Buddy Guy holding a copy of his 2022 release, The Blues Don’t Lie (Photo via his Facebook page)
Buddy Guy has announced more dates for his 2023 farewell tour, which began in February. The blues guitar legend turns 87 on July 30. Tickets for the Damn Right Farewell Tour 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.
The recipient of a 2015 Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award, Guy’s career spans over 50 years with just as many albums released. Career highlights include eight 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 and Roll Hall of Fame.
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Buddy Guy 2023 Damn Right Farewell Tour (Tickets are available here)
May 04 – New Orleans, LA – New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival
May 09 – Green Bay, WI – Epic Event Center
May 10 – Clear Lake, IA – Surf Ballroom
May 11 – Omaha, NE – Holland PAC
May 13 – Corbin, KY – Corbin Arena
Jun 08 – Hampton Beach, NH – Hampton Beach Casino Ballroom
Jun 09 – Ridgefield, CT – Ridgefield Playhouse
Jun 10 – Lewiston, NY – Artpark Mainstage Theater
Jun 11 – Vienna, VA – Wolf Trap
Jun 13 – Northampton, MA – Pines Theater
Jun 15 – Kingston, NY – Ulster PAC
Jun 16 – Atlantic City, NJ – Ovation Hall at Ocean Casino Resort
Jun 17 – Syracuse, NY – New York State Blues Festival
Jun 18 – New York, NY – Central Park Summerstage
Jun 22 – Milwaukee, WI – Summerfest
Jun 23 – Grand Rapids, MI – Frederik Meijer Gardens Amphitheater
Jun 24 – Rochester Hills, MI – Meadow Brook Amphitheatre
Jun 25 – Huber Heights, OH – The Rose Music Center at The Heights
Jun 28 – Ottawa, ON – Ottawa Jazz Festival
Jun 30 – Montreal, QC – Montreal Jazz Fest
Jul 03 – Portland, OR – Waterfront Blues Festival
Jul 07 – Rotterdam, NL – North Sea Jazz Festival
Jul 08 – Cognac, FR – Cognac Blues Passions Festival
Jul 11 – Paris, FR – L’Olympia
Jul 14 – Montreux, SW
Jul 16 – Prague, CZ – Congress Centre
Jul 19 – Sdot Yam, Israel – Caesarea Amphitheater
Jul 20 – Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel – Culture Hall
Jul 28 – Albuquerque, NM – Sandia Casino Amphitheater
Jul 29 – Denver, CO – Fiddler’s Green*
Aug 01 – Las Vegas, NV – The Smith Center*
Aug 03 – Bakersfield, CA – Mechanics Bank Theater*
Aug 04 – Rohnert Park, CA – Weill Hall
Aug 05 – Lincoln, CA – The Venue at Thunder Valley Casino Resort
Aug 06 – San Francisco, CA – Stern Grove Festival (Free concert)
Aug 09 – Spokane, WA – First Interstate Center
Aug 10 – Seattle, WA – Paramount Theatre
Aug 12 – Jacksonville, OR – Britt Festival Pavilion
Aug 17 – South Bend, IN – Morris PAC
Aug 19 – Cleveland, OH – Jacobs Pavilion
Aug 23 – Highland Park, IL – Fiesta Ravinia (with George Benson)
Sep 06 – Los Angeles, CA – Hollywood Bowl
Sep 07 – San Diego, CA – Rady Shell at Jacobs Park
Sep 08 – Phoenix, AZ – Celebrity Theatre
Sep 09 – Tucson, AZ – Anselmo Valencia Amphitheater
Sep 11 – Salt Lake City, UT – Red Butte Garden
Sep 14 – Louisville, KY – Bourbon & Beyond Festival
Sep 17 – Charleston, SC – Gaillard Center
Sep 23 – Los Angeles, CA – Crypto.com Arena (Crossroads Guitar Festival)
Sep 24 – Los Angeles, CA – Crypto.com Arena (Crossroads Guitar Festival)
Sep 28 – Greensburg, PA – Palace Theatre
Sep 29 – Baltimore, MD – The Lyric Theatre
Oct 03 – Boston, MA – The Wilbur
Oct 04 – Medford, MA – Chevalier Theatre
*With Kenny Wayne Shepherd Band
More dates to be announced.
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Jump into a conversationOne of the most unaffected human beings that I have ever met. I saw him in Atlanta in the 1990s and as I was there early I was waiting in the lobby when a man comes out to smoke a cigarette. I started to tell him I had been looking forward to this venue as I was a big Buddy Guy fan when I suddenly realized that I was talking to Buddy Guy. An experience that I’ll never forget.