THE TOUR WILL HIT ICONIC STAGES IN LOS ANGELES, CA AND NEW YORK CITY AND PLAY CARY’S KOKA BOOTH AMPHITHEATRE AUGUST 28TH

TICKET ON-SALES BEGIN FRIDAY, JANUARY 23

 

 

NASHVILLE, TN (January 20, 2026) — Multi-platinum rock legends Blues Traveler and Gin Blossoms have joined forces yet again for an electrifying co-headlining summer tour. The bands behind signature hits like “Run-Around” and “Hey Jealousy” have announced a 35-date run set to kick off on Monday, July 6 at the Amphitheater at Las Colonias Park. Along the way, the tour will light up iconic stages from Los Angeles, CA to New York City’s SummerStage in Central Park, culminating on Saturday, September 19, bringing their high-energy performances coast-to-coast. The show will make a stop at Cary’s Koka Booth Amphitheatre on August 28^th.

During the 2025 co-headlining tour, Blues Traveler and Gin Blossoms took over the Jimmy Kimmel Live! stage for an unforgettable on-air mashup, highlighting the chemistry and energy fueling their 2026 return.

 

WATCH THE 2025 JIMMY KIMMEL LIVE! PERFORMANCE 
 

Blues Traveler — who last year celebrated 30 years since the single release of their GRAMMY® Award-winning breakthrough hit “Run-Around,” a milestone highlighted in a Rolling Stone interview with frontman John Popper — will join Gin Blossoms, whose quadruple-platinum album New Miserable Experience helped define ‘90s alternative radio, for this highly-anticipated run. In addition, returning from last year’s lineup, the tour features legendary alternative rock band Spin Doctors, commemorating this year the 35th anniversary of their multi-platinum debut Pocket Full of Kryptonite, home to the chart-topping, GRAMMY®-nominated hit “Two Princes.”

 

Ticket on-sales begin Friday, January 23 at 10am local time, with the exception of a few dates. Visit the Blues Traveler website or the Gin Blossoms website for more information and to purchase tickets.

For Blues Traveler, the run is a celebration of long-standing friendships forged on the road. “It’s rare when a package feels so much like home that it carries a spirit which becomes tangible to an audience,” frontman John Popper reflects. “That was the case — by all accounts — regarding our summer tour last year with Spin Doctors and Gin Blossoms. We grew up with Spin Doctors as pups in the same litter… ours is a shared origin story. But working with Gin Blossoms was a first. Their music was everywhere when we were coming up, and yet only last summer did we have the opportunity to learn how fun it is playing with them — and to discover how much energy our three bands put out in combination. So, we’ve decided to take this show everywhere we missed last year. We’re excited to bring it to you.”

 

That enthusiasm carries over from last summer’s shows. Guitarist Chan Kinchla adds, “Back by popular demand! We had such a blast last summer with Gin Blossoms and Spin Doctors and all of you beautiful people that we decided to bring the tour to the half of the country we missed. Can’t wait for another amazing summer!”

Members of Gin Blossoms echo the sentiment, highlighting both nostalgia and momentum. “Same tour 2 summers in a row,” says vocalist Robin Wilson. “I’ve never even heard of this happening before. It is a testament to the strength of the lineup. We’re all friends, we’re gonna sell a lot of tickets, and it will be a blast.” Guitarist Jesse Valenzuela puts it simply: “Let’s do it again, part deux! Another summer of great music with our brothers in Blues Traveler and Spin Doctors.” Guitarist Scott Johnson adds, “Blues Traveler and Spin Doctors is the best package we have ever been a part of, something for everyone!”

For Spin Doctors, the decision to return for a second consecutive summer speaks for itself. “As far as I know, it’s pretty unprecedented for the same tour to go out two summers in a row,” says frontman Chris Barron. “I’m glad it’s happening because it’s nice to know that while we were having a ball, the audiences were as well. For sure it’s gonna be the ticket of the summer.” Drummer Aaron Comess hints at what fans can expect: “We had so much fun last summer on this tour we’re doing it again. Get ready for lots more collaborations, hit songs, and killer jams.”

 

2026 TOUR DATES:

 

DATE	CITY/STATE	VENUE
Monday, July 6	Grand Junction, CO	Amphitheater at Las Colonias Park
Thursday, July 9	Eugene, OR	Cuthbert Amphitheater
Friday, July 10	Seattle, WA	Marymoor Live
Tuesday, July 14	Salt Lake City, UT	TBA
Thursday, July 16	Sparks, NV	Nugget Casino Resort - Grand Ballroom
Friday, July 17	Rohnert Park, CA	Green Music Center
Saturday, July 18	Los Angeles, CA	TBA
Tuesday, July 28	Sidney, ME	Bowl in the Pines
Thursday, July 30	Saratoga Springs, NY	Saratoga Performing Arts Center
Friday, July 31	Uncasville, CT	Mohegan Sun Arena
Saturday, August 1	Atlantic City, NJ	Ocean Casino Resort
Tuesday, August 4	Selbyville, DE	Freeman Arts Pavilion
Thursday, August 6	Asbury Park, NJ	Stone Pony Summer Stage
Saturday, August 8	Columbus, OH	Celeste Center (Ohio Expo Center)
Sunday, August 9	Canandaigua, NY	CMAC
Wednesday, August 12	Vienna, VA	Filene Center at Wolf Trap
Friday, August 14	Boston, MA	Leader Bank Pavilion
Saturday, August 15	New York City, NY	SummerStage in Central Park
Tuesday, August 18	Hamburg, NY	TBA
Tuesday, August 25	Bethlehem, PA	Levitt Pavilion SteelStacks
Thursday, August 27	Glen Allen, VA	SERVPRO After Hours Concerts at The Innsbrook Pavilion
Friday, August 28	Cary, NC	Koka Booth Amphitheatre
Saturday, August 29	Charlotte, NC	Skyla Credit Union Amphitheatre
Tuesday, September 1	Clearwater, FL	The BayCare Sound
Thursday, September 3	Hollywood, FL	Hard Rock Live at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Hollywood
Friday, September 4	St. Augustine, FL	The St. Augustine Amphitheatre
Saturday, September 5	Atlanta, GA	Synovus Bank Amphitheater at Chastain Park
Tuesday, September 8	Louisville, KY	Iroquois Amphitheater
Thursday, September 10	Des Moines, IA	Lauridsen Amphitheater at Water Works Park
Friday, September 11	Omaha, NE	Shadow Ridge Music Festival
Saturday, September 12	Waite Park, MN	The Ledge Amphitheater
Tuesday, September 15	Kansas City, MO	Starlight Theatre
Thursday, September 17	Cincinnati, OH	Riverbend Music Center
Friday, September 18	Allegan, MI	Allegan County Fair
Saturday, September 19	Traverse City, MI	Turtle Creek Stadium

 

About Blues Traveler:
Nearly 4 decades ago, the four original members of Blues Traveler — John Popper, Chandler Kinchla, Brendan Hill, and the late Bobby Sheehan — gathered in their drummer’s parents’ basement in Princeton, NJ, to jam. From these high school sessions emerged a band that would go on to release a total of 14 studio albums, four of which have gone gold, three platinum, and one six-times platinum, selling more than 10 million combined units worldwide.

Over an illustrious career, Blues Traveler has played more than 2,000 live shows in front of over 30 million people and, with “Run-Around,” achieved the longest-charting radio single in Billboard history — earning the band a GRAMMY® for Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals. In 2021, Blues Traveler released the GRAMMY®-nominated Traveler’s Blues (Round Hill Records), a collection of reimagined and recharged classics from the American blues songbook and the group’s first official blues album. The second release in this series, 2023’s Traveler’s Soul, takes a similar approach, consisting of cover songs from a specific genre — this time classic R&B and soul.