Gregg Allman’s tour bus crashed (he’s ok); tour continues
Gregg Allman is on tour now, and his team ran into some bad luck when their tour bus went off the road and crashed. Luckily, Gregg was not injured. Via WOWK:
A tour bus carrying staff/members of the Gregg Allman band has crashed in Jackson County, West Virginia. Gregg Allman, formerly of the Allman Brothers and now touring as a solo act, is not among those injured.
According to WOWK sources, 3 of the members of the production team transported to the hospital include a monitor engineer, production manager and an audio technician have been injured. Earl McCoy, Timothy Wright and Michael Gallun are the injured, WOWK has been able to confirm via their LinkedIn and Facebook profiles that they all are currently listed as working on the Gregg Allman tour. They are in stable condition at Charleston's CAMC General hospital.
The tour bus was going south, towards Charleston, crossed I-77 into the northbound lanes and exited the road according to wrecker crews on scene. It landed within feet of a creek near the 119 mile marker on I-77 near the Goldtown exit.
An update posted later on clarified that the driver started to choke on his coffee, and that's what caused him to drift into the northbound lane.
Gregg's tour is off tonight but resumes in Rocky Mount, VA on Saturday (4/9). It hits the NYC-area for his Laid Back Festival at Jones Beach on July 23 with Jason Isbell, America, Marshall Tucker Band and more. Tickets for that show go on sale today (4/8) at noon.
He also has co-headlining dates with ZZ Top, including CT and NJ. Tickets for those shows are on sale now. Updated dates are listed below.
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GREGG ALLMAN'S LAID BACK FESTIVAL
Saturday May 7th Atlanta, GA Aaron's Amphitheatre at Lakewood
Gregg Allman
ZZ Top
Blackberry Smoke
Michelle Malone
Kevn Kinney Band
Jaimoe's Jasssz Band
Stonerider
Gabriel Kelley
Saturday June 25th Nashville, TN Carl Black Chevy Woods Amphitheater at Fontanel
Gregg Allman
Shovels & Rope
Brothers Osborne
Jaimoe's Jasssz Band
Clare Dunn
Andrea Davidson
Gabriel Kelley
Levon
Saturday July 16th Chicago IL FirstMerit Bank Pavilion at Northerly Island
Gregg Allman
Peter Frampton
Blackberry Smoke
Jaimoe's Jasssz Band
Lil' Ed & the Blues Imperials
Eddy "The Chief" Clearwater
Roomful of Blues
Rich Estrin & the Nightcats
Saturday July 23rd Wantagh, NY Nikon at Jones Beach Theater
Gregg Allman
Jason Isbell
America
Marshall Tucker Band
Jaimoe's Jasssz Band
Devon Allman
Gabriel Kelley
Levon
Sunday September 25th Morrison, CO Red Rocks Amphitheatre
Gregg Allman
ZZ Top
Jaimoe's Jasssz Band
Richie Furay Band
Lucie Silvas
People's Blues of Richmond
Gabriel Kelley
Levon
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Gregg Allman -- 2016 Tour Dates
APRIL
9 - Rocky Mount, VA - Harvester Performance Center ^
10 - Richmond, VA - National Theater ^
12 - Virginia Beach, VA - Sandler Center For The Performing Arts ^
13 - Greensboro, NC - Cone Denim Entertainment Center ^
14 - Charleston, SC - Charleston Music Hall ^
16 - Live Oak, FL - Wanee Music Festival §
MAY
6 - Myrtle Beach, SC - House of Blues ||
7 - Atlanta, GA - Aaron's Amphitheatre at Lakewood *
10 - Jackson, MS - Thalia Mara Hall ¶
11 - Shreveport, LA - Shreveport Municipal Auditorium ¶
12 - Tulsa, OK - Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
17 - Oklahoma City, OK - The Criterion ^
18 - Springfield, MO - Gillioz Theatre ^
20 - Council Bluffs, IA - Harrah's Council Bluffs ^
21 - Prior Lake, MN - Mystic Lake Casino Hotel
JUNE
21-22 - Annapolis, MD - Rams Head On Stage
24 - Knoxville, TN - Tennessee Theatre ||
25 - Nashville, TN - Carl Black Chevy Woods Amphitheater at Fontanel *
26 - Memphis, TN - Botanical Gardens
28 - Elkhart, IN - Lerner Theater
29 - Grand Rapids, MI - Meijer Gardens
JULY
1 - Rochester, NY - Rochester Int'l Jazz Festival §
15 - St. Louis, MO - River City Casino & Hotel
16 - Chicago, IL - First Merit Bank Pavilion at Northerly Island *
19 - Cincinnati, OH - PNC Pavilion @
20 - Indianapolis, IN - Farm Bureau Insurance Lawn @
22 - Raleigh, NC - Red Hat Amphitheater @
23 - Wantagh, NY - Nikon at Jones Beach Theater *
26 - Charlotte, NC - Uptown Amphitheatre @
30 - Floyd, VA - Floyd Fest §
AUGUST
12-14 - Scranton, PA - The Peach Music Festival §
16 - Huber Heights, OH - Rose Music Center at the Heights #
17 - Clarkston, MI - DTE Energy Music Theatre #
20 - Sparta, WI - Fort McCoy Army Base #
21 - Springfield, IL - Illinois State Fair #
23 - Darien, NY - Darien Lakes Performing Arts Center #
24 - Albany, NY - Times Union Center #
26 - Atlantic City, NJ - Borgata Hotel Casino & Resort #
27 - Essex Junction, VT - Champlain Valley Expo #
28 - Boston, MA - Blue Hills Bank Pavilion #
31 - Hartford, CT - Xfinity Theatre #
SEPTEMBER
1 - Holmdel, NJ - PNC Bank Arts Center #
3 - Syracuse, NY - Lakeview Amphitheater #
17 - Scottsdale, AZ - Talking Stick Resort & Casino §
24 - Albuquerque, NM - Sandia Casino #
25 - Morrison, CO - Red Rocks Amphitheatre *
27 - Aspen, CO - Belly Up
28 - Salt Lake City, UT - The Depot
30 - Murphys, CA - Ironstone Amphitheater #
OCTOBER
1-2 - Saratoga, CA - The Mountain Winery #
6 - Los Angeles, CA - Greek Theatre #
7 - Las Vegas, NV - The Palms Resort & Casino #
* Laid Back Music Festival
@ w/Peter Frampton
# w/ZZ Top
§ Festival Appearance
|| w/Jaimoe's Jassz Band
¶ w/Anders Osborne
^ Gabriel Kelley