Hootie & the Blowfish, the band behind Cracked Rear View, close their first UK tour in eight years at the Royal Albert Hall, with Spin Doctors as special guests.
Hootie & the Blowfish, the South Carolina band behind the album Cracked Rear View, play the Royal Albert Hall in South Kensington on Sunday 16 May 2027. Spin Doctors join them as special guests.
Darius Rucker and Mark Bryan met as students at the University of South Carolina in Columbia in the mid-1980s. They took the name Hootie & the Blowfish in 1986 with bassist Dean Felber, and drummer Jim Sonefeld joined in 1989.
Cracked Rear View came out in 1994 and was certified platinum 22 times in the United States. “Hold My Hand”, “Let Her Cry” and “Only Wanna Be with You” all reached the American top ten. The band have won two Grammy Awards and sold more than 25 million records.
The four went on hiatus in 2008, then reunited in 2019 and released Imperfect Circle, their first studio album in 14 years. This is their first UK tour in eight years, and the Royal Albert Hall closes its five dates.
Spin Doctors, the New York band known for “Two Princes” and “Little Miss Can’t Be Wrong”, open the evening. Their debut album, Pocket Full of Kryptonite, sold 10 million copies.