Credit: Clay Patrick McBrideLynyrd Skynyrd will retire from the road after mounting a final trek, dubbed the Last of the Street Survivors Farewell Tour.
The tour gets underway on May 4 in West Palm Beach, Florida. The first leg of the outing is mapped out through a September 1 show in Atlanta.
The Southern rock legends will be supported by a variety of well-known guest artists during the tour, including Bad Company, Marshall Tucker Band, 38 Special, Kid Rock, Charlie Daniels Band, Blackfoot, Hank Williams Jr. and Blackberry Smoke. Opening acts for specific shows will be announced soon.
“It’s hard to imagine, after all these years, the band that Ronnie Van Zant, Allen Collins and myself started back in Jacksonville, would resonate for this long and to so many generations of fans,” says founding Skynyrd guitarist Gary Rossington. “I’m certain they are looking down from above, amazed that the music has touched so many.”
Adds current frontman Johnny Van Zant, “We’ve been blessed by these great songs and the messages they carry to the fans. It’s been a true honor to try and fill in my brother [Ronnie’s] footsteps for the past 31 years, keeping the music and his spirit alive.”
Tickets for most of the confirmed concerts go on sale to the general public on Friday, February 2, at 10 a.m. local time via LiveNation.com. Citi card members can purchase pre-sale tickets starting this Tuesday, January 30, at 10 a.m. local time through the company’s Private Pass program.
Here are all of the confirmed dates on the first leg of Lynyrd Skynyrd’s farewell tour:
5/4 — West Palm Beach, FL, Coral Sky Amphitheatre
5/5 — Tampa, FL, MIDFLORIDA Credit Union Amphitheatre
5/11 — Dallas, TX, Starplex Pavilion
5/12 — Houston, TX, Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion
5/18 — Phoenix, AZ, Ak-Chin Pavilion
5/19 — Chula Vista, CA, Mattress Firm Amphitheatre
5/25 — Mountain View, CA, Shoreline Amphitheatre
5/26 — San Bernardino, CA, Glen Helen Amphitheater
6/22 — Holmdel, NJ, PNC Bank Arts Center
6/23 — Wantagh, NY, Northwell Health at Jones Beach Theatre
6/29 — Raleigh, NC, Coastal Credit Union Music Park
6/30 — Charlotte, NC, PNC Music Pavilion
7/6 — Virginia Beach, VA, Veterans United Home Loans Amphitheater
7/7 — Bristow, VA, Jiffy Lube Live
7/13 — Darien, NY, Darien Lake Amphitheater
7/14 — Hartford, CT, Xfinity Theatre
7/20 — Mansfield, MA, Xfinity Center*
7/21 — Bethel, NY, Bethel Woods Center for the Arts
7/27 — Cleveland, OH, Blossom Music Center
7/28 — Hershey, PA, Hersheypark Stadium
8/3 — Tinley Park, IL, Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre
8/4 — Noblesville, IN, Ruoff Home Mortgage Music Center
8/10 — Detroit, MI, DTE Energy Music Theatre+
8/11 — Toronto, ON, Canada, Budweiser Stage
8/17 — Cincinnati, OH, Riverbend Music Center
8/18 — St. Louis, MO, Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre
8/24 — Syracuse, NY, Lakeview Amphitheatre
8/25 — Burgettstown, PA, KeyBank Pavilion
8/31 — Pelham, AL, Oak Mountain Amphitheatre
9/1 — Atlanta, GA, Cellairis Amphitheatre at Lakewood
* = tickets go on sale on February 2 at 11 a.m. local time
+ = tickets go on sale February 3 at 10 a.m. local time.
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