Blackberry Smoke celebrates "The Whippoorwill" anniversary with tour

To commemorate the anniversary, the band will release four unheard demo versions of "The Whippoorwill" tracks this week, with "Pretty Little Lie (Studio Demo)" debuting today. Additional tracks include "One Horse Town (Studio Demo)," out tomorrow, "Ain't Got the Blues (Acoustic Home Demo)" out this Thursday and "Up The Road (Acoustic Home Demo)" out this Friday.

Lead singer Charlie Starr said, "It's almost impossible to believe that 'The Whippoorwill' is 10 years old. I think we are as proud of it today as we were the day it was released."

Released Aug. 14, 2012, "The Whippoorwill" is Blackberry Smoke's third studio album

Tour dates are:
Aug. 18—Wichita, KS—WAVE
Aug. 19—Camdenton, MO—Ozarks Amphitheater
Aug. 20—Little Rock, AR—First Security Amphitheater
Aug. 21—Brandon, MS—Brandon Amphitheater
Aug. 23—Southaven, MS—Landers Center
Aug. 25—Franklin, TN—FirstBank Amphitheater
Aug. 26—Raliegh, NC—Red Hat Amphitheater
Aug. 27—Charlotte, NC—Charlotte Metro Credit Union Amphitheatre
Aug. 28—Greensboro, NC—White Oak Amphitheater
Sept. 1—Anderson, SC—Anderson Sports & Entertainment Center
Sept. 2—Doswell, VA—The Meadow Event Park
Sept. 3—North Charleston, SC—Firefly Distillery
Sept. 4—Portsmouth, VA—Atlantic Union Bank Pavilion
Sept. 8—Pittsburgh, PA—Stage AE
Sept. 9—Sterling Heights, MI—Michigan Lottery Amphitheatre at Freedom Hill
Sept. 10—Pikeville, KY—Appalachian Wireless Arena
Sept. 11—Columbus, OH—KEMBA Live!
Sept. 17—Burnsville, MN—Buck Hill
Sept. 23—Birmingham, AL—Avondale Brewing Company
Sept. 24—Black Mountain, NC—Silverados
Sept. 30—Lacygne, KS—Firewater Music Festival October 1—Lampe, MO—Black Oak Mountain Amphitheater October 7—Cleveland, OH—TempleLive at Cleveland Masonic * October 8—Cincinnati, OH—Riverfront Live * October 15—Key West, FL—Legends of Music Row Festival October 28—Knoxville, TN—River Breeze Event Center October 29—Bristol, TN—Paramount Center for the Arts
Nov. 10—Austin, TX—Emo's *
Nov. 11—Houston, TX—713 Music Hall *
Nov. 12—Oklahoma City, OK—Paycom Center
Nov. 13—San Antonio, TX—The Aztec Theater *
Nov. 17—Peoria, IL—Peoria Civic Center Theater *
Nov. 18—Rockford, IL—Coronado Performing Arts Center *
Nov. 19—Shipshewana, IN—Blue Gate Performing Arts Center *
Nov. 20—Indianapolis, IN—Murat Theatre at Old National Center. *
Nov. 25—Atlanta, GA—Fox Theatre
Dec. 2—Silver Spring, MD—The Fillmore Silver Spring *
Dec. 6—Glenside, PA—Keswick Theatre *
Dec. 7—Boston, MA—House of Blues *
Dec. 9—Ithaca, NY—State Theatre of Ithaca *
Dec. 10—New York, NY—Webster
Dec. 16—Chicago, IL—Vic Theatre*
Dec. 17—Wisconsin Dells, WI—Crystal Grand Music Theatre. *
* - new date