Allman Family Revival Tour to Honor Gregg Allman in 18 Cities
The life and music of Gregg Allman will be celebrated with an 18-city Allman Family Revival tour that kicks off November 27th in St. Louis and wraps up December 19th in Los Angeles.
Greg’s son Devon Allman and his group the Allman Betts Band will be the featured act alongside Robert Randolph, Donavon Frankenreiter, Lilly Hiatt, Cody and Luther Dickinson, Eric Gales, Joanne Shaw Taylor, Jimmy Hall, and Lamar Williams Jr. They will be joined in select cities by Kenny Wayne Shepherd, G. Love, Samantha Fish, Alex Orbison, and Kenny Aronoff.
The Allman Family Revival began as a celebration of Gregg’s 70th birthday in December 2017. It’s grown into a yearly tradition, and this year they’re planning Last Waltz-style evenings packed with musical collaborations.
“I like having artists that knew Dad, played with him, maybe were an opening act, or were really influenced and inspired by him,” Devon Allman says in a statement. “As for a venue, I prefer those turn-of-the-century to mid-20th century, old-school theaters. They are just gorgeous inside, sculpted for sound, and provide the perfect location for these very special shows. I love for this concert to feel like a night at the theater for our audience.”
Devon Allman formed the Allman Betts Band in 2018 with Duane Betts, the son of Allman Brothers guitarist Dickey Betts. They play a mixture of original songs and tip their caps to their fathers by adding a couple of Allman Brothers classics to each live show.
“I don’t think that that would be very respectful of the legacy,” Devon Allman told Rolling Stone in 2018. “It’s always going be a balance, and my number one thing is integrity and class. So is there a way to kind of perpetuate it within a loose framework? Yes. But to come out and use their name, or the mushrooms and the peaches after they worked hard for all that? No. It’s one thing to play a handful of songs and tip your hat to them and give the people that nostalgia. It’s quite another thing to open up shop on a business that wrapped up their shop already.”
Allman Family Revival Tour
November 27th – St. Louis, MO @ The Factory
November 29th – Dallas, TX @ Majestic Theater
November 30th – Austin, TX @ ACL Live at The Moody Theater
December 1st – New Orleans, LA @ Saenger Theater
December 2nd – @ Atlanta, GA Coca-Cola Roxy
December 3rd – Sarasota, FL @ Van Wezel PAC
December 5th – Huntington, NY @ The Paramount
December 7th – Boston, MA @ Orpheum Theater
December 8th – New York, NY @ Beacon Theater
December 9th – Philadelphia, PA @ The Met
December 10th – Silver Springs, MD @ Fillmore
December 11th – Ann Arbor, MI @ Michigan Theater
December 12th – Chicago, IL @ Chicago Theater
December 14th – Tulsa, OK @ Brady Theater
December 16th – Phoenix, AZ @ Arizona Federal Theatre
December 17th – Las Vegas, NV @ Theater at Virgin Hotels
December 18th – San Francisco, CA @ The Fillmore
December 19th – Los Angeles, CA @ The Wiltern
