Lavender Country Announces First Tour in 40 Years

Lavender Country band, 1970s

Lavender Country: "Cryin' These Cocksucking Tears" on SoundCloud.

This spring saw the reissue of the 1973 self-titled album by Lavender Country, which has been cited as the first country album by an openly gay artist, singer/songwriter Patrick Haggerty. (Hear a  highlight, “Cryin’ These Cocksucking Tears”, above.) The string of U.S. dates below marks Lavender Country’s first tour in 40 years. According to a press release, more are forthcoming.

Revisit our interview with Haggerty and watch a short documentary, below.

Lavender Country:

11-21 St. Louis, MO – Billiken Club
11-22 Grinnell, IA – Grinnell College
11-23 Chicago, IL – Lincoln Hall
11-24 Minneapolis, MN – Cedar Cultural Center
11-28 Seattle, WA – Tractor Tavern

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