Civic Center To Host Grammy Nominated Rock Band NEEDTOBREATHE “TOUR DE COMPADRES”

The Florence Civic Center announced today that it is hosting the “Tour De Compadres” tour featuring headlining rock band NEEDTOBREATHE along with Switchfoot, Drew Holcomb  & The Neighbors and Colony House.

“We are listening to Florence music fans and taking note of the types of bands they want us to bring to town,” said General Manager Kendall Wall, “ The Tour De Compadres Tour is just the beginning of a serious effort to bring more rock and pop acts to Florence.  We’re particularly excited to be the only South Carolina venue to feature both NEEDTOBREATHE and Switchfoot on this tour – it’s going to be an incredible night of rock music.”

The 40 city “Tour De Compadres,” tour supports the GRAMMY-nominated rock band’s latest album, “RIVERS IN THE WASTELAND,” and will kick off at the Tuscaloosa Amphitheater in Tuscaloosa, AL on April 23rd.  Tickets go on sale to the general public beginning at 10am local time on Friday, February 6th and are available at the Civic Center Box Office, at Ticketmaster.com, or by phone at (800) 745-3000.  Limited presale tickets will be available starting 10am local time on Wednesday, February 4th.  For more information, please visit www.needtobreathe.com.

NEEDTOBREATHE is a GRAMMY-nominated, American Rock ‘n’ Roll Band from South Carolina, effortlessly woven from the musical traditions and faith of their upbringing in the Deep South of the United States.  Made up of brothers Bear Rinehart (vocals, guitar) and Bo Rinehart (guitar, vocals), Seth Bolt (bass, vocals) and Josh Lovelace (keys, vocals), the band hit their big break in 2005 when they signed to Atlantic/Lava/Word Records.  The career to follow would include four full studio albums, chart-topping cross-genre success, multiple headlining tours and media coverage on CONAN, The Ellen DeGeneres Show, The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, Late Night with Jimmy Fallon, Late Show with David Letterman, CBS This Morning, MTV, FOX and much more.  The band’s critically acclaimed fifth studio album “RIVERS IN THE WASTELAND” was released on April 15, 2014, and debuted at #3 on the Billboard Top 200 Chart.

For more info on the tour, please visit www.NEEDTOBREATHE.com, www.facebook.com/NEEDTOBREATHE, www.twitter.com/NEEDTOBREATHE, and www.atlanticrecords.com.