Mavis Staples Chats With Marc Maron and Anthony Mason, Performs on CBS This Morning
This past weekend, CBS This Morning’s Anthony Mason spoke with Mavis Staples about her three recent 80th birthday shows and what continues to keep her inspired to perform.
They also discuss how she stays in shape – with boxing classes, vocal warm-ups and eating healthily. Watch their conversation HERE.
Mavis and her band also performed three songs from the new album ‘We Get By’ in the CBS studio – watch their renditions of “Change”, “Stronger” and “We Get By” now.
Mavis also recently chatted with Marc Maron for his podcast WTF with Marc Maron about growing up in Chicago, early performances with her family’s band the Staple Singers and working with Martin Luther King Jr. and Bob Dylan. Listen to their in-depth conversation HERE.
Mavis will continue to perform throughout this summer and fall featuring sets at the UK’s Glastonbury Festival, Denver, Colorado’s Red Rocks Amphitheatre with Norah Jones, Chicago’s Pitchfork Festival and New York City’s Madison Square Garden with Brandi Carlile. All upcoming dates are listed below.
TOUR DATES
6/23 – Dublin, Ireland – Olympia Theatre
6/25 – Norrmalm, Sweden – Nalen
6/27 – Amsterdam, Netherlands – Koninklijk Theatre Carré
6/28 – Antwerpen, Belgium – Open-Air Theatre
6/30 – Worthy Farm, UK – Glastonbury Festival 2019
7/2 – Bath, UK – The Forum
7/4 – London, UK – Roundhouse
7/5 – Paris, France – La Cigale
7/6 – Lyon, France – Theatres Romaines De Fourviere
7/16 – Morrison, CO – Red Rocks w/ Norah Jones
7/17 – Aspen, CO – Belly Up Aspen
7/19 – Chicago, IL – Pitchfork Music Festival
7/20 – Lincoln, NE – ZooFest
7/26 – Beverly, MA – The Cabot
7/27 – Newport, RI – Jane Pickens Theater & Event Center
7/30 – York, PA – Appell Center for the Performing Arts
7/31 – Cape May, NJ – Cape May Convention Hall
8/1 – Vienna, VA – Filene Center at Wolf Trap w/ Lyle Lovett
8/3 – Lagrange, GA – Sweetland Amphitheatre at Boyd Park
8/10 – Lexington, KY – Railbird Festival
8/11 – San Francisco, CA – Outside Lands Festival
8/17 – Redmond, WA – CHOMP Food & Sustainability Fair 2019
8/29 – Fish Creek, WI – Door Community Auditorium
8/31 – St. Paul, MN – Minnesota State Fair w/ Brandi Carlile
9/6 – Philadelphia, PA – Mann Center for the Performing Arts w/ Brandi Carlile
9/14 – New York, NY – Madison Square Garden w/ Brandi Carlile
9/21 – North Adams, MA – FreshGrass Festival
9/22 – East Aurora, NY – Borderland Festival
9/29 – Montreal, Canada – Rialto Theatre
10/3 – Durham, NC – Carolina Theatre
10/5 – Florence, AL – Shoals Fest
10/6 – Atlanta, GA – City Winery Atlanta
10/8 – Chula Vista, CA – North Island Credit Union Ampitheatre w/ Van Morrison
11/15 – London, Canada – London Music Hall
11/16 – Toronto, Canada – Koerner Hall
1/16/2020 – Edmonds, WA – Edmonds Center for the Arts
2/3/2020 – Miami, FL – Cayamo Cruise