how many people do they actually have playing on this tour?
 

i was watching richie doing these days on you tube and the camera backs out at the solot o reveal theyve got a girl playing violin too...

i can appreciate them using fiddles and lapsteels and stuff for LH material but are they just going to clutter the stage (and more importantly the soundscape) with needless additions?

In addition to the four official members plus Hugh, they have Bobby Bandiera, Jeff Kazee, Kurt Johnston on the pedal steel guitar and Lorenza Ponce on the violin. Quite a crew!

No Jeff Kazee this tour...he's back with Southside Johnny.

Ah yes thought he might have gone. Thanks for correcting me!

Just a video if Richie doing These Days. Absolutely awesome up until the solo when the bloody fiddle comes in... talk about a let down!