Courtesy Matt Friedlander | AmericanSongwriter.com
George Thorogood and his longtime backing band The Destroyers launched their Baddest Show on Earth Tour back in 2024, and are now set to continue the North American trek in March and April of 2026. The blues-rock legends have announced a 21-date North American outing. The tour will bring them to venues around the Western U.S., up into Canada and over to the northern Midwest.
The trek kicks off March 6 in Highland, California, and is scheduled through an April 4 in Ottawa, Ontario. Ten of the shows are billed as “Evening With” concerts, which will feature no opening act. Blues rockers Canyon Lights will open nine of the dates. The Robert Cray Band will be the support act at two concerts.
Tickets for the 2026 performances will go on sale to the general public this Friday, November 7, at 10 a.m. local time. Pre-sale tickets will be available for select shows starting this Wednesday, November 5, at 10 a.m. local time. Some pre-sale opportunities will begin Thursday, November 6, at 10 a.m. local time.
“When we decided to call this tour ‘The Baddest Show on Earth,’ we had no doubt we could back it up night after night,” Thorogood said in a statement. “We’re playing great venues in some of our favorite markets, and it’s 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.”
A second leg of the tour is expected to be announced soon.