Blackberry Smoke's THE SOUTHERN GROUND SESSIONS EP Out October 26

Acclaimed American rock band Blackberry Smoke will release The Southern Ground Sessions EP on October 26. Created as an accompaniment to their acclaimed new album, Find A Light, the 6-song EP was recorded live at Southern Ground studio in Nashville, TN and features acoustic versions of five album tracks as well as a rendition of Tom Petty's "You Got Lucky" featuring Amanda Shires. In advance of the release, "Run Away From It All" is premiering today. Stream/share HERE and watch the song's video HERE.

Of the EP, lead singer Charlie Starr comments, "It felt really cool to come back to Southern Ground Studios and play music with some good friends. It was like stripping it down and playing in the living room."

Blackberry Smoke is Starr (vocals, guitar), Richard Turner (bass, vocals), Brit Turner (drums), Paul Jackson (guitar, vocals), and Brandon Still (keyboards). Since their debut in 2004, the band has independently released six full-length records and has toured relentlessly, building a strong and loyal community of fans. Of their latest album, NPR Music praises, "For nearly two decades, Georgia's Blackberry Smoke has been a purveyor of the new Southern rock movement, creating music on its cutting edge...Find a Light pushes the envelope while providing that famous Blackberry Smoke autonomy, delivered with soulful vocals, haunting harmonies and kick ass songs," while Rolling Stone asserts, "Blackberry Smoke is part of a lineage that shares a love of Petty, the Allman Brothers Band, Lynyrd Skynyrd and Hank Williams Jr., able to ride an Americana vibe or peel off a stomping riff and tie it all together without a hint of pretense." In addition to their work as musicians, the band remains committed to charitable work and has raised nearly $200,000 benefiting children's cancer research.

The band will continue to tour extensively throughout 2018, including two shows at New York's Irving Plaza on September 7 and 8 as well as their newly announced "Brothers and Sisters Holiday Homecoming show" at Atlanta's The Tabernacle on November 23. In addition to the North American dates, they will also perform several shows this fall as part of the U.K./European leg of the "Find A Light" tour. See below for complete details.

THE SOUTHERN GROUND SESSIONS TRACK LIST:

1. Run Away From It All

2. Medicate My Mind

3. Let Me Down Easy (feat. Amanda Shires)

4. Best Seat In The House

5. You Got Lucky (feat. Amanda Shires)

6. Mother Mountain (feat. Oliver Wood)

BLACKBERRY SMOKE CONFIRMED TOUR DATES

July 20-Baldwinsville, NY-Bud Light Amphitheater at Paper Mill Island

July 21-Scranton, PA-Peach Festival

July 22-Silver Spring, MD-The Fillmore Silver Spring*

July 24-Columbus, OH-Express Live!*

July 26-Frankenmuth, MI-Harvey Kern Pavilion

July 27-Cuyahoga Falls, OH-Blossom Music Center†

July 28-Hershey, PA-Hershey Stadium†

August 4-Saint Charles, IA-Hinterland Festival

August 5-Sturgis, SD-Sturgis Motorcycle Rally

August 7-Milwaukee, WI-The Pabst Theater‡

August 9-Chicago, IL-Gallagher Way‡

August 10-Huber Heights, OH-Rose Music Center at the Heights‡

August 11-Cincinnati, OH-PNC Pavilion at Riverbend‡

August 12-Indianapolis, IN-Farmer's Bureau Insurance Lawn @ White River State Park‡

August 14-Apple Valley, MN-Weesner Family Amphitheatre‡

August 16-Oshkosh, WI-Waterfest Concert Series @ Leach Amphitheater

August 17-Peoria, IL-Peoria Riverfront‡

August 18-Chesterfield, MO-Chesterfield Central Park Amphitheatre‡

August 22-Morgantown, WV-Metropolitan Theater

August 23-Toledo, OH-Hensville Park

August 24-Fort Wayne, IN-Sweetwater Pavilion

August 25-Du Quoin, IL-Du Quoin State Fair

August 30-Montgomery, AL-Montgomery Performing Arts Center

August 31-Pelham, AL-Oak Mountain Amphitheatre†

September 1-Atlanta, GA-Cellairis Amphitheatre at Lakewood†

September 2-Jacksonville, FL-TIAA Bank Field†

September 7-New York, NY-Irving Plaza

September 8-New York, NY-Irving Plaza

September 11-Ridgefield, CT-The Ridgefield Playhouse

September 13-Concord, NH-Capitol Center For The Arts-Chubb Theatre

September 14-Orono, ME-Collins Center for the Performing Arts

September 15-Fredericton, Canada-Harvest Jazz & Blues Festival

September 16-Webster, MA-Indian Ranch Amphitheatre

September 18-Toronto, Ontario-The Danforth Music Hall

September 19-Buffalo, NY-Town Ballroom

September 23-Louisville, KY-Bourbon & Beyond Festival

October 5-West Helena, AR-King Biscuit Blues Festival

October 12-Frankfurt, Germany-Batschkapp

October 13-Bonn, Germany-Harmonie Club

October 14-Basel, Switzerland-Z7 Pratteln

October 16-Zurich, Switzerland-Kaufleuten

October 17-Munich, Germany-Tonhalle

October 18-Milan, Italy-Alcatraz

October 20-Berlin, Germany-Huxleys

October 21-Hannover, Germany-Capitol

October 23-Stockholm, Sweden-Cirkus

October 24-Gothenburg, Sweden-Pustervik

October 25-Oslo, Norway-Sentrum Scene

October 27-Weert, Netherlands-Bosuil

October 28-Amsterdam, Netherlands-Melkweg

October 29-Brussels, Belgium-Ancienne Belgique

October 31-Paris, France-Le Caberet Sauvage

November 2-Newcastle, U.K.-02 Academy§

November 3-Glasgow, U.K.-02 Academy

November 4-Nottingham, U.K.-Rock City

November 6-Belfast, Ireland-The Telegraph Building

November 7-Dublin, Ireland-National Stadium

November 9-Cardiff, U.K.-Tramshed§

November 10-Birmingham, U.K.-02 Academy§

November 11-Bristol, U.K.-02 Academy§

November 13-Southampton, U.K.-Guildhall

November 15-London, U.K.-02 Shepherds Bush Empire

November 16-London, U.K.-02 Shepherds Bush Empire

November 17-Manchester, U.K.-02 Apollo

November 23-Atlanta, GA-The Tabernacle

December 7-Port Chester, NY-The Capitol Theatre

December 8-Clifton Park, NY-Upstate Concert Hall

January 6-12-Tampa, FL-2019 Southern Rock Cruise

*with Magpie Salute

†with Lynyrd Skynyrd

‡co-headline with JJ Grey & Mofro

§with Junkyard

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