Rehab celebrating 25th anniversary of ‘Sittin’ at a Bar’ with a tour, concert coming to Macon 

MACON — The band Rehab will be celebrating the 25th anniversary of their hit song “Sittin’ at a Bar aka The Bartender Song” with a new tour and concert coming to the Capitol Theatre in Macon on Saturday, May 24. Doors will open at 6 p.m. and will be open to all ages. 

Rehab will be accompanied by Mickey Avalon, Scotty Austin of Saving Abel, Defiant actor Peter Dante and local band Ashes. Rehab’s merch proceeds will be donated to the Macon Rescue Mission. 

Founding member and lead vocalist for Rehab, Danny Boone, is from Warner Robins. The band formed during Boone’s late teens and was signed to Epic Records. They released their first album, “Southern Discomfort,” in 2000, and it sold over 140,000 copies. 

“Sittin’ at a Bar” was written by Danny Boone, Jason Brooks Bufors and Cody Chesnutt. 

According to Rehab’s biography, Boone and Brooks parted ways due to creative differences and Rehab was reborn in 2005. In 2008, “Sittin’ at a Bar” received a CMT nomination for the Wide-Open Country Video of the Year in 2009. Boone then renamed it to “The Bartender Song”.  

The song has been streamed over 229,799,428 times on Spotify, over 141,764,990 times on Pandora and over 196,097,000 times on YouTube, totalling over half a billion streams. Rehab also has over one million monthly listeners on Spotify.  

Boone said this song is about a certain niche of people who are always in trouble and in and out of jail. As far as his hometown is concerned, Boone says the bar he pictures himself sitting at is The Bottom.

“It’s just about a guy who gets out [of jail], gets in a domestic dispute and ends up back in jail or waiting for the cops to pick him up,” Boone said.  “I think everybody can relate to it on some scale. Either you know somebody or know of somebody who has been in that situation.” 

Boone feels excited to be returning on tour as they performed 89 times in 34 states in 2024. 

“I’ve been doing this a long time, and I’ve enjoyed [going on tour],” he said. “I’m ready to get back at it.” 

As for what’s next for Rehab, the band will be going on tour beginning on May 22. They have also released a new LP in March titled “Ego Kneevo”, and their new single “All the Way” ranked 29th on the Secondary Market Rock Chart. 

Boone said the band is getting ready to release a new EP this summer and a new LP at the end of the year.

To purchase tickets and to find tour dates, go to rehabtheband.com/tour