypark Stadium

September 14 / Rogers, AR / Walmart Arkansas Music Pavilion

September 15 / Dallas, TX / Starplex Pavilion

September 16 / Houston, TX / Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion 

September 17 / Austin, TX / Austin360 Amphitheater 

September 21 / Jacksonville, FL /  Daily's Place Amphitheatre

September 22 / West Palm Beach, FL / Perfect Vodka Amphitheatre

September 23 / West Palm Beach, FL / Perfect Vodka Amphitheatre

September 24 / Tampa, FL / MIDFLORIDA Credit Union Amphitheatre

October 5 / Charlotte, NC / PNC Music Pavilion

October 6 / Raleigh, NC / Coastal Credit Union Music Park

October 7 / Charlottesville, VA / John Paul Jones Arena

October 8 / Virginia Beach, VA / Veterans United Home Loans Amphitheater

October 27 / Mountain View, CA / Shoreline Amphitheatre

October 28 / Los Angeles, CA / Hollywood Bowl

October 29 / Los Angeles, CA / Hollywood Bowl 

 

About Zac Brown Band

Zac Brown Band is: Zac Brown (vocals/guitar), Jimmy De Martini (vocals/violin/guitar), John Driskell Hopkins (vocals/guitar/banjo/ukulele), Coy Bowles (vocals/keys/guitar), Clay Cook (vocals/guitar/keys), Chris Fryar (drums), Daniel de los Reyes (percussion) and Matt Mangano (bass).

Zac Brown Band is managed by ROAR, a Beverly Hills-based artist and brand management company. The band is also represented by CAA, public relations firm Shore Fire Media and strategic digital marketing agency Total Assault. Additional information can be found at http://www.zacbrownband.com/.

 

About Elektra Records

The Elektra Records roster today includes artists such as Zac Brown Band, Fitz and the Tantrums, Kaleo, Anderson East, Brent Cobb, Saint Motel and others. Founded in 1950 by music pioneer Jac Holzman, Elektra is one of the most influential and iconic labels in the business, from its origins in traditional folk and ethnic music to launching the careers of such seminal artists as Judy Collins, the Doors, and the Stooges. Defined since its inception by an artist-driven environment, the label has championed a boundary-crossing roster, from the Eagles to Metallica, from Natalie Cole to Missy Elliott. In 2004, with the new independence of Warner Music Group following its sale by Time Warner, Elektra was merged into the Atlantic Records Group and officially relaunched in 2009.

 

Zac Brown Band on the Web

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