Bonnie Raitt Announces New Orleans Concert

Bonnie Raitt will return to the Saenger Theatre in New Orleans on Saturday, November 5. She will be supported by roots rock ennsemble the California Honeydrops.

Raitt will bring her brand of blues to the Crescent City when she hits the road for a 14-date fall tour in support of her twentieth album, 2016’s Dig In Deep. She will be joined be her longtime backing band of bassist James “Hutch” Hutchinson, drummer Ricky Fataar and guitarist George Martinelli, as well as keyboardist Mike Finnigan.

With 10 Grammy Awards, a spot at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and numerous Jazz Fest appearances (including one next weekend) to her name, Raitt has earned a place among the great blues artists of her generation. Her storied career was the subject of a feature on the latest edition of CBS Sunday Morning, which included an in-depth interview that examined her staying power.

Tickets for Raitt’s New Orleans show will go on sale to the general public through Ticketmaster on Friday, May 20 at 10am. However, a fan pre-sale will take place via her website on on Tuesday, May 17.