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Group Therapy Tour

The Group Therapy Tour was concert tour from American rock band Hootie & the Blowfish. It began on May 30, 2019, in Virginia Beach, Virginia, and ended on October 16, 2019, in Birmingham, England. This was their first full tour in over a decade, and was in support of their sixth studio album Imperfect Circle (2019).

Group Therapy Tour
Tour by Hootie & the Blowfish
Promotional poster
Associated albumImperfect Circle
Start dateMay 30, 2019 (2019-05-30)
End dateOctober 16, 2019 (2019-10-16)
Legs2
No. of shows47 in North America
7 in Europe
54 Total
Box office$10,916,631
Hootie & the Blowfish concert chronology
  • State Your Peace Tour
    (2008)
  • Group Therapy Tour
    (2019)
  • Summer Camp with Trucks Tour
    (2024)

As of July 6, 2019, the tour had proven to be the band's most successful, grossing $10.9 million.[1]

Background

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In December 2018, Hootie & the Blowfish appeared on The Today Show to announce a new album and tour.[2] In April 2019, UK and Ireland shows were added.[3]

Critical reception

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Melissa Ruggieri of The Atlanta Journal-Constitution said, "If you loved their perfectly pleasant bar tunes back then, you'll appreciate that this is a well-produced nostalgic romp featuring a setlist stacked with singalongs, an effective stage show (sharp lighting, major video screen action) and a band that sounds record perfect."[4] Billboard positively reviewed the band's performance in Nashville, praising Sonefeld's drumming, their cover of "Losing My Religion", the fusion of country and rock, and pairing with Barenaked Ladies.[5] Mikael Wood of The Los Angeles Times gave the band's Troubador show a positive review and praised both their musicianship and how happy they made the crowd.[6]

Opening act

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Setlist

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This setlist is representative of the May 31, 2019, concert in Raleigh, NC.[7] It does not represent all concerts for the duration of the tour.

  1. "Hannah Jane"
  2. "State Your Peace"
  3. "I Go Blind"
  4. "Fine Line"
  5. "Not Even the Trees"
  6. "Hold My Hand"
  7. "Losing My Religion" (R.E.M. cover)
  8. "I Will Wait"
  9. "Let Her Cry"
  10. "Hey, Hey, What Can I Do" (Led Zeppelin cover)
  11. "Will the Circle Be Unbroken"
  12. "Desert Mountain Showdown"
  13. "I Hope That I Don't Fall In Love with You" (Tom Waits cover)
  14. "Alright" (Darius Rucker Song)
  15. "Running from an Angel"
  16. "Drowning"
  17. "Time"
  18. "Wagon Wheel" (Old Crow Medicine Show cover; Darius Rucker version)
  19. "Old Man and Me (When I Get to Heaven)"/"Fight the Power"/"Freaks of the Industry"/"Shining Star" (a medley including originals and covers)

Encore

  2. "Goodbye"
  3. "Go and Tell Him (Soup Song)"
  4. "Only Wanna Be with You"/"Get Down on It"

Notes

Tour dates

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Date City Country Venue
North America[8]
May 30, 2019 Virginia Beach United States Veterans United Home Loans Amphitheater
May 31, 2019 Raleigh Coastal Credit Union Music Park
June 1, 2019 Atlanta Cellairis Amphitheatre
June 6, 2019 Orange Beach The Amphitheater at the Wharf
June 8, 2019 West Palm Beach Coral Sky Amphitheatre
June 9, 2019 Tampa MidFlorida Credit Union Amphitheatre
June 13, 2019 Austin Austin360 Amphitheater
June 14, 2019 The Woodlands Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion
June 15, 2019 Dallas Dos Equis Pavilion
June 19, 2019 Phoenix Ak-Chin Pavilion
June 21, 2019 Chula Vista North Island Credit Union Amphitheatre
June 22, 2019 Las Vegas T-Mobile Arena
June 23, 2019 Irvine FivePoint Amphitheatre
June 25, 2019 Los Angeles Hollywood Bowl
June 28, 2019 Wheatland Toyota Amphitheatre
June 29, 2019 Mountain View Toyota Amphitheatre
July 11, 2019 Greenwood Village Fiddler's Green Amphitheatre
July 13, 2019 Maryland Heights Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre
July 14, 2019 Rogers Walmart Arkansas Music Pavilion
July 19, 2019 [a] Monticello Great Jones County Fair
July 20, 2019 Cincinnati Riverbend Music Center
July 21, 2019 Burgettstown KeyBank Pavilion
July 26, 2019 Cuyahoga Falls Blossom Music Center
July 27, 2019 Bristow Jiffy Lube Live
July 28, 2019 Camden BB&T Pavilion
August 2, 2019 Gilford Bank of New Hampshire Pavilion
August 3, 2019 Mansfield Xfinity Center
August 4, 2019 Saratoga Springs Saratoga Performing Arts Center
August 8, 2019 Columbia Merriweather Post Pavilion
August 9, 2019 Hopewell CMAC
August 10, 2019 New York City Madison Square Garden
August 11, 2019
August 16, 2019 Clarkston DTE Energy Music Theatre
August 17, 2019 Noblesville Ruoff Home Mortgage Music Center
August 18, 2019 [b] Des Moines Iowa State Fair
August 22, 2019 [c] Falcon Heights Minnesota State Fair
August 23, 2019 East Troy Alpine Valley Music Theatre
August 24, 2019 Tinley Park Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre
August 29, 2019 Toronto Canada Budweiser Stage
August 30, 2019 Hershey United States Hersheypark Stadium
August 31, 2019 Hartford Xfinity Theatre
September 5, 2019 Charlotte PNC Music Pavilion
September 6, 2019 Pelham Oak Mountain Amphitheatre
September 7, 2019 Nashville Bridgestone Arena
September 11, 2019 Columbia Colonial Life Arena
September 12, 2019
September 13, 2019
Europe
October 4, 2019 Dublin Ireland 3Arena
October 6, 2019 Bristol England O2 Academy Bristol
October 7, 2019 Leeds O2 Academy Leeds
October 9, 2019 Glasgow Scotland Barrowland Ballroom
October 12, 2019 London England Hammersmith Apollo
October 15, 2019 Manchester O2 Ritz
October 16, 2019 Birmingham O2 Apollo Manchester
  • They additionally performed at The Troubador in Los Angeles on November 4, 2019.[6]
List of fairs
  1. ^ The show on July 19, 2019, was a part of the Great Jones County Fair.
  2. ^ The show on August 18, 2019, was a part of the Iowa State Fair.
  3. ^ The show on August 22, 2019, was a part of the Minnesota State Fair.

Box office score data

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Venue City Attendance Gross revenue
Veterans United Home Loans Amphitheater Virginia Beach 14,865 / 14,865 $863,872
Costal Credit Union Music Park Raleigh 19,646 / 19,646 $1,108,944
Cellairis Amphitheatre Atlanta 18,629 / 18,629 $1,083,790
The Amphitheater at the Wharf Orange Beach 9,205 / 9,205 $752,244
Coral Sky Amphitheatre West Palm Beach 15,358 / 15,358 $858,838
MidFlorida Credit Union Amphitheatre Tampa 16,888 / 16,888 $1,057,549
Austin360 Amphitheater Austin 11,399 / 11,399 $760,285
Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion The Woodlands 15,400 / 15,400 $907,347
Dos Equis Pavilion Dallas 16,484 / 16,484 $1,012,478
Ak-Chin Pavilion Phoenix 10,382 / 10,382 $576,628
North Island Credit Union Amphitheatre Chula Vista 8,047 / 8,047 $488,914
T-Mobile Arena Las Vegas 9,887 / 9,887 $729,225
FivePoint Amphitheatre Irvine 9,413 / 9,413 $716,517
Total 175,603 / 175,603[1] $10,916,631[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Frankenberg, Eric (July 3, 2019). "Hootie & The Blowfish Reunion Tour Racks Up $10 Million in Grosses (So Far)". Billboard. Retrieved August 9, 2019.
  2. ^ "HOOTIE & THE BLOWFISH ANNOUNCE 2019 GROUP THERAPY TOUR". Hootie.com. December 3, 2018. Retrieved May 3, 2019.
  3. ^ "HOOTIE & THE BLOWFISH ADD U.K. & IRELAND DATES TO THEIR GROUP THERAPY TOUR". Hootie.com. April 26, 2019. Retrieved May 3, 2019.
  4. ^ Ruggieri, Melissa (June 2, 2019). "Concert review and photos: Hootie & The Blowfish reminisce with crisp Atlanta show". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Retrieved August 12, 2019.
  5. ^ Reuter, Annie (September 8, 2019). "Hootie & the Blowfish's Group Therapy Tour: The 5 Best Moments". Billboard. Retrieved September 8, 2019.
  6. ^ a b Wood, Mikael (November 5, 2019). "Review: Hootie & the Blowfish Were Pretty Good After All". The Los Angeles Times. Retrieved November 5, 2019.
  7. ^ Baumgartner Vaughn, Dawn (June 1, 2019). "Review: Hootie and the Blowfish reunion in Raleigh brings rain, Generation X nostalgia". The News & Observer. Retrieved June 13, 2019.
  8. ^ Boxscore:
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