Don't Wake the Scarecrow

The Big Surprise Tour, a 9-date tour featuring 4 amazing bands, had it’s first show last night in New Hampshire. The tour includes sets from Old Crow Medicine Show, Dave Rawlings Machine, The Felice Brothers, and Justin Townes Earle and is sure to be a big party every night. CrowMedicine.com states:

The Big Surprise Tour featuring Old Crow Medicine Show, Dave Rawlings Machine (f/t Gillian Welch), The Felice Brothers and Justin Townes Earle kicks off in Hampton, NH on Tuesday, August 4. Born out of a deep running comradery built on countless tours and ties between a host of excellent musicians, each evening is sure to be a unique experience as they all put their many combined years of musicianship and knowledge of song-craft and American music into play for these performances.

Below are a list of articles about the tour and dates can be found at the bottom:

Top Live Show – The Big Surprise Tour – Time Out New York

The Big Surprise Tour – WeeklyDig.com

When Old Crow, pals take stage, expect big surprise – Boston Herald

Renegades on the Road – Wall Street Journal

Tour Dates:

BONUS: Here’s a setlist of the Felice Brothers set from the opening Big Surprise show….with a few notes from our good friend Digger over at TakeThisBread.

The Big Surprise (all bands)
Marlboro Man
White limo
Loves me Tenderly
Goddamn you jim
Greatest show
Ahab
Lawrence County ( with Keith from ocms)
Farley Song
Run Chicken
Stephens End
Take this bread
With all bands:
Like a hurricane
Helen Fry
I’ll fly away
Wagon wheel
Tell it to me

All out at first for Big Surprise

Then Townes Earle played. Friggin awesome. Highlights were Mamas Eyes and What do You Do When you’re Lonesome. Played about thirty minutes, Searcher on drums.

Felice Brothers next. Dave on drums, searcher dancing and harmonies. Tenderly was great. Take This Bread with all Bands , left crowd buzzing. Ian has never been better. You can see the future of the band with Ian freed up to display great Showmanship.(fingers crossed horn section)

Crowd was predominately ocms fans. Maybe a few dozen real Felice bros fans. Musta been couple thousand people there.

Dave Rawlings and Gillian Welch next. Very good. Lots of fans up there. Searcher again playing some drums
Highlights were I Hear Them All and Novocaine.

Ocms were next. Played a great set, highlights were Poor man and Caroline. Then all came out on stage for next bunch of songs until Searcher joined Dave R and Gillian and Ocms for a replacements cover to close the show.

He also got word of a new Felice Brothers album that was recorded and will be available at live shows. Not an official label release but it’s still a new album of songs available soon!