Stray Cats, featuring original members Brian Setzer, Lee Rocker, and Slim Jim Phantom, will embark on a three-week tour across America starting July 27.
The multi-million selling band’s trek will include stops in Bend, Los Angeles (two shows in Costa Mesa), San Diego, Denver, New York City and more before wrapping up August 17 in Bridgeport, CT. They’ll be joined for these dates by The Midnight Cowgirls as the support act. The tour dates are below, with more to be announced soon.
Tickets go on sale this Friday, March 29 at 10:00 AM (local time). An artist fan club presale kicks off Wednesday, March 27 10:00 AM (local time); sign up for the band newsletter at Straycats.com to get access.
These shows will mark the STRAY CATS’ first performances since the release of their critically acclaimed 2019 album 40 and subsequent reunion tour, which they followed with a live album ROCKED THIS TOWN: FROM LA TO LONDON in 2020. Concertgoers can expect to hear the band’s signature unparalleled virtuosity and red-hot rock & roll spirit via their classic tunes alongside their most recent material. Their setlists will include massive hits such as "Stray Cat Strut,” "Rock This Town," “Runaway Boys," "(She's) Sexy + 17," "I Won't Stand in Your Way” and more.
BRIAN SETZER: “I’ve always said that we all grew up in the same neighborhood, so there’s an instant feeling between us when we play. It allows us to be confident and spontaneous. Man, that’s priceless.”
LEE ROCKER: “With just a string bass, a guitar and a drum, we have always had less instruments and gear, but more rumble, more twang, more shake, and more bang than anyone else. Now’s the right time to bring it back!”
SLIM JIM PHANTOM: “I’m thrilled to be doing shows in 2024 with Stray Cats in the U.S.A.! Playing drums with Brian and Lee in our rockabilly band is the best possible way to spend a summer!”
For more information, please visit straycats.com.
The STRAY CATS 2024 dates are as follows:
DAY | DATE | LOCATION | VENUE |
Saturday | 7/27 | Woodinville, WA | Chateau Ste. Michele Winery^ |
Sunday | 7/28 | Bend, OR | Hayden Homes Amphitheater |
Tuesday | 7/30 | Saratoga, CA | The Mountain Winery* |
Thursday | 8/1 | Costa Mesa, CA | The Pacific Amphitheatre |
Friday | 8/2 | Costa Mesa, CA | The Pacific Amphitheatre |
Saturday | 8/3 | San Diego, CA | The Rady Shell at Jacobs Park |
Monday | 8/5 | TBA | TBA |
Tuesday | 8/6 | Denver, CO | The Mission Ballroom |
Thursday | 8/8 | Moorhead, MN | Bluestem Center for the Arts |
Friday | 8/9 | Waite Park, MN | The Ledge Amphitheater |
Saturday | 8/10 | Gary, IN | Hard Rock Casino Northern Indiana |
Monday | 8/12 | Huber Heights, OH | Rose Music Center at The Heights |
Tuesday | 8/13 | Lewiston, NY | Artpark Outdoor Amphitheater |
Thursday | 8/15 | New York, NY | The Rooftop at Pier 17 |
Friday | 8/16 | Atlantic City, NJ | Ocean Casino Resort – Ovation Hall |
Saturday | 8/17 | Bridgeport, CT | Hartford HealthCare Amphitheater |
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The group is heading into a studio in Nashville to record their first new album in 25 years.
Nashville, TN (October 16, 2018) -- Stray Cats will mark their 40th anniversary in 2019 with a new album and tour. Brian Setzer, Lee Rocker and Slim Jim Phantom--original founding members of the acclaimed American rock and roll trio--are heading into a studio in Nashville to record their first new album in 25 years.
Set to be released on Surfdog Records, the album will be produced by Peter Collins (Rush, Bon Jovi, The Brian Setzer Orchestra) and engineered by Vance Powell (Jack White, Chris Stapleton, Arctic Monkeys). Stay tuned for more details and an official release date.
The iconic group, known for their high-energy performances with hits such as "Stray Cat Strut," "(She's) Sexy + 17," and "Rock This Town," are also mapping out plans for a tour, with dates TBA. STRAY CATS in 2018 marked their first North American shows in 10 years, with four concerts including sold-out headlining shows at Viva Las Vegas and the Pacific Amphitheatre in Costa Mesa, CA (August 16 and 17) before wildly enthusiastic audiences.
"Forty years ago, us three teenagers started a little band to play a musical style that had long since passed, and most folks had never heard of, this Rockabilly music. Forty years later we stand together and still get that same thrill and exhilaration from the music. That feeling is what makes the fireworks go off and the sparks fly. It makes the world go around." --Brian Setzer
"Making a new Stray Cats album for 2019 in Nashville seems like the exact right thing, right time, right place, and right band for the gig! We have an album's worth of new songs that are classic rockabilly while keeping the music and style current and fresh, like always. In other words...A Stray Cats album." --Slim Jim Phantom
"They say history repeats itself and I now know that's true. 40 years after Brian, Jim and I formed the Stray Cats, we are back! I'm so excited to be in the studio with my brothers. I can tell you that this will be the best Stray Cats album we have ever made. The time is right, the songs are great and we're ready to rock." --Lee Rocker
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