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• Aug 05 2023 Moody Amphitheater This Setlist Austin, TX, USA Start time: 7:00 PM 7:00 PM
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• Aug 12 2023 TCU Amphitheater at White River State Park Indianapolis, IN, USA Start time: 8:15 PM 8:15 PM

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Yacht Rock Revue performing at Emo's Austin in Austin, Texas

Amazing show! OMG! What a great show. Those guys are so talented! I’ll see them every time they are in town. Awesome as always. The smoothest! Freaking amazing show as always. Brought four newbies, and their fan base will grow exponentially just from my family. Keep doing what you do boys! Loved every moment especially when they sang their new tune Bad Tequila that we got turned on to on Sail Across the Sun. YRR really did everything needed to make this a great evening. The band was really strong, the set list was a sampling of 4 decades of smooth music, including their new songs, and the mood of the crowd was very joyous. It was a great party all night long! Best night out in a long time, I had so much fun. The crowd was great, singing along to every song. The band was excellent as usual. I just love them, I want to see every show. Simply put, if I could go to this concert every night of my life, I would. Loved every single moment from start to finish. Amazing performance by Yacht Rock Revue even showcasing some of the songs on their album. A concert not to be missed!

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Yacht Rock Revue Announce 2021 Tour Dates

Yacht Rock Revue has also announced “Steal Away: Escape To Jamaica,” for February 5th - 9th.

The Atlanta-based Yacht Rock Revue has announced new tour dates for this summer. Kicking off July 1st, the tour will see the 9-piece tribute group playing venues across the Northeast, Midwest, and South. "Our fans have always been incredible" writes YRR frontman Nicholas Niespodziani. "But after hundreds - literally hundreds - of livestream shows over the course of the last year, we forged an incredible new bond over margaritas and vacation dreams and exploring every corner of the vast Yacht Rock universe. We got each other through this, and that's going to make reuniting with them this summer even more powerful." See below for a complete list of dates. Tickets are currently on sale HERE .

Yacht Rock Revue has also announced "Steal Away: Escape To Jamaica," for February 5th - 9th, at the Jewel Paradise Cove in Runaway Bay, Jamaica. The all-inclusive package vacation experience will also feature performances by Ambrosia and Robbie Dupree. Tickets and more info are available HERE .

YRR is a genuine touring phenomenon, consistently selling out venues across the country and bringing out their dedicated fanbase (AKA "Anchorheads") to every show in captain's hats and boat shoes, ready to raise a glass and sing along with the group. Rolling Stone and Entertainment Weekly have acclaimed their mastery of the genre and ability to wow concert-goers with their irreverent yet sincere note-perfect renditions of classic hits. Industry trades Pollstar and Fox Business have acknowledged YRR's impressive box office success writing "While the band may be having fun with the trappings of the Steely Dan, Michael McDonald and Kenny Loggins era of rock, the business it's doing is serious."

YRR's spot-on renditions of Hall & Oates, Michael McDonald, Steely Dan, and the other hit makers of the 1970s has enthralled fans across the United States. The band will also be performing songs from their debut album HOT DADS in TIGHT JEANS, which Rolling Stone praised writing, "Songs like 'The Doobie Bounce' and 'Step,' with their layered production and Niespodziani's sky-high falsetto, transform the staid notion of yacht rock - or, more broadly, soft rock - into something immersive and, dare one say, hip and cool. These are tracks that could slide in comfortably next to anything off Tame Impala's latest..."

Tour Dates:

07/01 - Selbyville, DE @ The Freeman Arts Pavilion

07/10 - Aspen, CO @ Belly Up

07/11 - Steamboat Springs, CO @ Strings Music Festival

07/16 - Houston, TX @ The Ballroom at Warehouse Live

07/17 - Austin, TX @ Emo's Austin

07/30 - Milwaukee, WI @ The Pabst Theater

07/31 - Highland Park, IL @ Ravinia Festival

08/05 - Boston, MA @ Leader Bank Pavilion

08/07 - Asbury Park, NJ @ Stone Pony Summer Stage

08/13 - Nashville, TN @ Marathon Music Works

08/14 - Indianapolis, IN @ TCU Amphitheater at White River State Park

08/19 - Gilford, NH@ Bank of New Hampshire Pavilion

08/20 - New York, NY @ The Rooftop at Pier 17

08/21 - Webster, MA @ Indian Ranch

08/22 - Vienna, VA @ Filene Center at Wolf Trap

08/28 - Atlanta, GA @ Cadence Bank Amphitheatre at Chastain Park

09/24 - Denver, CO @ Mission Ballroom

09/30 - Columbia, SC @ Township Auditorium

10/01 - Isle Of Palms, SC @ The Windjammer

10/28 - Athens, GA @ Georgia Theatre

10/29 - Chattanooga, TN @ The Signal

10/30 - Charlotte, NC @ Moo & Brew

02/05 - Runaway Bay, Jamaica @ Jewel Paradise Cove

02/06 - Runaway Bay, Jamaica @ Jewel Paradise Cove

02/07 - Runaway Bay, Jamaica @ Jewel Paradise Cove

02/08 - Runaway Bay, Jamaica @ Jewel Paradise Cove

02/09 - Runaway Bay, Jamaica @ Jewel Paradise Cove

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Bethel Woods Center for the Arts | Bethel, NY

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Freedom Mortgage Pavilion | Camden, NJ

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BankNH Pavilion | Gilford, NH

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Empower Federal Credit Union Amphitheater at Lakeview | Syracuse, NY

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PNC Bank Arts Center | Holmdel, NJ

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Xfinity Theatre | Hartford, CT

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Xfinity Center | Mansfield, MA

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Jiffy Lube Live | Bristow, VA

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Veterans United Home Loans Amphitheater at Virginia Beach | Virginia Beach, VA

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Coastal Credit Union Music Park at Walnut Creek | Raleigh, NC

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Ameris Bank Amphitheatre | Alpharetta, GA

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iTHINK Financial Amphitheatre | West Palm Beach, FL

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White River Amphitheatre | Auburn, WA

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Hayden Homes Amphitheater | Bend, OR

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Toyota Amphitheatre | Wheatland, CA

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Shoreline Amphitheatre | Mountain View, CA

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Sirius XM Presents - Yacht Rock Revue

Reverse sunset tour.

• Date May 20 , 2023
• Event Starts 7:30 PM
• Doors Open 6:00 PM
• Ticket Prices $40.00 - $67.00
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What is left for Yacht Rock Revue to prove? This top-notch group of musicians has already rocked onstage with John Oates, Eddie Money (RIP), and both versions of the band Player. They’ve trademarked the term “yacht rock,” both metaphorically and literally (U.S. Registration Number 3834195). From humble beginnings in a basement, touring in partnership with Live Nation and Sirius XM, they now headline sold-out shows across the country, from Webster Hall in New York to the Wiltern in L.A. While rising from bars to amphitheaters, they’ve ticked every box on the Rock Star Accomplishments bingo card. Except for one: Writing and singing their own songs.

Yacht Rock Revue’s first original record is ten songs inspired by the smoooooth sounds of the Seventies and Eighties. They’ve brazenly titled it Hot Dads In Tight Jeans – forgive them for bragging, but that’s what they are – and it returns Yacht Rock Revue to their roots in original music.

“I had a midlife crisis. That’s why we made this album,” says Nick Niespodziani, the group’s singer, guitarist, and spiritual leader. “Everyone in the band is a dad now, so we needed to make this happen, before we become grandpas. I’ve sung ‘Escape’ by Rupert Holmes at least a thousand times, and if that isn’t paying your dues, I don’t know what is.”

It’s rare that musicians in their 40s chase their rock star dreams. You’d have to be crazy to try. YRR knew they were underdogs, but resolved to take one more shot at the Top 40, and maybe even become a Cinderella story of midlife fulfillment.

Yacht Rock Revue began in the least-yachtiest of states, 2,000 miles from breezy Marina del Rey. Niespodziani and Pete Olson met in the fourth grade in suburban Indiana, went on to Indiana University in the late Nineties, formed the band Y-O-U, then escaped – Rupert Holmes reference intended – to Atlanta. One night, Y-O-U tucked their tongues deep in their cheeks and played a show of Yacht Rock songs. The rowdy (a nice way of saying drunk), sold-out crowd loved it.

When the club owner asked them to do it again, Niespodziani didn’t want to. But the club owner had an ace up his sleeve: money. Over the years, YRR (there’s also a Dave, a Greg, and literally three guys named Mark) have turned themselves into human wine spritzers, playing 120 to 150 shows a year, mastering Yacht Rock’s slick chords and mellow grooves, and partying like it’s 1979.

What began as a joke among friends soon put a ripple in the zeitgeist, starting a national trend through YRR’s concerts, lauded as “unabashedly joyous affairs” by Entertainment Weekly. They accumulated an extensive wardrobe of white belts and polyester shirts. Yacht Rock Revue were revered and well-compensated! Their life was a tenor sax solo! This is what every musician wants. But even as YRR was sailing the smooth seas of tribute-band superstardom, and the band members all became dads, Niespodziani was still writing original songs.

These  new tunes had the spirit of Yacht Rock, but were more modern – akin to Phoenix or Air, the hip bands that adapted Yacht for a younger audience. They brought the songs to a hot producer, Ben Allen, who’s worked with Gnarls Barkley, Animal Collective, and Neon Indian. Allen gave the songsa lustrous shine, for both new audiences and their ever-loyal fans, the Nation of Smooth. Niespodziani and Olson even co-wrote a song, “Big Bang,” with Yacht Rock master Matthew Wilder, famous for his massive 1983 hit “Break My Stride.”

“Step,” the record’s first single, is a peppy number replete with falsetto and bumping bass, a cross between the Bee Gees and Steely Dan’s “Peg.” It’s also the mission statement for the album in a way, because it’s about deciding who you want to be, and making space for that in your life. The seven-piece band display tight chops, and the songs incorporate Yacht Rock Revue’s sense of humor, especially on the funky, pro-margarita “Bad Tequila,” the flute-fired “Another Song About California,” and opening track “The Doobie Bounce,” where Niespodziani brags, “I used to sleep on couches/Now I sleep on nicer couches.”

Hot Dads In Tight Jeans is as plush and shiny as Kenny Loggins’ beard. And YRR are already dropping these new songs into their sets, to great response from longtime fans who are thrilled to hear new smooth. While others in YRR’s position stick with the tried-and-true, Niespodziani hopes the album will let them welcome aboard new fans, too. To paraphrase a notable mariner… they’re gonna need a bigger yacht.

“Here’s how I see it,” Niespodziani concludes, sliding into a waiting limousine. “We have only one fewer hit than Player did, and Player is immortal. We built this Yacht Rock thing on the power of memories and good vibes. None of that is changing; we're just gonna make a few new memories as well."

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