Legendary Folksinger Arlo Guthrie Plans Tour Stop In Livermore

LIVERMORE, CA — Fifty years after his performance at Woodstock, Arlo Guthrie announced that a stop in Livermore will be part of his upcoming 20/20 Tour.

The legend will perform at the Bankhead Theatre on April 24, 2019.

“After decades of Arlo perpetually touring, the folksinger is dialing it back a bit, but the road has become a way of life for Arlo: sharing songs and stories, getting to the heart of what really matters, and of course, being a comedic agitator. It’s in his blood. It’s who he is. It’s what he does. Stirring the pot, questioning the powers that be, and reminding us what it’s all about with humor and passion,” read a press release announcing the tour.

“Although Arlo is going to ease the breakneck pace of touring from years past to take more time to ride his motorcycle, see the sights and visit friends, he will reappear at some of his favorite venues, and even a few new ones throughout 2020 and beyond,” the release continued.

Guthrie’s 20/20 Tour will feature “Alice’s Restaurant Massacree,” a satirical talking blues song released as the title track to his 1967 debut album "Alice's Restaurant." The song is a deadpan protest against the Vietnam War draft.

Accompanying Guthrie on the tour will be longtime bandmates Abe Guthrie and drummer Terry “A La Berry” Hall.

For select dates of the 20/20 Tour — including the Livermore stop — Guthrie will be joined by Folk Uke, described as an “enchantingly harmonizing, irreverent and indecorously humored duo of Cathy Guthrie and Amy Nelson.”

Folk Uke has three albums to date and the band's music has been featured in Orange is the New Black and Super.

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