17 - Selbyville, Del., Freeman Arts Pavilion 3 - Paducah, Ky., Touchdowns and Tunes Tailgate Party 28 - Saratoga Springs, N.Y., Saratoga Performing Arts Center 27 - Holmdel, N.J., PNC Bank Arts CenterĪug. 22 - Wildwood, N.J., Barefoot Country Music FestivalĪug. 20 - Bethel, N.Y., Bethel Woods Center for the ArtsĪug. 13 - Atlanta, Cellairis Amphitheatre at LakewoodĪug. 10 - Jackson, MI, Jackson County FairĪug. 9 - Canton, Ohio, Tom Benson Hall of Fame StadiumĪug. July 23 - Minot, N.D., North Dakota State FairĪug. July 22 - Shakopee, Minn., Twin Cities Summer Jam
June 13 - Forest City, Iowa, Country Thunder Iowa Lynyrd Skynyrd 2021 'Big Wheels Keep on Turnin'' Tour We want to go say goodbye to all of our fans." "When we started out - what 2019 in West Palm Beach? - we said, 'Hey, we want to hit every place we've ever played and every place we didn't play before we say goodbye.' So you know we're going to be playing some next year, too. ".I've said it myself, 'God, they're still on their farewell tour?!' But when you do like 50 - 60 shows a year, you don't cover a lot of ground," he explained.
In an interview with Q104.3 New York in late-2019, Van Zant addressed the band's continually expanding farewell tour plan. "People count on us, you know? All of the sudden you have nothing to pay your light bill with, so it was a very scary time for all of us," he said.įor tickets and more information, go here. Much of their crew was out of work for an entire year due to the pandemic shutdowns. Van Zant added that Lynyrd Skynyrd's considerations for future touring go beyond the needs of the band members. But he's since got those issues "all fixed, so now I'm feeling all right."
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Rossington explains that a main driver of the initial retirement plan were his heart problems. Rossington, Van Zant and guitarist Ricky Medlocke also addressed the change of course in a video message to fans. We’re still standing, still keeping the music going." And maybe it’s our time to lift people’s spirits and lives and bring back some joy and happiness after so much turmoil this past year. "And since that time, we have been talking amongst the band, and realized that music has such a way of healing. The cancellations spurred a conversation, Rossington added. A Skynyrd show is a family affair, and we want these dates to help heal our fans as much as ourselves." Music is a great healer, and that’s what we all turn to when things are good or bad. “Once something is taken away from you - music and touring, in our case - you truly realize how important it is and such a part of your life. “We were two shows into the end of the three-year plan for the farewell tour, when the virus hit and everything was just gone,” singer Johnny Van Zant explained in a statement. Guitarist Gary Rossington, the band's sole remaining co-founder, explained that after the COVID-19 pandemic gave all the band members a taste of retirement, they decided to keep the band together but with a less rigorous touring scheduled and a more "selective" approach to booking going forward. Just days after the iconic Southern rock band's return to the stage this past weekend, the band has struck any references to farewell from its tour, rebranding it the 'Big Wheels Keep on Turnin'' tour. After repeatedly adding dates to its 'Last of the Street Survivors Farewell Tour' in 2018, 2019 and early-2020, Lynyrd Skynyrd has finally admitted that it jumped the gun on retirement.
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