While many people’s knowledge about Peter Frampton starts and ends with his 1976 double-live album Frampton Comes Alive
Joining Frampton at various stops in the support slot on the lengthy summer run is a meaty array of accomplished ax-men – B.B. King, Robert Cray, Kenny Wayne Shepherd, Sonny Landreth and Steve Lukather. The massive 51-date run, which kicks off at the historic Ryman Auditorium in Nashville on May 28, will also include appearances from the likes of Vince Gill, David Hidalgo (Los Lobos), Davy Knowles, Roger McGuinn (founder/lead guitarist of the BYRDS), Richard Thompson, Vernon Reid (Living Colour) and Rick Nielsen (Cheap Trick) at various stops throughout.
If you’re into a night with these legendary guitar-slingers, than maybe you’ll be interested in hitting one of these recently announced tours…
- Sallie Ford & The Outside Sound:Summer Tour (6/23 – 8/31)
- Merle Haggard:Summer U.S. Tour (7/19 – 9/8)
- Gregg Allman:Summer U.S. Tour (5/25 – 7/27)
- Yonder Mountain String Band:Summer Tour (5/24 – 8/10)
- Local Natives:World Tour (6/7 – 11/20)
- Nick Lowe:East Coast Tour (8/8 – 8/24)
- Superchunk:Late Summer U.S. Tour (8/22 – 9/29)
- The Handsome Family:Summer U.S. Tour (6/20 – 7/28)
Here’s the full list of Peter Frampton’s Guitar Circus dates…
*with Robert Cray
† with Sonny Landreth
‡ with Kenny Wayne Shepherd
§ with Steve Lukather
** with BB King
May 28 – Nashville, TN – Ryman Auditorium*
May 31 – Hollywood, FL – Seminole Hard Rock*
June 1 – St. Augustine, FL – St. Augustine Amphitheatre*
June 2 – Clearwater, FL – Ruth Eckerd Hall*
June 5 – Grand Prairie, TX – Verizon Theatre*
June 7 – Austin, TX – ACL Live at the Moody Theater*
June 8 – Midland, TX – Wagner Noel PAC*
June 9 – Houston, TX – Arena Theater*
June 11 – St. Charles, MO – Family Arena*
June 13 – Windsor, ON – The Colosseum at Caesars*
June 14 – Rama, ON – Casino Rama*
June 15 – Pittsburgh, PA – Stage AE*
June 17 – Grand Rapids, MI – Meijer Gardens Amphitheater*
June 19 – Indianapolis, IN – The Lawn at White River State*
June 20 – Columbus, OH – The LC Pavilion*
June 22 – Cleveland, OH – Jacobs Pavilion at Nautica*
June 23 – Huntington, NY – The Paramount*
June 24 – Lancaster, PA – American Music Theater*
June 27 – New York, NY – Beacon Theater*
June 28 – Rochester, NY – Rochester Jazz Festival*
June 30 – Webster, MA – Indian Ranch†
July 10 – Glen Allen, VA – Innsbrook Pavilion‡
July 13 – Durant, OK – Choctaw Events Center§
July 14 – San Antonio, TX – Majestic Theater‡
July 16 – Corpus Christi, TX – American Bank Theater§
July 19 – Quapaw, OK – Downstream Casino§
July 20 – Dubuque, IA – Diamond Jo Casino§
July 21 – Minneapolis, MN – State Theater‡
July 23 – Beaver Creek, CO – Vilar Performing Arts Center
July 26 – Airway Heights, WA – Northern Quest Casino‡
July 27 – Manson, WA – Mill Bay Casino
July 28 – Marysville, WA – Tulalip Resort Casino‡
August 5 – Bethlehem, PA – Musikfest
August 7 – Simsbury, CT – PAC – Simsbury Meadows†
August 8 – Baltimore, MD – Pier Six Pavilion†**
August 10 – Atlantic City, NJ – Trump Taj Mahal†**
August 11 – Vienna, VA – Filene Center**
August 13 – Alpharetta, GA – Verizon Wireless Amphitheater†**
August 14 – Cincinnati, OH – PNC Pavilion at Riverbend†**
August 16 – Aurora, IL – RiverEdge Park†**
August 17 – Council Bluffs, IA – Harrah’s Hotel & Casino†**
August 18 – Kansas City, MO – Kauffman Center†**
August 20 – Morrison, CO – Red Rocks Amphitheater†**
August 21 – Albuquerque, NM – Route 66 Casino†**
August 23 – Las Vegas, NV – Las Vegas Hotel & Casino**
August 24 – Los Angeles, CA – The Greek Theatre†**
August 25 – San Diego, CA – Civic Theatre†**
August 28 – Saratoga, CA – Mountain Winery**
August 30 – Lincoln, CA – Thunder Valley Casino Resort**
August 31 – Paso Robles, CA – Vina Robles Amphitheater†**
