Barenaked Ladies Announce Live Album, 'BNL Rocks Red Rocks' Due May 20th

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Ed Note. These guys aren't country/americana/etc but they are one of my favorite bands ever. Check them out live and pick up a copy of this album!

​(Press Release) “Gotta see the show, ‘cause then you’ll know,” sings Ed Robertson on Barenaked Ladies’ chart-topping hit, “One Week,” a song featured on the band’s new live album BNL Rocks Red Rocks, recorded at the fabled Morrison, CO, Amphitheater on June 10, 2015 during the band’s Last Summer On Earth tour.
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That’s as good a description as any about seeing these rock icons in concert, an experience filled with the kind of energy, precision, finesse and outright celebration among its fans that is a tribute to Barenaked Ladies’ remarkable longevity. The band is still together after nearly three decades, producing 14 studio albums which have collectively sold more than 14 million copies, won eight Juno Awards, earned multiple Grammy nominations, a U.S. chart-topping single (“One Week”) and the theme song to one of TV’s most popular shows,The Big Bang Theory.

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“I don’t think there’s a secret,” Robertson explained to People magazine last year when asked how BNL managed to not just survive, but thrive, continuing to sell out venues wherever they go. “It’s work. You've got to respect each other, you got to give each other space, but you also have to support each other… This band learned early on to communicate, right from the beginning we didn't want to burn out. We wanted to keep making music.”

BNL Rocks Red Rocks features some of the multi-platinum band’s biggest hits, including “One Week,” “Pinch Me, “If I Had $1,000,000” plus songs from their last two records including “Odds Are” which hit #2 at iTunes, and the most recent single “Duct Tape Heart” from their latest album Silverball.  The record includes a special moment when Barenaked Ladies accompany Colin Hay to perform his #1 hit “Who Can It Be Now?,” joined on stage by Blaise Garza of Violent Femmes to cover the famed saxophone solo, recognized around the world! And in a tradition BNL followers have come to expect, a rousing encore cover of Led Zeppelin’s “Rock and Roll” by Tyler Stewart with Ed Robertson on drums.

“We appreciate what we do more than ever,” explains Robertson. “We’re not looking for external validation. We’re enjoying working together and we’re doing some of the best shows of our entire career.”

BNL Rocks Red Rocks captures the group in all its glory, a living demonstration of their on-stage camaraderie, and the instrumental skills and finesse that expounds their durability in a pop music world of fleeting fame.
“I still love writing songs,” insists Robertson. “And it’s such a privilege to work with these guys. They have my back, and I have theirs.  It’s pretty amazing to watch the crowd light up when we play a song we recorded 25 years ago, and then hear them sing along with something brand-new.”

BNL Rocks Red Rocks places you front and centre for one of the most amazing – and, dare we say, fun – concerts on the current rock circuit.  It also spotlights the band’s rapport with their rabid followers, a bond that is among the strongest in all of rock. “Our fans have been on this journey with us, so we’ve kind of grown up together,” says Ed. “It’s a special relationship, within the band and between our fans. Every band says they have the best fans, but we actually do. And we know that because other bands tell us that.”

The proof is on BNL Rocks Red Rocks. 

Barenaked Ladies are once again taking their boisterous live shows to audiences nationwide this summer announcing Last Summer on Earth 2016 featuring special guests OMD and Howard Jones.  The tour begins on June 3rd in Minneapolis, MN at The Cabooze.  Pre-sale tickets are available on February 3rd at 10am local time, followed by a public sale on February 5th at 10am local time.  VIP meet and greet packages will be available at every tour date and every ticket purchased will come with a digital copy of the forth-coming live album BNL Rocks Red Rocks upon release plus an instant download of “ODDS ARE (live)”.   

Last Summer on Earth 2016 coincides with the band’s upcoming album BNL Rocks Red Rocks, a live recording from the June 10th, 2015 show at Red Rocks Amphitheater during last year’s LSOE tour.  BNL Rocks Red Rocksfeatures some of the multi-platinum band’s biggest hits “One Week,” “Pinch Me, “Brian Wilson,” “If I Had $1,000,000” plus songs from their last two records including “Odds Are” (from Grinning Streak) which hit #2 at iTunes, and the most recent single “Duct Tape Heart” from their latest album Silverball.  The record includes a special moment when Barenaked Ladies accompany Colin Hay to perform his #1 hit “Who Can It Be Now”, joined on stage by Blaise Garza of Violent Femmes to cover the famed saxophone solo, recognized around the world.

BNL Rocks Red Rocks captures the band’s prowess for combining great songs, impromptu hilarious banter, fan participation and musicianship that keeps music fans coming back for more.  BNL Rocks Red Rocks will be available on May 20th.
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1. Get Back Up
2. The Old Apartment
3. Odds Are
4. Gonna Walk
5. Brian Wilson
6. Who Can It Be Now
7. Falling For The First Time
8. Passcode
9. Light Up My Room
10. Duct Tape Heart
11.Pinch Me
12. Big Bang Theory Theme
13. One Week
14. If I Had $1,000,000
15. Drawing
16. Rock and Roll

LAST SUMMER ON EARTH 2016 w/ OMD and Howard Jones
6.03     Minneapolis, MN – The Cabooze
6.04     Kansas City, MO – Starlight Theatre
6.05     Denver, CO - Red Rocks Amphitheatre                     
6.08     Dayton, OH - Rose Music Center at The Heights
6.09     Chicago, IL – Ravinia Pavilion **
6.10     Detroit, MI - DTE Energy Music Theatre
6.11     Cleveland, OH - Jacob’s Pavilion at Nautica
6.13     New York, NY – SummerStage in Central Park
6.14     Lewiston, NY – Artpark **
6.15     Vienna, VA - Wolf Trap
6.17     Bethel, NY - Bethel Woods Center for the Arts
6.18     Philadelphia, PA – The Mann Center for the Performing Arts
6.19     Boston, MA - Blue Hills Bank Pavilion
6.20     Pittsburgh, PA - Stage AE
6.24     Portland, ME - Maine State Pier
6.25     Wallingford, CT – Toyota Oakdale Theatre
6.26     Baltimore, MD - Pier Six Pavilion *
6.28     Atlanta, GA - Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre at Encore Park
6.29     Charlotte, NC – Uptown Amphitheatre at the Music Factory
7.01     Charleston, SC - Volvo Cars Stadium
7.02     St Augustine, FL - St Augustine Amphitheatre
7.03     Raleigh, NC - Red Hat Amphitheatre
7.05     Nashville, TN - Ascend Amphitheatre
7.06     Cincinnati, OH - PNC Pavilion at Riverbend Music Center
7.08     Indianapolis, IN – Farm Bureau Insurance Lawn at White River St Park
7.12     Boise, ID - Hawk’s Memorial Stadium
7.15     Missoula, MT - Big Sky Brewing Company
7.16     Seattle, WA - Marymoor Amphitheatre
7.17     Portland, OR - Edgefield
7.19     Saratoga, CA - Mountain Winery **
7.20     San Diego, CA – Cal Coast Credit Union Open Air Theatre
7.22     Las Vegas, NV - Downtown Las Vegas Events Center
7.23     Sacramento, CA - Thunder Valley Casino Amphitheatre
7.24     Los Angeles, CA - Greek Theatre *
* indicates pre-sale Feb 10, public on-sale Feb 12
** indicates tickets on sale at a later date, check website for details