Touring
Bonepony tours year-round and performs as many as 200 shows per year throughout the United States and Canada and has developed a large and devoted following. "That's the best part of being on the road. We've made friends in every small town and major metropolis around", rhapsodies Nguyen. Although the band’s primary performance venues are bars, they also play in clubs, theatres, concert halls, and roadside honky-tonks. They also seem to have an uncanny ability to remember fans, sometime by name, who only attend a show every 2 or 3 years. During the summer months, Bonepony frequently plays outdoor gigs including countless open-air festivals like Farm Aid; Telluride Bluegrass Festival in Telluride, Colorado; and the Master Musicians Festival in Somerset, Kentucky. Bonepony has toured with such headline acts as Bob Seger, Santana, and ZZ Top, to name just a few. In fact, Bonepony has been referred to as "the hardest working band on the road," as they have performed over 2000 shows since 1999.
Bonepony has established several stock venues at which, year after year, the band repeatedly returns to play. Some of these reliable venues include 3rd and Lindsley Bar & Grill and Exit Inn which are both located in Nashville, Tennessee; The Spur in Park City, UT; Brick Alley in Frankfort, Kentucky; Executive Inn Rivermont in Owensboro, Kentucky; and The Windjammer in Isle of Palms, South Carolina. These certain locales prove more conducive to the “Bonepony experience” for several reasons. Firstly, the band’s largest fan base is located in the Eastern United States and, more specifically, Tennessee, Kentucky, North Carolina, and Indiana. Therefore, Bonepony’s most frequently played venues are located in those states. Secondly, there is the factor of geography. Traditionally, cities like Nashville, Louisville, and Asheville, as well as Knoxville, Tennessee and Bloomington, Indiana, are primary hubs for music within the region. However, in addition to these respected music scenes, Bonepony also plays the smaller towns just outside of these larger cities. The Brewing Company, for example, is located in Bowling Green, Kentucky which is located between two major cities: Louisville and Nashville. Finally, there is the factor of convenience. Bowling Green is located just over one hour’s drive from the band’s current base in Nashville. Thus, it’s just a short trip for the band to play a gig in that city which almost always results in a good crowd turnout. The band tours both east and west coast and has a venue in almost every state in the U.S.
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