Blackbird Presents has announced the return of The Last Waltz Tour, a celebration of The Band’s legendary 1976 Thanksgiving concert at San Francisco’s Winterland Ballroom. Joining the act will be a bevy of top-notch musicians like Warren Haynes, Lukas Nelson, and John Medeski.
The tour will traverse the east coast this fall, starting at the Capitol Theatre in Port Chester, NY on November 5, 2019. Joining Haynes, Nelson, and Medeski are producer/musician Don Was, Jamey Johnson, Terence Higgins, and Mark Mullins & The Levee Horns featuring the original horn arrangements of Allen Toussaint.
Special guests Cyril Neville (The Neville Brothers), Dave Malone (The Radiators), and Bob Margolin (Long time Muddy Waters guitarist who performed with Waters and The Band in the original Last Waltz) will be featured throughout the tour.
Tickets for The Last Waltz Tour go on sale Friday, Sep. 6 at 10 AM (Local Time) at http://thelastwaltz.com. St. Augustine’s date goes on sale on Sep. 13.
THE LAST WALTZ 2019 TOUR DATES
NOVEMBER
5 – The Capitol Theatre – Port Chester, NY
6 – Hackensack Meridian Health Theatre at the Basie Center – Red Bank, NJ
7 – Casino Ballroom – Hampton Beach, NH
8 – Toyota Oakdale Theatre – Wallingford, CT
10 – Orpheum Theatre – Boston, MA
11 – The Theater at Santander Arena – Reading, PA
14 – MGM National Harbor – Washington, DC
15 – Tower Theatre – Philadelphia, PA
17 – *Saint Augustine Amphitheater – Boston, MA
18 – Durham PAC – Durham, NH
20 – Stifel Theatre – St. Louis, MO
21 – Chicago Theatre – Chicago, IL