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James Taylor’s 2025 tour includes two San Diego shows. Here are all the dates.
James Taylor will be hitting the road in a big way next year with his All-Star Band. His 2025 North American tour will include 24 concerts in 20 cities, including eight performances in California alone. The Boston trio Tiny Habits will be the opening act
The tour opens May 5 at Footprint Center in Phoenix and concludes July 1 at New Hampshire’s BankNH Pavilion. The California leg opens with May 7 and 8 performances in Palm Desert and Highland, followed by a pair of San Diego shows on May 10 and May 11 at The Rady Shell at Jacobs Park. The full tour itinerary and ticket information appears below.
Taylor, 76, was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 2000 and received the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2016. He has not performed in San Diego since his November 2021 concert with Jackson Browne at Pechanga Arena.
The lineup for Taylor’s All-Star Band has not yet been announced. But the group’s eight members for his 2024 tour included drum legend Steve Gadd, guitarist Dean Parks and keyboardist and music director Kevin Hays, whose recording credits include an array of jazz greats and such varied artists as Taylor, Mavis Staples and Norah Jones.
Tickets for the tour go on sale to the general public at 10 a.m. Friday. There will be a series of pre-sales Thursday from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. More information is available at jamestaylor.com
James Taylor 2024 summer tour dates
May 5: Phoenix, AZ, Footprint Center
May 7: Palm Desert, CA, Acrisure Arena
May 8: Highland, CA, Yaamava Theater
May 10 & 11: San Diego, CA, The Rady Shell at Jacobs Park
May 13 & 14: Santa Barbara, CA, Santa Barbara Bowl
May 16: Stanford, CA, Frost Amphitheater
May 17: Lincoln, CA, The Venue at Thunder Valley
May 19: Bend, OR, Hayden Homes Amphitheatre
May 21: Nampa, ID, Ford Amphitheater
May 23: Ridgefield, WA, RV Inn Style Resorts Amphitheatre
May 25 & 26: Seattle, WA, Chateau St. Michelle Winery
June 13 & 14: Morrison, CO, Red Rocks
June 17: St. Paul, MN, Xcel Center
June 19: Highland Park, IL, Ravinia
June 21: Milwaukee, WI, Summerfest*
June 23: Cincinnati, OH, Riverbend Amphitheater
June 24: Cuyahoga Falls, OH, Blossom Music Center
June 27: Toronto, ON, Budweiser Stage
June 29: Canandaigua, NY, CMAC
July 1: Gilford, NH, BankNH Pavilion
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