Throughout the tour, the JBT is partnering with CLIF Bar, a natural food company, and their GreenNotes campaign to promote environmental awareness - blazing a trail of positive action by taking such environmentally conscious steps as using biodiesel to fuel their tour buses; offsetting the tour’s CO2 emissions through the purchase of clean, renewable wind energy credits; using recycled paper and soy-based inks for printed materials; providing organic cotton merchandise options for fans; and minimizing the idling of tour buses.  Further details can be found at www.clifgreennotes.com.

JOHN BUTLER TRIO
Summer Tour 2007

APRIL
28 New Orleans, LA  House of Blues
30 Mobile, AL   Mobile Civic Center Theatre
MAY
2 Charleston, SC  Music Farm
3 Myrtle Beach, SC  House of Blues
4 Atlanta, GA   Roxy Theatre
5 Memphis, TN   Beale St. Music Festival
22 Baltimore, MD  Sonar
23 Washington, DC  9:30 Club
24 New York, NY  Webster Hall
27 Philadelphia, PA  Jam on the River
30 Toronto, ON   Phoenix Concert Theatre
31 Detroit, MI   St. Andrews Hall
JUNE
1 Louisville, KY   Headliner’s
2 Chicago, IL   Riviera Theatre
3 Indianapolis, IN  The Vogue Theatre
5 Madison, WI   Barrymore Theatre
6 Milwaukee, WI  Eagles
7 Minneapolis, MN  First Avenue
9 Lawrence, KS   Wakarusa Festival
12  Dallas, TX   House of Blues
13 Austin, TX   La Zona Rosa
14 Houston, TX   Warehouse Live
15 Little Rock, AR  Revolution Music Room
17 Manchester, TN  Bonnaroo Festival 
20 San Diego, CA  4th & B Theater
22 Los Angeles, CA  Wiltern
23 San Francisco, CA  Fillmore
24 San Francisco, CA  Fillmore
26 Portland, OR   Crystal Ballroom
27 Seattle, WA   Moore Theatre
30 Denver, CO   Red Rocks - E Town
JULY
1 Taos, NM   Solarfest

Also, John has announced a new set of tour dates, check the tour section for the latest.

If you live in Los Angeles, you can come see JBT busk Sunday, February 25th at 2pm in front of the Hear Music Store on the 3rd Street Promenade in Santa Monica.

Also, JBT will be playing at Bonnaroo this year, a huge festival in the US with lots of other great bands. Tickets for Bonnaroo go on sale this Friday, February 23, 2007 at 12:00 PM EST. Visit this link to purchase tickets.

Lastly, JBT are happy to announce the official track listing of GRAND NATIONAL:

1/ Better Than
2/ Daniella
3/ Funky Tonight
4/ Caroline
5/ Good Excuse
6/ Used To Get High
7/ Gov Did Nothin
8/ Groovin Slowly
9/ Devil Running
10/ Losing You
11/ Nowhere Man
12/ Fire In The Sky
13/ Gonna Take It

The John Butler Trio will herald the release of GRAND NATIONAL with a series of special U.S. concert dates, beginning February 26th at Los Angeles’ Hotel Café. This Saturday, January 27th tickets will go on sale exclusively through www.JohnButlerTrio.com at 12pm EST as part of a special album pre-order/ticket package. In many cities, the JBT website will be the only place to purchase tickets for these shows. On Saturday February 3rd any remaining tickets will be opened up to the general public.

Co-produced by Mario Caldato Jr. (Beastie Boys, Beck, Jack Johnson, Super Furry Animals) and John Butler, GRAND NATIONAL sees the John Butler Trio further opening its already wide-ranging sonic playbook, offering surprising new points of entry for newcomers, as well as inviting its legion of established fans deeper into its worldly vision. Centered around Butler’s virtuoso guitar stylings and powerful, progressive lyricism, tracks such as 'Funky Tonight' and the laidback lead track, 'Better Than,' draw upon a remarkable variety of musical genres, spanning folk, blues, funk, classic rock ‘n’ roll, and beyond.  Joining the Trio on this extraordinary journey is an array of special guests, including Butler’s partner, Danielle Caruana, Vika and Linda Bull, and on keyboards, the one-and-only Money Mark Nishita.

Having already established himself as a major artist in his native Australia, Butler and his band made their initial North American impact with 2002’s independently released THREE. The group soon signed with Lava/Atlantic, which released SUNRISE OVER SEA in March 2005. The album drew critical acclaim for its expansive artistic fervor, as did the JBT’s inspired and energetic live shows, including headline dates, tours alongside Dave Matthews Band, festival appearances at Bonnaroo and the celebrated New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival, and a landmark television performance on CBS-TV’s Late Show with David Letterman.

THE JOHN BUTLER TRIO North American Tour
Presented by Musictoday.com

FEBRUARY
26  Los Angeles, CA   Hotel Café
27  San Francisco, CA   Café du Nord
MARCH
1  Seattle, WA    Triple Door
2   Boulder, CO    Fox Theatre
3  Boston, MA    Great Scott
5   Philadelphia, PA   World Cafe Live
6  New York, NY   Hiro Ballroom

The John Butler Trio is now on their U.S. tour. Check out their MySpace page at Myspace.com/johnbutlertrio for the full list of dates. It's a show you won't want to miss!

The John Butler Trio has just released its latest CD, SUNRISE OVER SEA. It's in stores now, so pick it up. The band will begin their US tour at the end of April; for tour details, videos, news and more check out www.johnbutlertrio.com.