38 Special announced new 2026 tour dates across the United States. They are currently promoting their latest album “Milestone”, released last year. They have concerts scheduled in August, September, October and November.
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
August
- 14 – Essentia Health Plaza at the Lights – West Fargo, North Dakota
- 15 – The Ledge Amphitheater – Waite Park, Minnesota
- 17 – Illinois State Fair – Springfield, Illinois
- 21 – Rivers Casino Des Plaines – Des Plaines, Illinois
- 22 – Walker’s Bluff Casino Resort – Carterville, Illinois
- 23 – Mountain Festival 2026 – Gatlinburg, Tennessee
- 26 – Dutchess County Fairgrounds – Rhinebeck, New York
- 27 – Lynchburg Amphitheater at Riverfront Park – Lynchburg, Virginia
- 28 – Hazel Ruby McQuain Amphitheater – Morgantown, West Virginia
- 29 – Tag’s Summer Stage – Big Flats, New York
September
- 4 – Brown County Music Center – Nashville, Indiana
- 5 – Vibrant Music Hall – Waukee, Iowa
- 18 – Blue Federal Credit Union Arena – Loveland, Colorado
- 19 – Ford Amphitheater – Colorado Springs, Colorado
October
- 1 – Edward W Powers Auditorium – Youngstown, Ohio
- 2 – Penn’s Peak – Jim Thorpe, Pennsylvania
- 3 – Indian Ranch – Webster, Massachusetts
- 9 – Beau Rivage Resort & Casino – Biloxi, Mississippi
- 10 – Rockin’ in Paradise with Styx + Friends 2026 – Miramar Beach, Florida
- 11 – BayCare Sound – Clearwater, Florida
- 22 – Mesa Amphitheatre – Mesa, Arizona
- 23 – Agua Caliente Casino Resort – Rancho Mirage, California
- 24 – Viejas Casino and Resort’s Concerts in the Park – Alpine, California
- 29 – Uptown Theatre Napa – Napa, California
- 30 – Thunder Valley Casino Resort – Lincoln, California
- 31 – Warnors Theatre – Fresno, California
November
- 1 – Grand Sierra Resort and Casino – Reno, Nevada
- 5 – DECC Symphony Hall – Duluth, Minnesota
- 6 – Crystal Grand Music Theatre – Wisconsin Dells, Wisconsin
- 7 – Ameristar Casino Hotel – Kansas City, Missouri
The band’s leader Don Barnes talked about their recent 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.