Drive-By Truckers’ rescheduled Whitaker Center show happens on August 31

After missing a year-plus of touring, country rock favorites Drive-By Truckers are wasting no time getting back out on the road, with their first show back just a couple weeks away on May 28th in Vashon, Washington. They’ll spend the better part of the next ten months on tour around North America, making up for dates that were cancelled due to COVID, playing new shows, and showcasing their two 2020 releases, The Unraveling and The New OK.

The band’s Whitaker Center concert in Harrisburg, originally scheduled for July 28th of last year, is now happening on August 31st of this year, with Bette Smith opening. Tickets to the original date will be honored, and sales for new tickets will open up on Friday, May 21st at 10 a.m.; more information can be found here.

Due to the ongoing Coronavirus pandemic, concert details are subject to change, and we recommend that fans keep an eye on the venue website for updates; the Whittaker Center’s health and safety page outlines its current policies, and as of May 18th, guests are still asked to wear masks on site.

The Truckers managed to get a short run of gigs under their belt between the January 2020 release of The Unraveling and the March lockdown; during that time, they visited World Cafe to play songs and chat with Raina Douris about how the record was inspired by the state of the world in the post-Trump, pre-COVID era. Listen to that conversation here, watch a visualizer for “Armageddon’s Back In Town” below, and check out the band’s tour dates. For the latest in Philly live music news, consult the XPN Concert Calendar.

Tour Dates
May 28, 2021 Vashon, WA Vashon Center for the Arts @
May 29, 2021 Vashon, WA Vashon Center for the Arts @
June 16, 2021 Chicago, IL City Winery @
June 17, 2021 Chicago, IL City Winery @
June 18, 2021 Atlanta, GA City Winery @
June 19, 2021 Asheville, NC The Grey Eagle @
June 20, 2021 Nashville, TN City Winery @
June 23, 2021 Sanford, FL Tuffy’s Music Box @
June 24, 2021 St Augustine, FL Backyard at St Augustine Amp @
June 26, 2021 Decatur, AL Princess Theatre @
June 25, 2021 Waverly, AL Standard Deluxe @
August 1, 2021 Salt Lake City, UT Red Butte Garden
August 26, 2021 Richmond, VA Virginia Credit Union LIVE! *
August 27, 2021 Baltimore, MD Rams Head Live #
August 28, 2021 New Haven, CT College Street Music Hall #
August 29, 2021 Greenfield, MA Green River Festival
August 31, 2021 Harrisburg, PA Whitaker Center: Sunoco Performance Theater #
September 2, 2021 Cincinnati, OH Riverfront Live #
September 3, 2021 Evanston IL Out Of Space %
September 4, 2021 Milwaukee, WI Summerfest
September 5, 2021 Bayfield, WI Lake Superior Big Top Chautauqua
October 1, 2021 Denver, CO WhiskyX: Denver
October 2, 2021 St. Louis, MO The Pageant ^
October 4, 2021 Nashville, TN Ryman Auditorium ^
October 6, 2021 Indianapolis, IN The Vogue ^
October 8, 2021 Chicago, IL The Vic Theatre ^
October 9, 2021 St. Paul, MN Palace Theatre ^
October 10, 2021 Iowa City, IA Englert Theatre ^
October 12, 2021 Madison, WI Barrymore Theatre ^
October 14, 2021 Columbus, OH Newport Music Hall ^
October 15, 2021 Pittsburgh, PA Mr. Smalls Theatre ^
October 16, 2021 Cleveland, OH House of Blues ^
October 19, 2021 Detroit, MI The Majestic Theatre ^
October 21, 2021 Knoxville, TN Bijou Theatre ^
October 22, 2021* Birmingham, AL Avondale Brewing Co. ^
October 23, 2021 Asheville, NC Rabbit Rabbit ^
November 3, 2021 Brooklyn, NY Brooklyn Bowl ^
November 4, 2021 Brooklyn, NY Brooklyn Bowl ^
November 5, 2021 Brooklyn, NY Brooklyn Bowl ^
November 6, 2021 Brooklyn, NY Brooklyn Bowl ^
November 8, 2021 Wilmington, DE The Queen ^
November 10, 2021 Winston-Salem, NC The Ramkat ^
November 11, 2021 Charleston, SC Charleston Music Hall ^
November 12, 2021 Atlanta, GA Variety Playhouse ^
November 13, 2021 Atlanta, GA Variety Playhouse ^
November 15, 2021 Little Rock, AR Revolution Music Room ^
November 17, 2021 Dallas, TX Granada Theater ^
November 18, 2021 Austin, TX Scoot Inn ^
November 19, 2021 Austin, TX Scoot Inn ^
November 20, 2021 New Orleans, LA Tipitina’s ^
January 12, 2022 Athens, GA 40 Watt – HOMECOMING !
January 13, 2022 Athens, GA 40 Watt – HOMECOMING +
January 14, 2022 Athens, GA 40 Watt – HOMECOMING =
January 15, 2022 Athens, GA 40 Watt – HOMECOMING <
February 4, 2022 Memphis, TN Soundstage at Graceland &
February 5, 2022 Tulsa, OK Cain’s Ballroom &
February 9, 2022 Albuquerque, NM El Ray Theater &
February 10, 2022 Phoenix, AZ The Van Buren &
February 11, 2022 Los Angeles, CA The Regent &
February 12, 2022 Pioneertown, CA Pappy & Harriet’s (outdoors)
February 14, 2022 San Francisco, CA The Fillmore &
February 15, 2022 San Francisco, CA The Fillmore &
February 17, 2022 Portland, OR Wonder Ballroom &
February 18, 2022 Portland, OR Wonder Ballroom &
February 19, 2022 Seattle, WA The Showbox &
February 20, 2022 Seattle, WA The Showbox &
February 22, 2022 Vancouver, BC Commodore Ballroom &