On the road since 1974, the Southern Rock band 38 Special announced 2026 tour dates across the United States to promote their latest album “Milestone” (2025). The group will play in Peoria, Rockford, Greeneville, Evans, Fayetteville, Sarasota, New Braunfels, Lake Charles, Newkirk, Brookings, Deadwood and Augusta.
Their current line-up has Don Barnes (Vocals, guitar, mandolin, piano, harmonica – Since 1974), Bobb Caps (Keyboards – Since 1991), Gary “Madman” Moffatt (Drums – Since 1996), Barry Dunaway (Bass – Since 2014) and Jerry Riggs (Guitar – Since 2019).
38 Special 2026 tour dates
February
- 6 – Peoria, IL – Prairie Home Alliance Theater
- 7 – Rockford, IL – Coronado Performing Arts Center
- 11 – Greeneville, TN – Niswonger Performing Arts Center
- 12 – Evans, GA – Columbia County Performing Arts Center
- 13 – Fayetteville, GA – Trilith Live
- 14 – Sarasota, FL – Thunder By the Bay Music and Motors Festival
- 25 – New Braunfels, TX – Brauntex Performing Arts Theatre
- 27 – Lake Charles, LA – Golden Nugget Hotel & Casino
March
- 20 – Newkirk, OK – 7 Clans First Council Casino Hotel
April
- 16 – Brookings, SD – Swiftel Center
- 19 – Deadwood, SD – Deadwood Mountain Grand
June
- 26-27 – Augusta, NJ – Rock Ribs and Ridges 2025
The band’s leader Don Barnes talked about the new album, saying: “After all this time, we wanted to create a more modern 38 Special album. This is a fresh, updated approach to the sound we’ve been making together for so long. Why not make a big statement after all these years? When you’re reintroducing yourself to the world, ‘good enough’ doesn’t work anymore.”
“If you’re gonna do it, you might as well go big. We’ve had people say, ‘Oh, those guys are still around? We still hit 100 cities every year and we bring a high-energy party to the people every time we’re onstage. We don’t phone it in. We don’t slack up, we stack up. So Much So Right is for anyone who thinks we’re too old to keep doing this. It’ll completely change their perspective,” he said.