Lettuce and Soulive’s Royal Family Tour

Words & Photos By Greg Molitor (ReMIND Photography)

Beginning Sunday, September 25th at the legendary Tipitina’s Uptown, funk powerhouses Lettuce and Soulive move their grooves across the country with their Royal Family Ball Fall Tour! The bands have eleven co-billed shows scheduled throughout the Midwest and East Coast plus six additional solo performances which include stops in New Orleans (Lettuce), Coral Gables, Sedona, Albany, Bond-Fire Arts & Music Festival, and Jam Cruise 10 (Soulive). Don’t miss this incredible opportunity to catch two of the funkiest collectives alive together under one roof… it’s going to be one helluva party! We’ll see you on Family Ball Tour!

Lettuce and Soulive Tour Dates:

9/25 - New Orleans, LA - Tipitina's Uptown (Lettuce)
9/30 - Ripley, OH - The Big Pig Music & Arts Festival (Soulive & Lettuce)
10/1 - Chicago, IL - The Vic Theatre - Royal Family Ball (Soulive & Lettuce)
10/6 - Coral Gables, FL - University of Miami (Soulive)
10/8 - Sedona, AZ - Jazz on the Rocks (Soulive)
10/15 - New York, NY - Terminal 5 - Royal Family Ball (Soulive, Lettuce, Roy Hargrove, Raul Midón, Pharoahe Monch, Rahzel & the Shady Horns.)
10/21 - Boston, MA - House of Blues - Royal Family Ball (Soulive & Lettuce)
10/22 - Portland, ME - State Theatre - Royal Family Ball (Soulive & Lettuce)
10/28 - Burlington, VT - Higher Ground - Royal Family Ball (Soulive & Lettuce)
10/29 - Burlington, VT - Higher Ground - Royal Family Ball (Soulive & Lettuce)
10/30 - Albany, NY - Massry Center for the Arts College of Saint Rose (Soulive)
11/3 - Pittsburgh, PA - Rex Theater - Royal Family Ball (Soulive & Lettuce)
11/4 - Falls Church, VA - State Theatre - Royal Family Ball (Soulive & Lettuce)
11/5 - Philadelphia, PA - Theater of Living Arts - Royal Family Ball (Soulive & Lettuce)
11/11 - Live Oak, FL - Bear Creek Music Festival (Soulive & Lettuce)
1/1/12 - Lake County, FL - Bond-Fire Arts & Music Festival (Soulive)
1/9/12 - Ft. Lauderdale, FL - Jam Cruise 10 (Soulive)

www.royalfamilyrecords.com

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