Hootie & the Blowfish are bringing their “Summer Camp With Trucks Tour” to BleauLive Theater inside Fontainebleau Las Vegas for two nights on Aug. 3 and 4. With the rich, bluesy vocals of Darius Rucker and harmonies of guitarist Mark Bryan, bassist Dean Felber and drummer Jim “Soni” Sonefeld, Hootie & the Blowfish have sold more than 25 million records.
Their infectious melodies hit the airwaves in 1994 with hits including “Hold My Hand,” “Let Her Cry” and “Only Wanna Be With You.” The quartet met at the University of South Carolina where endless gigs at frat houses and local bars built major local buzz. Their blend of pop, folk, blues, soul and rock made them difficult to pigeonhole but easily accessible to the masses.
Atlantic Records signed them and released “Cracked Rear View” in 1994. The album had been out for six months before the band played on “The Late Show With David Letterman,” which sent sales skyrocketing, and their album eventually landing at No. 1 on Billboard.
“Cracked Rear View” and the band won two Grammys, an MTV Video Music Award, Billboard Music Award and People’s Choice Awards. “Cracked Rear View” also earned the band Billboard’s Band of the Year Award in 1996 and the RIAA’s Diamond Award for sales of more than 10 million units. At 21x platinum, “Cracked Rear View” remains among the Top 10 bestselling studio albums in music history.
The band took a break from full-time touring in 2007, reuniting annually for philanthropic events while pursuing solo projects (Rucker has become a country superstar). 2019 was the band’s first full-time touring year in more than a decade as they embarked on the sold-out “Group Therapy Tour” in support of “Imperfect Circle,” released in 2019 under Universal Music Group’s Capitol Nashville.
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