{"id":131614,"date":"2024-06-09T21:01:36","date_gmt":"2024-06-10T01:01:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/?p=131614"},"modified":"2024-06-09T21:01:36","modified_gmt":"2024-06-10T01:01:36","slug":"blues-traveler-big-head-todd-and-the-monsters-team-up-for-epic-co-headline-summer-tour-that-hits-univest-performance-center","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/?p=131614","title":{"rendered":"Blues Traveler & Big Head Todd and the Monsters Team Up for Epic Co-Headline Summer Tour that Hits Univest Performance Center"},"content":{"rendered":"

The \u201cBlue Monsters Tour 2024\u201d will Feature Hit Songs Spanning Both Bands\u2019 Nearly 40-Year Careers<\/em><\/p>\n

After a highly-successful run last summer, Grammy\u00ae<\/em>\u00a0Award-winning artist\u00a0Blues Traveler\u00a0<\/strong>and Platinum-Selling rockers\u00a0Big Head Todd and the Monsters<\/strong>\u00a0are, once again, bringing the\u00a0\u201cBlue Monsters Tour\u201d\u00a0<\/strong>to venues across the country. Featuring\u00a0an arsenal of songs from over three decades, including both the smash hits that defined their careers as well as\u00a0rarely performed live gems, the coveted co-headline tour was hailed as\u00a0one of the best of the 2023 season by critics and fans alike.<\/p>\n

The \u201cBlue Monsters Tour 2024\u201d\u00a0hits the Midwest and East Coast before culminating\u00a0August 24<\/strong>\u00a0at the\u00a0Univest Performance Center<\/strong>\u00a0in\u00a0Quakertown, PA<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Tickets for\u00a0\u201cBlue Monsters Tour 2024\u201d\u00a0<\/strong>are available\u00a0at\u00a0https:\/\/bluestraveler.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Long-time touring partners, the two iconic bands first performed together in 1993 for the H.O.R.D.E Tour, and have spent the past 30 years on many of the same bills. In addition to the 1994, 1997, and 2015 H.O.R.D.E. Tours, they were also part of the A-list lineups for the 2001 \u201cMoondance Jam,\u201d the 2002 \u201cOne World, One Heart Festival,\u201d the 2012 \u201cLast Summer on Earth Tour,\u201d and the 2019 \u201cBeachLife Festival.\u201d Through these experiences, the groups have\u00a0forged a friendship that transcends both time and music.<\/p>\n

Multi-Platinum-Selling Band Blues Traveler currently has 15 hit studio albums to their credit, including the iconic\u00a0four<\/em>, which went six-times Platinum and spawned the definitive\u00a0\u201cRun-Around\u201d (garnering their first Grammy\u00ae<\/em>\u00a0Award), as well as\u00a0Traveler\u2019s Soul<\/em>, which was released in October 2023.\u00a0Traveler\u2019s Soul<\/em>\u00a0was Blues Traveler\u2019s second critically-acclaimed album of genre covers, featuring their interpretations of classic\u00a0Soul and R&B hits originally recorded by artists such as Stevie Wonder, the Impressions, TLC, The Meters, Dr. John, Ann Peebles, and more. This record followed the wildly successful\u00a0Traveler\u2019s Blues<\/em>\u00a0release (Round Hill Records\/ Black Hill Records, 2021), spotlighting the band\u2019s renditions of songs from The American Blues Songbook and earning them a Grammy nod for \u201cBest Traditional Blues Album.\u201d<\/p>\n

During the\u00a0\u201cBlue Monsters Tour 2024,\u201d\u00a0<\/strong>audiences can expect to hear all of Blues Traveler\u2019s hits, including their Billboard-topping smash singles like \u201cHook\u201d and \u201cBut Anyway,\u201d as well as fan- and band-favorites from throughout their catalog.<\/p>\n

Big Head Todd and the Monsters, have dedicated 40 years to their music career. Quietly becoming an American institution in this time\u2013 thanks to their writing, recording, and touring (totaling over 3,500 performances, countless sold out shows in amphitheaters, on the high seas, and even beaming their tunes to outer space (literally)) \u2013they have earned the endorsement of everyone from Robert Plant to The Denver Broncos, and tallied tens of millions of streams.<\/p>\n

The group\u00a0also has 13 studio albums to their credit, including the\u00a01993 breakout\u00a0Sister Sweetly<\/em>. Powered by staples like \u201cBroken Hearted Savior,\u201d \u201cIt\u2019s Alright,\u201d and \u201cBittersweet,\u201d the record eventually went Platinum, leading to a support slot for Plant on tour. During the \u201cBlue Monsters Tour 2024,\u201d fans can expect to hear these hits plus many more.<\/p>\n

For more information about Blues Traveler, visit\u00a0https:\/\/bluestraveler.com<\/a><\/p>\n

Follow @bluestraveler<\/p>\n

For more information about Big Head Todd and the Monsters, visit Website:\u00a0www.bigheadtodd.com<\/a><\/p>\n

Follow @bigheadtoddandthemonsters (FB\/ YouTube) | @bhtm (Twitter)<\/p>\n

About Blues Traveler<\/strong>:
\n37 years ago, the four original members of Blues Traveler\u2014John Popper, Chandler Kinchla, Brendan Hill, and the late Bobby Sheehan\u2014gathered in their drummer\u2019s parent\u2019s basement in Princeton, NJ to jam. From these high school sessions emerged a band that would go on to release a total of 15 studio albums, four of which have gone gold, three platinum, and one six-times platinum- selling more than 10 million combined units worldwide. Over an illustrious career, Blues Traveler has played over 2,000 live shows in front of more than 30 million people, and, in \u201cRun-Around,\u201d had the longest-charting radio single in Billboard history, which earned them a Grammy\u00ae for \u201cBest Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals.\u201d Their latest album\u00a0Traveler\u2019s Soul<\/em>, which was released in October 2023, was Blues Traveler\u2019s second critically-acclaimed album of covers, featuring their interpretations of such classic\u00a0Soul and R&B hits originally recorded by artists like Stevie Wonder, the Impressions, TLC, The Meters, Dr. John, Ann Peebles, and more. This record followed the wildly successful\u00a0Traveler\u2019s Blues<\/em>\u00a0(Round Hill Records\/ Black Hill Records, 2021), spotlighting the band\u2019s renditions of songs from The American Blues Songbook and earning them a Grammy nod for \u201cBest Traditional Blues Album.\u201d<\/p>\n

Their movie credits include\u00a0Blues Brothers 2000, Kingpin, Wildflowers<\/em>\u00a0and others. A television favorite, they have been featured on \u201cSaturday Night Live,\u201d \u201cAustin City Limits,\u201d \u201cVH1’s Behind the Music\u201d and they hold the record for the most appearances of any artist on \u201cThe Late Show with David Letterman.\u201d<\/p>\n

About Big Head Todd and the Monsters:\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Big Head Todd and The Monsters have quietly become an American institution following three and a half decades of writing, recording, and touring (totaling over 3,500 performances). After countless sold out shows in amphitheaters and on the high seas, beaming their tunes to outer space (literally), earning the endorsement of everyone from Robert Plant to The Denver Broncos, and tallying tens of millions of streams, Big Head Todd and The Monsters cite the friendships formed in the crowd among their proudest accomplishments. Fast forward to 2021 and the Colorado quartet\u2014Todd Park Mohr [vocals, guitar, keys, sax, harmonica], Brian Nevin [drums, percussion], Rob Squires [bass, vocals], and Jeremy Lawton [guitar, keys, vocals, steel guitar]\u2014continue to unite audiences.<\/p>\n

\u201cFriendships\u00a0have spawned because of our band,\u201d smiles Todd.\u00a0\u00a0\u201cMaybe a bit like the Grateful Dead, the line between audience and stage has over time become a bit blurred and many lifelong friendships have been made in every direction.\u00a0\u00a0I\u2019m very proud of that.\u00a0\u00a0Bringing people together and sharing a joy for a couple of hours is an important function of music.\u00a0Music can cultivate community, even harmony. We need that!\u201d<\/p>\n

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Information provided to TVL by:
\nDenise Kovalevich
\nwww.dmkpublicity.com
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