Drive-By Truckers Expand 'American Band' For Reissue

10-03-2024

(BHM) Drive-By Truckers will be releasing an expanded new edition of their landmark 2016 album, American Band, via ATO Records on Friday, November 1. The deluxe 2xLP set will include 7 live tracks (recorded at the band's annual HeAthen's Homecoming 2018 at Athens, GA' historic 40 Watt Club), updated liner notes by Drive-By Truckers co-founder Patterson Hood, additional photos, and exclusive new artwork which sees the album's powerful original cover by photographer Danny Clinch reinterpreted by longtime visual collaborator, the late Wes Freed. "Ramon Casiano (Live at 40 Watt Club, Athens, GA)," one of the seven unreleased live tracks, is streaming at all DSPs today.

"In case you haven't noticed, American Band has been out of print for a minute and we're happy to announce the release of American Band Deluxe on vinyl (and digital)," says Patterson Hood. "The deluxe edition includes an album of live versions of songs that we recorded at our annual DBT HeAthen's Homecoming show at the fabulous 40 Watt Club in Athens, Georgia in 2018. By this point, the songs had taken on new lives and expanded in some beautiful ways that we hadn't imagined when we first recorded them three years earlier. It includes a raucous live version of 'Kinky Hypocrite' (which was originally included as a studio version on a 45 as a part of the original release), a definitive version of 'What It Means,' and a rare live version of 'Ever South' that includes an extended intro featuring a part of Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers' masterpiece 'Southern Accents.' It truly Kicks Ass!"

Drive-By Truckers have spent much of this year traveling on their Southern Rock Opera Revisited 2024 Tour, a wide-ranging headline run presented by Live Nation that sees the band performing their acclaimed 2001 album, Southern Rock Opera, along with fan favorites and other songs from across their classic canon. Dates resume October 16 at Washington, DC's Warner Theatre and then travel through a very special tour finale set for November 24 at Nashville, TN's historic Ryman Auditorium. Highlights include two-night stands at Chicago, IL's House of Blues (November 1-2), and Asheville, NC's The Orange Peel (November 7-8). A very special Southern Rock Opera Revisited VIP Experience is available throughout the tour, including premium tickets, an exclusive pre-show soundcheck party, limited edition items (including a commemorative concert ticket signed by the band, VIP laminate, and Southern Rock Opera Revisited 2024 collectible patch), and more.

In addition, Drive-By Truckers recently announced the 2025 edition of their annual HeAthens Homecoming, a four-night concert event set for the legendary 40 Watt Club in their beloved home base of Athens, GA on February 12-15. Tickets for all four shows - which kick off with an intimate performance of Southern Rock Opera on February 12 - are nearly sold-out. 2025 will also see Drive-By Truckers among the hand-picked artists performing at Gov't Mule's Island Exodus 15, a four-night immersive musical experience slated for January 19-23, 2025 at Runaway Bay, Jamaica's Jewel Paradise Cove Resort.

DRIVE-BY TRUCKERS - TOUR 2024-2025

October
16 - Washington, DC - Warner Theatre (VIP EXPERIENCE SOLD OUT)
17 - New York, NY - Irving Plaza (SOLD OUT)
18 - Boston, MA - House of Blues
19 - Philadelphia, PA - Theatre of Living Arts
21 - Woodstock, NY - Bearsville Theater (Not Presented By Live Nation)
22 - Toronto, ON - Danforth Music Hall
23 - Cleveland, OH - House of Blues
25 - Minneapolis, MN - Uptown Theater
26 - Minneapolis, MN - Uptown Theater
27 - Madison, WI - The Sylvee
29 - Des Moines, IA - Val Air Ballroom
30 - Milwaukee, WI - Pabst Theater

November
1 - Chicago, IL - House of Blues
2 - Chicago, IL - House of Blues
3 - Cincinnati, OH - Bogart's
5 - Detroit, MI - St. Andrew's Hall
7 - Asheville, NC - The Orange Peel
8 - Asheville, NC - The Orange Peel (SOLD OUT)
9 - Atlanta, GA - Tabernacle (VIP EXPERIENCE SOLD OUT)
22 - Huntsville, AL - The Artist Meadow at The Orion Amphitheater
24 - Nashville, TN - Ryman Auditorium (VIP EXPERIENCE SOLD OUT)

January 2025
19-23 - Runaway Bay, Jamaica - Gov't Mule's Island Exodus 15

February 2025
12 - Athens, GA - 40 Watt Club (Performing Southern Rock Opera) †
13 - Athens, GA - 40 Watt †
14 - Athens, GA - 40 Watt Club †
15 - Athens, GA - 40 Watt Club †

† HeAthens Homecoming 2025