Drew Holcomb and The Neighbors' New Album MEDICINE Climbs the Charts; Tour with NeedtoBreathe Kicks Off Next Week

With the release of their latest full length album Medicine on January 27th, Drew Holcomb and the Neighbors are celebrating the best sales week of their decade long career. The nearly 10,000 albums sold first week out have also pushed the band to their highest chart positions to date. Medicine entered the Billboard charts strongly this week - with two Top 10 entries (Folk Albums,Indie Albums), a Top 50 entry into the Billboard 200, and multiple other debuts including: #11Internet Albums, #12 Rock Albums, #23 Digital Albums, #30 Top Album Sales, and more. The album also peaked on iTunes at #9 on the overall Albums chart and #2 on Singer Songwriters albums.

Next week, Drew Holcomb and the Neighbors kick off the US leg of the Medicine World Tour, which will run through April and hit historic venues around the country, including Holcomb's biggest ever hometown show at Nashville's Ryman Auditorium on February 28th, which officially sold out last week. The band has also already sold out two nights at both Knoxville's Bijou Theatre and Birmingham'sLibrary Theatre. In addition, Holcomb announced earlier this week that the band will be joining their friends NeedtoBreathe as support on their Tour de Compadres, which will also include Switchfoot,Ben Rector, and Colony House. The tour runs April through August and will hit massive venues like NYC's Terminal 5, LA's Greek Theatre, and everywhere in between.

Also announced this week was the return of Drew Holcomb and The Neighbors' Moon River Music Festival, which will take place on August 15th, 2015 at the Levitt Shell in Memphis, TN. In its second year, the Moon River Music Festival will feature a headline set from Drew Holcomb and the Neighbors along with performances by NeedtoBreathe, Switchfoot, Judah & the Lion, Colony House, Myla Smith, Cereus Bright, and more. In its inaugural year of 2014, the Moon River Music Festival drew over 3,500 attendees.

Fans who want a taste of Medicine can download radio single "Shine Like Lightning" for free on the iTunes store for a limited time. For full tour dates for Drew Holcomb and The Neighbors through Summer 2015, check below and for the most up to date information, visit www.drewholcomb.com.

Drew Holcomb and The Neighbors 2015 Headlining Tour:

February 12th @ The Lyric Theatre in Oxford, MS*
February 13th @ Bijou Theatre in Knoxville, TN^ (SOLD OUT)
February 14th @ Bijou Theatre in Knoxville, TN^ (SOLD OUT)
February 18th @ Ziggy's in Wilmington, NC*
February 19th @ Jefferson Theatre in Charlottesville, VA*
February 20th @ Charleston Music Hall in Charleston, SC*
February 21st @ The Orange Peel in Asheville, NC*
February 22nd @ Broadberry in Richmond, VA*
February 25th @ The Library Theatre in Birmingham, AL (SOLD OUT)
February 26th @ The Library Theatre in Birmingham, AL (SOLD OUT)
February 27th @ Georgia Theatre in Athens, GA*
February 28th @ Ryman Auditorium in Nashville, TN^ (SOLD OUT)
March 25th @ Harvester Performance Center in Roanoke, VA#
March 27th @ World Café Live in Philadelphia, PA#
March 28th @ Rex Theatre in Pittsburgh, PA#
March 29th @ Wolf Den @ Mohegan Sun in Uncasville, CT
March 30th @ StageOne in Fairfield, CT#
April 8th @ Beachland Ballroom in Cleveland, OH#
April 9th @ 20th Century Theatre in Cincinnati, OH#
April 10th @ Old Rock House in St. Louis, MO#
April 11th @ Blue Note in Columbia, MO#
April 16th @ Emo's in Austin, TX#
April 17th @ Granada Theatre in Dallas, TX#
April 18th @ Fitzgerald's in Houston, TX#
* - Angaleena Presley supporting
^ - Holly Williams supporting
# - Humming House supporting

Drew Holcomb and The Neighbors on Tour de Compadres:

LEG ONE with Needtobreathe, Ben Rector, and Colony House:
April 23rd @ Tuscaloosa Ampitheater in Tuscaloosa, AL
April 24th @ Walmart Arkansas Music Pavilion in Rogers, AR
April 25th @ Crossroads KC in Kansas City, MO
April 30th @ Bricktown Events Center in Oklahoma City, OK
May 2nd @ Rose Music Center at the Heights in Huber Heights, OH
May 3rd @ Orpheum Theatre in Madison, WI
May 4th @ DeVos Performance Hall in Grand Rapids, MI
May 6th @ Iroquois Amphitheatre in Louisville, KY
May 7th @ Knoxville Coliseum in Knoxville, TN
May 8th @ Bon Secours Wellness Arena in Greenville, SC
May 9th @ Uptown Amphitheatre in Charlotte, NC
May 13th @ Jannus Live! in St. Petersburg, FL
May 14th @ St. Augustine Amphitheatre in St. Augustine, FL
May 15th @ Red Hat Amphitheater in Raleigh, NC
May 16th @ Verizon Wireless Ampitheatre @ Encore Park in Alpharetta, GA

LEG TWO with Needtobreathe, Switchfoot, and Colony House:
July 9th @ The Masonic in San Francisco, CA
July 10th @ Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas, NV
July 12th @ Greek Theatre in Los Angeles, CA
July 15th @ Morrison Center in Boise, ID
July 17th @ Oregon Zoo Amphitheatre in Portland, OR
July 18th @ Marymoor Park in Redmond, WA
July 21st @ Red Rocks Amphitheatre in Morrison, CO
July 23rd @ Sumter Amphitheatre in Papillion, NE
July 24th @ The Cabooze Plaza in Minneapolis, MN
July 25th @ Six Flags St. Louis in Eureka, MO
August 6th @ nTelos Wireless Pavilion in Portsmouth, VA
August 7th @ Stone Pony Summer Stage in Asbury Park, NJ
August 8th @ Blue Hills Bank Pavilion in Boston, MA
August 10th @ Terminal 5 in New York, NY
August 11th @ Wolf Trap in Vienna, VA
August 12th @ Florence Civic Center in Florence, SC
August 14th @ TBA in Nashville, TN
August 15th @ Moon River Music Festival in Memphis, TN
August 16th @ Farm Bureau Insurance Lawn @ White River State Park in Indianapolis, IN
August 18th @ Meadow Brook in Rochester Hills, MI
August 19th @ Ravinia in Highland Park, IL

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