Matchbox 20’s Rob Thomas Readies Solo Tour
NEW YORK (Billboard) – Matchbox 20 lead singer Rob Thomas will promote his upcoming Atlantic solo debut, “…Something To Be,” with an 11-date club tour next month.
The trek will begin April 15 in San Francisco and wrap April 30 in Washington, D.C.
“…Something To Be” is due April 19. First single “Lonely No More” is No. 3 on Billboard’s Adult Top 40 chart this week, as well as No. 14 on the Top 40 Mainstream tally and No. 18 on the Adult Contemporary survey.
Thomas has a number of other songwriting collaborations in the can, including the track “Not Enough Love” for Daryl Hall’s next solo album.
Of his collaboration with Hall, Thomas told Billboard recently, “He’s always had that classic style to him, deep into the Wilson Pickett, Otis Redding, and the song’s got that kind of soul to it that I never would have found if I hadn’t written with him.”
The artist and OutKast’s Big Boi recently completed a song called “My Man,” slated for Carlos Santana’s new album and performed by Big Boi and Mary J. Blige. “I still have not yet met Big Boi,” Thomas said with a laugh. “He sent me a track and I sent it back and I redid some stuff, he redid some stuff, and now it looks like they’re going to actually record it. How funny is that?”
Here are Rob Thomas’ solo dates:
April 15: San Francisco (Fillmore)
April 16: Ventura, Calif. (Ventura Theatre)
April 19: Los Angeles (Avalon)
April 20: Las Vegas (the Joint)
April 22: St. Louis (Orpheum Theatre)
April 23: Columbus, Ohio (PromoWest Pavilion)
April 24: Chicago (Vic Theatre)
April 26: Philadelphia (Electric Factory)
April 27: New York (Irving Plaza)
April 29: Washington, D.C. (9:30 Club)
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