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Inimitable Hootie & The Blowfish frontman and country superstar

Darius Rucker has two massively successful chapters to his music career: one as the frontman of platinum-selling, Grammy-winning roots rock band Hootie & The Blowfish and another as an equally lauded country singer.

Rucker formed Hootie & The Blowfish in 1986 with friends Mark Bryan, Dean Felber, and Jim "Soni" Sonefeld while studying at the University of South Carolina. Inspired by R.E.M. and the alternative sounds of 80s college radio, the quartet mixed sunny melodic rock with country twang and Rucker's soulful vocals. They went on to release their debut Cracked Rear View in 1994, conquering all before them with four Top 20 singles and millions of copies sold.

Over the years that followed, Hootie released three more studio albums (including the No.1 record Fairweather Johnson) a Best Of compilation and a collection of odds and sods, including the song 'I Go Blind', taken from the Friends soundtrack. In the early 2000s, Rucker launched a solo career, initially leaning towards the R&B sounds that he'd grown up on. His solo debut Back To Then arrived in 2002, featuring appearances from Jill Scott and Snoop Dogg.

When Rucker returned to his solo career in 2005, he opted instead for a more countrified approach. Learn To Live was an immediate hit, partly thanks to the success of single 'Don't Think I Don't Think About It'. The album went platinum and three singles went to the top of the Billboard Country charts. His 2010 follow-up Charleston SC, 1966 was similarly successful, offering up two No.1 singles on the country charts: 'Come Back Song' and 'This'.

Through the 10s, Rucker's success as a country star continued apace. True Believers contained the single 'Wagon Wheel', a Bob Dylan/Old Crow Medicine Show cover that gave him another country No.1 and a crossover hit, going to No.15 on the main Billboard singles chart. Home For The Holidays, Southern Style and When Was The Last Time continued his domination of the country charts.

Hootie & The Blowfish reformed to mark the 25th anniversary of Cracked Rear View, also releasing a new record Imperfect Circle. Rucker was back solo again shortly after, releasing the album Carolyn's Boy in 2023. In 2024, he announced a UK arena tour for autumn 2025.

Setlists

    1. 1.For the First Time
    2. 2.Come Back Song
    3. 3.Alright
    4. 4.Beers and Sunshine
    5. 5.Only Wanna Be With You (Hootie & the Blowfish cover)
    6. 6.Homegrown Honey
    7. 7.Wagon Wheel (Old Crow Medicine Show cover)
    1. 1.Orange Bottles (Wyatt Flores cover)
    2. 2.
    3. 3.
    4. 4.
    5. 5.
    6. 6.Forget Your Voice (Wyatt Flores cover)
    7. 7.
    8. 8.
    9. 9.
    10. 10.
    11. 11.When I Die (Wyatt Flores cover)
    12. 12.
    13. 13.
    14. 14.
    15. 15.
    16. 16.Oh Susannah (Wyatt Flores cover)
    17. 17.
    18. 18.
    19. 19.
    20. 20.Wagon Wheel (Old Crow Medicine Show cover)
    1. 1.Beers and Sunshine
    2. 2.Pink Houses (John Mellencamp cover)
    3. 3.Southern State of Mind
    4. 4.It Won't Be Like This for Long
    5. 5.For the First Time
    6. 6.Radio
    7. 7.Let Her Cry (Hootie & the Blowfish cover)
    8. 8.I Like It, I Love It (Tim McGraw cover)
    9. 9.Waterfalls (TLC cover)
    10. 10.Poison (Bell Biv DeVoe cover)
    11. 11.Come Back Song
    12. 12.If I Told You
    13. 13.Don't Think I Don't Think About It
    14. 14.Hold My Hand (Hootie & the Blowfish cover)
    15. 15.Alright
    16. 16.Only Wanna Be With You (Hootie & the Blowfish cover)
    17. 17.Homegrown Honey
    18. 18.Listen to the Music (The Doobie Brothers cover)

  2. Encore

    1. 19.Valerie (The Zutons cover)
    2. 20.Family Tradition (Hank Williams, Jr. cover)
    3. 21.Wagon Wheel (Old Crow Medicine Show cover)
    1. 1.Alright (Acoustic)
    2. 2.Hold My Hand (Hootie & the Blowfish cover) (Acoustic)
    3. 3.Beers and Sunshine (Acoustic)
    4. 4.Let Her Cry (Hootie & the Blowfish cover) (Acoustic)
    5. 5.Come Back Song (Acoustic)
    6. 6.It Won't Be Like This for Long (Acoustic)
    7. 7.Only Wanna Be With You (Hootie & the Blowfish cover) (Acoustic)
    8. 8.Wagon Wheel (Old Crow Medicine Show cover) (Acoustic)
    1. 1.Have a Good Time
    2. 2.Beers and Sunshine
    3. 3.For the First Time
    4. 4.Don't Think I Don't Think About It
    5. 5.Folsom Prison Blues (Johnny Cash cover)
    6. 6.Fires Don't Start Themselves
    7. 7.It Won't Be Like This for Long
    8. 8.This
    9. 9.Let Her Cry (Hootie & the Blowfish cover)
    10. 10.I Like It, I Love It (Tim McGraw cover)
    11. 11.Waterfalls (TLC cover)
    12. 12.Poison (Bell Biv DeVoe cover)
    13. 13.Come Back Song
    14. 14.History in the Making
    15. 15.True Believers
    16. 16.If I Told You
    17. 17.Radio
    18. 18.Hold My Hand (Hootie & the Blowfish cover)
    19. 19.Alright
    20. 20.Only Wanna Be With You (Hootie & the Blowfish cover)
    21. 21.Homegrown Honey
    22. 22.Listen to the Music (The Doobie Brothers cover)

  2. Encore

    1. 23.Valerie (The Zutons cover)
    2. 24.Never Been Over
    3. 25.Champagne Supernova (Oasis cover)
    4. 26.Wagon Wheel (Old Crow Medicine Show cover)

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