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

Jakob Dylan Photograph by Yasmin Than

The Wallflowers have announced a special 2026 US and 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.

Long After Dark is widely regarded as one of Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers’ 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. Uncut praised the album, writing, “…Exit Wounds rocks with smouldering intensity,” while MOJO declared in a four-star review, “It’s his best original work by some years.” Pitchfork noted “the depth of experience deepens the traditionalism of Dylan’s music,” Los Angeles’ KCRW called it “a beacon for us all,” and SPIN described it as “a stunning body of work by anyone’s standards.”

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

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