Co-headlining tour with Counting Crows begins

On July 2, 1997, The Wallflowers kicked off a co-headlining tour with Counting Crows that continued through September and the tour included opening acts by Bettie Serveert , Engine 88 , Gigolo Aunts , and That Dog , with each opening band touring for a three-week stretch. The Wallflowers took over full-headlining duties for several shows in July when Counting Crows were unable to perform due to Duritz’s swollen vocal cords. On September 22, The Wallflowers released their third single from Bringing Down the Horse , ” The Difference “. On October 30, Bringing Down the Horse hit another milestone by receiving Quadruple-Platinum status by selling four million copies. After taking the month of October off from touring, The Wallflowers hit the road again in November. On November 9 and 10, The Wallflowers broke from their headlining tour to open for the Rolling Stones at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles. Less than a week later, The Wallflowers again broke from their tour to co-headline a private show at an arena in San Jose, California with Bob Dylan on November 14. The Wallflowers continued to tour through the end of December. By the end of 1997, Bringing Down the Horse had become the most played album on rock radio and peaked at Number 4 on the Billboard 200 while “One Headlight” had received some 209,000 radio spins across all formats.