NASHVILLE, TN (February 24, 2026) — Multi-platinum rock band Blues Traveler are expanding their 2026 touring slate with a new run of headline dates, adding to a banner year that features festival appearances like Bonnaroo and a continuation of their iconic annual Fourth of July show at Red Rocks Amphitheatre — where this year they’ll be joined by special guests Better Than Ezra and The Record Company. Collectively, these performances reaffirm the band’s enduring dominance as a formidable force on the live music circuit. The band’s 2026 momentum follows a milestone year in 2025, when Blues Traveler celebrated 30 years since the release of their GRAMMY® Award-winning breakthrough hit “Run-Around.” The anniversary was marked with widespread media attention, including a feature interview in Rolling Stonewith frontman John Popper. TICKET ON-SALES BEGIN FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 27 AT 10AM LOCAL TIME. VISIT THE BLUES TRAVELER WEBSITE FOR MORE INFORMATION AND TO PURCHASE TICKETS. In addition to these newly announced dates, Blues Traveler will hit the road with Gin Blossoms for a 35-date co-headlining tour set to kick off on Monday, July 6 at the Amphitheater at Las Colonias Park with special guests Spin Doctors. The bands behind signature hits like “Run-Around” and “Hey Jealousy” will light up legendary stages fromthe Hollywood Bowl to SummerStage in Central Park, culminating on Saturday, September 19, bringing their high-energy performances coast-to-coast. Speaking on the co-headlining run with Gin Blossoms, frontman John Popper shares, “It’s rare when a package feels so much like home that it carries a spirit which becomes tangible to an audience. That was the case — by all accounts — regarding our summer tour last year with Spin Doctors and Gin Blossoms. We grew up with Spin Doctors as pups in the same litter… ours is a shared origin story. But working with Gin Blossoms was a first. Their music was everywhere when we were coming up, and yet only last summer did we have the opportunity to learn how fun it is playing with them — and to discover how much energy our three bands put out in combination. So, we’ve decided to take this show everywhere we missed last year. We’re excited to bring it to you.” BLUES TRAVELER 2026 TOUR DATES:
DATECITY/STATEVENUE
Friday, May 1Thibodaux, LAThibodaux Firemen’s Fair+
Sunday, May 3Columbus, GARiverCenter for the Performing Arts+
Tuesday, May 5Memphis, TNGraceland Soundstage+
Thursday, May 7Mobile, ALSaenger Theatre+
Saturday, May 9Lake Charles, LAL’Auberge Casino Resort+
Thursday, May 14Cedar Park, TXHaute Spot+
Friday, May 15Richardson, TXWildflower! Arts & Music Festival
Friday, June 12Manchester, TNBonnaroo Music & Arts Festival
Saturday, June 13Black River Falls, WIHo-Chunk Gaming+
Saturday, July 4Morrison, CORed Rocks Amphitheatre^+
Monday, July 6Grand Junction, COAmphitheater at Las Colonias Park*
Thursday, July 9Eugene, ORCuthbert Amphitheater*
Friday, July 10Seattle, WAMarymoor Live*
Tuesday, July 14Salt Lake City, UTTBA*
Thursday, July 16Sparks, NVNugget Casino Resort – Grand Ballroom*
Friday, July 17Rohnert Park, CAGreen Music Center*
Saturday, July 18Los Angeles, CAHollywood Bowl
Friday, July 24Chicago, ILBrookfield Zoo Chicago+
Tuesday, July 28Sidney, MEBowl in the Pines*
Thursday, July 30Saratoga Springs, NYSaratoga Performing Arts Center*
Friday, July 31Uncasville, CTMohegan Sun Arena*
Saturday, August 1Atlantic City, NJOcean Casino Resort*
Tuesday, August 4Selbyville, DEFreeman Arts Pavilion*
Thursday, August 6Asbury Park, NJStone Pony Summer Stage*
Saturday, August 8Columbus, OHCeleste Center (Ohio Expo Center)*
Sunday, August 9Canandaigua, NYCMAC*
Tuesday, August 11Vienna, VAFilene Center at Wolf Trap*+
Wednesday, August 12Vienna, VAFilene Center at Wolf Trap*
Friday, August 14Boston, MALeader Bank Pavilion*
Saturday, August 15New York City, NYSummerStage in Central Park*
Tuesday, August 18Hamburg, NYTBA*
Tuesday, August 25Bethlehem, PALevitt Pavilion SteelStacks*
Thursday, August 27Glen Allen, VASERVPRO After Hours Concerts at The Innsbrook Pavilion*
Friday, August 28Cary, NCKoka Booth Amphitheatre*
Saturday, August 29Charlotte, NCSkyla Credit Union Amphitheatre*
Tuesday, September 1Clearwater, FLThe BayCare Sound*
Thursday, September 3Hollywood, FLHard Rock Live at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Hollywood*
Friday, September 4St. Augustine, FLThe St. Augustine Amphitheatre*
Saturday, September 5Atlanta, GASynovus Bank Amphitheater at Chastain Park*
Tuesday, September 8Louisville, KYIroquois Amphitheater*
Thursday, September 10Des Moines, IALauridsen Amphitheater at Water Works Park*
Friday, September 11Omaha, NEShadow Ridge Music Festival*
Saturday, September 12Waite Park, MNThe Ledge Amphitheater*
Tuesday, September 15Kansas City, MOStarlight Theatre*
Thursday, September 17Cincinnati, OHRiverbend Music Center*
Friday, September 18Allegan, MIAllegan County Fair*
Saturday, September 19Traverse City, MITurtle Creek Stadium*
+Newly Announced Dates^With Better Than Ezra & The Record Company*Co-Headlining Dates w/ Gin Blossoms
About Blues Traveler: Nearly 4 decades ago, the four original members of Blues Traveler — John Popper, Chandler Kinchla, Brendan Hill, and the late Bobby Sheehan — gathered in their drummer’s parents’ basement in Princeton, NJ, to jam. From these high school sessions emerged a band that would go on to release a total of 14 studio albums, four of which have gone gold, three platinum, and one six-times platinum, selling more than 10 million combined units worldwide. Over an illustrious career, Blues Traveler has played more than 2,000 live shows in front of over 30 million people and, with “Run-Around,” achieved the longest-charting radio single in Billboard history — earning the band a GRAMMY® for Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals. In 2021, Blues Traveler released the GRAMMY®-nominated Traveler’s Blues (Round Hill Records), a collection of reimagined and recharged classics from the American blues songbook and the group’s first official blues album. The second release in this series, 2023’s Traveler’s Soul, takes a similar approach, consisting of cover songs from a specific genre — this time classic R&B and soul. CONNECT WITH BLUES TRAVELER ONLINE:WEBSITE | SPOTIFY | YOUTUBE MUSIC | APPLE MUSIC | PANDORA INSTAGRAM| YOUTUBE | FACEBOOK | X ###
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