Blues Traveler & Gin Blossoms Launch Summer Tour with Sold-Out Red Rocks Show

NASHVILLE, TN (July 10, 2025) — Multi-platinum rock legends Blues Traveler and Gin Blossoms kicked off their co-headlining summer tour with a sold-out Independence Day performance at the renowned Red Rocks Amphitheatre, in Morrison, CO, marking a strong start to their 30+ date run across the U.S.

For Blues Traveler, the show held special meaning as they have performed at Red Rocks nearly every July 4th since 1993, with only two exceptions: 1999 and 2020. The band recently shared a video recap of the show on their social media highlighting the meaningful night.

Blues Traveler, who are also celebrating 30 years since the release of their GRAMMY® Award-winning breakthrough hit “Run-Around,” and Gin Blossoms are joined on the tour by legendary alternative rock band Spin Doctors, best known for their chart-topping and GRAMMY®-nominated hit “Two Princes.” Their recent July 4th performance offered just a taste of what’s to come on tour — a full-blown ‘90s rock revival that fans won’t want to miss.

VISIT THE BLUES TRAVELER WEBSITE OR THE GIN BLOSSOMS WEBSITE FOR MORE INFORMATION AND TO PURCHASE TICKETS.

On May 28, Blues Traveler and Gin Blossoms lit up Jimmy Kimmel Live! with a surprise mashup of their iconic hits “Run-Around” and “Hey Jealousy.”

WATCH THE JIMMY KIMMEL LIVE! PERFORMANCE HERE:

35 years ago, the four original members of Blues Traveler — John Popper, Chandler Kinchla, Brendan Hill, and the late Bobby Sheehan — gathered in their drummer’s parents’ basement in Princeton, NJ to jam. From these high school sessions emerged a band that would go on to release a total of 14 studio albums, four of which have gone gold, three platinum, and one six-times platinum- selling more than 10 million combined units worldwide. Over an illustrious career, Blues Traveler has played over 2,000 live shows in front of more than 30 million people, and, in “Run-Around,” had the longest-charting radio single in Billboard history, which earned them a GRAMMY® for “Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals.” In 2021 Blues Traveler released the GRAMMY®-nominated Traveler’s Blues (Round Hill Records), a collection of reimagined and recharged classics from the American blues songbook, and the group’s first official blues album. The second release in this series, 2023’s Traveler’s Soul, takes a similar approach- consisting of cover songs from a specific genre, this time classic R&B and Soul.

Above: Blues Traveler

L-R: Tad Kinchla, Ben Wilson, John Popper, Chan Kinchla, Brendan Hill

Credit: Graham Fielder

https://bluestraveler.com/

About Gin Blossoms:

Gin Blossoms is an American alternative rock band formed in 1987 in Tempe, Arizona. The band rose to prominence following the 1992 release of their first major label debut album, New Miserable Experience, and the first single released from that album, “Hey Jealousy” became a Top 25 hit and went gold. New Miserable Experience eventually went quadruple platinum and three other charting singles were released from the album including “Allison Road” and “Until I Fall Away.” The band’s follow-up album, Congratulations I’m Sorry (1996), went platinum including the GRAMMY®-nominated “As Long as It Matters” and the Top 10 single “Follow You Down.” Gin Blossoms continue to tour every year and in recent years have shared the stage with Collective Soul, Barenaked Ladies and Hootie & The Blowfish.

Above: Gin Blossoms

L-R: Scott Johnson, Scott Hessel, Robin Wilson, Bill Leen, Jesse Valenzuela

Credit: David “Doc” Abbott / @davidabbottphoto

https://www.ginblossoms.net/

Best known for their multi-platinum album Pocket Full of Kryptonite, which sold 10 million albums worldwide and featured hits like the GRAMMY®-nominated “Two Princes” and “Little Miss Can’t Be Wrong,” the Spin Doctors are a defining band of the ‘90s alt-rock scene. With their infectious hooks, bluesy grooves, and high-energy live shows, the band continues to captivate audiences worldwide. Led by original members Chris Barron (vocals), Eric Schenkman (guitar), Jack Daley (bass), and Aaron Comess (drums), Spin Doctors remain a force in rock music, blending funk, blues, and pop into their unmistakable sound. The band released their first album in 12 years Face Full of Cake on April 11 via Capitol Records.

Above: Spin Doctors

L-R: Eric Schenkman, Chris Barron, Aaron Comess, Jack Daley

Credit: Jesse Dittmar

https://www.spindoctors.com/