The Wallflowers have revealed an exciting 2026 tour across the US (including Canada) and Europe, where they’ll play their breakthrough 1996 album Bringing Down the Horse front-to-back for the first time ever – in honor of its 30th anniversary – alongside a full performance of Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers’ classic Long After Dark.
This special run delivers a one-of-a-kind live experience for fans on both sides of the Atlantic.
“Coming back after such a long time, we wanted to do something special for the 30th anniversary of Bringing Down the Horse,” said frontman Jakob Dylan. “We decided to play what seems to be our fans’ favorite Wallflowers album, and for us, we wanted to play one of our favorite Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers records, Long After Dark.”
A Landmark Album Turns 30
Released in 1996, Bringing Down the Horse defined an era. The record sold more than four million copies worldwide and spawned four massive hits: “One Headlight,” “The Difference,” “Three Marlenas,” and “6th Avenue Heartache.”
At the 1998 Grammys, The Wallflowers took home Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group, while “One Headlight” won Best Rock Song. That track still reigns as the #1 song on Billboard’s “Greatest of All Time Adult Alternative Songs” chart. The album’s success launched a three-decade career that continues to thrive.
Honoring a Friendship with Tom Petty
Long After Dark (1982) is widely considered one of Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers’ finest albums. Jakob Dylan, a longtime admirer, was personally asked by Petty to induct him into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 2002. Their bond was also celebrated in the 2018 documentary Echo in the Canyon (executive produced by and starring Dylan), which featured Petty’s final on-screen appearance.
Recent Work Keeps the Legacy Alive The Wallflowers continue to deliver with their 2021 album Exit Wounds, which earned rave reviews:
- Uncut: “…rocks with smouldering intensity”
- MOJO (4 stars): “It’s his best original work by some years”
- Pitchfork, KCRW, and SPIN all praised its depth and enduring power.
THE WALLFLOWERS 2026 TOUR DATES
(North American leg – European dates announced separately; full schedule and tickets at WallflowersMusic.com)
April 2026
- April 17 – Revolution Hall – Portland, OR
- April 18 – Edmonds Center for the Arts – Edmonds, WA
- April 19 – Commodore Ballroom – Vancouver, BC
- April 21 – Uptown Theatre – Napa, CA
- April 23 – Grand Sierra Resort and Casino – Reno, NV
- April 24 – Visalia Fox Theatre – Visalia, CA
- April 25 – Golden State Theatre – Monterey, CA
- April 26 – Stagecoach Music Festival – Indio, CA
- April 28 – KiMo Theatre – Albuquerque, NM
- April 30 – Gruene Hall – New Braunfels, TX
May 2026
- May 1 – Granada Theater – Dallas, TX
- May 2 – Tulsa Theater – Tulsa, OK
- May 4 – Buckhead Theatre – Atlanta, GA
- May 5 – The Orange Peel – Asheville, NC
- May 7 – Harvester Performance Center – Rocky Mount, VA
- May 8 – Penn’s Peak – Jim Thorpe, PA
- May 9 – The Wellmont Theater – Montclair, NJ
- May 10 – Infinity Music Hall – Hartford, CT
- May 12 – Colonial Theatre – Laconia, NH
- May 14 – Parx Casino – Bensalem, PA
- May 15 – The Event Center at Hollywood Casino – Charles Town, WV
- May 16 – The Paramount – Huntington, NY
- May 17 – Greenwich Odeum – East Greenwich, RI
- May 19 – The Ridgefield Playhouse – Ridgefield, CT
- May 21 – Basilica Hudson – Hudson, NY
- May 22 – The Cabot Theater – Beverly, MA
- May 23 – Waterville Opera House – Waterville, ME
- May 24 – Criterion Theater – Bar Harbor, ME
June 2026
- June 4 – Elvis Presley’s Memphis – Graceland Soundstage – Memphis, TN
- June 5 – Brooklyn Bowl Nashville – Nashville, TN
- June 6 – Railbird Music Festival – Lexington, KY
- June 9 – Michigan Theater – Ann Arbor, MI
- June 11 – The Vic Theatre – Chicago, IL
- June 12 – Door Community Auditorium – Fish Creek, WI
- June 13 – First Avenue – Minneapolis, MN
- June 14 – Hoyt Sherman Place – Des Moines, IA
- June 16 – Barrymore Theatre – Madison, WI
- June 18 – The Englert Theatre – Iowa City, IA
- June 19 – Summer Jam Fair – Eau Claire, WI
- June 20 – Steelhouse Omaha – Omaha, NE
- June 21 – The Cotillion – Wichita, KS
- June 23 – Liberty Hall – Lawrence, KS
- June 25 – Pikes Peak Center for the Performing Arts – Colorado Springs, CO
- June 26 – Chautauqua Auditorium – Boulder, CO
- June 27 – Vilar Performing Arts Center – Beaver Creek, CO
- June 28 – Strings Music Pavilion – Steamboat Springs, CO
- June 30 – Center for the Arts – Jackson Hole, WY
July – September 2026
- July 1 – Pine Creek Lodge – Livingston, MT
- July 30 The Hall – Little Rock, AR
- July 31 – Von Braun Center – Mars Music Hall – Huntsville, AL
- Aug.1 – The Plant – Dothan, AL
- Aug.2 – Saenger Theatre – Pensacola, FL
- Aug.6 – The Windjammer – Isle of Palms, SC
- Aug.7 – Greenfield Lake Amphitheatre – Wilmington, NC
- Aug.8 – Paramount Bristol – Bristol, TN
- Aug.9 – Carolina Theatre – Durham, NC
- Aug.11 – Bottle & Cork – Dewey Beach, DE
- Aug.13 – Melody Tent – Hyannis, MA
- Aug.14 – The Range Live Music & Concert Venue – Mason, NH
- Aug.17 – Count Basie Center for the Arts – Red Bank, NJ
- Aug.18 – Paramount Theatre – Rutland, VT
- Aug.21 – Danforth Music Hall -Toronto, ON
- Aug.22 – Point of the Bluff Vineyard – Pavilion – Hammondsport, NY
- Aug.24 – The Kent Stage – Kent, OH
- Aug.25 – The Metropolitan Theatre – Morgantown, WV
- Aug.27 – Temple Theatre – Saginaw, MI
- Aug.28 – Brown County Music Center – Nashville, IN
- Aug.29 – Lincoln Amphitheatre – Lincoln City, IN
- Aug.30 – The Pageant – Saint Louis, MO
- Sept.1 – Gillioz Theatre – Springfield, MO
- Sept.3 – The District – Sioux Falls, SD
- Sept.4 – Mayo Clinic Health System Event Center – Mankato, MN
- Sept.5 – Lake Superior Big Top Chautauqua – Bayfield, WI
- Sept.6 – The Pabst Theater – Milwaukee, WI
Tickets & Info
Tickets are on sale now via the venues and Bandsintown. For the latest updates, full European leg details, and more, visit:
This is shaping up to be one of the must-see tours of 2026 — a perfect tribute to two iconic albums and a legendary friendship. Catch them nearby in Atlanta on May 4 at Buckhead Theatre!