Ben Sparaco and The New Effect Announce 26-Date National Spring Tour

BEN SPARACO AND THE NEW EFFECT
ANNOUNCE 26-DATE NATIONAL SPRING TOUR

INCLUDING HEADLINING SHOWS AS WELL AS DIRECT SUPPORT SLOTS WITH G. LOVE & SPECIAL SAUCE 

TOUR KICKS OFF MARCH 1 IN BOULDER, CO AT FOX THEATRE AND RUNS THROUGH JUNE 1 IN ALPHARETTA, GA AT MATILDA’S 

LATEST SINGLE, “SCARED OF THE DARK,” OUT NOW

Ben Sparaco and The New Effect, the Nashville-based indie-rock trio fronted by songwriter, guitarist and vocalist Ben Sparaco, have announced their national spring tour which includes headlining shows as well as direct support slots with G. Love & Special Sauce. Tickets for all dates are on sale today (2/15). For more information and to purchase tickets, click here. 

Ben Sparaco and The New Effect will hit the road on their 26-date tour with the inaugural show Friday, March 1 in Boulder, CO at Fox Theatre as direct support for G. Love & Special Sauce. An additional six dates in the tour’s coast-to-coast itinerary will accompany G. Love & Special Sauce while the others will be headlining engagements.  

“When we're opening for G. Love we’ll be doing 45-minute sets which is short for us, says Sparaco. “Those shows will be all about making the best impression we can in a relatively short time. We’ll probably stick to a similar setlist with pre-determined transitions whereas our headline shows will be a little more improvisational and have more setlist variation.”

The tour will make additional stops in Denver, Aspen, Nashville, Athens, Richmond, Washington D.C., New York City, Asbury Park, Indianapolis, Asheville, and many others before wrapping in Alpharetta, GA at Matilda's on Saturday, June 1. 

“Some of these shows are our first theater shows ever which is super exciting for us and we get to go to some of our favorite places on this tour; Colorado, New York City, etc.,” adds Sparaco. “We’ll be stepping it up a notch for these bigger audiences by incorporating a lot of new sounds into our set that we’ve never had in our music before.” 

To wrap the band’s 2018 year, they released their latest single, “Scared of The Dark,” on November 30. The song—which delivers the band’s alternative vibe with a jam element, built from Sparaco’s notable lead guitar chops—has been steadily grabbing attention as it’s now logged over 130,000 Spotify streams to date.

“I’m playing a lot less lead guitar on this song than I normally would,” says Sparaco. “It’s funny that it worked out that way because the song is about my younger self and a lot of the insecurities that came with growing up and trying to be a musician. When I was younger, I was all about being a guitar player. As I’ve grown up, I've become more focused on songs. This song really shows where I’m at right now with my songwriting, while referencing a past version of myself the whole time.”

The band is also putting the final touches on their debut full-length album which is expected to be released in the fall (all details TBA). 

Spring 2019 tour dates for Ben Sparaco and The New Effect: 

DATE               CITY/STATE                 VENUE

*Fri      3/1      Boulder, CO                 Fox Theatre

*Sat     3/2      Denver, CO                  Ogden

*Tue    3/19    Bozeman, MT              Rialto

*Thu    3/21    Bellingham, WA          Wild Buffalo

Mon    3/25    Alta, WY                      Grand Targhee Resort

Wed    3/27    Ft. Collins, CO              Magic Rat

*Thu    3/28    Keystone, CO              Warren Station Center for the Arts

*Fri      3/29    Aspen, CO                   Belly Up

*Sat     3/30    Aspen, CO                   Belly Up

Fri        4/26    Nashville, TN               Cambria Hotel

Thu      5/2      Athens, GA                  Georgia Theatre

Fri        5/3      Milledgeville, GA         Amici's

Sat       5/1      Macon, GA                  Amici's

Wed    5/8      Roanoke, VA               Martin's

Thu      5/9      Richmond, VA            The Camel

Fri        5/10    Washington DC           Hill Country

Sat       5/11    New York, NY              Arlene's Grocery

Sun      5/12    Asbury Park, NJ           The Saint

Wed    5/15    Indianapolis, IN           Rathskeller

Fri        5/17    Paducah, KY                Dry Ground Brewing

Thu      5/23    Knoxville, TN               Barleys

Fri        5/24    Asheville, NC               Fat Tire

Fri        5/31    Hilton Head, SC           Tiki Hut

Sat       6/1      Alpharetta, GA            Matilda's

(*) denotes direct support for G. Love & Special Sauce

About Ben Sparaco and The New Effect: 

Ben Sparaco and The New Effect formed in 2017 when the Florida-born singer, songwriter and guitarist began playing with drummer Anthony Quirk and bassist Adam Discipio. Now based in the flourishing musical oasis of Nashville, TN, Ben and the band have maintained a massive touring schedule, cutting their teeth playing coast to coast in clubs and festivals. Sparaco spent his teen years making a name for himself in the jam band scene of the southeast, playing with members of the Allman Brothers Band, Dead and Company, Tedeschi Trucks Band, among others. This included a touring stint in late Allman Brothers drummer Butch Trucks’ band. After recording his 2016 release Bring the Jubilee EP with a Florida-based group of musicians, he moved to Nashville. There, he amassed a group of some of Nashville’s finest to record his debut solo record, Wooden, with producer Ross Holmes (Mumford and Sons, Bruce Hornsby, Warren Haynes), which also featured a guest appearance from Luther Dickinson.

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