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 throughout 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 that continued with dates in San Francisco, Atlanta, New York, Austin, Des Moines and Saint Louis. Another leg of the tour begins in October; see the dates 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, who turned 75 on September 21, 2025, 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” on opening night

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.

For good measure, here’s “Like a Rolling Stone” from September 7.

“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)
Oct 16 – Del Mar, CA – The Sound
Oct 17 – Napa, CA – Blue Note Summer Sessions
Nov 07 – Cincinnati, OH – Andrew J. Brady Music Center
Nov 08 – Northfield, OH – MGM Northfield Park – Center Stage
Nov 09 – Louisville, KY – The Louisville Palace
Nov 14 – Washington, DC – Warner Theatre
Dec 07 – Ft Lauderdale, FL – Au-Rene Theater at the Broward Center
Additional dates forthcoming.