Photo Credit: Brendan McLean

Today, May 13, Old Crow Medicine Show thrill longtime fans with the return of Christopher “Critter” Fuqua, a founding member of the acclaimed Americana ensemble who parted ways with his peers in 2020. After four years, Fuqua will rejoin the group to support its ongoing Jubilee Tour, which celebrates the band’s Grammy-nominated 2023 album and will bring the group to a whopping 47 sets through the year’s end.

Fuqua first joined OCMS in 1998 to help form the fledgling five-piece, contributing banjo, guitar and backing vocals to such foundational early projects as the band’s 2004 self-titled release and 2006’s Big Iron World. Critter has also operated within the group as a lead vocalist and songwriter, which can be experienced through beloved cuts like “Take ‘Em Away” and “Big Time In the Jungle.” The artist stepped away from the group in 2007 before returning in 2012 to support Remedy and Volunteer. In 2020, Critter left once more to pursue treatment for drinking and attend college, and now finally returns to the fold in 2024 as the group rides out the last hurrahs of its 25th-anniversary celebration. The band’s current lineup made its inaugural performance on April 25 at MerleFest; watch a fan-recorded clip from the band’s headline set below.

“It stirs me to my very soul to share the good news that my oldest and dearest friend is coming back to join Old Crow onstage,” offers frontman Ketch Secor on the return of Fuqua. “We started this band together as teenagers out of a shared love for traditional music, songwriting, rock ‘n’ roll, and the road. All these years later and we’re still harmonizing, what a joy.” 

“My relationship with the band is a bit like a Saturn 5 rocket,” Fuqua echoes. “For whatever reason, I need to leave sometimes. I achieve an escape vector from the gravitational pull of Old Crow, then I’m off into space, orbiting, floating in zero gravity in my capsule. But I always seem to come around again, shooting through the atmosphere, my pod landing in the ocean. The boys picked me up again. I’m so glad they did. I really missed them.”

Old Crow Medicine Show’s latest dispatch also extends its 2024 tour schedule, adding a fleet of new dates including a two-night run at the world-famous Country powerhouse the Grand Ole Opry on May 17 and 18.  The band’s comprehensive run to follow includes appearances with Molly Tuttle & Golden Highway, The Del McCoury Band, Hank Williams Jr. and more. For tickets and more information on the monumental run, visit crowmedicine.com/ 

Read on for a complete list of Old Crow Medicine Show’s 2024 tour dates.

Old Crow Medicine Show Tour Dates:
May 17 – Nashville, Tenn. – Grand Ole Opry
May 18 – Nashville, Tenn. – Grand Ole Opry
May 24 – Charleston, S.C. – Spoleto Festival USA
May 25 – Charleston, S.C. – Spoleto Festival USA
May 26 – Cumberland, Md. – DelFest
June 12 – Tucson, Ariz. – Fox Tucson Theatre
June 13 – Scottsdale, Ariz. – Virginia Piper Theater at Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts
June 14 – Escondido, Calif. – Concert Hall at California Center for the Arts Escondido
June 15 – Oakland, Calif. – Fox Theater *
June 16 – Bend, Ore. – Hayden Homes Amphitheater *
June 18 – Livingston, Mont. – Pine Creek Lodge ^ (SOLD OUT)
June 19 – Sun Valley, Idaho – Sun Valley Pavilion *
June 20 – Sandy, Utah – Sandy Amphitheater
June 21 – Dillon, Colo. – Dillon Amphitheater *
June 22 – Bellvue, Colo. – Mishawaka Amphitheatre &
June 23 – Bellvue, Colo. – Mishawaka Amphitheatre &
June 29 – Nashville, Tenn. – Grand Ole Opry
July 5 – Jackson, Wyo. – Snow King Mountain =
July 7 – Orillia, Ontario. – Mariposa Folk Festival
July 9 – Huber Heights, Ohio – Rose Music Center at The Heights *
July 10 – Grand Rapids, Mich. – Frederik Meijer Gardens * (SOLD OUT)
July 11 – Interlochen, Mich. – Kresge Auditorium at Interlochen Center for the Arts *
July 12 – Cincinnati – The Andrew J Brady Music Center +
July 13 – Indianapolis – Everwise Amphitheater at White River State Park %
July 17 – New York – The Rooftop at Pier 17 *
July 18 – Deerfield, Mass. – Tree House Brewing Company
July 19 – Portland, Maine – State Theatre **
July 20 – Trumansburg, N.Y. – Finger Lakes Grassroots Festival
July 21 – Boston – Roadrunner *
August 9 – Charlotte, N.C. – PNC Music Pavilion #
August 10 – Roanoke, Va. – Elmwood Park Amphitheater ~
August 16 – Richmond, Va. – Maymont $
August 17 – Cary, N.C. – Koka Booth Amphitheatre
August 18 – Selbyville, Del. – Freeman Arts Pavilion
August 30 – Vienna, Va. – Wolf Trap *
August 31 – Mill Spring, N.C. – Earl Scruggs Music Festival
September 1 – Charlestown, R.I. – Rhythm & Roots Festival
September 12 – Corbin, Ky. – The Corbin Arena
September 13 – Ann Arbor, Mich. – Michigan Theater
September 14 – Fort Wayne, Ind. – Embassy Theatre
October 11 – Gainesville, Ga. – Atlanta Botanical Garden – Gainesville
October 12 – Live Oak, Fla. – Suwannee Roots Revival Festival
November 8 – Jim Thorpe, Pa. – Penn’s Peak
November 20 – St. Louis, Mo. – The Pageant **
November 21 – Des Moines, Iowa – Val Air Ballroom **
November 22 – Milwaukee, Wis. – The Riverside Theater **
November 23 – Iowa City, Iowa – Hancher Auditorium at the University of Iowa **
December 30 – Nashville, Tenn. – Ryman Auditorium
December 31 – Nashville, Tenn. – Ryman Auditorium
February 22-28, 2025 – Miami – Outlaw Country Cruise 9
* with Molly Tuttle & Golden Highway
^ with Timber Rattlers
& with JD Clayton
= with Will Carlisle
+ with The Del McCoury Band
% with The Del McCoury Band and Brennen Leigh
** with Willie Watson
# supporting Hank Williams Jr.
~ with The Po’ Ramblin’ Boys
$ with Town Mountain