Collective Soul North American Winter Tour 2014

North American Winter Tour 2014

Tour by Collective Soul
Start date	January 15, 2014
End date	March 2, 2014
No. of shows	12 in North America
Collective Soul concert chronology

The North American Winter Tour 2014 was a concert tour by American rock band Collective Soul.

Background

The tour kicked off on January 15 at Belly Up in Aspen, Colorado, where lead guitarist Jesse Triplett made his live debut as a member of Collective Soul. Triplett replaced Joel Kosche, who had been with the band since replacing original lead guitarist Ross Childress in 2001. On February 6, Collective Soul publicly confirmed Kosche's departure from the band: "After 13 great years, Joel Kosche has moved on in the world of music. Collective Soul welcomes Jesse Triplett as our new lead guitarist."^[1]

Opening acts

• We's Us (Aspen)^[2]
• Ed Kowalczyk (Windsor, Fort Pierce, St. Petersburg)^[3][4][5]

Tour dates

Date	City	Country	Venue
North America
January 15, 2014	Aspen	United States	Belly Up
January 16, 2014	Boulder		Boulder Theater
January 17, 2014	West Wendover		Peppermill Concert Hall
January 18, 2014	Reno		Silver Legacy Reno
January 24, 2014	Windsor	Canada	Caesars Windsor
January 25, 2014	Manistee	United States	Little River Casino
February 7, 2014^[A]	Delray Beach		140 NE 1st Street
February 22, 2014^[B]	Miami		Norwegian Cruise Line
February 24, 2014^[B]	Great Stirrup Cay	The Bahamas	Norwegian Cruise Line
February 28, 2014	Fort Pierce	United States	Sunrise Theatre
March 1, 2014^[C]	Orlando		Universal Orlando
March 2, 2014	St. Petersburg		The Mahaffey Theater

Festivals and other miscellaneous performances

^A This concert was part of the Delray Beach Garlic Fest.

^B This concert was part of The Rock Boat XIV.

^C This concert was part of the Mardi Gras Grand Celebration at Universal Studios.

Personnel

Band

• Ed Roland – lead vocals, guitar, keyboards
• Dean Roland – rhythm guitar
• Will Turpin – bass
• Jesse Triplett – lead guitar
• Johnny Rabb – drums, percussion

References

1. "After 13 great years, Joel Kosche has moved on...". Facebook. Retrieved February 6, 2014.
2. "Collective Soul w/ We's Us". Retrieved January 17, 2014.
3. "Collective Soul with Special Guest Ed Kowalczyk of Live". windsoriteDOTca. Retrieved January 22, 2014.
4. Beagan, Ginny (December 16, 2013). "Fort Pierce's Sunrise Theatre adds five shows to 2013-14 season line-up". tcpalm.com. Retrieved January 17, 2014.
5. "Collective Soul to play Mahaffey Theater in St. Petersburg". The Tampa Tribune. November 12, 2013. Retrieved January 17, 2014.