Buddy Guy holding a copy of his 2022 release, The Blues Don’t Lie (Photo via his Facebook page)
Buddy Guy has begun his 2026 ’90’ tour. The blues guitar legend reached that significant age on July 30. The North American tour, started July 15 and continues through late October. On Oct. 10, he’ll be saluted by an all-star lineup including Eric Clapton, John Mayer, Jon Bonamassa, Gary Clark Jr., Robert Cray, Samantha Fish, Billy F. Gibbons, and more, for “Buddy’s Got the Blues,” at New York’s Radio City Music Hall. Tickets for his 2026 dates are available here.
Guy’s 2018 album, The Blues Is Alive and Well, earned the Grammy Award for Best Traditional Blues Album. He released The Blues Don’t Lie in 2022 and Ain’t Done With the Blues in 2025.
The recipient of a 2015 Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award, Guy’s career spans well over 50 years with just as many albums released. Career highlights include nine Grammy Awards, 37 Blues Music Awards, Kennedy Center Honors, NARM Chairman’s Award for Sustained Creative Achievement, Billboard Music Awards’ Century Award for distinguished artistic development, Presidential National Medal of Arts, and induction into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.
Watch Buddy Guy and the Rolling Stones in 2015
Related: Our Album Rewind of his 1991 release, Damn Right, I’ve Got the Blues
Many of Guy’s recordings are available in the U.S. here, in Canada here and in the U.K. here.
Buddy Guy 2026 ’90’ Tour (Tickets are available here)
Jul 31 – Atlantic City, NJ – Ocean Casino Resort
Aug 01 – Ranson, WV – Hollywood Casino at Charles Town Races
Aug 02 – Glenside, PA – Keswick Theatre
Aug 04 – Englewood, NJ – Bergen PAC
Aug 05 – Lynn, MA – Lynn Memorial Auditorium
Aug 07 – Waterbury, CT – Palace Theater
Aug 08 – New Brunswick, NJ – State Theatre
Aug 19 – Nashville, TN – Ryman Auditorium
Aug 20 – Atlanta, GA – Atlanta Symphony Hall
Aug 22 – St. Augustine, FL – St. Augustine Amphitheatre
Aug 23 – Clearwater, FL – Ruth Eckerd Hall
Aug 25 – New Orleans, LA – Saenger Theatre
Aug 27 – San Antonio, TX – Majestic Theater
Aug 28 – Austin, TX – Austin City Limits Live
Aug 29 – The Woodlands, TX – Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion
Aug 30 – Dallas, TX – Majestic Theatre
Sep 09 – Los Angeles, CA – Hollywood Bowl
Sep 11 – San Diego, CA – Rady Shell at Jacobs Park
Sep 12 – Chandler, AZ – The Showroom at Gila River Hotel & Casinos
Sep 13 – Albuquerque, NM – Popejoy Hall
Sep 15 – Denver, CO – Paramount Theatre
Sep 18 – Tulsa, OK – Tulsa Theater
Oct 01 – New York, NY – Radio City Music Hall
Oct 08 – Mineapolis, MN – State Theatre
Oct 09 – Green Bay, WI – Epic Event Center
Oct 16 – Joliet, IL – Rialto Square Theatre
Oct 17 – Indianapolis, IN – Clowes Memorial Hall
Oct 18 – Northfield, OH – MGM Northfield Park Center Stage
Oct 22 – Melbourne, FL – Maxwell C. King Center for the Perf. Arts
Oct 24 – West Palm Beach, FL – Kravis Center
Oct 27 – Knoxville, TN – Tennessee Theatre
Oct 29 – Memphis, TN – Graceland Soundstage
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Jump into a conversationOne of my favorites, and still going at 90. Also encouraging to see that Eric Clapton and John Fogerty, both 81 years young, each have upcoming tours, as well as Randy Bachman, who is 82 (performing with Burton Cummings, who is a puppy, at 78 ).