Vandoliers will be visiting Europe for their first time as part of their 2020 touring plans. The Dallas-Fort Worth act will be venturing far and wide from their native Texas so it seems pretty apt that they’ve taken the chance to cover The Proclaimers classic ‘I’m Gonna Be (500 Miles)’ which is released today on all digital platforms. The UK dates include stops at The Walled Garden and Maverick Festivals. More about Vandoliers including those tour dates follows:
Texas country punks Vandoliers are following their label debut full-length album Forever with the release of a single, a cover of The Proclaimers' uber-catchy "I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles)". Rolling Stone Country premiered the song today (HERE) saying, "For their new single, the Dallas-Fort Worth group Vandoliers further broaden their palate, transforming a Nineties one-hit-wonder into something unexpectedly relevant... It’s Nineties nostalgia shot through with nonconformist spirit."
“Growing up in the ‘90s, this song was one of my favorites. I would run around the house singing it at the top of my lungs. Over the years it’s grown from a nostalgic anthem, to a drunken shanty, but it wasn’t until I was memorizing every word that I realized it was one of the greatest love songs ever written”
Vandoliers also announced new tour dates in the spring and summer – including a trip down to Austin for SXSW – all of which can be found below or here.
2/28 Stanley’s Famous Pit BBQ Tyler, TX
3/7 Downtown Carrollton Carrollton, TX
3/17 Hollywood Palladium Los Angeles, CA
3/20 Bloodshot SXSX Day Party Austin, TX
3/20 AMG Showcase Austin, TX
3/27 Encore Entertainment Blue Springs, MO
3/28 Ned’s Tahlequah, OK
4/17 Blue Note Oklahoma City, OK
4/18 Nortons Brewing Wichita, KS
4/21 Bourbon Theatre’s Rye Room Lincoln, NE
4/22 Off Broadway St. Louis, MO
4/23 Law Office Pub Yorkville, IL
4/25 The Hideout Chicago, IL
4/26 Lyric Room Green Bay, WI
4/28 Duke’s Indy Indianapolis, IN
4/29 The Basement Nashville, TN
4/30 The Star Community Bar Atlanta, GA
5/1 The Nick Birmingham, AL
5/2 Hernando’s Hideaway Memphis, TN
European summer tour dates:
12/06: Malmö, SWE - Folk å Rock (Official)
13/06: Löderup, SWE - Solhällan i Löderup
14/06: Stockholm, SWE - Sthlm Americana 2020
16/06: Leiden, NL - Qbus Club Leiden
18/06: Hamburg-Bergedorf, DE - Sound Yard
19/06: Altlandsberg, DE - Buchholz Saloon
20/06: Eindhoven, NL - Cafe Wilhelmina
24/06: Valencia, ESP - Loco Club
25/06: Madrid, ESP - El Sol
26/06: Zaragoza, ESP - Rock & Blues Café
27/06: Avilés, ESP - Factoría Cultural Avilés
28/06: Santander, ESP - Little Bobby
03/07: Easton, UK - Maverick Festival
04/07: Bridport, UK - SouthCider Festival 2020 - July 3-6th
05/07: London, UK - The Grace
06/07: Hull, UK - O'Rileys
07/07: Scarbrough, UK - Wood End Gallery
08/07: Glasgow, UK - Broadcast
09/07: Newcastle, UK - The Cluny
10/07: Thorseby Park, UK - Walled Garden Music Festival
11/07: Oberhausen, DE - Static Roots Festival
12/07: Gierle, BE - SJOCK Festival 45