Renowned blues guitarist Tab Benoit brings his celebrated Whiskey Bayou Revue to Stargazers Theater, for two big nights, Tuesday, June 29th and Wednesday, June 30th.
Showtime: 7:00 pm each night. Tickets: $140. (sold in sections of 4 seats @$140; single tickets not available). 10 S. Parkside Dr., Colorado. Info: (719) 476-2200 or visit https://stargazerstheatre.com.
Opening for Benoit is exciting new Whiskey Bayou Records recording artist Alastair Greene, whose debut disc, The New World Blues, was released to critical acclaim.
Benoit’s recent “Chicago Takeover” featured the Louisiana-based musician performing for six evenings at City Winery earlier this month. “Tab Benoit residency helps usher in the return of live music in Chicago,” writes the Chicago Sun-Times, who also interviewed Benoit. Read the entire interview, here. Benoit continues to add new dates to the tour, including four consecutive nights at the Big Blues Bender in Las Vegas, September 9-12 (updated itinerary below).
Benoit and guitarist Samantha Fish teamed up to perform together last November at Nashville’s famed Ryman Auditorium for a live concert streamed worldwide. “This is an artist whose playing speaks to you as much as his lyrics do,” wrote Music Connection magazine, reviewing Benoit’s Ryman show set. “What Tab lacked in theatrics he made up for with a warm and disarming stage presence and heartfelt playing.”
The Grammy-nominated Benoit was selected a “30 Best Blues Guitarist In The World Today” by Guitar World in 2020 and also co-authored recently-released book, Blues Therapy, about the blues and mental illness.
Benoit, who throughout his thirty-plus career has always been known for his environmental activism, performed two nights in his hometown of Houma at the memorable 16th Annual Voice of the Wetlands Festival. He also appears prominently in the IMax motion picture Hurricane on the Bayou, a documentary of Hurricane Katrina’s effects and a call to protect and restore the Wetlands, and produced a CD to help restore that state’s Coastal Wetlands. Benoit was inducted into the Louisiana Folklife Center Hall of Master Folk Artists in the Spring of 2020.
Whiskey Bayou Records is a partnership between Benoit and his partner and manager, Rueben Williams. The label has thus far released albums by such established and up-and-coming artists as Eric McFadden, JP Soars, Alastair Greene, Damon Fowler, Eric Johanson, Jeff McCarty, and Dash Rip Rock.
TAB BENOIT ON TOUR! SPRING/SUMMER 2021 ITINERARY
- June 25 (Fri) JEAN LAFITTE SEAFOOD FESTIVAL Lafitte LA
- June 26 (Sat) FIRST FINANCIAL MUSIC HALL El Dorado AR
- June 29 (Tue) STARGAZERS THEATER Colorado SprgsCO
- June 30 (Wed) STARGAZERS THEATER Colorado SprgsCO
- July 1 (Thur) AGGIE THEATER Fort Collins CO
- July 2 (Fri) SCULPTURE PARK Denver CO
- July 3 (Sat) AVON PERFORMANCE PAVILION Avon CO
- July 4 (Sun) MESA THEATER Grand JunctionCO
- July 6 (Tues) LOVE FIELD Bozeman MT
- July 8 (Thur) PERFORMING ARTS CENTER Rapid City SD
- July 10 (Sat) THE HALL AT FARGO BREWING Fargo ND
- July 11 (Sun) THE DISTRICT Sioux Falls SD
- July 14 (Wed) ROSE PARK@ ROSE MUSIC HALL Columbia, MO
- July 15 (Thur) BOURBON THEATER Lincoln NE
- July 16 (Fri) WOOLY’S Des Moines IA
- July 17 (Sat) OUTLAND BALLROOM Springfield MO
- July 20 (Sun) SAM’S BURGER JOINT San Antonio TX
- July 21 (Mon) THE KESSLER Dallas, TX
- July 22 (Tues) STANLEY’S FAMOUS PIT BBQ Tyler TX
- July 23 (Fri) THE 04 CENTER Austin TX
- July 24 (Sat) THE HEIGHTS THEATER Houston TX
- Aug 7 (Sat) THREE CAVES Huntsville AL
- Aug 11 (Wed) BARRYMORE THEATER Madison WI
- Aug 12 (Thur) RHYTHM CITY CASINO RESORT Davenport IA
- Aug 14 (Sat) BAYFRONT BLUES FESTIVAL Duluth MN
- Aug 17 (Tues) THE ACORN Three Oaks MI
- Aug 19 (Thur) RIVER CITY CASINO St. Louis MO
- Aug 21 (Sat) MADISON RIBBERFEST BBQ Madison IN
- Aug 22 (Sun) THE KENT STAGE Kent OH
- Aug 24 (Tues) BEACHLAND BALLROOM Cleveland OH
- Aug 25 (Wed) JERGELS RHYTHM GRILLE Warrendale, PA
- Aug 26 (Thur) LEESBURG THEATER Leesburg VA
- Aug 28 (Sat) MICHAEL ARNONES CRAWFISH FEST Augusta NJ
- Sept. 9/10/11/12 BIG BLUES BENDER Las Vegas NV
- Sept 14 (Tues) RHYTHM ROOM Phoenix AZ
- Sept 15 (Wed) RHYTHM ROOM Phoenix AZ
- Sept 16 (Thur) BELLY UP TAVERN Solana Beach CA
- Sept 17 (Fri) WORLD RECORDS Bakersfield CA
- Sept 22 (Wed) FELTON MUSIC HALL Felton CA
- Sept 23 (Thur) CORNERSTONE Berkeley CA
- Oct 19 (Tues) RAMS HEAD ON STAGE Annapolis MD
- Oct 20 (Wed) RAMS HEAD ON STAGE Annapolis MD
- Oct 21 (Thur) THE BIRCHMERE Alexandria VA
- Oct 22 (Fri) ELEVATION 27 Virginia Bch VA
- Oct 24 (Sun) PARAMOUNT BRISTOL Bristol TN
- Oct 26 (Tues) SELLERSVILLE THEATER Sellersville PA
- Oct 28 (Thur) COHOES MUSIC HALL Cohoes PA
- Oct 29 (Fri) INFINITY MUSIC HALL Hartford CT
- Oct 30 (Sat) CENTER FOR THE ARTS Natick MA
- Nov 2 (Tues) CITY WINERY Boston MA
- Nov 3 (Wed) BULL RUN Shirley MA
- Nov 4 (Thur) SPIRE CENTER/PERFORMING ARTS Plymouth MA
- Nov 6 (Sat) BEACON THEATER Hopewell VA
- Nov 11 (Thur) MARTIN’S Jackson MS
- Nov 12 (Fri) SATURN Birmingham AL
- Nov 14 (Sun) TAFT THEATER Cincinnati OH
Related Press Stories
Nashville Scene – TAB BENOIT INTERVIEW (November 2020)
Rock And Blues Muse – TAB BENOIT/SAMANTHA FISH SHOW REVIEW
Chicago Sun-Times – TAB BENOIT INTERVIEW
