Steve Earle has announced an acoustic tour – “Fifty Years of Songs” that will span 50 North American cities beginning next month.  Making music for 50 years, Earle will take fans on a journey through time of his musical career complete with anecdotes from his career.

Steve Earle and Taj Mahal will be sharing the headline position on some dates; will open some shows for Parker McCollum, and have Reckless Kelly appear at some shows.

Speaking on the tour, Earle said, “awhile back I was interviewing John Hiatt on my radio show and we realized that we had known each other for fifty years. I met John in 1975, my first full year in Nashville and it occurred to me that the oldest songs that I still play (there are 3) were written that year. Now, I live to follow creative rabbits down holes and I’m old enough, now, that the idea of legacy comes up now and then, so, I decided that a more or less chronological live songbook might make for an interesting evening of music.”

Steve Earle tour dates:
May 25 at the Princess Theater Centre for the Performing Arts in Decatur, AL
May 27 at the Harvester Performance Center in Rocky Mount, VA
May 29 & 30 at Tin Pan in Richmond, VA
May 31 at the Appell Center for the Performing Arts in York, PA
June 1 at the Attucks Theatre in Norfolk, VA
June 3 at The Birchmere in Alexandria, VA
June 5 at the Universal Preservation Hall in Saratoga Springs, NY
June 6 at The Vogel in Red Bank, NJ
June 7 at the Center for the Arts in Homer, NY
June 8 at the District Music Hall in Norwalk, CT
June 10 at the Opera House in Waterville, ME
June 12 at The Spire Center for the Performing Arts in Plymouth, MA
June 13 at the Concert Under the Stars in King of Prussia, PA
June 14 at the Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center n Great Barrington, MA
June 15 at Asbury Hall in Buffalo, NY
June 17 at the Capitol Theatre in Wheeling, WV
June 18 at The Long Center in Lafayette, IN
June 20 at The Vic Theatre in Chicago, IL
June 21 at The Paramount Theatre in Anderson, IN
June 22 at the Acorn in Three Oaks, MI
June 24 at The Englert Theatre in Iowa City, IA
June 26 at the Uptown theater in Minneapolis, MN
June 27 at the Surf Ballroom in Clear Lake, IA
June 28 at the Crystal Grand Music theatre in Wisconsin Dells, WI
June 29 at the Knuckleheads Saloon in Kansas City, MO
July 3 at the Boot Barn Hall in Gainesville, GA
July 5 at Songs of the Mountains in Marion, VA
July 6 at The Ludlow Garage in Cincinnati, OH
July 8 at the Manship Theater in Baton Rouge, LA
July 10 at the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Catoosa, OK
July 11 at the 7 Clans first Council Casino Hotel in Shawnee, OK
July 12 at The Firelake Arena in Shawnee, OK
July 13 at the Empire Theater in San Antonio, TX
July 15 at the Main Stree Station in Tomball, TX
July 16 at the Southlake Theater in Lake Charles, LA
July 17 at The Heights Theatre in Houston, TX
July 19 at the Dos Equis Pavilion in Dallas, TX
July 21 at the Chautauqua Auditorium in Boulder, CO
July 25 at the River Cree Casino in Enoch, AB
July 26 at the Fold Festival in Calgary, AB
July 27 at the Red Ants Pants Music Festival in White Sulphur Springs, MT
July 30 at Harrah’s Lake Tahoe Casino in Stateline, NV
July 31 at the Britt Pavilion in Jacksonville, OR
Aug 3 at Bluesapalooza Festival in Mammoth, CA
Aug 4 at the center for the Arts in Grass Valley, CA
Aug 9 at the Talking Stick Resort Casino in Scottsdale, AZ
Aug 14-17 at the Ehyptian Theatre in Park City, UT
Aug 20 at the Phil Long Music Hall in Colorado Springs, CO
Aug 21 at The Admiral in Omaha, NE
Aug 22 at the Prairie Knights Casino & Resort in Fort Yates, ND
Aug 23 at the Northern Lights Casino in walker, MN
Aug 25 at the Pabst Theater in Milwaukee, WI
Aug 26 at the Kent Stage in Kent, OH
Aug 28 at the Stephen’s Talkhouse in Amagansett, NY
Aug 29 at the Blue Ocean Music Hall in Salisbury, MA
Aug 30 at the Stne Mountains Arts Center in Brownfield, ME
Aug 31 at the Rhythm and Roots Festival in Charlestown, RI