Steve Miller Band to tour this summer with Marty Stuart; Miller to receive honorary degree

Posted By: Staff
February 19, 2019 @ 6:01 am
Music News

Credit: David Woo

The Steve Miller Band recently announced plans for a brief headlining tour of the Southern U.S. in March. Now the group has lined up a lengthy stateside summer trek that also will feature veteran country act Marty Stuart and His Fabulous Superlatives.

The trek, which is billed as “An Amazing Evening of Original American Music: Classic Rock Meets Classic Country,” kicks off June 13 in Des Moines, Iowa, and is plotted out all the way through an August 30-31 stand in Woodinville, Washington. The tour includes 35 dates, while Miller also has two headlining shows scheduled on off nights of the outing.

The spring tour, dubbed “An Evening with Steve Miller Band,” runs from a March 12 concert in Clearwater, Florida, through a March 24 gig in Southaven, Mississippi.

In other news, Steve Miller will receive an honorary degree in music from his one-time alma mater, the University of Wisconsin-Madison, on May 10 during the school’s commencement ceremony at the Kohl Center. Beginning in 1961, the future Rock & Roll Hall of Famer spent seven semesters as a comparative literature major at the university, including a year abroad studying at the University of Copenhagen.

Miller left the university without graduating, moving first to Chicago — where he honed his skills as a blues guitarist — before making his way in late 1966 to San Francisco, where would find fame with the Steve Miller Band.

Steve has maintained a close relationship with the University of Wisconsin–Madison, and in 2017 he donated proceeds from a local concert to the Chancellor’s Scholarship Fund. He also met with students there to discuss careers in music.

Here are all of Steve Miller Band’s 2019 tour dates. All shows with Marty Stuart unless otherwise noted:

3/12 — Clearwater, FL, Ruth Eckerd Hall*
3/13 — Fort Meyers, FL, Suncoast Credit Union Arena*
3/16 — Orlando, FL, Universal Studios – Music Plaza Stage*
3/17 — Hollywood, FL, Seminole Hard Rock*
3/20 — Greenville, SC, Peace Center*
3/21 — Montgomery, AL, Montgomery PAC*
3/23 — Biloxi, MS, Beau Rivage Resort*
3/24 — Southaven, MS, Bank Plus Amphitheater at Snowden Grove*
6/13 — Des Moines, IA, Wells Fargo Arena
6/15 — Tulsa, OK, River Spirit Casino – Paradise Cove
6/16 — Rogers, AR, Walmart AMP
6/21 — Alton, IL, Liberty Bank Amphitheater
6/22 — Dubuque, IL, America’s River Festival
6/24 — Grand Rapids, MI, Meijer Gardens
6/25 — Interlochen, MI, Kresge Auditorium
6/28 — Rochester, NY, International Jazz Festival
6/30 — Sterling Heights, IL, Lottery Amphitheatre at Freedom Hill
7/1 — Highland Park, IL, Ravinia Festival*
7/12 — Prior Lake, MN, Lakefront Music Fest
7/14 — Duluth, MN, Bayfront Festival Park
7/16 — Kettering, OH, Fraze Pavilion
7/18 — Baltimore, MD, MECU Pavilion
7/20 — Lynchburg, VA, Riverfront Park
7/21 — Bensalem, PA, Xcite Center*
7/24 — New York, NY, Pier 17
7/25 — Boston, MA, Rockland Trust Bank Pavilion
7/27 — Rangeley, ME, Health & Wellness Pavilion
7/28 — Kingston, NY, Hutton Brickyards
7/30 — Selbyville, DE, Freeman Stage at Bayside
7/31 — Vienna, VA, Wolf Trap
8/2 — Mashantucket, CT, Foxwoods Grand Theater
8/3 — Bethlehem, PA, Musikfest
8/11 — Albuquerque, NM, Sandia Resort & Casino
8/13 — Denver, CO, The Mission Ballroom
8/14 — Vail, CO, Gerald R. Ford Amphitheater
8/16 — Billings, MT, Cove Creek Outdoor Pavilion
8/17 — Missoula, MT, Big Sky Brewery
8/19 — Salt Lake City, UT, Red Butte Garden
8/21 — Los Angeles, CA, Greek Theater
8/22 — Paso Robles, CA, Vina Robles Amphitheater
8/24 — Stateline, NV, Tahoe Outdoor Arena at Harveys
8/27 — Salem, OR, Oregon State Fair
8/28 — Airway Heights, WA, Northern Quest Resort & Casino
8/30 — Woodinville, WA, Chateau Ste. Michelle
8/31 — Woodinville, WA, Chateau Ste. Michelle