Lynyrd Skynyrd Announce New Tour Dates Extending Into 2027

Lynyrd Skynyrd has added 10 new shows to their calendar, extending their touring schedule with six dates for later in 2026 and four additional stops set for mid-2027.

The group’s current summer run alongside Foreigner, titled the Double Trouble Double Vision tour, continues through the rest of the month. Following that trek, the band transitions into a run of headlining shows heading into the fall. That upcoming leg began in early September in Green Bay, Wisconsin, and was originally set to last until October, but recent scheduling updates have added a pair of shows on Nov. 13 and Nov. 15. Four additional dates were also wedged into the week of Sept. 16 through 24.

The Road Ahead and Live Traditions

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Fans catching the band on these upcoming dates can expect the evening to close with a soaring rendition of “Free Bird,” a staple of their modern sets. Long-time frontman Johnny Van Zant initially did not sing the track when he joined the group, partly out of grief for his late brother Ronnie, who originally composed and sang it.

Johnny made his debut with Lynyrd Skynyrd on Sept. 23, 1987, at California’s Concord Pavilion for a six-week tour commemorating the 10-year anniversary of the plane crash that killed three members of the band, including Ronnie. What was meant to be a short commemoration turned into a permanent reunion.

During those early reunion shows, “Free Bird” was performed purely as an instrumental. Johnny famously told crowds at the time that he would not sing the song because only one man could, leaving audiences in the stands to fill in the lyrics. That changed when co-founder Gary Rossington urged him to take over vocal duties.

“When I first started with the band, it was a really cool thing to me, I thought, how the crowd sang it,” Johnny recalled to UCR. “Pero he said, ‘You know what? Your brother was a writer and a singer, and he wrote those words. He would want you to sing it.’ And from that point on, I’ve been singing it ever since.”

Upcoming Tour Dates

Aside from Foreigner, Lynyrd Skynyrd’s remaining dates feature support and shared stages with a rotating cast of rock acts including Molly Hatchet, 38 Special, Foghat, Loverboy, Ten Years After, and 10cc, among others.