NEWS: The Motet Announces Fall 2015 Tour Dates
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Today, The Motet announces their Fall 2015 tour dates. The progressive funk collective will unveil their brand new “Mixtape 1977” set over Halloween weekend in four Midwest cities. This marks the first Halloween on the road for The Motet. Meanwhile, fans along the Colorado Front Range can look forward to the launch of a new tradition, The Motet’s “Hometown Hustle,” at the Ogden Theatre on November 13 and 14. In addition, the band announces a handful of Fall festival plays, including Magnolia Fest and Phases of the Moon, and headlining shows later in the season in Boston and two nights in Brooklyn. See below for the complete list of Motet Fall tour dates.
This year’s Halloween theme - “Mixtape 1977” – will be debuted to fans in Des Moines, Minneapolis, Milwaukee and in Chicago on Halloween night. The Motet’s famed cover sets, where the band performs music of their favorite funk influences (either an album in its entirety or a “mixtape’ of songs popular in a chosen year) are legendary, festive, and full of surprises. Started over a decade ago in Colorado, they have since become a beloved Halloween tradition. The Motet is excited to take the party on the road this year.
Back in their hometown of Denver, The Motet launches a new Colorado tradition this fall with the announcement of their “Hometown Hustle.” In gratitude of their Front Range fans, The Motet hosts two nights at the Ogden Theatre: Friday, November 13 with special guests The Main Squeeze; and Saturday, November 14 the band offers “Spirit of ’77: An Evening With The Motet,” featuring a special second set of music from their “Mixtape 1977” song list.
The complete list of The Motet’s Fall 2015 tour dates is as follows: September 4 Scoot Inn Austin TX September 5 Backwoods Music Festival Stroud OK September 20 Catskill Chill Music Festival Hancock NY September 27 Skyfest Durango CO October 3 Luna Light Festival Darlington MD October 15 - 16 Magnolia Music Festival Live Oak Fl October 17 Phases of The Moon Ozark AR October 23 Valley Bar Phoenix AZ October 28 Wooly's Des Moines IA (Mixtape 1977) October 29 Cabooze Minneapolis MN (Mixtape 1977) w/ special guests The Heard October 30 Turner Hall Ballroom Milwaukee WI (Mixtape 1977) w/ special guests The Heard October 31 Park West Chicago IL (Mixtape 1977) November 5 Paradise Rock Club Boston MA November 6 - 7 Brooklyn Bowl Brooklyn NY November 13 The Ogden Theatre Denver, CO w/ special guests The Main Squeeze November 14 The Ogden Theatre Denver, CO
Additional Summer 2015 Tour Dates: July 31 Salmonfest Festival Ninilchik AK August 1 Southeast Alaska State Fairgrounds Haines AK August 6 Summer Meltdown Festival - Whitehorse Mountain Amphitheatre Darrington WA August 7 Beloved Music Festival Tidewater OR August 8 State Bridge Bond CO Pardee Palooza August 14 Tamarack Festival Tamarack ID August 15 Terrapin Crossroads San Rafael CA August 16 For The Funk of it Festival Belden CA August 20 State Theatre St. Petersburg FL August 21 The Great Southern Tailgate Classic Fernandina Beach FL August 22 Southern Brewers Festival Chattanooga TN August 28 - 29 Mishawaka Amphitheatre Bellevue CO with The California Honeydrops
More dates to be announced. Tickets and information available at www.themotet.net
About The Motet: Started ten years ago by seasoned drummer Dave Watts as a rotating cast of musical friends, today progressive funk band The Motet has refined their sound and vision into a dynamic and expressive force. The Motet features an astonishingly talented cast of musicians who enjoy a palpable rapport when put together – Dave Watts (drums, musical director), Garrett Sayers (bass), Joey Porter (keyboards), Ryan Jalbert (guitar), Jans Ingber (vocals) and horn players Gabe Mervine (trumpet) and Matt Pitts (sax).
Today, The Motet is touring nationwide. Recent months have found the band’s audiences growing exponentially - with sellout shows from coast to coast including Red Rock’s Amphitheatre, Brooklyn Bowl, and many more, and huge festival plays such as Electric Forest, Summer Camp, All Good Music Festival, High Sierra Music Festival, Camp Bisco, Jazz Aspen Snowmass, and Arise Music Festival, among others.
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