Tab Benoit headlines the Blues Event of Summer 2021 when the renowned Blues guitarist-vocalist presents “The Chicago Takeover,” bringing his celebrated Whiskey Bayou Revue to world-famous City Winery located in the heartbeat of the Blues, Chicago, for six big evenings – Tuesday, June 1, Friday, June 4, Saturday, June 5, Sunday, June 6, Monday, June 7, and Tuesday, June 8. Showtime: 8pm. Tickets: $42.-$55. 1200 W. Randolph St. Info: (312) 733-9463 or visit https://citywinery.com/chicago. Opening all six City Winery shows for Benoit is exciting new Whiskey Bayou Records recording artist Alastair Greene, whose debut disc on Whiskey Bayou Records, The New World Blues, was released to critical acclaim.
Benoit recently co-headlined six high-profile shows with another blues guitarist at the top of her game, Samantha Fish. Benoit and Fish also teamed last November at Nashville’s famed Ryman Auditorium for a concert live streamed worldwide. “This is an artist whose playing speaks to you as much as his lyrics do,” wrote Music Connection magazine, reviewing Benoit’s Ryman show set. “What Tab lacked in theatrics he made up for with a warm and disarming stage presence and heartfelt playing.”
The Grammy-nominated Benoit was selected a “30 Best Blues Guitarist In The World Today” by Guitar World in 2020 and also co-authored recently-released book, Blues Therapy, about the blues and mental illness.
Benoit, who throughout his thirty-plus career has always been known for his environmental activism, performed two nights in his hometown of Houma at the memorable 16th Annual Voice of the Wetlands Festival. He also appears prominently in the IMax motion picture Hurricane on the Bayou, a documentary of Hurricane Katrina’s effects and a call to protect and restore the Wetlands, and produced a CD to help restore that state’s Coastal Wetlands. Benoit was inducted into the Louisiana Folklife Center Hall of Master Folk Artists in the Spring of 2020.
Whiskey Bayou Records is a partnership between Benoit and his partner and manager, Rueben Williams. The label has thus far released albums by such established and up-and-coming artists as Eric McFadden, JP Soars, Alastair Greene, Damon Fowler, Eric Johanson, Jeff McCarty, and Dash Rip Rock.
TAB BENOIT ON TOUR! SPRING/SUMMER 2021 ITINERARY
May 26 (Wed) THE TRALF Buffalo, NY
May 27 (Thur) THE TRALF Buffalo NY
May 28 (Fri.) ROBINS THEATER Warren OH
May 30 (Sun) WOODLANDS TAVERN Columbus OH
June 1 (Tue) CITY WINERY Chicago IL
June 2 (Wed) MOONTOWN BREWING COMPANY Whitestown IN
June 4 (Fri) CITY WINERY Chicago IL
June 5 (Sat) CITY WINERY Chicago IL
June 6 (Sun) CITY WINERY Chicago IL
June 7 (Mon) CITY WINERY Chicago IL
June 8 (Tues) CITY WINERY Chicago IL
June 10 (Thur) THE SLOWDOWN Omaha NB
June 11 (Fri) KNUCKLEHEADS SALOON Kansas City MO
June 12 (Sat) COTILLION BALLROOM Wichita KS
June 13 (Sun) TOWER THEATER Oklahoma City
June 26 (Sat) FIRST FINANCIAL MUSIC HALL El Dorado, AR
June 29 (Tue) STARGAZERS THEATER Colorado SpringsCO
June 30 (Wed) STARGAZERS THEATER Colorado SpringsCO
July 3 (Sat) AVON PERFORMANCE PAVILION Avon CO
July 4 (Sun) MESA THEATER Grand JunctionCO
July 23 (Fri) THE 04 CENTER Austin TX
July 24 (Sat) THE HEIGHTS THEATER Houston TX
Aug 7 (Sat) THREE CAVES Huntsville AL
Aug 12 (Thur) RHYTHM CITY CASINO RESORT Davenport, IA
Aug 14 (Sat) BAYFRONT BLUES FESTIVAL Duluth, MN
Aug 19 (Thur) RIVER CITY CASINO St. Louis, MO
Aug 22 (Sun) THE KENT STAGE Kent, OH
Aug 24 (Tues) BEACHLAND BALLROOM Cleveland OH
Aug 25 (Wed) JERGELS RHYTHM GRILLE Warrendale, PA
Aug 26 (Thur) LEESBURG THEATER Leesburg VA
Sept 14 (Tues) RHYTHM ROOM Phoenix AZ
Sept 15 (Wed) RHYTHM ROOM Phoenix AZ
Sept 16 (Thur) BELLY UP TAVERN Solana Beach CA
Oct 19 (Tues) RAMS HEAD ON STAGE Annapolis MD
Oct 20 (Wed) RAMS HEAD ON STAGE Annapolis MD
Oct 21 (Thur) THE BIRCHMERE Alexandria VA
Oct 22 (Fri) ELEVATION 27 Virginia Bch VA
Oct 24 (Sun) PARAMOUNT BRISTOL Bristol TN
Oct 26 (Tues) SELLERSVILLE THEATER Sellersville PA
Oct 28 (Thur) COHOES MUSIC HALL Cohoes PA
Oct 29 (Fri) INFINITY MUSIC HALL Hartford CT
Oct 30 (Sat) CENTER FOR THE ARTS Natick MA
Nov 2 (Tues) CITY WINERY Boston MA
Nov 3 (Wed) BULL RUN Shirley MA
Nov 4 (Thur) SPIRE CENTER/PERFORMING ARTS Plymouth MA
Nov 14 (Sun) TAFT THEATER Cincinnati OH
*Direct Support for Tab Benoit: Josh Garrett (April 29-May 8); Alastair Greene (May 27-June 13). Both Garrett and Greene are Whiskey Bayou Records Recording Artists.
(Chicago, IL) – dougdeutschPR