Counting Crows Tickets Information
While still relative novices on the pro music scene, the young Counting Crows, still at the time counting among them a couple of members no longer with the band, had the distinct honor of being the only unknowns to perform at a Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony when, in 1993, they replaced no-show Van Morrison.

Originally going by the name the “Flying Demos” (intended at the time to only be temporary), they came up with the name they’re known by today from a rhyme heard in the film “Signs of Life,” which the band reproduced on the song Murder of One off their debut album “August and Everything After.”

Probably the singular song that catapulted Counting Crows into the eternal limelight of immortality was their debut’s triple-threat of Mr. Jones, Rain King, and Round Here.

Interestingly enough, critics and fans are split on which Counting Crows album is best to date, as “August and Everything After” is still the biggest selling Counting Crows album, coming in at seven times Platinum, while Billboard ranks the band’s second album, “Recovering the Satellites” at #1, so far the band’s only chart-topping release.

“Recovering the Satellites” brought us such memorable favorites as Daylight Fading, A Long December, and Hanginaround. From there the group put out two more fan favorites with, “This Desert Life” and “Hard Candy.”

Also interesting to note is that the Counting Crows’ biggest hit, Einstein on the Beach (For an Eggman) has never appeared on a Counting Crows studio album, but rather was first released on a Geffen Records compilation album called DGC rarities. The Philip Glass opera inspired song that hit #1 on two Billboard charts – U.S. Modern Rock and U.S. Adult Top 40 – was later (and appropriately) reissued on the Counting Crows’ 2004 greatest hits album, “Films About Ghosts.”

Another major hit for Counting Crows came off of the Shrek 2 soundtrack, the eminently catchy Accidentally in Love. The song earned them an Oscar nomination for Best Song.

Along with lead singer Duritz and guitarist Bryson on the current Counting Crows lineup are:

• Dan Vickrey on guitar
• David Immergluck on guitar, pedal steel guitar, and mandolin
• Charlie Gillingham on keyboards and accordion
• Jim Bogios on drums
• Millard Powers on bass guitar, upright double bass, piano, and vocals

The most recent studio release from the Counting Crows is “Saturday Nights & Sunday Mornings,” which has already hit #4 on the U.S. charts and is doubtlessly still climbing higher. This album adds 1492 and You Can’t Count on Me to their repertoire of crowd-pleasing singles, with many more off the album to come.

In promotion of “Saturday Nights & Sunday Mornings,” the Counting Crows will be touring all throughout July, August, and September of 2008, closing the North American leg of their tour on October 4 at the Curzan Amphitheater in West Palm Beach, Florida.

This is a stellar time to see Counting Crows live, whether you’ve seen them a hundred times or never before, as they will be touring with Maroon 5, switching up which band opens and which band closes from performance to performance.