Jason Boland Announces Pearl Snaps 20th Anniversary Tour
Want to feel old? Then try to wrap your head around the fact that it’s been over 20 years since Red Dirt country music legend Jason Boland released his iconic debut album Pearl Snaps. One of the founders of the Red Dirt movement and one of the most country of the lot, Jason Boland and his band The Stragglers are still going strong. But if there’s any consolation to contemplating how quickly the last two decades have flown by, it’s that Jason Boland and the Straggglers will be heading out on a 20th Anniversary Tour to celebrate the milestone with two waves of live dates, playing Pearl Snaps in its entirety, along with other Jason Boland favorites.
The “Pearl Snaps 20th Anniversary Tour” will include multiple performances at Mile 0 Fest in Key West, Florida, where Boland is set up to be tributed by his fellow Red Dirt and Texas Country performers on Friday, January 31st at the Key West Theater, as well as performances throughout the United States. It also includes a few co-headlining dates with Leftover Salmon. And don’t worry, if you don’t see a date in your neck of the woods just yet, they’re promising more dates are coming.
Along with getting to see Jason Boland and the Stragglers live, they’ve also lined up quite the impressive lineup of openers for the run. This includes select dates with songwriting maestro Adam Hood, California country artist turned rising star Jesse Daniel (keep your eye on him), Elaina Kay who released her debut album produced by Paul Cauthen this last summer, Caleb Caudle who has his own new record on the way soon, the combination of up-and-comers Kody West and Kolby Cooper at a show in Chicago, and a show with the Casey Daniels Band. More support acts for the late April dates will be added shortly.
You may be old. Hell, you can remember when people were referring to Jason Boland as an up-and-comer. But you’re not too old to get your ass to a show by The Stragglers and remember the glory days of Red Dirt.
Jason Boland Pearl Snaps 20th Anniversary Tour Dates:
1/11 – Coupland, TX – Coupland Dancehall
1/15 – Houston, TX – White Oak Music Hall !
1/16 – Austin, TX – Empire Control Room !
1/17 – Dallas, TX – Gas Monkey Live !
1/18 – Gruene, TX – Gruene Hall !
1/25 – San Antonio, TX – SS&R BBQ CookOff
1/28 – Key West, FL – Mile 0 Fest
1/29 – Key West, FL – Mile 0 Fest
1/30 – Key West, FL – Mile 0 Fest
1/31 – Key West, FL – Mile 0 Fest
2/1 – Key West, FL – Mile 0 Fest
2/6 – Chicago, IL – Joe’s on Weed St. $
2/07 – Springfield, IL – Boondocks #
2/08 – Indianapolis, IN – Hi-Fi #
2/09 – V Club, Huntington, WV #
2/11- Pittsburgh, PA – Thunderbird #
2/12 – Virginia Beach, VA – Elevation 27 *
2/13 – NYC, NY – Hill Country Live *
2/14 – Sellersville, PA – Sellersville Theater *
2/15 – Richmond, VA – Richmond Music Hall *
2/16 – Washington, DC – City Winery *
2/18 – Atlanta, GA – Terminal West *
2/20 – Birmingham, AL – Saturn ^
2/21 – Nashville, TN – 3rd & Lindsley#
2/22 – Little Rock, AK – Revolution Music Room*
2/28 – Angleton, TX – The Dirty South
<Second Round>
2/29 – Houston, TX – NRG Stadium
3/6 – Albuquerque, NM – The Dirty Bourbon*
3/8 – Ramona, CA – Ramona Mainstage*
3/9 – Los Angeles, CA – Teragram Ballroom*
3/12 – Rifle, CO – Ute Theater*
3/13 – Denver, CO -Grizzly Rose*
3/14 – Keystone, CO – Warren Station*
3/15 – Salt Lake City, UT – The Olympic*
3/17 – Boise, ID – The State Room =
3/18 – Seattle, WA – Tractor Tavern=
3/19 – Portland, OR – Polaris Hall=
3/20 – Chico, CA – Tackle Box=
3/21 – Sacramento, CA – Goldfield Trading Post =
3/27 – Justin, TX – Mule Barn +
4/4 – Durant, OK – Gilley’s Choctaw Casino
4/10 – Lubbock, TX – Cactus Theater
4/11 – Luckenbach, TX – Luckenbach Dancehall – Indoor Stage
4/17 – Tulsa, OK – Cain’s Ballroom
4/18 – Katy, TX – Mo’s Place
4/24 – Helotes, TX – Floore’s Country Store – Indoor Stage
4/25 – Galveston, TX -Galveston County Fair and Rodeo
4/30 – College Station, TX – Southerns
5/1 – Goliad, TX – Schroeder Dance Hall
5/15 – Arkansas City, KS – The Burford Theatre
5/24 – Broken Bow, OK – Hochatown Saloon
! co-headline with Leftover Salmon
Support Acts
* Jesse Daniel
^ Adam Hood
# Caleb Caudle
= Elaina Kay
$ Kody West and Kolby Cooper
+ Casey Daniels Band
…more dates and openers to be added
January 9, 2020 @ 7:44 pm
Still one of the best bands to see live. I think they honestly sound better live than on a CD. One of my favorites. I will have to try to hit one of these shows, probably the one in Arkansas City.
January 9, 2020 @ 8:05 pm
Could also use a vinyl release on this one, fellas!
January 21, 2020 @ 6:20 pm
They were available at his show
January 9, 2020 @ 8:16 pm
Day/ Night Double Header in Pittsburgh?
January 9, 2020 @ 8:46 pm
I saw that too? Got tickets for that date but the thunderbird website didn’t show anything about 2 shows.
January 9, 2020 @ 8:56 pm
Not exactly sure. That’s how the dates came through from the Boland camp. Could just be a typo. I’ll look into it.
January 9, 2020 @ 9:01 pm
2/9 is actually at The V club in Huntington, WV and 2/11 is Pittsburgh. Thanks for the shoutout here.
January 9, 2020 @ 9:17 pm
Gotcha!
January 10, 2020 @ 9:53 pm
Noted. I’ll see you on the 11th!
January 10, 2020 @ 5:54 am
This is my kind of country music.
I wish I could get to see one of these shows.
Jason is the best.
January 10, 2020 @ 7:17 am
How is it possible that he is playing in Pittsburgh? I don’t think he’s ever played here before, unless it was over a decade ago.
January 10, 2020 @ 12:44 pm
Like Mike and the Moonpies last year. Thunderbird reopened and few smaller clubs have opened to support these kind of acts. And Trig has been working hard to spread the word nationwide.
January 10, 2020 @ 1:00 pm
“Like Mike and the Moonpies last year.”
I was out of town, but from what I heard, there was no one there. Pittsburghers love their crappy pop country and 70’s/80’s rock. I attended a Dale Watson show a couple years ago and it was basically empty. The people that were there weren’t even paying attention. Pittsburgh sucks for decent music.
January 10, 2020 @ 6:06 pm
We didn’t go either. We went to Whitey Morgan in Morgantown that Thursday, The Honky-Tonk Jukebox that Saturday, then was too sick that Monday.
Boland will be a game time decision.
January 10, 2020 @ 9:58 pm
I’ll be at Boland. I was at those Watson shows too. 2 of them at the thunderbird and one at the altar bar. Everybody at altar was there to see Horton Heat.
January 14, 2020 @ 6:54 pm
Little Rock is actually in Arkansas (AR) not Alaska (AK), but Little Rock is still too far from Fayetteville, AR for me.
January 20, 2020 @ 2:41 pm
The Salt Lake City show is actually at The State Room…..small venue, so grab tickets quick! Very excited to have some red dirt coming out to the mountains.
https://thestateroompresents.com/
January 23, 2020 @ 5:17 am
Thanks for letting me know Trig. I can’t believe he’s coming to Philly! His live at Billy Bobs is a personal favorite.
February 12, 2020 @ 8:36 am
Good show. I was really impressed with Boland’s guitar skills. The fiddle player was killer.