NASHVILLE — Eclectic country artist Lyle Lovett hits the road for his 2000 tour on Friday with a weekend of concerts at the Mountain Winery in Saratoga, Calif.
Lovett's trek continues through August and winds up on Sept. 2 in Aspen, Colo. Along the way there's no shortage of chic, comfortable and music-friendly settings. He'll play such prestigious and picturesque venues as Red Rocks Amphitheatre in Colorado, the Wente Bros. Winery in California, Tanglewood in Massachusetts, Wolf Trap in Virginia, the funky John T. Floore Country Store in Helotes, Texas, (near San Antonio) and the Paolo Soleri Amphitheater in New Mexico.
Other home state dates for the Texas native, whose song "That's Right You're Not From Texas" (RealAudio excerpt) is becoming a Lovett signature, are Fort Worth's Bass Performance Hall, Lubbock's Municipal Auditorium and the Backyard in Austin.
Lyle Lovett tour dates:
July 14–16; Saratoga, Calif.; Mountain Winery
July 18; Livermore, Calif.; Wente Bros. Winery
July 19; Stockton, Calif.; Fox Theatre
July 20–21: San Diego; Humphrey's
July 23–24; Anaheim, Calif.; Sun Theater
July 26–27; Santa Fe, N.M.; Paolo Soleri Amphitheater
July 29; Lubbock, Texas; Municipal Auditorium
July 30–Aug. 1; Austin, Texas; The Backyard
Aug. 3–5; Ft. Worth, Texas; Bass Performance Hall
Aug. 6; Helotes, Texas; John T. Floore Country Store
Aug. 8; Morrison, Colo.; Red Rocks Amphitheatre
Aug. 10; Chicago; Chicago Theater
Aug. 11; Noblesville, Ind.; Deer Creek Music Center
Aug. 12; Lakewood, Ohio; Lakewood Civic Auditorium
Aug. 13; Detroit; Fox Theater
Aug. 14; Columbus, Ohio; Polaris Amphitheatre
Aug. 16; Westbury, N.Y.; Westbury Music Fair
Aug. 17; Hyannis, Mass.; Cape Cod Melody
Aug. 18; Stanhope, N.J.; Waterloo Village
Aug. 19; Boston; FleetBoston Pavilion
Aug. 21; Lenox, Mass.; Tanglewood
Aug. 22; Bolton, Vt.; Alpine Stage at Bolton Valley
Aug. 24; Baltimore; Pier 6 Concert Pavilion
Aug. 25; Vienna, Va.; Wolf Trap
Aug. 26; Virginia Beach, Va.; GTE Virginia Beach Amphitheatre
Aug. 27; Atlanta; Fox Theatre
Aug. 28; Greensboro, N.C.; War Memorial Auditorium
Aug. 30; Memphis, Tenn.; Orpheum Theater
Aug. 31; Tulsa, Okla.; Oral Roberts University
Sept. 2; Aspen, Colo.; Jazz Aspen Snowmass Festival