Scene and Heard

Derek Trucks and Susan Tedeschi, Wanee Festival 2009

Susan Tedeschi

Derek Trucks

Derek Trucks & Susan Tedeschi Band recently played their first show of 2011 in front of a sold-out house at the Imperial Theatre in Augusta, GA. Now, their tour plans are coming into focus for the spring and summer months. April will bring the band to a series of intimate theatres around the East Coast, as they preview much of the material from their forthcoming debut album.

Tickets for these shows will go fast so act quickly to get yours. Each show will have a pre-sale period for fans to purchase tickets. To get your pre-sale tickets, just sign up for the Derek & Susan fan community – registration is free and easy. The first set of pre-sales are on Tuesday, February 22, at 2pm (local time), for the shows in Charleston, Birmingham and Charlotte. Then on Wednesday, February 23 at 12 Noon (local time), pre-sales for Atlanta, New York City, and San Francisco will begin.

Here’s Derek & Susan’s upcoming schedule of American dates:

April 5 – Charleston, SC – Charleston Music Hall
April 7 – Birmingham, AL – Alabama Theatre
April 8 – Atlanta, GA – Center Stage
April 11 – Charlotte, NC – McGlohon Theatre at Spirit Square
April 13 – New York, NY – Highline Ballroom
May 22 – San Francisco, CA – The Warfield

The date at Atlanta’s Center Stage is part of the Jim Beam Music Series, and video footage and audio downloads of some of the songs will be available for fans everywhere.

In May, the band will head west to perform at a pair of festivals: Sonoma Jazz Festival on May 20, and Doheny Blues Festival on May 21. Both Sonoma and Doheny feature John Fogerty as the headliner, and tickets are currently on-sale for each festival.

Here’s the full list of announced dates for Derek Trucks & Susan Tedeschi Band (for more details, head to DerekAndSusan.net/Events):

April 5 – Charleston, SC – Charleston Music Hall
April 7 – Birmingham, AL – Alabama Theatre
April 8 – Atlanta, GA – Center Stage
April 11 – Charlotte, NC – McGlohon Theatre at Spirit Square
April 13 – New York, NY – Highline Ballroom
April 16 – Live Oak, FL – Wanee Music Festival
April 21 – Sydney, AU – Enmore Theatre
April 22 – Melbourne, AU – Palace Theatre
April 23 – Byron Bay, AU – Byron Bay Bluesfest
April 24 – Byron Bay, AU – Byron Bay Bluesfest
April 27 – Auckland, NZ – Powerstation
May 20 – Sonoma, CA – Sonoma Jazz Festival
May 21 – Dana Point, CA – Doheny Blues Festival
May 22 – San Francisco, CA – The Warfield
June 29 – London, UK – O2 Shepherd’s Bush Empire
July 5 – Stuttgart, DE – Jazz Open Stuttgart
July 7 – Paris, FR – Tranon Theatre
July 9 – Rotterdam, NL – North Sea Jazz Festival
July 10 – Bonn, DE – Museumsplatz (with Gregg Allman Band)