BLACKBERRY SMOKE reveal new song, ‘Little Bit Crazy’ & announce 2024 UK/EU tour

BLACKBERRY SMOKE

REVEAL NEW SINGLE

‘LITTLE BIT CRAZY’

LISTEN HERE

ANNOUNCE 2024 UK/EU TOUR

TICKETS ON PRE-SALE 10am 10th OCT

GENERAL ON SALE 10am 13th OCT

NEW ALBUM ‘BE RIGHT HERE’

ARRIVES 16th FEBRUARY

VIA 3 LEGGED RECORDS/THIRTY TIGERS

PRE-ORDER HERE

Atlanta, GA rock band, BLACKBERRY SMOKE have today debuted a new song, ‘Little Bit Crazy,’ in tandem with a UK & European tour announcement.

The new single was written by lead singer Charlie Starr and longtime collaborator Travis Meadows and the track comes with an official music video, which you can watch below.

Reflecting on the track, Starr shares: “It’s a rock and roll song about this fella and the girl who might be his undoing.”

‘Little Bit Crazy’ is the second song revealed from the band’s hotly anticipated new album, Be Right Here, which will is set for release on 16th February via 3 Legged Records/Thirty Tigers (pre-order/pre-save here). The band released lead single, ‘Dig A Hole‘ to coincide with their headlining slot at August’s sold-out The Long Road festival in Leicestershire.

The band have also announced the UK & EU leg of their international ‘Be Right Here’ headline tour, set to hit these shores in September 2024. See below for full tour itinerary. Tickets for the new dates will be available on pre-sale starting Tuesday 10th October at 10:00am local time, with general on-sale following next Friday 13th October at 10:00am local time. Full details can be found at www.blackberrysmoke.com/tour.

Produced by Grammy Award-winning producer Dave Cobb (Chris Stapleton, Jason Isbell), Be Right Here is a timely reminder to be present and live authentically. Across these ten tracks – a collection of their signature rock n’ roll anthems, Americana-leaning ballads and southern rock jams – the band celebrates the simple joys of life, the fleeting moments and the little bits of luck found along the way.

Reflecting on the project, Starr shares, “We always track live together, but this time we had all our amps and drums and everything in the same room. It’s just as natural and as real as possible. The last album was very raw too, but with this one I remember different times I would say, ‘I think we should redo that,’ and Dave was like, ‘No, leave it that way. That way it’s magical.'”

Recorded at Nashville’s historic RCA Studio A and Cobb’s Georgia Mae in Savannah, the album features the band – Charlie Starr (vocals, guitar), Richard Turner (bass, vocals), Brit Turner (drums), Paul Jackson (guitar, vocals) and Brandon Still (keyboards) – alongside Preston Holcomb (drums) and Benji Shanks (guitar), as well as special guest vocals from The Black Bettys.

Throughout their prolific career, BLACKBERRY SMOKE has released seven studio albums including 2021’s You Hear Georgia, which celebrated their 20th anniversary as a band.

Released to critical acclaim, Rolling Stone declared, “BLACKBERRY SMOKE are a Georgia band through and through…You Hear Georgia sounds downright huge,” while American Songwriter praised, “BLACKBERRY SMOKE is still on fire…a testament to that tenacity and an unapologetic ode to an insurgent attitude and tradition. That’s evident in practically every note and nuance” and Vintage Guitar proclaimed, “For 20 years, Georgia’s BLACKBERRY SMOKE has carried on Southern rock’s rich tradition. You Hear Georgia…is soaked in these roots.”

In addition to their studio albums, they have released several other projects such as their EPs Stoned, The Southern Ground Sessions and Live From Capricorn Studios as well as Homecoming: Live In Atlanta, a live album and concert film, which debuted at #1 on Billboard’s Americana/Folk Album Sales chart.

Since forming in 2001, BLACKBERRY SMOKE has continued to tour relentlessly, building a strong and loyal community of fans. In addition to their work as musicians, the band is deeply committed to charitable work and formed the Lana Turner Foundation, a non-profit supporting several national foundations committed to curing children’s cancer. With these efforts, the band has raised over $1,000,000 to date benefitting children’s cancer research.

BE RIGHT HERE track listing;

1. Dig A Hole

2. Hammer And The Nail

3. Like It Was Yesterday

4. Be So Lucky

5. Azalea

6. Don’t Mind If I Do

7. Whatcha Know Good

8. Other Side of the Light

9. Little Bit Crazy

10. Barefoot Angel

BLACKBERRY SMOKE 2023 – 2024 ‘BE RIGHT HERE’ TOUR DATES

October 7 – Petros, TN – Historic Brushy Mountain State Penitentiary

October 12 – Effingham, IL – Rusty Reel Lake Jam

October 14 – Conroe, TX – Cajun Catfish Festival

November 2 – Huntsville, AL – Orion Amphitheater

November 3 – Tallahassee, FL – Donald L. Tucker Civic Center

November 4 – Orlando, FL – Orlando Amphitheatre

November 9 – Pompano Beach, FL – Pompano Beach Amphitheater

November 10 – St. Augustine, FL – St. Augustine Amphitheatre

November 11 – St. Petersburg, FL – Jannus Live

November 15 – Shipshewana, IN – Blue Gate Theatre

November 16 – Waukegan, IL – Genesee Theatre

Nov 17 – Elizabeth, IN – Caesars Event Center at Caesars Southern Indiana

November 24 – Atlanta, GA – Coca-Cola Roxy

December 29 – Roanoke, VA -The Berglund Center

December 30 – Hiawassee, GA – Anderson Music Hall

December 31 – Spartanburg, SC – Spartanburg Memorial Auditorium

February 4-10, 2024 – Miami, FL – Outlaw Country Cruise

February 15, 2024 – Durham, NC – Durham Performing Arts Center

February 17, 2024 – North Myrtle Beach, SC – House of Blues

February 18, 2024 – Charlotte, NC – Ovens Auditorium

February 20, 2024 – Charlottesville, VA – Jefferson Theater

February 22, 2024 – Indianapolis, IN – Murat Theatre at Old National Centre

February 23, 2024 – Columbus, OH – Newport Music Hall

February 29, 2024 – Little Rock, AR – The Hall

March 1, 2024 – Fort Smith, AR – Temple Live

March 2, 2024 – Springfield, MO – Gillioz Theatre

March 7, 2024 – Denver, CO – Ogden Theatre

March 8, 2024 – Beaver Creek, CO – Vilar Performing Arts Center

March 9, 2024 – Kansas City, MO – Uptown Theatre

September 9, 2024 – Glasgow, U.K. – O2 Academy

September 10, 2024 – Edinburgh, U.K. – O2 Academy

September 12, 2024 – Manchester, U.K. – O2 Apollo

September 13, 2024 – Birmingham, U.K. – O2 Academy

September 14, 2024 – London, U.K. – Eventim Apollo

September 16, 2024 – Brussels, Belgium – Ancienne Belgique

September 17, 2024 – Tilburg, Netherlands – O13

September 18, 2024 – Hannover, Germany – Capitol

September 20, 2024 – Copenhagen, Denmark – VEGA

September 21, 2024 – Oslo, Norway – Sentrum Scene

September 22, 2024 – Stockholm, Sweden – Annexet

September 24, 2024 – Berlin, Germany – Columbiahalle

September 25, 2024 – Vienna, Austria – Gasometer

September 26, 2024 – Munich, Germany – Tonhalle

September 28, 2024 – Paris, France – L’Olympia

September 29, 2024 – Cologne, Germany – E-Werk

September 30, 2024 – Zurich, Switzerland – Kauflauten

October 2, 2024 – Milan, Italy – Alcatraz