DATE: MAY 7, 2014
FROM: BARI LIEBERMAN/ANGELA VILLANUEVA–MSO PR
SLIGHTLY STOOPID
TO MAKE BONNAROO DEBUT
SATURDAY, JUNE 14
FESTIVAL APPEARANCES CONTINUE AS BAND PREPARES FOR
“SUMMER SESSIONS 2014” TOUR
EIGHTH ANNUAL SUMMER AMPHITHEATER OUTING
WITH SUPPORT FROM
NOFX, STEPHEN MARLEY, CYPRESS HILL AND G. LOVE & SPECIAL SAUCE
KICKS OFF JULY 9
SLIGHTLY STOOPID is excited to share the performance details for their upcoming debut at the Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival. The Ocean Beach, CA-based ensemble is set to appear on Saturday, June 14 at 6:45pm at That Tent for a 75-minute set at the famed festival.
Prior to Bonnaroo, SLIGHTLY STOOPID will perform at other select festivals this spring as they prepare to kick off their own “SUMMER SESSIONS 2014” amphitheater outing launching July 9. First on the horizon is the Summer Camp Music Festival in Chillicothe, IL where the band will perform Friday, May 23 from 5:30-7:00pm on the Sunshine Stage. Up next, the guys will head to Texas where they’ll hit the X Games Austin on Friday, June 6 performing at the Austin360 Amphitheater at 5:30pm.
The 25-date “SUMMER SESSIONS 2014” tour marks SLIGHTLY STOOPID’s eighth annual summer amphitheater outing. Helping them deliver the ultimate jam session, this year’s lineup includes D.I.Y. legends NOFX (on select west coast dates), 7-time Grammy winner Stephen Marley (for the entire journey), hip hop icons Cypress Hill (on select west coast dates) and their friends and long-time musical conspirators G. Love & Special Sauce (on select dates). Getting underway July 9 in Eugene, OR, the tour will play along the west and east coasts featuring a stop at Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre in Irvine, CA (7/19) and their annual hometown show at San Diego’s Sleep Train Amphitheater (7/26) as well as shows in Boston, Philadelphia, Asbury Park, Atlanta and many more.
Throughout the summer tour, SLIGHTLY STOOPID will continue to make appearances at U.S. festivals with appearances set for Gathering of the Vibes in Bridgeport, CT (8/1), two headlining sets at the Blackwater Music Festival in Live Oak, FL (8/22 & 8/23) and the North Coast Music Festival in Chicago (8/31) among others. See full itinerary below.
Watch the official video for the song “Don’t Stop” here: http://youtu.be/dxJtBEfAT_E and “Closer To the Sun” live at TRI Studios here: http://youtu.be/5U1ndFiYLh4
Catch SLIGHTLY STOOPID on tour in the following cities:
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DATE |
CITY |
VENUE |
SUPPORT |
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Fri |
5/23 |
Chillicothe, IL |
Three Sisters Park |
Summer Camp Music Festival |
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Fri |
6/6 |
Austin, TX |
Austin 360 Amphitheater |
ESPN X Games |
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Sat |
6/7 |
Houston, TX |
Sam Houston Park |
Houston Beer Fest |
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Thu |
6/12 |
Manchester, TN |
Great Stage Park |
Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival |
|
“Summer Sessions 2014” tour |
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Wed |
7/9 |
Eugene, OR |
Cuthbert Amphitheatre |
Stephen Marley, G. Love & Special Sauce |
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Thu |
7/10 |
Seattle, WA |
Marymoor Park |
Stephen Marley, G. Love & Special Sauce |
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Fri |
7/11 |
Missoula, MT |
Big Sky Brewing Company |
Stephen Marley, G. Love & Special Sauce |
|
Sat |
7/12 |
Boise, ID |
Idaho Botanical Garden |
Stephen Marley, G. Love & Special Sauce |
|
Sun |
7/13 |
Salt Lake City, UT |
Liberty Park |
Reggae Rise Up Music Festival |
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Wed |
7/16 |
Las Vegas, NV |
The Pool at the Cosmopolitan |
Stephen Marley |
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Thu |
7/17 |
Tahoe Vista, CA |
North Tahoe Regional Park |
NOFX, Stephen Marley |
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Fri |
7/18 |
Berkeley, CA |
Greek Theatre |
NOFX, Stephen Marley |
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Sat |
7/19 |
Irvine, CA |
Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre |
NOFX, Stephen Marley |
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Wed |
7/23 |
Albuquerque, NM |
Isleta Amphitheater |
Cypress Hill, Stephen Marley |
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Thu |
7/24 |
Phoenix, AZ |
Mesa Amphitheatre |
Cypress Hill, Stephen Marley |
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Fri |
7/25 |
Santa Barbara, CA |
Santa Barbara Bowl |
Cypress Hill, Stephen Marley |
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Sat |
7/26 |
San Diego, CA |
Sleep Train Amphitheater |
NOFX, Stephen Marley |
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Thu |
7/31 |
Boston, MA |
Blue Hills Bank Pavilion |
Stephen Marley, G. Love & Special Sauce |
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Fri |
8/1 |
Bridgeport, CT |
Gathering of the Vibes |
Gathering of the Vibes Festival |
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Sat |
8/2 |
Philadelphia, PA |
Penn’s Landing |
Stephen Marley, G. Love & Special Sauce |
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Sun |
8/3 |
Asbury Park, NJ |
Stone Pony Summer Stage |
Stephen Marley, G. Love & Special Sauce |
|
Wed |
8/6 |
Richmond, VA |
Pocahontas State Park |
Stephen Marley, G. Love & Special Sauce |
|
Thu |
8/7 |
Baltimore, MD |
Pier Six Pavilion |
Stephen Marley, G. Love & Special Sauce |
|
Fri |
8/8 |
Raleigh, NC |
Red Hat Amphitheater |
Stephen Marley, G. Love & Special Sauce |
|
Sat |
8/9 |
Portsmouth, VA |
nTelos Wireless Pavilion |
Stephen Marley, G. Love & Special Sauce |
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Sun |
8/10 |
Myrtle Beach, SC |
House of Blues |
Stephen Marley |
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Thu |
8/14 |
Atlanta, GA |
The Tabernacle |
Stephen Marley, G. Love & Special Sauce |
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Fri |
8/15 |
Cocoa, FL |
Riverfront Park |
Stephen Marley, G. Love & Special Sauce |
|
Sat |
8/16 |
Boca Raton, FL |
Sunset Cove Amphitheatre |
Stephen Marley, G. Love & Special Sauce |
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Fri |
8/22 |
Live Oak, FL |
Spirit of Suwannee Park |
Blackwater Music Festival |
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Sat |
8/23 |
Live Oak, FL |
Spirit of Suwannee Park |
Blackwater Music Festival |
|
Sun |
8/31 |
Chicago, IL |
Union Park |
North Coast Music Festival |
About Slightly Stoopid:
SLIGHTLY STOOPID—Kyle McDonald (guitar, bass, vocals), Miles Doughty (guitar, bass, vocals), Ryan “Rymo” Moran (drums), Oguer “OG” Ocon (percussion), Daniel “Dela” Delacruz (saxophone), Paul Wolstencroft (keyboards), Andy Geib (trumpet, trombone) with special guest Karl Denson (saxophone)–has amassed incredible success in their nearly two decades as a band. Their critically acclaimed studio album Top of the World (August 2012) debuted at #13 on the Billboard Top 200 Album chart, #3 on the Billboard Independent chart and #4 on both the Rock and Alternative album charts. This followed the Slightly Stoopid & Friends LIVE AT ROBERTO’S TRI STUDIOS album recorded live from Grateful Dead member Bob Weir’s Tri Studios complex featuring special guests Karl Denson, Ivan Neville, Ian Neville, Don Carlos and Bob Weir himself, which aired exclusively on Palladia. Known for their fusion of folk, rock, reggae and blues with hip-hop, metal, punk, funk and D.I.Y. work ethic, SLIGHTLY STOOPID has currently sold over 900,000 records on their own Stoopid Records label. The band has performed twice on “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” and has appeared at many prestigious festivals including Coachella, Lollapalooza, New Orleans Jazz Fest, Outside Lands, Austin City Limits and for the first time will appear at 2014’s Bonnaroo Festival this June. Over the last seven summers, SLIGHTLY STOOPID has headlined packages in outdoor U.S. amphitheaters with such artists as Snoop Dogg, Cypress Hill, 311, Atmosphere and more.
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