Update (March 6): He’s added two U.K. dates for July; tickets go on sale March 7 at 10 a.m. Many open dates remain in his calendar as well as (our) speculation that he’ll be adding to that sole September date back in the U.S. Stay tuned…
Update (Feb. 14): Steve Winwood has just added a sole west coast date: September 13 at the Hollywood Bowl. However, tickets won’t go on sale until May. Can a lengthy itinerary be coming?
Our original announcement of his spring U.S. tour…
Steve Winwood announced a 14-date U.S. tour on December 5. The classic rock veteran of such bands as Spencer Davis Group, Blind Faith, Traffic and his own extensive solo career will kick things off on April 21 in Westbury, NY, and continue through May 10 in Nashville, TN.
The dates concentrate on the east coast and southeast. Tickets for all of Winwood‘s shows except Nashville go on sale this Friday, December 9, and are available here and via our re-sale partner, Ticket Network. Best Classic Bands will let you know if the tour expands beyond these 14 performances.
Winwood’s 2016 tour calendar was limited to roughly 25 shows, most of which were as the opening act for Steely Dan over the summer. His set usually spans his career from his huge 1966 breakthrough hit “Gimme Some Lovin'” as a teenager with the Spencer Davis Group, through Blind Faith’s “Can’t Find My Way Home,” Traffic classics like “Dear Mr. Fantasy” and “Low Spark of High-Heeled Boys” and solo numbers like the #1 chart hit “Higher Love.”
Related: One-time Blind Faith bandmates Winwood and Eric Clapton perform “Can’t Find My Way Home”
Winwood was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of Traffic in 2004.
Steve Winwood 2017 Tour:
April 20 – Westbury, NY – Westbury Theatre
April 21 – New York, NY – Beacon Theatre
April 22 – Upper Darby, PA – Tower Theatre
April 24 – Red Bank, NJ – Count Basie Theatre
April 25 – Baltimore, MD – Modell PAC @ Lyric
April 27 – Boston, MA – Orpheum Theatre
April 28 – Mashantucket, CT – Foxwoods
April 29 – Salamanca, NY – Seneca Allegany
May 01 – Washington, DC – Warner Theatre
May 02 – Richmond, VA – Carpenter Theatre
May 05 – St. Augustine, FL – St. Augustine Amphitheatre
May 06 – Orlando, FL – Hard Rock Live
May 07 – West Palm Beach, FL – Sunfest
May 09 – Greenville, SC – Peace Center Concert Hall
May 10 – Nashville, TN – Ryman Auditorium
July 04 – Bristol, UK – Colston Hall
July 05 – London, UK – Hammersmith Apollo
July 11 – Zurich, Switzerland – Kaufleuten
July 12 – Munich, Germany – Tollwood Festival
July 14 – Stuttgart, Germany – Jazzopen Stuttgart
Sept 13 – Los Angeles, CA – Hollywood Bowl (w/ Mavis Staples)
Sept 17 – Telluride, CO – Telluride Blues and Brews Festival
Related: Where does Winwood rank in our list of top male blue-eyed soul singers?
Watch Winwood perform “Low Spark of High-Heeled Boys” in 2016
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