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Renowned originally supposed to take place in 2020 before the pandemic hit. King Crimson will be joined by The Zappa Band progressive rock band King Crimson will hit the road this summer for a U.S. tour that was featuring alumni from late guitarist Frank Zappa’s bands for a bulk of The Music Is Our Friend Tour.
The King Crimson lineup for the six-week tour will consist of guitarist Robert Fripp, bassist Tony Levin, multi-instrumentalists Mel Collins and Jakko Jakszyk as well as drummers Jeremy Stacey, Gavin Harrison and Pat Mastelotto. King Crimson kicks off the run in Florida with shows in Clearwater on July 22, Delray Beach on July 23, St. Augustine on July 24 and Orlando on July 26. A performance in Atlanta on July 27 will be followed by stops in Nashville, Fort Worth, Cedar Park (Texas), Greenwood Village (Colorado) and Sandy (Utah).
From there, both groups team up for late-August concerts in Saratoga Springs, New York; Northampton, Massachusetts; Canandaigua, New York; Lewiston, New York; Rochester Hills, Michigan; Highland Park, Illinois and Milwaukee. The tour concludes with King Crimson/The Zappa Band September shows in Cleveland; Huber Heights, Ohio; Holmdel, New Jersey; New York City; Boston and Washington D.C.
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Jeremy Stacey (born 27 September 1963) is a British drummer and keyboard player. His early works included the 1990s band The Lemon Trees (with twin brother Paul Stacey on guitars, Guy Chambers and others) and Denzil. He has also played with Sheryl Crow, the Finn Brothers, Nick Harper, Noel Gallagher, The Waterboys, Thomas Anders, Echo & the Bunnymen, Eurythmics, Joe Cocker, Chris Robinson of the Black Crowes, Adam F, Andrea Bocelli, Patricia Kaas, Susanna Hoffs, Mike Scott, Robbie Williams, Aztec Camera, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Nerina Pallot, Claire Martin (drums on Take 1My Heart, 1999), Mark Wingfield, Iain Ballamy, Chris Squire (Chris Squire’s Swiss Choir), The Syn (Syndestructible, 2005, again with Paul Stacey), Sia Furler (Colour the Small One), Laurence Cottle, Jason Rebello, Zero 7, Malcolm McLaren, Boris Grebenshchikov, and Steve Hackett.
March 2016 it was announced that he would be taking the place of Bill Rieflin as the centre of three drummers on the 2016 King Crimson European tour.
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Patrick Lee Mastelotto (born September 10, 1955) is an American rock drummer and record producer who has worked with Mr. Mister, King Crimson, XTC, and The Rembrandts, among others.
For King Crimson, he initially formed part of the “Double Trio” lineup of 1994-1997, joining Bill Bruford on drums.
His tenure with Mr. Mister was followed by more session work for bands such as XTC, The Sugarcubes, Hall & Oates, Cock Robin, The Rembrandts, Jude Cole, Eddie Money, Tina Arena, Matthew Sweet, Julia Fordham, Robyn Hitchcock and David Sylvian. In 1991 Mastelotto co-produced Peter Kingsbery’s first solo album before being asked to join King Crimson.
Mastelotto has been a member of King Crimson since 1994, resulting in him becoming their longest serving drummer.
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Gavin Richard Harrison (born 28 May 1963) is an English musician. He is best known for playing with the progressive rock bands Porcupine Tree (2002-2010; on indefinite hiatus), King Crimson (2008, and 2014 to present) and The Pineapple Thief (2016 to present). Harrison’s drumming has received many awards from music publications and earned praise from other musicians.
Gavin started to work professionally in 1979. He worked as a freelance session drummer on records and tours for the following artists: Incognito, Lisa Stansfield, Lewis Taylor, Artful Dodger, Paul Young, Iggy Pop, Level 42, Porcupine Tree, OSI, King Crimson, Shooter, Dizrhythmia, The Pineapple Thief, The Kings Of Oblivion, Sam Brown, Tom Robinson, Go West, Black, Gail Ann Dorsey, B J Cole, Dave Stewart and Barbara Gaskin, Nathan East, Yasuaki Shimizu, Camouflage, Kevin Ayers, Claudio Baglioni, Franco Battiato, Chizuko Yoshihiro, Renaissance Mick Karn, Eros Ramazzotti, Nick Johnston, Randy Goodrum, and Fates Warning.
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