1-08-08
Thanks to all of you who attended the Molly Hatchet show NYE We hope you all have a great new year! Special Thanks to a new friend that took pictures and put together this great slide show of our performance at the gig. Click here to view the show. Thanks Michelle!

1-07-08
Highway would like to dedicate this months Highway Steepwater show to another fallen brother, fan & dear friend. Kirk Benedict, 8-14-69 - 12-26-07 Kirk we love ya' and you will be missed!

11-15-07 Our fans have been asking
about why the tour dates have been so slim? No need to worry! The guys have just been taking a much needed break and getting a little R&R. We are gearing up for a new year! To kick it off, Highway will be opening for MOLLY HATCHET for a new years eve PARTY! Dec. 31st. see the TOURS page for info. Tickets can be purchased on the tours page for your convenience. Although tickets are available at many locations,  Please be sure to purchase your ticets from Highway as the the band gets paid by the tickets WE sell. As always thanks for your support!!

10-18-07
Due to unfortunate circumstances Highway regrets that they will not be able to perform at the JFD in Gadsden. We would like to give thanks to Brent and all involved to have invited Highway to play. We are very disappointed that we can't be there!
Peace

8.8.07
The Highway Band has been invited to play the JAM FOR DUANE in Gadsden Al. 10.27.07 We will be playing an all Allman Bros. set to pay homage to Duane Allman and Berry Oakley! We are proud to share the stage with The Skydogs, Spunwagon, Lefty Collins & Dick Boyden along with some special guest! The Friday night show will feature Lefty Collins, CRS, Col. Bruce Hampton & Jack Pearson! What a line-up! We are very honored to ba a part of this show.

8.3.07
Highway will be the opening act for BAD COMPANY with former lead singer Brian Howe! At DC's Country Junction on 9.14.07 along with friends The Righteous Hillbillies. Tickets are 27.50 in advance and 30.00 at the door. Tickets can be bought from the band or on line at goodconcertproductions or by calling 219.662.1616 Be sure to get your tickets early!

8.1.07
Highway would like to thank Becky Dykes and Billie Dailey and all involved for another great Sugar Creek Original Music Festival!  Also thanks to the other bands, Sugar Creek Campground and all the great fans that came out  to party with us. It's always a great time! Remember the last weekend of July 08'

4.14.07
Regrettably, the band will be attending services today to say our final good byes to a dear friend and loyal fan Marc Nemeth who has sadly been taken from us by cancer. Our prayers and thoughts are with his family. Marc, you will be missed by so many!

4.12.07
Highway has teamed up with Illumina Records and Ground Control out of Boston, MA. along with many fine bands in the Chicagoland area for the prevention of drunk driving by being one of the artists on the compilation CD, "Chicago Rockers for Life" We have the CD for sale at all of our live performances for just $10.00. Please pick one up and help spread the word. We don't want to lose anymore friends , fans or family to drunk driving! We plan on organizing a few shows in Chicago with the other bands to support the CD and the cause, so watch the tours page for details. Click the Chicago Rockers link to read about what Ground Control is doing and to hear the other bands on the CD.

4.9.07
The Highway party bus as always was a gas! If you were not on it you missed a great show! The band was on fire! We had a great turn out and made some new friends for sure! Thanks to the locals that came out and all the "bus people" that made the show a success! We hope you all had a good and relaxing Easter! Keep your eyes open for other Party bus trips!

3.25.07
The band would like to thank Borders Books and all the kynd people that came out to support us and purchase our CD's! Remember, if you didn't get your copy of "The Southern Rock Tribute to Kenny Chesney" at the show it's available at Borders, FYE Records and many other retail record outlets. If you don't see it please ask for it!

3.23.07
First off, I'd like to apologize to all our friends and fans and to the band for slacking on this news up-date! No excuse other than this thing called LIFE! Now on to the news.
 
Friday the 23rd of March the band will be performing an in-store appearance at Borders Books & Music in Merrillville, IN. at the Westfield Mall, supporting the CMH Records release of the "Southern Rock Tribute to Kenny Chesney". After the show the guys will be hanging out for a meet and greet and signing CD's.

We have an exciting show coming up. A double bill with Steepwater for two nights Friday & Saturday March 30th & 31st billed as Highwater (Friday) and Steepway (Saturday). Don't miss it!

We also have a Highway Party Bus bound for The Sand Bar at Bass Lake IN. check the tour dates for more info on this, 'cause it will be a trip! We have a summer full of fun gigs planned so stay tuned as I will be adding updates regularly!

12.18.06
Due to scheduling conflicts, the Metro Show and bus trip will be postponed until February or March. As soon as we find out the re-scheduled date we will post it on the calendar as well as this section of the site. Please check back often for updated information.

On a very sad note, we have lost yet another friend, fan and brother. Our good friends The Bedlam Brothers Band will be joining Highway in performing a “Celebration of Life” memorial for Terry “Chauncey” Dykes.

12.11.59 – 12.11.06 The memorial will take place at Gators on Friday 12.22.06 Our Manager Mike Dykes would like to Thank everyone for their thoughts and prayers.

12.4.06
January 20th Highway will be performing at the Metro! Chicago's premier music venue with friends The Steepwater Band, Outlaw Family Band and Hollus. There will be a Highway Party Bus for this show! Tickets are $30.00 and include your ride, beverages on the bus and cover charge! Tickets will go on sale Dec. 8th and can be purchased at all Highway and Steepwater shows or by calling 219-662-1616. Get your tickets early this bus will sell out! If you have ever seen a Highway /Steepwater double bill you know you don't want to miss this show!

11.20.06
The band and management would sincerely like to thank all of our friends that voted for us and worked so hard to spread the word about Highway! You voted us to the #1 spot! However our good friends the Steepwater Band were awarded the gig on the cruise! We wish them a great show and send out our congratulations to the SWB boys!

10.12.06
The Highway Band has been selected for the first round of competition to play with Lynyrd Skynyrd and .38 Special on the Gimme Me 3 Days cruise ship Jan. 5th-8th but we need your help! We need you to vote online at: VOTE HERE

Top voters are also eligible to win a cabin for two, so the more you vote the better your chances! You can vote once per day. Voting process ends Nov. 15th. Highway has to be in the top five to have a chance to then be selected by a panel of industry pros for the winning spot! Please help us to make this happen and wish us luck! If you would please tell your friends and ask them to vote it would be much appreciated!
Thanks for your support!!

10.10.06
Highways new national release from CMH Records, "The Southern Rock Tribute to Kenny Chesney" is available locally at Borders Books & Music in Highland and at the new Borders Books & Music in Merrillville Westfield Mall also at FYE Record store Merrillville Westfield Mall and will be in Wal-Mart in Merrillville soon if not already. For you not in Highways home town area, you should be able to find it in the same stores in your area. If by chance they don't have it yet, please ask for it. You won't regret it!

9.9.06
For those of you who are wondering, the opening for Styx and Foreigner at Charter One Pavilion in Chicago went great! Highway was very well received, What a phenomenal venue! I highly recommend seeing a show there. Not a bad seat in the house and the sound system was fantastic.

9.8.06
The Loop97.9 Chicago has just added Highway to their website. Complete with a song and link to the Official Highway website. Thanks to Erin Carman for the air time & Support! The guys are working on a light tour schedule at the moment getting some much needed R&R after the studio work was completed. They are currently working on some new material that I know you are looking forward to. They are gearing up for the winter months ahead and can't wait to get back to performing for y'all so keep your eye on the Sonicbids calendar for newly added shows.

Highway is in the September issue of "Relix" Magazine print version in the Listen up section! On news stands now.

Watch for Highway in "Gritz" southern rock magazine for a review of "Nine Fine Wines" and a possible interview (not quite sure what they are running with yet)

The month of August was a busy one for the guys, besides the gigs we had, we were also in the studio working on a project for CMH Records in L.A. The new album is a "Southern Rock Tribute to Kenny Chesney". The guys took 11 of his hits and put the trademark Highway sound to it (I've heard it and it's awesome!) The CD also has one original tune, "Can't Go Home". The label has it and is working on the packaging. It will be nationally distributed throughout the U.S. and Canada, the release date is 10-10-06, just in time for Christmas! It can be preordered from the CMH web site.