It'll be a long August, September and October for Counting Crows this year — the roots-rockers embark on a 34-date tour even as they continue work on their fourth studio album.
The group will hit clubs, college auditoriums and theaters on the tour, its publicity firm said Wednesday. The outing kicks off August 18 in Englewood, Colorado, and won't end until a November 7 show "somewhere in Middle America" — Lawrence, Kansas, to be precise.
Counting Crows expect to release the follow-up to 1999's This Desert Life next spring, according to their publicist. The band plans to write and record songs for the new album during breaks on the tour.
While the group had been working with producer Steve Lillywhite (Dave Matthews Band, U2), its publicist was unable to say whether Lillywhite is still involved with the project.
Counting Crows tour dates, according to their publicity firm:
8/18 - Englewood, CO @ AT&T Broadband World Headquarters 8/21 - Corpus Christi, TX @ Concrete St. Amphitheater 8/22 - Austin, TX @ The Backyard 8/24 - San Marcos, TX @ Southwest Texas University Auditorium 8/25 - Huntsville, TX @ Bernard G. Johnson Coliseum 8/27 - New Orleans, LA @ House of Blues 8/28 - New Orleans, LA @ House of Blues 8/30 - Lake Buena Vista, FL @ House of Blues 8/31 - N. Myrtle Beach, SC @ House of Blues 9/2 - Virginia Beach, VA @ American Music Festival 9/3 - Davidson, NC @ Belk Arena 9/7 - San Diego, CA @ Street Scene 2000 9/9 - Anaheim, CA @ House of Blues 9/11 - San Francisco, CA @ Pier 30/32 10/6 - Hanover, NH @ Dartmouth College, Leade Arena 10/7 - New Haven, CT @ Yale University, Old Campus 10/10 - Hempstead, NY @ Hofstra University 10/11 - Lewiston, ME @ Bates College 10/13 - Chestertown, MD @ Washington College/LFC Building 10/14 - Allentown, PA @ Muhlenberg College 10/16 - Northampton, MA @ John M. Greene Hall 10/17 - Meadville, PA @ Allegheny College - Wisc Center 10/19 - Wayne, NJ @ William Paterson University Recreational Center 10/20 - Geneseo, NY @ SUNY Geneseo-Kuhl Gym 10/22 - Chestnut Hill, MA @ Conte Forum 10/23 - Mashantucket, CT @ Fox Theatre 10/26 - Utica, NY @ Stanley Performing Arts Center 10/27 - Washington, DC @ George Washington University - Smith Center 10/29 - Salem, VA @ Salem Civic Center 10/30 - Bloomington, IN @ IU Auditorium 11/1 - Ann Arbor, MI @ Hill Auditorium 11/4 - East Lansing, MI @ Michigan State University Auditorium 11/6 - Lincoln, NE @ Lied Center 11/7 - Lawrence, KS @ Lied Center 
