The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band began its storied career nearly 60 years ago, and now the lauded country-rock group has decided to say goodbye to the road with a final tour.
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The trek, which has been dubbed All the Good Times: The Farewell Tour, will kick off with a March 21 concert in Bowling Green, Kentucky. The first leg of the outing currently runs through a July 28 show in Abilene, Texas. The band’s itinerary also includes a couple of festivals and several dates opening for Hank Williams Jr.
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“‘All the Good Times’ perfectly describes our career,” the group said in a statement regarding the tour. “Playing our music for Dirt Band fans all over the world has been an incredible experience for us. The most important part of that has been the connection to our audience—that beautiful communal give and take is like nothing else. That’s the very spirit we’ll be celebrating as we head into our farewell tour.”
Tickets to the most dates on the All the Good Times: The Farewell Tour go on sale to the public this Friday, January 19, at 10 a.m. local time. VIP packages also will be available for most of the dates.
Tickets to some of the shows can be purchased now via various outlets, including StubHub, where orders are 100% guaranteed through StubHub’s FanProtect program. StubHub is a secondary market ticketing platform, and prices may be higher or lower than face value, depending on demand.
The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band formed in 1965, and released its self-titled debut album in 1967. In 1970, the group scored its biggest pop hit, a cover of Jerry Jeff Walker’s “Mr. Bojangles,” which peaked at No. 9 on the Billboard Hot 100.
In 1972, the band released the acclaimed album Will the Circle Be Unbroken, which featured collaborations with various famous bluegrass and country-western musicians. They included including Roy Acuff, “Mother” Maybelle Carter, Doc Watson, Earl Scruggs, Randy Scruggs, Merle Travis, and Norman Blake.
During the 1980s, the band scored a run of country hits that included the chart-toppers “Long Hard Road (The Sharecropper’s Dream),” “Modern Day Romance,” and “Fishin’ in the Dark.” The group’s latest album, a Bob Dylan tribute titled Dirt Does Dylan, was released in 2022.
See the full confirmed 2024 tour routing for The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band below. Music fans will not want to miss this opportunity to see this veteran band before they retire from the road.
Don’t wait – these tickets are likely to go quickly. Head to StubHub now to see if tickets are available to a show near you!
Nitty Gritty Dirt Band 2024 Tour Dates:
March 21 – Bowling Green, KY @ SKyPAC
March 22 – Bloomington, IL @ Bloomington Center for the Performing Arts
March 23 – Mount Vernon, KY @ Renfro Valley Entertainment Center
March 24 – Marietta, OH @ Peoples Bank Theatre
March 28 – Odessa, TX @ The Ector Theatre
March 29 – Abilene, TX @ Outlaws and Legends Music Festival#
March 30 – Houston, TX @ Arena Theatre
April 25 – Shreveport, LA @ The Strand Theatre
April 28 – Oxford, AL @ Oxford Performing Arts Center
May 9 – Indianapolis, IN @ Murat Theatre
May 10 – Harris, MI @ Island Resort & Casino
May 11 – Harris, MI @ Island Resort & Casino
May 12 – Joliet, IL @ Rialto Square Theatre
May 17 – Raleigh, NC @ Coastal Credit Union Music Park at Walnut Creek*
May 18 – Bristow, VA @ Jiffy Lube Live*
May 19 – Knoxville, TN @ Tennessee Theatre
June 21 – Mankato, MN @ Vetter Stone Amphitheater
June 22 – Cedar Rapids, IA @ McGrath Amphitheatre
June 23 – Bayfield, WI @ Lake Superior Big Top Chautauqua
June 27 – Sioux Falls, SD @ Alliance Center
June 28 – Mahnomen, MN @ Shooting Star Casino Hotel & Event Center
June 29 – Bismarck, ND @ Belle Mehus Auditorium
June 30 – Dauphin, MB, Canada @ Dauphin’s Countryfest#
July 11 – Mayetta, KS – Prairie Band Casino & Resort @ Great Lakes Ballroom
July 12 – Jefferson City, MO @ Capital Region MU Health Care Amphitheater
July 13 – Newkirk, OK @ 7 Clans First Council Casino
July 25 – Lubbock, TX @ The Buddy Holly Hall of Performing Arts and Sciences
July 26 – New Braunfels, TX @ Whitewater Amphitheater+
July 27 – Fort Worth, TX @ Bass Performance Hall
July 28 – Amarillo, TX @ Globe-News Center for the Performing Arts
Sept. 14 – Kansas City, MO @ T-Mobile Center*
* with Hank Williams Jr.
# with festival performance
+ with another artist
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