NEW YORK (CelebrityAccess) — Singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist A.J. Croce has announced the return of Croce Plays Croce, a live show celebrating the music of his father, the famed singer-songwriter Jim Croce.
The tour will feature A.J. performing an expanded setlist drawn from his father’s catalog of hits—including “Time in a Bottle,” “Operator,” and “I Got a Name”—along with material from A.J.’s own repertoire, including songs from his new album, Heart of the Eternal.
“Music has given me everything: it’s taught me patience, compassion, and empathy; it was my refuge and my religion when I lost my sight as a kid,” he says. “When I look back at the music that’s inspired me the most, it’s the music that has real depth and soul to it—whether that’s Little Richard, Otis Redding, Hank Williams, or Fiona Apple. Anything that makes me feel is meaningful to me, and I hope that everyone can find that same connection with all of these songs.”
The tour will get underway at the Avalon Theatre in Grand Junction on September 17, with shows scheduled across the U.S. throughout the fall, including stops at Nashville’s historic Ryman Auditorium and Town Hall in New York City. The run will officially wrap at the Circus Maximus Theater at Caesars in Atlantic City on November 22.
Additionally, Croce is scheduled to perform a trio of shows at the Musical Instrument Museum in Phoenix in support of Heart of the Eternal from June 29 through July 1.
Heart Of The Eternal Tour
Jun 29 Sun – MIM – Musical Instrument Museum – Phoenix, AZ
Jun 30 Mon – MIM – Musical Instrument Museum – Phoenix, AZ
Jul 1 Tue – MIM – Musical Instrument Museum – Phoenix, AZ
CROCE PLAYS CROCE FALL TOUR DATES
9/17 – Grand Junction, CO – Avalon Theatre~
9/18 – Boulder, CO – Boulder Theater
9/19 – Colorado Springs, CO – Pikes Peak Center
9/21 – Omaha, NE – Holland Performing Arts Center
9/25 – Iowa City, IA – Englert Theatre
9/26 – Jefferson City, MO – MU Health Care Capital Region Amphitheater
9/28 – Bloomington, IL – Bloomington Center for Performing Arts
9/29 – Kansas City, MO – Uptown Theater
10/1 – St. Louis, MO – The Factory
10/2 – Des Moines, IA – Hoyt Sherman Place Theatre*
10/3 – Minneapolis, MN – Pantages Theatre*
10/5 – Milwaukee, WI – Pabst Theater*
10/6 – Ottumwa, IA – BVC Theater
10/8 – Royal Oak, MI – Royal Oak Music Theatre
10/9 – Skokie, IL – North Shore Center for the Performing Arts
10/10 – Columbus, OH – KEMBA Live!
10/12 – Nashville, TN – Ryman Auditorium*
10/13 – Cincinnati, OH – Taft Theatre
10/15 – Louisville, KY – Brown Theater
10/17 – Atlanta, GA – Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre
10/18 – Chattanooga, TN – Walker Theatre
10/19 – Macon, GA – Macon City Auditorium
10/21 – Richmond, VA – The National
10/22 – Annapolis, MD – Rams Head On Stage
10/24 – New York, NY – The Town Hall*
10/25 – Poughkeepsie, NY – Bardavon*
10/26 – Shippensburg, PA – Luhrs Performing Arts Center
11/19 – Boston, MA – The Wilbur
11/20 – Cranston, RI – The Park Theatre
11/21 – Springfield, MA – MGM Springfield
11/22 – Atlantic City, NJ – Circus Maximus Theater at Caesars
