Texas-based blues rock guitarist Ally Venable will embark on a 10-date UK tour in September 2026, following her triumphant October 2025 UK run. Canadian blues rock artist Garret T. Willie joins as special guest on all shows. Tickets for most concerts are available from altickets.com, with Glasgow’s Stereo show available through Ticketmaster and Faversham’s Old Brewery concert available from Gigantic.com. The tour follows the release of Venable’s critically acclaimed sixth studio album ‘Money & Power’ via Ruf Records, available on vinyl, CD and digital formats. The award-winning guitarist says, “Money & Power is such a strong statement, especially for women. All the songs on this album showcase the theme of what it truly means to be a force to be reckoned with. I want this record to wake people up.”
Recorded in Nashville at Soundstage Studios with producer and drummer Tom Hambridge, ‘Money & Power’ features Venable’s band joined by guests Shemekia Copeland and Christone ‘Kingfish’ Ingram. The album arrives after 2023’s acclaimed ‘Real Gone’, which hit number one on the Billboard Blues Charts and remained in contention a year later. Total Guitar magazine saluted Venable in its poll of Top 100 Blues Guitarists, while Classic Rock noted, “With her heels, sequins and Les Paul growling on a leash, she’s one of Ruf Record’s most head-turning young artists, and while the instrumental prowess can be taken as read, ‘Real Gone’ marks a growing maturity in the Texan’s songcraft.” Venable explains, “I’m thrilled to release this album. For me, it’s a sonic embodiment of a woman’s unstoppable ambition, and showcases my musicality on all fronts.”
Tour Dates:
Tuesday 8 September 2026 – Newcastle, Cluny 2
Wednesday 9 September 2026 – York, The Crescent
Thursday 10 September 2026 – London, The 100 Club
Friday 11 September 2026 – Nottingham, Rescue Rooms
Saturday 12 September 2026 – Norwich, The Waterfront
Sunday 13 September 2026 – Manchester, Deaf Institute
Tuesday 15 September 2026 – Glasgow, Stereo
Wednesday 16 September 2026 – Bristol, Exchange
Thursday 17 September 2026 – Faversham, The Old Brewery