Gary Clark Jr. is chasing the feeling that started it all. The four-time Grammy winner has announced an extensive run of U.S. headline dates carrying him through the summer and into October, fleshing out a 2026 itinerary that already includes the sold-out back half of his Antone’s residency in Austin plus festival stops at Newport Jazz, Bourbon & Beyond, and Eric Clapton’s Crossroads.
The extension grew out of a string of shows that reconnected Clark to the blues that first inspired him. In February he played back-to-back nights at Buddy Guy’s Legends in Chicago, where Guy himself joined him onstage. Last month he kicked off an eight-show residency at Antone’s, the iconic Austin club where he got his start at 15 and which he now co-owns as a partner. That love of the form runs all through this run.
To ring in the tour, Clark has one more trick up his sleeve. Tuesday night he plays New York City’s 250-cap Mercury Lounge before a string of previously announced dates. Then on June 4-5 he joins Bruce Springsteen for Music America: The Songs That Shaped Us, a multi-act event celebrating America’s 250th birthday at the OceanFirst Bank Center on the campus of the new Bruce Springsteen Center for American Music.
The new shows pick up August 27 in Dallas, just ahead of his August 29 set at the Buddy Guy Blues Festival in The Woodlands. From there Clark hits New Orleans, Atlanta, Chicago, Detroit, Denver, Seattle, Los Angeles, and many more. Landing mid-stretch is Clapton’s Crossroads Guitar Festival on September 26-27, held this year in Austin, Clark’s hometown and the place that first put him on the map.
Clark plans to premiere new material on the road and release fresh tracks soon, music that reflects his push to bring earthy swagger back into the form. The work continues his evolution of heavy blues and soul into a modern, guitar-driven sound with real power and panache. His reach has grown well beyond the stage too, from playing blues legend Arthur “Big Boy” Crudup in Baz Luhrmann’s ‘Elvis’ to serving as music director for Jon Stewart’s Mark Twain Prize ceremony at the Kennedy Center, where he performed with Springsteen.
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Gary Clark Jr. 2026 Tour Dates:
June 02, New York, NY, Mercury Lounge
June 03, Huntington, NY, The Paramount
June 06, Vienna, VA, Wolf Trap – Filene Center
June 08, Red Bank, NJ, Count Basie Center for the Arts
June 10, Portland, ME, State Theatre
June 11, Wilkes-Barre, PA, The F.M. Kirby Center for the Performing Arts
June 12, Port Chester, NY, The Capitol Theatre
June 13, Syracuse, NY, New York State Blues Festival 2026
June 18, Austin, TX, Antone’s
June 25, Austin, TX, Antone’s
July 02, Austin, TX, Antone’s
July 09, Austin, TX, Antone’s
July 17, Beech Mountain, NC, Beech Mountain Resort Summer Music Series
Aug 01, Newport, RI, Newport Jazz Festival
Aug 27, Dallas, TX, Majestic Theatre
Aug 28, San Antonio, TX, The Aztec Theatre
Aug 29, The Woodlands, TX, Buddy Guy Blues Festival
Aug 30, New Orleans, LA, Orpheum Theater
Sept 01, Atlanta, GA, The Eastern
Sept 02, Greenville, SC, Peace Center – Peace Concert Hall
Sept 03, Durham, NC, Durham Performing Arts Center
Sept 05, Selbyville, DE, Freeman Arts Pavilion
Sept 08, Glenside, PA, Keswick Theatre
Sept 10, Boston, MA, Paradise Rock Club
Sept 12, New York, NY, Beacon Theatre
Sept 14, Northfield, OH, MGM Northfield Park – Center Stage
Sept 16, Detroit, MI, The Fillmore Detroit
Sept 17, Chicago, IL, The Chicago Theatre
Sept 19, St. Paul, MN, Fitzgerald Theater
Sept 21, Des Moines, IA, Val Air Ballroom
Sept 22, Madison, WI, The Sylvee
Sept 24, Louisville, KY, Bourbon & Beyond
Sept 26, Austin, TX, Crossroads Guitar Festival
Sept 27, Austin, TX, Crossroads Guitar Festival
Oct 13, Denver, CO, Paramount Theatre
Oct 14, Salt Lake City, UT, Eccles Theater
Oct 16, Seattle, WA, 5th Avenue Theater
Oct 17, Spokane, WA, Knitting Factory Spokane
Oct 20, Portland, OR, Revolution Hall
Oct 22, Sacramento, CA, Channel 24
Oct 23, Oakland, CA, Fox Theater
Oct 24, San Luis Obispo, CA, Fremont Theater
Oct 26, Los Angeles, CA, The Orpheum Theatre
Oct 27, San Diego, CA, Humphreys Concerts by the Bay
Oct 28, San Diego, CA, Humphreys Concerts by the Bay