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Easy Star All-Stars Announce: Dub Side Of The Moon Anniversary Tour

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When Easy Star Records released Dub Side Of The Moon a decade ago, they never expected the impact that the complete reggae version of Pink Floyd’s Dark Side Of The Moon would have on the world. The album received a groundswell of international press, including praise from Rolling Stone, NPR, Entertainment Weekly, Vibe, and countless other media outlets, while managing to sit on the Billboard Reggae Charts for more than 7 years. On July 22, 2014, the leading independent reggae label will release a special anniversary edition of this classic album with new artwork, an in-depth liner note booklet and two bonus tracks, including a new version of the song “Breathe” featuring additional vocals by Eric Rachmany of Rebelution, Metric Man, and Ruff Scott of the Easy Star All-Stars.

The huge success of Dub Side of the Moon (2003) spawned a popular series of reggae tribute albums by the band including Radiodread (2006), Easy Star’s Lonely Hearts Dub Band (2009), and Easy Star’s Thrillah (2012). The Easy Star All-Stars have also released an original EP (Until That Day, 2008), an original album (First Light, 2011), and a remix of Dub Side called Dubber Side Of The Moon (2010). They have toured worldwide over the past decade, playing in over 30 countries on 6 continents.

This spring the band hits the road for the Dub Side Of The Moon Anniversary Tour performing the album live in its entirety alongside classic material from the band’s career including original songs and tracks from the other tribute albums. Select shows will also include new animated visuals that were debuted at live shows in November 2013. The tour features a number of great pairings as well, including five co-headlining shows with John Brown's Body (including the third teaming up for 4/20 weekend at Brooklyn Bowl), two shows with Ted Sirota’s Heavyweight Dub, and four shows with Rochester’s celebrated Thunder Body. Longtime collaborator Cas Haley (who sang on both Thrillah and First Light) brings his band Big Hope along to open all of the dates on the Southeastern section of the run. The band also makes its first appearance during JazzFest in New Orleans with a show at Howlin’ Wolf along with Ivan Neville’s Dumpstafunk.

Tour Dates:
Mar 27 Revolution Bar & Music Hall Amityville, NY
Mar 28 The Sinclair Boston, MA
Mar 29 Snow Barn Nightclub Dover, VT
Mar 30 The Haunt Ithaca, NY
Apr 01 Bell’s Brewery Kalamazoo, MI
Apr 02 Majestic Theatre Madison, WI
Apr 03 Concord Music Hall Chicago, IL
Apr 04 Beachland Ballroom Cleveland, OH
Apr 05 The Opera House Toronto, Canada
Apr 18 Austin Reggae Fest Austin, TX
Apr 19 Brooklyn Bowl Brooklyn, NY
Apr 22 Cat's Cradle Carrboro, NC
Apr 23 The Georgia Theatre Athens, GA
Apr 24 Terminal West Atlanta, GA
Apr 25 Howlin’ Wolf New Orleans, LA
Apr 26 Vinyl Music Hall Pensacola, FL
Apr 27 Culture Room Fort Lauderdale, FL
Apr 28 Freebird Live Jacksonville, FL
Apr 30 The Grey Eagle Asheville, NC
May 01 Ziggy’s By The Sea Wilmington, NC
May 02 Tally Ho Theatre Leesburg, VA
May 03 Jefferson Theatre Charlottesville, VA

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