Bill Murray Opens Concert Tour With ‘Like a Rolling Stone’

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Bill Murray and the Blood Brothers, Thalia Hall, Chicago, Jan. 3, 2025

Bill Murray, never one to shy away from an open microphone to sing, is teaming up with Gulf Coast Records artists Mike Zito and Albert Castiglia (aka “Blood Brothers”) to perform a series of shows in the first few months of 2025.

The “Bill Murray and His Blood Brothers” tour kicked off in Chicago on January 3-4 with a pair of sold-out shows in Chicago; continues with upcoming dates in San Francisco, Atlanta, New York, Austin, Des Moines and Saint Louis; with additional shows to be announced at a later date. Watch Murray belt Bob Dylan’s “Like a Rolling Stone” on opening night below.

“Mike and I are close friends with Bill’s brother, John,” says Castiglia about how the hook-up happened. “We met John through (fellow Gulf Coast Records label mate) Chris ‘Bad News’ Barnes. John told Bill about the Blood Brothers and that prompted an invitation to play a show at The Murray Brothers annual Caddyshack Golf Tournament in St. Augustine, Florida. Bill sang five songs with the band that night. It was surreal to share the stage with such an icon, but he carried himself onstage like he was just one of the guys; so much fun. Bill had such a good time that he reached out to Mike and told him he wanted to do shows with us. The rest is history!”

Murray performed as lounge lizard Nick Winters in a series of sketches on Saturday Night Live.

Watch Murray and the Blood Brothers perform “Like a Rolling Stone”

Zito and Castiglia celebrated the release of their self-titled Blood Brothers album in 2023 with a tour. The album, produced by Joe Bonamassa and Josh Smith, hit #1 on both the Billboard Blues Chart and iTunes Blues Chart and won the 2024 Blues Music Award for Blues Rock Album of the Year.

Murray and the Blood Brothers covered several other classic rock tracks including the Kinks’ “Tired of Waiting.”

Thanks to Nunupics Zomot for the clips.

“Mike and Albert have a special chemistry together when they plug in and play that few have. They finish each other’s sentences musically,” award-winning guitarist Joe Bonamassa said about the sessions. “Great tunes, great people, great hang! What’s not to like? It was an honor to be involved in this project.”

Bill Murray and His Blood Brothers Tour (Tickets are available here and here)
Jan 29-30 – SF Sketchfest– San Francisco, CA
Feb 6-7 – Variety Playhouse – Atlanta, GA
Feb 14 – The Capitol Theatre – Port Chester, NY
Feb 15 – Sony Hall – New York, NY
Mar 25-26 – Paramount Theatre – Austin, TX
Apr 11 – Val Air Ballroom – Des Moines, IA
Apr 12 – The Pageant – Saint Louis, MO
Oct 04 – Louisville Palace, Louisville, KY

Additional dates forthcoming.