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Robert Earl Keen Celebrates Christmas to the Moon and Back Announces his Biggest Holiday Tour Yet

Singer, songwriter, and entertainer, Robert Earl Keen, announced the launch of his eighth annual Christmas show with his most extensive tour yet. Following the success of his 2018 sold-out Christmas tour, Keen and his band are expanding to twenty cities in the month of December. Austin-based swamp-pop soul supergroup, Shinyribs, will join in the opening slot.

In honor of the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing, Keenโ€™s theme for this yearโ€™s tour is COUNTDOWN TO CHRISTMAS: Lunar Tunes & Looney Times.  He and his band will pay homage to the space race and all things celestial in an out-of-this-world evening of family holiday fun.

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The holiday series is part comedy/variety show (think The Carol Burnett Show of old) and part musical cornucopia thatโ€™s full of pleasant surprises. One reviewer said, โ€œItโ€™s akin to Christmas morning, but one where Keen and his merry band of musicians continue to unwrap gifts you didnโ€™t even know you were hoping for until they share them on stage.โ€

Keen adds of the space theme, โ€œthis show will turn on the โ€˜psychedelacticโ€™ jukebox and light up the tree of tranquility! The countdown begins now!โ€

Concertgoers will blast off with Keen’s classic โ€œMerry Christmas from the Family,โ€ fan favorites, and unearthly covers from his band members. Ground Control reminds fans to grab their tickets before this lunar expedition sells out.

Check out this video of Robert Earl Keen and his band performing โ€œMerry Christmas From The Family.โ€

Robert Earl Keen’s Countdown to Christmas Tour:

December 2โ€”Greenville, SCโ€”Peace Center

December 3โ€”Charleston, SCโ€”Charleston Music Hall

December 4 โ€”Durham, NCโ€” Carolina Theatre

December 5โ€”New York, NYโ€”Town Hall

December 6โ€”Washington, DCโ€” Lincoln Theatre

December 7โ€”Bristol, TNโ€”Paramount Center for the Arts

December 8โ€”Charlottesville, VAโ€”Jefferson Theater

December 10โ€”Charlotte, NCโ€” Knight Theater

December 11โ€”Atlanta, GAโ€”Variety Playhouse

December 15โ€”Chattanooga, TN โ€”Walker Theatre

December 17โ€”Fayetteville, ARโ€”Walton Arts Center

December 18โ€”Houston, TXโ€”House of Blues

December 19โ€”Sant Antonioโ€”The Aztec Theater

December 20โ€”Austin, TX โ€”ACL Live – Moody Theater

December 21โ€”Austin, TXโ€” ACL Live – Moody Theater

December 26โ€”Oklahoma City, OKโ€”The Jones Assembly

December 27โ€”Dallas, TXโ€”House of Blues

December 28โ€”Memphis, TN โ€”Germantown Performing Arts Center

December 29โ€”Nashville, TNโ€”Ryman Auditorium

December 30โ€”Fort Worth, TXโ€”Bass Performance Hall