BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//EventFinder//Add to Calendar//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH BEGIN:VEVENT UID:evt_16c86a6e182e@eventfinder DTSTAMP:20260831T110747Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20261002T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20261002T220000 SUMMARY:Eli Young Band LOCATION:Siesta Valley Bowl\, 100 Gateway Blvd\, Orinda\, CA 94563 DESCRIPTION:What goes around comes around\, and nearly 25 years since their founding in Denton\, Texas\, multi-Platinum country band Eli Young Band h ave come home. Led by an unmistakable vocal and bringing a Texas-rock edge to modern country\, the never-changing lineup of Mike Eli\, James Young\, Jon Jones\, and Chris Thompson have spent two-plus decades on the run\, g rowing from hometown heroes into globe-trotting\, chart-topping pioneers. Yet in all that time\, EYB never forgot its raising\, and today the fourso me reclaim the spirit behind their success. Returning to their independent roots\, the bold creative defiance that launched them into the mainstream – and in many ways to their old stomping grounds – it’s a new chapt er driven by experience and a million miles of wisdom\, from a band of bro thers still very much in their prime.“We started this thing when we were like 20 years old\, and it’s been such a crazy road and such a longer r oad than any of us could have conceptualized at the time\,” says Jones. “I think right now feels a little full circle\, in a really nice way.” “Now\, we get to step back into our Texas shoes\,” Eli agrees. “I th ink this new stuff finds us reaching deep into our past as a band. We’re remembering where the magic was – all those songs we wanted to record f or our Level record\, that felt way too edgy for Country Radio at the time .”Indeed\, after becoming icons of Texas’ vibrant college-bar scene – and then packing arenas all over the state (without label support) – that Level album from 2005 landed like a live wire\, injecting EYB into t he mainstream. They followed in 2008 with their Gold-certified breakout “Always the Love Songs” and Jet Black & Jealous\, one of three career Billboard Top 5 albums which include the Number One 10\,000 Towns and Plat inum Life At Best. Likewise\, back-to-back Number One singles came with th e 5X Platinum “Crazy Girl” in 2011 and 3X Platinum “Even If It Break s Your Heart” (2012)\, plus the Platinum Number One “Drunk Last Night ” and 2X Platinum Number One “Love Ain’t” after that. All along th ey kept the intensity of their live shows front and center\, and with a fo llowing which now includes more than 1.4 million Facebook followers\, 2.2 million monthly Spotify listeners and more\, it’s time to get back to th e point. Ready to follow up 2022’s Love Talking\, the band have returned to Panhandle House Studio in their hometown of Denton – the same studio where Level was born – bringing new tunes and new excitement along with them. All co-written as a band or with long-trusted collaborators\, a fre sh batch of songs return EYB to the raw\, grassroots energy and emotional sting of their early work\, geared for the stage and recorded without digi tal tricks.For the band\, being independent again for the first time in ye ars isn’t a challenge\, it’s a reward – and they took the chance to embrace not just renewed creative freedom\, but the fun of their self cont ained live-band philosophy.“Going back to Panhandle House where we recor ded Level\, it feels like we got to remind ourselves why we started making the kind of music we make\,” Eli says. “When this music comes out\, I think fans will know it is 100% coming from us.”“Honestly\, going to Panhandle House feels like going back to your childhood house in a way\, ” Jones notes. “It just evokes these memories\, like this slightly-you nger version of ourselves comes out.”“One thing that’s really specia l is we’ve come full circle and remember that energy\, but we’re also older and wiser\,” Thompson adds. “We have years of studio\, songwriti ng and performing experience under our belt\, so we have more of a honed e dge going in. That’s a really cool advantage.”The comfort level is pla inly evident. Exploring new corners of their patented sound by day\, and g oing home to their families each night\, the band were free to bring every ounce of the last 25 years to bear. Tracks like the lead single “Home I n Hometown” are proof\, featuring all the elements that made EYB what it is – from the electric vocal delivery to the deeply textured sonics and soulful theme.A true-to-experience ballad of life on the highway\, “Hom e In Hometown” stands as a heart-on-their-sleeve tribute to those the ba nd loves most – and what they’ve learned from 20+ years away. While at mospheric guitars and a steady rhythmic pulse capture a sense of anticipat ion\, another euphoric chorus helps the band unpack what “home” really means.“I was digging deep into our Texas roots\,” Eli says of the mod ern-classic midtempo. “I wanted to write something that felt like Pat Gr een or Jack Ingram would cut. And when you travel like we do\, a lot of ti mes you’re thinking about coming home and being with your family – but \, it’s almost like if they meet you on the road\, anywhere can be home. It just feels right. I wanted to capture that.”More new tunes rolled ou t as their 25th anniversary arrived\, with the band continuing to celebrat e an EYB homecoming. The band’s newest album Strange Hours arrived on Au gust 1\, 2025 and features 13 \n\nhttps://www.ticketmaster.com/event/1C006 4CBD094773D URL:https://www.ticketmaster.com/event/1C0064CBD094773D END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR