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George Thorogood<\/a>\u00a0has revealed his first tour dates for 2026.<\/p>\n The blues-rocker will continue his well-received Baddest Show on Earth trek in the new year with dates starting March 6 in Highland, California, and they’ll keep rolling through April 4 in Ottawa, Ontario. The first leg will feature a mix of “evening with” bookings, while some shows will feature opening sets from either Canyon Lights or the Robert Cray Band.<\/p>\n You can see the current tour information below and additional dates for 2026 are expected to be announced.<\/p>\n \u201cWhen we decided to call this tour the ‘Baddest Show On Earth\u2019, we had no doubt we could back it up night after night,\u201d Thorogood said in a press release. \u201cWe\u2019re playing great venues in some of our favorite markets, and it\u2019s guaranteed we can make you feel like a teenager again. Time to get on the bus, hit the highway and bring the rock party to the people for 2026.\u201d<\/p>\n In a\u00a02024 interview with UCR<\/a>, he explained that he’s worked very carefully over the years when it comes to the material he chose to work on with his longtime group, the Destroyers. Choices like John Lee Hooker’s “One Bourbon, One Scotch, One Beer” and “Move it on Over” by Hank Williams were purposeful.\u00a0“I wanted our band to have our own identity with the material that we chose. You see, I don\u2019t do covers. What I do is obscure material. There\u2019s a difference,” he points out. “Joe Cocker<\/a>\u00a0does covers.\u00a0Linda Ronstadt<\/a>\u00a0does covers. George Thorogood does obscure material. I\u2019m the\u00a0Indiana Jones<\/a>\u00a0of rock and roll! I\u2019m the rock and roll archaeologist. I\u2019m digging up these archives that nobody even knows they exist.”<\/p>\n READ MORE:<\/strong>\u00a0Bad to the Bone: Beyond George Thorogood’s Hit Song<\/a><\/p>\n Thorogood’s 2025 highlights include having his iconic guitar placed on permanent exhibit at the\u00a0Rock & Roll Hall of Fame<\/a>, performing at halftime for the Las Vegas Raiders with over 54,000 in attendance and he also filmed a performance for the PBS series,\u00a0Recorded Live at Analog<\/em>.<\/p>\n Watch George Thorogood and the Destroyers Recorded Live at Analog in Nashville<\/strong><\/p>\n George Thorogood 2026 Tour Schedule Gallery Credit: Nick DeRiso<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\nHow George Thorogood Made Sure the Songs He Plays Would Be Memorable<\/h3>\n
<\/strong>3\/6 –\u00a0Highland, CA @ Yaamava Resort & Casino \u2013 Evening with
3\/7 – Laughlin, NV @\u00a0Edgewater Casino Resort – Evening with
3\/8 – Thousand Oaks, CA @\u00a0Bank of America PAC\u00a0 \u2013 with Canyon Lights
3\/10 – Napa, CA @ Uptown Theatre \u2013 with Canyon Lights
3\/11 – Modesto, CA @ Gallo Center for the Arts – Evening with
3\/13 – Grand Rapids, OR @ Spirit Mountain Casino – Evening with
3\/14 –\u00a0Coquitlam, BC @\u00a0 Great Canadian Casino Vancouver – Evening with
3\/15 –\u00a0Coquitlam, BC @\u00a0 Great Canadian Casino Vancouver – Evening with
3\/17 – Kamloops, BC @ Sandman Centre \u2013 with Canyon Lights
3\/19 –\u00a0 Enoch, AB @\u00a0 River Cree Resort & Casino – Evening with
3\/20 – Calgary, AB @ Grey Eagle Resort & Casino \u2013 with Canyon Lights
3\/22 – Regina, SK @ Conexus Arts Centre \u2013 with Canyon Lights
3\/24 – Winnipeg, MB @ Burton Cummings Theatre\u00a0 \u2013 with Canyon Lights
3\/25 – Duluth, MN @ Duluth Convention Center \u2013 with Robert Cray Band
3\/27 – Battle Creek, MI @ FireKeepers Casino – Evening with
3\/28 – Nashville, IN @ Brown County Music Center \u2013 with Canyon Lights
3\/29 – Joliet, IL @ Rialto Square Theatre\u00a0 \u2013 with Robert Cray Band
3\/31 – Newark, OH @ Midland Theatre\u00a0 \u2013 with Canyon Lights
4\/2 – Hamilton, ON @ FirstOntario Concert Hall \u2013 with Canyon Lights
4\/3 – Orillia, ON @ Casino Rama – Evening with
4\/4 –\u00a0 Ottawa, ON @ Hard Rock Hotel & Casino – Evening with<\/p>\n2026’s Biggest Rock Tours (So Far)<\/h2>\n