Acoustic Planet Tour reprises in June

Billboard.com is reporting that Bela Fleck & The Flecktones will launch an Acoustic Planet Vol. II tour this summer, with support from Yonder Mountain String Band, The Del McCoury Band, Natalie McMaster and Chris Thile.

The tour will run for several days on the west coast in late June, and then pick back up again in early August for an east coast run.

The lineup will vary on the east and west coast legs, and you can find those details and the tour dates on Billboard’s site.

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