News: The Wallflowers Announce “Bringing Down the Horse” 30th Anniversary Tour

The Wallflowers have announced a special 2026 US & European tour that will see the band perform their acclaimed 1996 album Bringing Down the Horse in its entirety, alongside Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers’ Long After Dark, also played front-to-back. The run marks the first time the band has performed Bringing Down the Horse in full in honor of the LP’s 30th anniversary and promises a unique live experience for audiences across the US and Europe.

Speaking about the tour, Jakob Dylan said, “Coming back after such a long time, we wanted to do something special for the 30th anniversary of Bringing Down the Horse. 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.”

Released in 1996, Bringing Down the Horse became a defining album of its era. The record sold over four million copies worldwide and produced four hit singles: “One Headlight,” “The Difference,” “Three Marlenas,” and “6th Avenue Heartache.” At the 1998 Grammy Awards, The Wallflowers won “Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group,” while “One Headlight” was awarded “Best Rock Song.” The track remains a cultural mainstay, topping Billboard’s “Greatest of All Time Adult Alternative Songs” chart in 2021. The album’s monumental success launched a career that now spans three decades.

Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers’ Long After Dark is widely regarded as one of the band’s finest works. A longtime admirer of Petty and the Heartbreakers, Dylan was personally asked by Petty to induct him into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2002. Their friendship was further highlighted in the 2018 documentary Echo in the Canyon, executive produced by and starring Dylan. The film marked Tom Petty’s final on-screen appearance and became one of the top ten highest-grossing theatrical documentaries of that year.

In addition to revisiting these landmark albums, The Wallflowers continue to build on their enduring legacy. Their 2021 release, Exit Wounds, reaffirmed the band’s signature sound — lean, potent, and entrancing.

THE WALLFLOWERS ON TOUR:

April 17, 2026 – Portland, OR – Revolution Hall
April 18, 2026 – Edmonds, WA – Edmonds Center for the Arts
April 19, 2026 – Vancouver, BC – Commodore Ballroom
April 21, 2026 – Napa, CA – Uptown Theatre
April 23, 2026 – Reno, NV – Grand Sierra Resort and Casino
April 24, 2026 – Visalia, CA – Visalia Fox Theatre
April 25, 2026 – Monterey, CA – Golden State Theatre
April 26, 2026 – Indio, CA – Stagecoach Music Festival
April 28, 2026 – Albuquerque, NM – KiMo Theatre
April 30, 2026 – New Braunfels, TX – Gruene Hall

May 1, 2026 – Dallas, TX – Granada Theater
May 2, 2026 – Tulsa, OK – Tulsa Theater
May 4, 2026 – Atlanta, GA – Buckhead Theatre
May 5, 2026 – Asheville, NC – The Orange Peel
May 7, 2026 – Rocky Mount, VA – Harvester Performance Center
May 8, 2026 – Jim Thorpe, PA – Penn’s Peak
May 9, 2026 – Montclair, NJ – The Wellmont Theater
May 10, 2026 – Hartford, CT – Infinity Music Hall
May 12, 2026 – Laconia, NH – Colonial Theatre
May 14, 2026 – Bensalem, PA – Parx Casino
May 15, 2026 – Charles Town, WV – The Event Center at Hollywood Casino
May 16, 2026 – Huntington, NY – The Paramount
May 17, 2026 – East Greenwich, RI – Greenwich Odeum
May 19, 2026 – Ridgefield, CT – The Ridgefield Playhouse
May 21, 2026 – Hudson, NY – Basilica Hudson
May 22, 2026 – Beverly, MA – The Cabot Theater
May 23, 2026 – Waterville, ME – Waterville Opera House
May 24, 2026 – Bar Harbor, ME – Criterion Theater

June 4, 2026 – Memphis, TN – Elvis Presley’s Memphis – Graceland Soundstage
June 5, 2026 – Nashville, TN – Brooklyn Bowl Nashville
June 6, 2026 – Lexington, KY – Railbird Music Festival
June 9, 2026 – Ann Arbor, MI – Michigan Theater
June 11, 2026 – Chicago, IL – The Vic Theatre
June 12, 2026 – Fish Creek, WI – Door Community Auditorium
June 13, 2026 – Minneapolis, MN – First Avenue
June 14, 2026 – Des Moines, IA – Hoyt Sherman Place
June 16, 2026 – Madison, WI – Barrymore Theatre
June 18, 2026 – Iowa City, IA – The Englert Theatre
June 19, 2026 – Eau Claire, WI – Summer Jam Fair
June 20, 2026 – Omaha, NE – Steelhouse Omaha
June 21, 2026 – Wichita, KS – The Cotillion
June 23, 2026 – Lawrence, KS – Liberty Hall
June 25, 2026 – Colorado Springs, CO – Pikes Peak Center for the Performing Arts
June 26, 2026 – Boulder, CO – Chautauqua Auditorium
June 27, 2026 – Beaver Creek, CO – Vilar Performing Arts Center
June 28, 2026 – Steamboat Springs, CO – Strings Music Pavilion
June 30, 2026 – Jackson Hole, WY – Center for the Arts

July 1, 2026 – Livingston, MT – Pine Creek Lodge
July 30, 2026 – Little Rock, AR – The Hall
July 31, 2026 – Huntsville, AL – Von Braun Center – Mars Music Hall

August 1, 2026 – Dothan, AL – The Plant
August 2, 2026 – Pensacola, FL – Saenger Theatre
August 6, 2026 – Isle of Palms, SC – The Windjammer
August 7, 2026 – Wilmington, NC – Greenfield Lake Amphitheatre
August 8, 2026 – Bristol, TN – Paramount Bristol
August 9, 2026 – Durham, NC – Carolina Theatre
August 11, 2026 – Dewey Beach, DE – Bottle & Cork
August 13, 2026 – Hyannis, MA – Melody Tent
August 14, 2026 – Mason, NH – The Range Live Music & Concert Venue
August 17, 2026 – Red Bank, NJ – Count Basie Center for the Arts
August 18, 2026 – Rutland, VT – Paramount Theatre
August 21, 2026 – Toronto, ON – Danforth Music Hall
August 22, 2026 – Hammondsport, NY – Point of the Bluff Vineyard – Pavilion
August 24, 2026 – Kent, OH – The Kent Stage
August 25, 2026 – Morgantown, WV – The Metropolitan Theatre
August 27, 2026 – Saginaw, MI – Temple Theatre
August 28, 2026 – Nashville, IN – Brown County Music Center
August 29, 2026 – Lincoln City, IN – Lincoln Amphitheatre
August 30, 2026 – Saint Louis, MO – The Pageant

September 1, 2026 – Springfield, MO – Gillioz Theatre
September 3, 2026 – Sioux Falls, SD – The District
September 4, 2026 – Mankato, MN – Mayo Clinic Health System Event Center
September 5, 2026 – Bayfield, WI – Lake Superior Big Top Chautauqua
September 6, 2026 – Milwaukee, WI – The Pabst Theater