Drive By Truckers at Fillmore Auditorium

Before the phenomenal breakout of Southern rock outfit Drive-By Truckers, the band created the most ambitious record of their career. The Southern Rock Opera was a concept album based on the real-life events of the legendary rock band Lynyrd Skynyrd. The events like their plane crash serve as inspiration for the politically charged studio effort. Drive-By Truckers an independent band that created a groundbreaking stadium rock gem that became their career-defining work. Creating the album had its many challenges, from dealing with line-up changes to touring in conjunction with recording - it took a total of four years to complete Southern Rock Opera. Moreover, the funds to create this album were short - so Drive-By Truckers, at the time, created an ingenious system akin to the modern crowdfunding concept. Upon its release, the album received wide critical acclaim, and music publications called Southern Rock Opera, one of the best albums of the decade. Music fans will also notably see this record in the famed book 1001 Albums You Must Heart Before You Die.

This album pretty much put the Drive-By Truckers on the map. After it was released, the band, led by original members Patterson Hood and Mike Cooley and longtime member Brad Morgan, became a mainstay on the charts. The band later released several more highly acclaimed studio efforts, including English Oceans, the highest charting album to date, and The Big To-Do, the first number 1 Independent Album.

This 2024, the band celebrates the incredible work they’ve done with the album through a massive North American trek. The Southern Rock Opera Revisited 2024 Tour is slated to feature almost all 19 tracks, plus a few more crowd favorites from their other releases. Drive-By Truckers members promise that this exhilarating outing will feature an encore set that will be different each night. Although 23 years is not exactly a festive number, the band added that the political events of the year 2024 make the album a highly relevant work to revisit.

Catch Drive-By Truckers on this once-in-a-lifetime spectacle. The Southern Rock Opera Revisited is guaranteed to be a thrilling rock showdown packed with iconic hits and crowd favorites! Secure your access now before you miss out!