The Bad Plus Expand 2026 Farewell Tour With New U.S. Dates
The Bad Plus have added to their farewell tour, which will mark the end of the band’s 26-year run. The new dates follow a European leg in July and will focus on the Southwest and Midwest.
In September, they’ll kick things off in Tulsa, Oklahoma at LowDown. After three shows in Texas, they’ll hit New Mexico and the Musical Instrument Museum in Phoenix, Arizona, wrapping up in Irvine, California, on September 26th. They’ll pick things up again in October in Chicago, Illinois and work their way down to Nashville, Tennessee to finish on October 10th.
The Bad Plus began as a piano trio, but blossomed into a quartet for their final lineup, which includes bassist Reid Anderson, drummer Dave King, guitarist Ben Monder, and saxophonist Chris Speed. Anderson co-founded the group with King and has been its primary songwriter.
“The Bad Plus has been a band for 26 years,” the duo shared in a statement. “That’s quite a long time! As we enter into year 27 – after a great deal of soul searching and consideration – we have decided to bring this chapter to a close. 2026 will be the final year of The Bad Plus. We share this news with heavy hearts, but also with great pride in what we have accomplished. It has been a privilege to share our music with the world, and we leave behind a body of work that we could not be more proud of. We look forward to performing our final shows throughout the coming year and hope to see as many of you as possible. This band changed our lives. Thank you all for being a part of that.”
The Bad Plus 2026 Farewell Tour Dates:
| Date | Location | Venue |
|---|---|---|
| April 21 | Seattle, WA | Jazz Alley |
| April 22 | Seattle, WA | Jazz Alley |
| April 24 | Boise, ID | Shrine Social Club Ballroom |
| April 25 | Gresham, OR | Mt. Hood Jazz Festival |
| June 15 | Portland, ME | One Longfellow Square |
| June 16 | Old Saybrook, CT | The Kate |
| June 17 | Northampton, MA | Iron Horse |
| June 18 | Groton, MA | Meadow Hall at Groton Hill Music Center |
| June 19 | New York, NY | Sony Hall |
| June 20 | Washington, DC | Blues Alley |
| June 21 | Washington, DC | Blues Alley |
| June 23 | Albany, NY | The Egg |
| June 24 | Rochester, NY | Club Pass Series @ Rochester International Jazz Festival |
| June 26 | Montréal, QC | Festival International de Jazz de Montréal @ Théâtre Jean-Duceppe |
| June 27 | Westport, NY | The Mill |
| July 2 | Manchester, UK | Band on the Wall (7:30 pm) |
| July 2 | Manchester, UK | Band on the Wall (9:30 pm) |
| July 3 | Coventry, UK | Warwick Art Centre |
| July 7 | Copenhagen, DK | ALICE |
| July 9 | Vienna, AT | Porgy and Bess |
| July 10 | Munich, DE | Unterfahrt |
| July 11 | Hamburg, DE | Elbjazz |
| July 15 | Prague, CZ | Jazz Dock |
| September 20 | Tulsa, OK | LowDown * |
| September 21 | Dallas, TX | AM/FM * |
| September 22 | Austin, TX | The 04 Center * |
| September 23 | San Antonio, TX | Stable Hall 1894 * |
| September 24 | Albuquerque, NM | The Outpost * |
| September 25 | Phoenix, AZ | The Musical Instrument Museum (MIM) * |
| September 26 | Irvine, CA | Irvine Barclay Theatre * |
| October 4 | Chicago, IL | Old Town School of Folk Music * |
| October 6 | Ann Arbor, MI | The Ark * |
| October 7 | Cleveland, OH | Cleveland Museum of Art * |
| October 8 | Cincinnati, OH | Xavier University * |
| October 9 | Indianapolis, IN | Jazz Kitchen * |
| October 10 | Nashville, TN | City Winery Nashville * |
* NEWLY ANNOUNCED DATE
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