September 5, 2002 — Bruce Hornsby will hit the road in support of Big Swing Face, his first album of new material since 1998's SpiritTrail. Dates for the first leg of his tour are below. The second leg of tour will follow November 4-24 and will cover the East Coast to the Mid-West.

The first leg of shows will include openers Robert Randolf and Leftover Salmon on various dates and will stick to the East Coast. Joining Hornsby for the trek will be Bay-area jazz-rock guitarist Steve Kimock, who can also be heard laying down moody guitar licks on Big Swing Face.

Big Swing Face is Hornsby's seventh studio record for RCA Records. Surprisingly enough, Hornsby's trademark piano is almost entirely left behind, sidelined in favor of more exotic keyboard textures, lush arrangements and drum loops, and post-electronic bells and whistles with a jazzy edge.

Bruce Hornsby tour dates:

Sept. 13, Burlington, Vt., Flynn Theater
Sept. 14, Hampton Beach, N.H., Hampton Beach Casino (w/ Leftover Salmon)
Sept. 16, Portland, Maine, State Theater (w/ Leftover Salmon)
Sept. 17, Scranton, Pa., Scranton Cultural Center Theatre
Sept. 18, Providence, R.I., Lupo's (w/ Leftover Salmon)
Sept. 20, New York, N.Y., Town Hall (w/ Leftover Salmon)
Sept. 21, Northampton, Maine, Calvin Theater
Sept. 22, Buffalo, N.Y., UB Center for the Arts (w/ the Slip)
Sept. 24, Philadelphia, Pa., Keswick Theater
Sept. 26, Allentown, Pa., Allentown Symphony Hall (w/ Leftover Salmon)
Sept. 28, Syracuse, N.Y., Landmark Theater
Sept. 29, Albany, N.Y., Hart Theater
Oct. 1-2, Red Bank, N.J., Count Basie Theater
Oct. 4, Lexington, Va., Washington & Lee (w/ Robert Randolph)
Oct. 5, Spotsylvania, Va., Haymaker Music Festival