I was amazed to hear that among the summer concerts at WolfTrap, just outside of Washington DC, was Hootie and the Blowfish. I had thought they had either broken up, or were now a has-been band that would play in places like the Salem Fair. But, they are on a whirlwind tour of these united states. They are now back in their home state of South Carolina, and on Sun., Aug. 20, they will perform with opening act Better Than Ezra, another '90s group we haven't heard from in a while, at the Alltell Pavilion at Walnut Creek in Raleigh. I saw an ad for the concert in the Raleigh alt-weekly "Indy Weekly." The Hootie and the Blowfish Foundation is asking those attending to bring school supplies in support of the Wake County School System!
Upcoming concerts at Walnut Creek also include two other '90s bands Counting Crows and The Goo Goo Dolls on Wed., Aug. 23- a day when I may be in the Tri-Cities area, but yeah- I'll be otherwise engaged!
Hootie and the Blowfish continue their road trip through the fall. Among their concert dates will be:
Sept. 15 Tampa, Fl.-Ford Auditorium
Oct. 8- Superman's hometown Metropolis, Il.- Harrah's Casino
Nov. 5- Atlantic City, NJ- House of Blues
They will also be performing in cities like Colorado Springs, Co., Cheyenne, Wy., Memphis, Tn. and West Palm Beach, Fl.
Tickets for the Raleigh show can be ordered at 919-831-6400 or by logging on to
Hootie's web site is http://www.hootie.com
And, Indy Weekly's site is http://www.indyweek.com
If anyone can remember the title of any of the Columbia, SC group's songs- I know "Time" might be one of them- please email me or enter them on this blog entry. I sold the only CD I had from them at a yard sale- or something- some years ago.
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