Posted 10/03/2014
Today is the first day of San Francisco’s adored Hardly Strictly Bluegrass Festival. 2014 brings the festival to its 14th year and as per usual, it’s a free event! Located in Golden Gate Park, HSBG includes seven stages and is expected to draw 700,000 people over the course of the…
Posted 07/24/2014
Newport Folk Festival returns this weekend at Fort Adams State Park in Newport, Rhode Island. Bringing an outstanding array of musicians to town, the festival is a favorite among folk fans of all ages, with over 8 000 people attending each day. Ground Control Touring artists on the bill this…
Posted 03/21/2014
We’re excited to see limited edition vinyl being released by our artists for Record Store Day 2014. Look out for these rarities at all good independent record stores. Camera Obscura – ‘4AD Session’ Conor Oberst – ‘Hundreds Of Ways/Fast Friends’ Dawes/Conor Oberst – ‘Split 7’ Deer Tick- ‘Eel Bowel’ The…
Posted 02/19/2013
Ground Control Touring will host two events at this year’s SXSW Festival in Austin, TX. Our official showcase will be Friday March 15 at House of Vans at the Mohawk, and our day party will be Saturday March 16 at Beerland. See above flyer for event details and lineups. RSVP…
Posted 01/14/2013
We’re excited to report that yesterday four of our artists headed out on the high seas for the Cayamo Cruise! Dawes, Justin Townes Earle, Jason Isbell, and Robert Ellis are all on the cruise this year. They join the likes of Lyle Lovett, Keb’ Mo’, Hayes Carll, Shovels & Rope,…
Posted 08/02/2012
If you’re making it out to Grant Park this weekend, make sure to catch the two Ground Control Touring artists playing Lollapalooza. Don’t forget to visit the beautifully wooded Google Play stage at the following times: Friday: 7:15-8:15 Dawes – Google Play Sunday: 3:30-4:15 Dum Dum Girls – Google Play…
Posted 07/26/2012
This weekend, five Ground Control Touring artists infiltrate Fort Adams State Park and the town of Newport, RI for a 53rd incarnation of the historic Newport Folk Festival. If you’re making it out to the festival, don’t forget to catch the following: Saturday: 11:35 AM Robert Ellis – Quad Stage…
Posted 04/24/2012
This year’s SummerStage lineup in New York City features six Ground Control Touring artists appearing on three shows: Saturday, June 16th – Dawes and Kurt Vile And The Violators at Central Park Thursday, June 21st – Deer Tick and Jonny Corndawg at Red Hook Park Sunday, June 24th – Diamond…
Posted 04/20/2012
Coachella has released their 2012 schedule. If you’ll be at the festival this weekend or next weekend, be sure to check out the Ground Control Touring artists performing. Their set times are listed below. FRIDAY Abe Vigoda – Gobi Stage – 12:00PM Dawes – Mojave Stage – 6:20PM M. Ward…
Posted 04/12/2012
We are proud to announce Dawes and Dum Dum Girls will be performing at this year’s Lollapalooza Festival in Chicago, IL on August 3rd-5th Tickets are on sale now for the festival, so act quick. For the official announcement video of the bands performing and more details as they come,…
Posted 12/22/2011
Congratulations to all Ground Control Touring artists mentioned in the “Best of 2011” lists. Check out the list below to see how our artists ranked up this year. Bright Eyes “The People’s Key” #7 MTV 25 Best Songs of the Year “Ladder Song” #22 American Songwriter Top 50 #59 Pop…
Posted 12/16/2011
Late night television was at its best this week (in our opinion!) If you were channel surfing in the hours before midnight, we hope you tuned in and witnessed the GCT takeover. We are excited to have had 3 of our artists perform on late night TV in one week…consecutively!…
Posted 06/27/2011
Dawes will be featured as the musical guest on tonight’s ‘Late Show with David Letterman’. Tune in 11:35pm/10:35pm central
Posted 03/15/2011
Ground Control Touring is thrilled to present their official SXSW showcase at Auditorium Shores on Saturday March 19 alongside two other special events during SXSW: a party on Friday March 18th at Urban Outfitters and a showcase immediately following the Auditorium Shores show at the Lustre Pearl in Downtown Austin.…
Posted 03/14/2011
Dawes will join Robbie Robertson as his backing band for select upcoming dates. Taylor Goldsmith also sang backup vocals on a song for Robertson’s upcoming LP How to Become Clairvoyant. Read more on RollingStone.com