BLACKBERRY SMOKE reveal new song, 'Little Bit Crazy' & announce 2024 UK/EU tour
Atlanta, GA rock band, BLACKBERRY SMOKE have today debuted a new song, 'Little Bit Crazy,' in tandem with a UK & European tour announcement.
The new single was written by lead singer Charlie Starr and longtime collaborator Travis Meadows and the track comes with an official music video, which you can watch below.
Reflecting on the track, Starr shares: “It’s a rock and roll song about this fella and the girl who might be his undoing.”
'Little Bit Crazy' is the second song revealed from the band’s hotly anticipated new album, Be Right Here, which will is set for release on 16th February via 3 Legged Records/Thirty Tigers (pre-order/pre-save here). The band released lead single, 'Dig A Hole' to coincide with their headlining slot at August's sold-out The Long Road festival in Leicestershire.
The band have also announced the UK & EU leg of their international 'Be Right Here' headline tour, set to hit these shores in September 2024. See below for full tour itinerary. Tickets for the new dates will be available on pre-sale starting Tuesday 10th October at 10:00am local time, with general on-sale following next Friday 13th October at 10:00am local time. Full details can be found at www.blackberrysmoke.com/tour.
Produced by Grammy Award-winning producer Dave Cobb (Chris Stapleton, Jason Isbell), Be Right Here is a timely reminder to be present and live authentically. Across these ten tracks - a collection of their signature rock n' roll anthems, Americana-leaning ballads and southern rock jams - the band celebrates the simple joys of life, the fleeting moments and the little bits of luck found along the way.
Reflecting on the project, Starr shares, “We always track live together, but this time we had all our amps and drums and everything in the same room. It’s just as natural and as real as possible. The last album was very raw too, but with this one I remember different times I would say, ‘I think we should redo that,’ and Dave was like, ‘No, leave it that way. That way it’s magical.'"
Recorded at Nashville’s historic RCA Studio A and Cobb’s Georgia Mae in Savannah, the album features the band - Charlie Starr (vocals, guitar), Richard Turner (bass, vocals), Brit Turner (drums), Paul Jackson (guitar, vocals) and Brandon Still (keyboards) - alongside Preston Holcomb (drums) and Benji Shanks (guitar), as well as special guest vocals from The Black Bettys.
Throughout their prolific career, BLACKBERRY SMOKE has released seven studio albums including 2021’s You Hear Georgia, which celebrated their 20th anniversary as a band.
Released to critical acclaim, Rolling Stone declared, “BLACKBERRY SMOKE are a Georgia band through and through…You Hear Georgia sounds downright huge,” while American Songwriter praised, “BLACKBERRY SMOKE is still on fire…a testament to that tenacity and an unapologetic ode to an insurgent attitude and tradition. That’s evident in practically every note and nuance” and Vintage Guitar proclaimed, “For 20 years, Georgia’s BLACKBERRY SMOKE has carried on Southern rock’s rich tradition. You Hear Georgia…is soaked in these roots.”
In addition to their studio albums, they have released several other projects such as their EPs Stoned, The Southern Ground Sessions and Live From Capricorn Studios as well as Homecoming: Live In Atlanta, a live album and concert film, which debuted at #1 on Billboard’s Americana/Folk Album Sales chart.
Since forming in 2001, BLACKBERRY SMOKE has continued to tour relentlessly, building a strong and loyal community of fans. In addition to their work as musicians, the band is deeply committed to charitable work and formed the Lana Turner Foundation, a non-profit supporting several national foundations committed to curing children’s cancer. With these efforts, the band has raised over $1,000,000 to date benefitting children’s cancer research.
BE RIGHT HERE track listing;
1. Dig A Hole
2. Hammer And The Nail
3. Like It Was Yesterday
4. Be So Lucky
5. Azalea
6. Don’t Mind If I Do
7. Whatcha Know Good
8. Other Side of the Light
9. Little Bit Crazy
10. Barefoot Angel
BLACKBERRY SMOKE 2023 - 2024 'BE RIGHT HERE' TOUR DATES
October 7 - Petros, TN - Historic Brushy Mountain State Penitentiary
October 12 - Effingham, IL - Rusty Reel Lake Jam
October 14 - Conroe, TX - Cajun Catfish Festival
November 2 - Huntsville, AL - Orion Amphitheater
November 3 - Tallahassee, FL - Donald L. Tucker Civic Center
November 4 - Orlando, FL - Orlando Amphitheatre
November 9 - Pompano Beach, FL - Pompano Beach Amphitheater
November 10 - St. Augustine, FL - St. Augustine Amphitheatre
November 11 - St. Petersburg, FL - Jannus Live
November 15 - Shipshewana, IN - Blue Gate Theatre
November 16 - Waukegan, IL - Genesee Theatre
Nov 17 - Elizabeth, IN - Caesars Event Center at Caesars Southern Indiana
November 24 - Atlanta, GA - Coca-Cola Roxy
December 29 - Roanoke, VA -The Berglund Center
December 30 - Hiawassee, GA - Anderson Music Hall
December 31 - Spartanburg, SC - Spartanburg Memorial Auditorium
February 4-10, 2024 - Miami, FL - Outlaw Country Cruise
February 15, 2024 - Durham, NC - Durham Performing Arts Center
February 17, 2024 - North Myrtle Beach, SC - House of Blues
February 18, 2024 - Charlotte, NC - Ovens Auditorium
February 20, 2024 - Charlottesville, VA - Jefferson Theater
February 22, 2024 - Indianapolis, IN - Murat Theatre at Old National Centre
February 23, 2024 - Columbus, OH - Newport Music Hall
February 29, 2024 - Little Rock, AR - The Hall
March 1, 2024 - Fort Smith, AR - Temple Live
March 2, 2024 - Springfield, MO - Gillioz Theatre
March 7, 2024 - Denver, CO - Ogden Theatre
March 8, 2024 - Beaver Creek, CO - Vilar Performing Arts Center
March 9, 2024 - Kansas City, MO - Uptown Theatre
September 9, 2024 - Glasgow, U.K. - O2 Academy
September 10, 2024 - Edinburgh, U.K. - O2 Academy
September 12, 2024 - Manchester, U.K. - O2 Apollo
September 13, 2024 - Birmingham, U.K. - O2 Academy
September 14, 2024 - London, U.K. - Eventim Apollo
September 16, 2024 - Brussels, Belgium - Ancienne Belgique
September 17, 2024 - Tilburg, Netherlands - O13
September 18, 2024 - Hannover, Germany - Capitol
September 20, 2024 - Copenhagen, Denmark - VEGA
September 21, 2024 - Oslo, Norway - Sentrum Scene
September 22, 2024 - Stockholm, Sweden - Annexet
September 24, 2024 - Berlin, Germany - Columbiahalle
September 25, 2024 - Vienna, Austria - Gasometer
September 26, 2024 - Munich, Germany - Tonhalle
September 28, 2024 - Paris, France - L’Olympia
September 29, 2024 - Cologne, Germany - E-Werk
September 30, 2024 - Zurich, Switzerland - Kauflauten
October 2, 2024 - Milan, Italy - Alcatraz
