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Van Morrison touring, playing Forest Hills with Willie Nelson, releasing LP

The legendary Van Morrison is releasing a new album this year called You’re Driving Me Crazy, which is a collaboration with jazz organ/trumpet player Joey DeFrancesco. It’s a mix of blues and jazz standards, as well as some re-recordings of past Van Morrison songs. You can hear a few songs and view the artwork and tracklist below. It comes out April 27 via Sony Legacy.

Van has a handful of tour dates coming up, including a special concert at Queens’ Forest Hills Stadium on September 12, which is a double bill with fellow music legend Willie Nelson. It’s Van’s third time playing the stadium and Willie’s first. Tickets go on sale Saturday (4/7) at 10 AM with presales starting beforehand. All dates are listed below.

Willie Nelson is also releasing a new album on April 27, Last Man Standing. He’s also once again doing his “Outlaw Music Festival Tour,” this time with Sturgill Simpson, Elvis Costello, Nathaniel Rateliff, The Head and the Heart, and more. All Willie Nelson tour dates here.

UPDATE (4/3): Willie added a second leg of Outlaw tour dates, including some with Van Morrison.

Van Morrison You're Driving Me Crazy

Tracklist
1. “Miss Otis Regrets” (Cole Porter)
2. “Hold It Right There” (Terry, Grey, Vinson)
3. “All Saints Day” (Van Morrison)
4. “The Way Young Lovers Do” (Van Morrison)
5. “The Things I Used To Do” (Eddie Jones)
6. “Travellin’ Light” (John Mercer, James Mundy, James Young)
7. “Close Enough For Jazz” (Van Morrison)
8. “Goldfish Bowl” (Van Morrison)
9. “Evening Shadows” (Van Morrison / Acker Bilk)
10. “Magic Time” (Van Morrison)
11. “You’re Driving Me Crazy” (Walter Donaldson)
12. “Every Day I Have The Blues” (Peter Chatman)
13. “Have I Told You Lately” (Van Morrison)
14. “Sticks and Stones” (Titus Turner)
15. “Celtic Swing” (Van Morrison)

Van Morrison — 2018 Tour Dates
19 APR 2018 Subterania, London
20 APR 2018 Subterania, London
21 APR 2018 Subterania, London
03 MAY 2018 Cheltenham Jazz Festival
06 MAY 2018 City of Derry Jazz Festival
07 MAY 2018 City of Derry Jazz Festival
01 JUN 2018 Heartland Festival Denmark
22 JUN 2018 Azkena Rock Festival Spain
24 JUN 2018 Isle of Wight Festival
06 JUL 2018 Pafiliwn Llangollen Pavilion
07 JUL 2018 Liverpool Feis Liverpool
18 JUL 2018 Moldejazz Festival 2018 Molde
28 JUL 2018 EDPCOOLJAZZ Cascais
01 AUG 2018 Cologne Germany
02 AUG 2018 Music In The Park Schwetzingen, Germany
09 AUG 2018 Summer Nights 2018 Kelvingrove Bandstand
14 AUG 2018 The Masonic, San Francisco
15 AUG 2018 The Masonic, San Francisco
24 AUG 2018 SummerDays Festival Arbon, Switzerland
31 AUG 2018 Van Morrison at Wrest Park Silsoe, Bedfordshire
12 SEPT 2018 Forest Hills Stadium Forest Hills, NY w/ Willie Nelson