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Black Pumas Release 'Sugar Man (Rodriguez Cover)' Live Video

Black Pumas have partnered with the Texas Department of Transportation’s Don’t Mess With Texas litter prevention campaign.

By: Jul. 08, 2021
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Black Pumas have released a vibrant new live video of their cover of Rodriguez's iconic 1970 single "Sugar Man." The band originally released the cover as Spotify Single earlier this year, and Adrian Quesada said, "'Sugar Man' is one of those songs we've both been attracted to for years, from Rodriguez's songwriting and performance to the production of Dennis Coffey, it's inspired us in more ways than one and is one of those true timeless pieces of music. It was a total blast to dissect it and reinterpret in our voice."

Black Pumas' self-titled debut album recently surpassed 500,000 in album equivalents worldwide, and they just celebrated the record's two year anniversary with a performance of a special brass version of their hit single "Colors" on The Late Late Show with James Corden. This past weekend they made another television appearance on NBC's Macy's 4th of July Fireworks Spectacular alongside Coldplay, OneRepublic, and Reba McEntire. NBC was on hand for the band's historic sold-out five-night stand at Austin's Stubb's BBQ last month and captured performances of "Colors" and "Black Cat" that aired exclusively on the special.

Black Pumas have partnered with the Texas Department of Transportation's Don't Mess With Texas litter prevention campaign for a new TV, digital, and radio PSA that is airing now. The PSA was filmed and recorded on-location in Austin in May during a special concert at Stubb's before an audience of 150 winners of a social media contest. The contest winners submitted a photo or video of themselves picking up litter to gain entry to the exclusive performance. In teaming up with Don't Mess With Texas, Black Pumas join a host of other Texas celebrities who have lent their support to the campaign throughout the years, including Matthew McConaughey, Willie Nelson, Erykah Badu, and Eva Longoria. Watch the PSA HERE.

This summer, Black Pumas will return to the stage with an extensive 2021-2022 tour across the U.S., the UK, and Europe. The tour includes four nights at NYC's Brooklyn Steel in September - 3 already sold-out and the fourth going fast - Los Angeles' YouTube Theater, multiple shows in Chicago, Seattle, Portland, and Denver, and festival appearances at Lollapalooza, Austin City Limits, BottleRock Napa Valley, Ohana Fest in Dana Point, CA, Atlanta's Music Midtown and more. All tour dates are below and tickets are available HERE.

US 2021 / 2022

Jul 29 Chicago, IL Lollapalooza

Aug 5 St. Louis, MO The Pageant (SOLD OUT)

Aug 6 Columbia, MO 9th Street Summerfest

Aug 7 Saint Charles, IA Hinterland Music Festival

Aug 8 Omaha, NE Waiting Room Outdoors ^

Aug 11 Denver, CO Mission Ballroom ^

Aug 12 Denver, CO Mission Ballroom ^ (SOLD OUT)

Aug 13 Dillon, CO Dillon Amphitheater ^

Aug 15 Aspen, CO Belly Up (SOLD OUT)

Aug 17 Salt Lake City, UT The Depot ^

Aug 19 Portland, OR Roseland Theater ^

Aug 20 Portland, OR Roseland Theater ^ (SOLD OUT)

Aug 21 Seattle, WA Paramount Theatre ^ (SOLD OUT)

Aug 22 Seattle, WA Paramount Theatre ^

Aug 28 Lexington, KY Railbird Music Festival

Aug 29 Columbus, OH WonderBus Music and Arts Festival

Sep 2-18 Milwaukee, WI Summerfest

Sep 3-5 Napa, CA BottleRock Napa Valley

Sep 4 Napa, CA JaM Cellars Ballroom - BottleRock After Show (SOLD OUT)

Sep 11 Minneapolis, MN Basilica Block Party

Sep 13 Brooklyn, NY Brooklyn Steel #

Sep 14 Brooklyn, NY Brooklyn Steel # (SOLD OUT)

Sep 15 Brooklyn, NY Brooklyn Steel # (SOLD OUT)

Sep 16 Brooklyn, NY Brooklyn Steel # (SOLD OUT)

Sep 18-19 Atlanta, GA Music Midtown

Sep 23 Los Angeles, CA YouTube Theater

Sep 24 Dana Point, CA Ohana Fest

Sep 25 Dallas, TX State Fair of Texas

Sept 25-26 Franklin, TN Pilgrimage Music & Cultural Festival

Oct 1-3 Memphis, TN MEMPHO Music Festival

Oct 1-3 Austin, TX Austin City Limits Music Festival

Oct 8-10 Austin, TX Austin City Limits Music Festival

Oct 12 Harrisburg, PA XL Live

Oct 13 Pittsburgh, PA Mr. Smalls Theatre (SOLD OUT)

Oct 15 Madison, WI The Sylvee ^ (SOLD OUT)

Oct 16 Grand Rapids, MI GLC Live at 20 Monroe ^

Oct 17 Chicago, IL Thalia Hall + (SOLD OUT)

Oct 18 Chicago, IL House of Blues + (SOLD OUT)

Oct 19 Chicago, IL House of Blues + (SOLD OUT)

Dec 15 San Francisco, CA The Masonic

Dec 16 San Francisco, CA The Masonic (SOLD OUT)

Dec 18 Las Vegas, NV House of Blues

Jan 5 Cincinnati, OH Madison Theatre + (SOLD OUT)

Jan 15 Baltimore, MD Baltimore Soundstage (SOLD OUT)

+ w/ The Seratones

^ w/ Neal Francis

# w/ Pachyman

INTL 2021 / 2022

25 Jul Byron Bay, NSW SplendourXR

1 Nov Glasgow, Sco Garage (SOLD OUT)

2 Nov Dublin, IE Olympia Theatre

4 Nov Rekjavik, IS Airwaves / Art Museum

5 Nov Manchester, UK Albert Hall

6 Nov London, UK Roundhouse (SOLD OUT)

7 Nov London, UK Roundhouse

9 Nov Birmingham, UK O2 Institute

10 Nov Bristol, UK O2 Academy

12 Nov Berlin, DE Verti Music Hall

13 Nov Cologne, DE Live Music Hall

14 Nov Brussels, BE AB Main Hall (SOLD OUT)

16 Nov Lille, FR Aéronef

17 Nov Nantes, FR Stéréolux (SOLD OUT)

18 Nov Paris, FR Olympia

19 Nov Amsterdam, NL AFAS

20 Nov Madrid, ES La Riviera

2 Mar Cancún, MX My Morning Jacket's One Big Holiday

18 Jun Oslo, NO Rockefeller

19 Jun Stockholm, SE Berns

21 Jun Hamburg, DE Fabrik

22 Jun Dortmund, DE FZW

7-9 Jul Trenčín, SK Pohoda Festival

8 Jul Madrid, ES Mad Cool Festival



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