Reunited and performing together for the first time in over 10 years, the Steve Morse Band (SMB) returns with a long-awaited live set including fan favorites from the band’s illustrious career. Featuring a trio of some of the world’s most notable instrumentalists – Steve Morse, Dave LaRue, and Van Romaine – the legendary trio promises to affirm their status as the original gold standard in rock fusion.
The tour brings together three icons, beginning with the band’s namesake and Guitar Player Hall of Famer Steve Morse, songwriter and bandleader of the Dixie Dregs, member of supergroup Flying Colors, as well as former guitarist of classic rock legends Deep Purple and Kansas. Morse’s bandmates feature Dave LaRue, also of Flying Colors and the Dixie Dregs, as well as one of the world’s most in-demand percussionists, Van Romaine, whose credits include legendary names like Blood, Sweat & Tears, Billy Joel, Naughty by Nature and many more.
For the uninitiated, LaRue first performed with the Dixie Dregs from 1988 to 2017 and has been with the SMB since 1989. He has also worked with Dream Theater members John Petrucci, Mike Portnoy, Derek Sherinian and Jordan Rudess. From March 2006 to September 2006, he toured with Joe Satriani on the Super Colossal tour. Most recently, LaRue became a member of the supergroup Flying Colors alongside long-time bandmate Morse.
LaRue plays Ernie Ball Music Man bass guitars, among them the Sterling and StingRay 5 five-string, but has mainly switched to their Bongo line, which he was instrumental in helping to develop.
“This mini tour is us getting back to what made us the happiest, musically,” says Morse. “Working with friends you know and trust, playing snippets of the best parts of your lives together is too much fun to call ‘work’!” In a can’t-miss celebration of musical prowess and unparalleled instrumental songwriting, the SMB is a career-defining act still at the top of their musical game.
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