In the beginning of 2025 the Stray Cats vocalist and guitarist Brian Setzer revealed that he was unable to play the guitar due to an autoimmune disease he didn’t specify. According to him there was no pain but he felt like he was wearing a pair of gloves when he played and at the time he couldn’t hold a pen or tie his own shoes.
But now the musician is feeling better since Stray Cats announced a good amount of tour dates across the United States next October and November. Besides Setzer, the band is formed by Lee Rocker (Bass) and Slim Jim Phantom (Drums).
Stray Cats announces 2025 tour dates
October
- 25 – Mount Pleasant, MI – Soaring Eagle Casino & Resort
- 26 – Rockford, IL – Hard Rock Casino
- 28 – Louisville, KY – The Louisville Palace
- 29 – Indianapolis, IN – Murat Theatre at Old National Centre
- 31 – Columbus, OH – Mershon Auditorium
November
- 1 – Gary, IN – Hard Rock Casino
- 2 – Northfield, OH – MGM Northfield Park – Center Stage
- 4 – Morristown, NJ – Mayo Performing Arts Center
- 5 – Westbury, NY – Flagstar at Westbury Music Fair
- 7 – Mashantucket, CT – Foxwoods Resort Casino
- 8 – Verona, NY – The Event Center at Turning Stone Resort Casino
- 9 – Port Chester, NY – The Capitol Theatre
- 11 – Cincinnati, OH – Taft Theatre
- 13 – Kansas City, MO – Uptown Theater
- 15 – Albuquerque, NM – Route 66 Casino Hotel – Legends Theater
- 16 – Phoenix, AZ – Celebrity Theatre
- 18 – Highland, CA – Yaamava’ Resort & Casino at San Manuel
- 19 – Las Vegas, NV – The Chelsea at The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas
- 20 – TBA – TBA
- 22 – Santa Rosa, CA – Ruth Finley Person Theater
- 23 – Wheatland, CA – Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
What the musicians said about the tour
Brian Setzer: “What blows me away every time is how this music still connects — decades later, it’s just as raw, just as real. We see fans from every generation now.”
Lee Rocker: “There’s nothing like the sound we make when the three of us hit the stage–it’s high-octane rockabilly, loud and proud. We’re fired up to bring that to fans across the country again!”
Slim Jim Phantom: “HOLY MACKEREL! The Cats are back for a very special indoor tour. I’m thrilled and excited to be on the road in 2025 with the best Rockabilly band in the world! These are the venues where the Cats sound best and one thing I can guarantee 100%…We Will Rock Your Town!!”
The group already released nine studio albums, the most recent one “40” made in 2019.