Band celebrates 50th anniversary of “We’re An American Band”
Multi-Platinum selling iconic group Grand Funk Railroad has announced additional tour dates to their highly anticipated upcoming The American Band Tour, in honor of the 50th anniversary of their 1973 “We’re An American Band” Platinum-selling single and album. New dates include performances in New York, Ohio, Arizona, Kentucky, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Minnesota, Georgia, Pennsylvania, Utah, Nevada, Indiana, South Carolina, Missouri, Alabama, Louisiana, California, South Dakota, New Jersey, Michigan, and Mississippi.
One of rock’s most definitive anthems, founding member Don Brewer (vocals and drums) was the soul writer and vocalist on “We’re An American Band,” which went all the way to No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart on September 29, 1973.
“‘We’re An American Band’ came to me when we were flying from town-to-town on our Phoenix Tour in 1972,” Brewer says of writing the song. “We were being sued by our former manager, Terry Knight, and he was trying to stop us from performing. The line, ‘We’re comin’ to your town, we’ll help you party it down,’ came to me first, and I wrote the song around that line, taking snippets of things going on during the tour at that time – like staying up all night with Freddy King playing poker, four young chiquitas in Omaha, sweet, sweet Connie in Little Rock, and, finally, the declaration, ‘We’re An American Band,’ because it sounds great and sings well. I feel lucky and blessed every time we play it live.”
As part of this year’s itinerary, the legendary rock and roll powerhouse will be the special guests of Kid Rock for two hometown shows in Michigan at Little Caesars Arena on Friday, July 14th and Saturday, July 15th.
The tour’s setlist will include hits like “We’re An American Band,” “The Loco-Motion,” “Walk Like a Man,” and more.
Grand Funk Railroad 2023 Tour Dates:
June 2 – Peachtree City, GA @ Frederick Brown Jr. Amphitheater
June 9 – Lincoln, RI @ Twin River Casino
June 24 – Selbyville, DE @ Freeman Arts Pavilion
July 7 – St. Louis, MO @ River City Casino & Hotel
July 14 – Detroit, MI @ Little Caesars Arena
July 15 – Detroit, MI @ Little Caesars Arena
July 22 – Sahuarita, AZ @Desert Diamond Casinos & Entertainment – Diamond Center
July 28 – Akron, OH @ Goodyear Theater
Aug 3 – Mt. Vernon, KY @ Renfro Valley New Barn Theatre
Aug 5 – Kannapolis, NC @ Village Park Amphitheater
Aug 10 – Lawton, OK @ Apache Casino Hotel
Aug 12 – Waite Park, MN @ The Ledge Amphitheater
Aug 18 – Sandy Springs, GA @ Sandy Springs Performing Arts Center
Aug 25 – Lancaster, PA @ American Music Theatre
Aug 30 – Layton, UT @ Edward A. Kenley Centennial Amphitheater
Sept 1 – Reno, NV @ Grand Theatre at the Grand Sierra Resort
Sept 8 – Nashville, IN @ Brown County Music Center
Sept 16 – Miami, OK @ Buffalo Run Casino & Resort
Sept 23 – Charleston, SC @ The Riviera Theater
Sept 28 – Kansas City, MO @ Uptown Theater
Oct 5 – Oxford, AL @ Oxford Performing Arts Center
Oct 13 – Las Vegas @ Golden Nugget Hotel & Casino (Showroom)
Oct 20 – Baton Route, LA Raising Cane’s River Center Theatre
Nov 2 – Gary, IN @ Hard Rock Casino Northern Indiana
Nov 4 – Van Wert, OH @ Niswonger Performing Arts Center
Nov 10 – Waterloo, NY @ The Vine @ del Lago Casino Resort
Nov 16 – Highland, CA @ Yaamava Theater
Nov 30 – Deadwood, SD @ Deadwood Mountain Grand Event Center
Dec 9 – Atlantic City, NJ @ Sound Waves at Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Dec 14 – Marietta, OH @ Peoples Bank Theatre
