The Southern rock gods from 38 Special are back on the road and have many 2021 tour dates scheduled. The band consists in Don Barnes (Vocals and guitar), Bobby Capps (Keyboards and vocals), Gary Moffatt (Drums), Barry Dunaway (Bass) and Jerry Riggs (Guitar).
38 Special 2021 tour dates:
February
20 – Mount Pleasant, MI Tacos & Tequila
March
- 18 – El Cajon, CA Sycuan Casino Resort
- 19 – Chandler, AZ Gila River Hotels & Casinos
April
- 01 North Charleston, SC North Charleston Performing Arts Center
- 02 Green Cove Springs, FL Clay County Agricultural Fair
- 16 Corbin, KY The Corbin Arena
- 17 St. Charles, IL Arcada Theater 105 East Main Street
- 23 Warren, OH W.D. Packard Music Hall
- 24 Hopewell, VA The Beacon Theatre
- 30 Wabash, IN Honeywell Center 275 West Market Street
May
- 28 Louisville, KY Iroquois Amphitheater
- 29 Madison, WI Brat Fest
June
- 18 Clovis, NM Marshall Auditorium
- 19 Castle Rock, CO Phillip S. Miller Amphitheater
- 25 Jim Thorpe, PA Penn’s Peak
- 26 Wellsville, NY Trout Run Camp Resort
October
- 08 Lincoln, RI Twin River Casino Hotel
The possible 38 Special setlist:
- Rockin’ Into the Night
- Rough-Housin’
- Back Where You Belong
- Wild-Eyed Southern Boys
- Back to Paradise
- The Sound of Your Voice
- Somebody Like You
- Honky Tonk Dancer
- Teacher, Teacher
- You Keep Runnin’ Away
- Second Chance
- Like No Other Night
- Feelin’ Stronger Every Day (Chicago cover)
- Ride the Storm (Don Barnes song)
- If I’d Been the One
- Fantasy Girl
- Good Times (The Easybeats cover)
- Caught Up in You
- Hold On Loosely
The band
With sales in excess of 20 million, most associate the band with their arena-rock pop smashes, “Hold On Loosely,” “Rockin’ Into the Night,” “Caught Up in You,” “Fantasy Girl,” “If I’d Been the One,” “Back Where You Belong,” “Chain Lightnin’,” “Second Chance,” and more – Timeless hits that remain a staple at radio, immediately recognizable from the first opening chord, and paving the way to their present-day touring regimen.
Guitarist/vocalist DON BARNES says it’s all about maintaining that intensity in their live shows. “We never wanted to be one of those bands that had maybe gotten a little soft or complacent over the years. We’re a team, and it’s always been kind of an unspoken rule that we don’t slack up, we stack up. We go out there every night to win.”