Billy Strings Adds New Tour Dates, Jams w/ Bob Weir, Les Claypool

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We are living in the era of Billy Strings in bluegrass music, and it won’t be long before that is so self-evident it’s trite to say, and his popularity and influence spills over into the popular culture realm at large. Gone already are the days of seeing him in clubs or on side stages of festivals where you can stand six feet from the man himself, unless you get a lucky break like some fans did recently. And here shortly, Billy may beat all others in independent roots music to headlining arenas coast to coast.

In the meantime, you still have the opportunity to see Billy Strings in relatively intimate theaters if you’re lucky, and you should exploit that opportunity when it presents itself. Billy just added a bunch of new tour dates both in the east and out west for this summer, and even with multiple dates at some locations, these tickets WILL sell out. See all dates below.

Along with seeing Billy Strings accompanied by his amazing band of banjoist Billy Failing, bassist Royal Masat, and Jarrod Walker on mandolin, folks have seen him collaborate with many living legends of bluegrass like Del McCory and Bela Fleck, along with contemporaries such as Molly Tuttle, and even mainstream artists such as Luke Combs.

But recently Billy Strings checked off even more boxes on the bucket list, sitting in with Bob Weir of the Grateful Dead, joined by Les Claypool of Primus. Just like Jerry Garcia, Billy Strings has become a bridge between the bluegrass and jam band worlds, while still very much adhering to his bluegrass roots.

On February 28th, Billy Strings sat in with Bob Weir’s Wolf Bros. band including Don Was on bass at the Sweetwater Music Hall in Mill Valley, California, playing a pretty epic version of the “China Cat Sunflower” into “I Know You Rider” song cycle first captured on the Grateful Dead’s iconic live album Europe ’72 (see below). Also, Les Claypool of Primus showed up to spell Don Was for a song or two.

“I just wanna circle back and reiterate how fucking special and important this is to me and how grateful and lucky I feel to live this life,” Strings said later. “I played on stage last night with two of my biggest heroes. It feels unreal and sometimes I really do have to convince myself that I belong and pinch myself to make sure I’m not dreaming. I don’t know what else to say. I’m just happy as hell and grateful for all of the abundance of amazing people in my life. I don’t take this shit for granted.”

Neither do we, Billy. Neither do we.

Billy Strings Tour Dates


Previously-announced dates (most all sold out):

March 5—Madison, WI—The Sylvee
March 9—Cleveland, OH—KeyBank State Theatre
March 11—Cincinnati, OH—Andrew J Brady ICON Music Center
March 12—Cincinnati, OH—Andrew J Brady ICON Music Center
March 26—London, UK—Islington Assembly Hall
March 27—London, UK—Islington Assembly Hall
April 1-3—Olympic Valley, CA—WinterWonderGrass Tahoe
April 9—Santa Barbara, CA—Santa Barbara Bowl
April 10—Santa Barbara, CA—Santa Barbara Bowl
April 13—Santa Ana, CA—Observatory
April 15—Las Vegas, NV—Brooklyn Bowl
April 16—San Diego, CA—Cal Coast Credit Union Open Air Theatre
April 21—Houston, TX—713 Music Hall
April 22—Austin, TX—Moody Amphitheater
April 23—Dallas, TX—The Pavilion at Toyota Music Factory
April 29—St. Augustine, FL—St. Augustine Amphitheatre
April 30—St. Augustine, FL—St. Augustine Amphitheatre
May 1—St. Augustine, FL—St. Augustine Amphitheatre
May 6—Nashville, TN—Ryman Auditorium
May 7—Nashville, TN—Ryman Auditorium
May 8—Nashville, TN—Ryman Auditorium

On Sale March 7th

 

June 15 – Dayton, OH – Rose Music Center at The Heights

June 16 – Maryland Heights, MO – Saint Louis Music Park
June 17 – Cary, NC – Koka Booth Amphitheatre
June 18 – Cary, NC – Koka Booth Amphitheatre
June 19 Cary, NC – Koka Booth Amphitheatre
June 29 – New York City, NY – The Rooftop at Pier 17
July 2 – Baltimore, MD – Pier Six Pavilion
July 3 – Baltimore, MD – Pier Six Pavilion

 

On Sale March 14th

July 22 – Louisville, KY – Iroquois Amphitheater
July 23 – Louisville, KY – Iroquois Amphitheater
July 24 – Louisville, KY – Iroquois Amphitheater
July 29-  Indianapolis, IN – TCU Amphitheater at White River State Park
July 30 – Indianapolis, IN – TCU Amphitheater at White River State Park
August 5 – Minneapolis, MN – Surly Brewing Festival Field
August 6 – Moorhead, MN – Bluestem Amphitheater
August 9 – Bonner, MT – Kettlehouse Amphitheater
August 10 – Bonner, MT – Kettlehouse Amphitheater
August 12 – Troutdale, OR – McMenamins Edgefield
August 13 – Troutdale, OR – McMenamins Edgefield
August 14 – Redmond, WA – Marymoor Park

August 26-28—Tisbury, MA—Beach Road Weekend

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