Guess who’s back *again*? None other than ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF FAME inductee and GRAMMY-hoarding guitar wizard PETER FRAMPTON, who’s slapping a “third verse” on his “Let’s Do It Again!” tour this fall. Fresh stops include Atlanta’s Cobb Energy Centre, New Orleans’ Saenger Theatre (beignets + blues licks, anyone?), and Memphis’ Orpheum – because Elvis’ ghost demanded a tribute act. Fun fact: Frampton’s 1976 live album “Frampton Comes Alive!” is *still* the soundtrack your cool uncle uses to test his speakers.
Tickets for these shindigs go up for pre-sale tomorrow, July 16, at 10 AM local time. General sale kicks off Friday, July 18, same bat-time. Skeptics can verify at Frampton.com (yes, it’s not a Geocities page).
This tour’s like Frampton’s version of a “farewell tour” remix – dude announced retirement in 2019 due to health stuff (inclusion-body myositis, which sounds like a spell from Hogwarts), but then proceeded to crash COLBERT’s house band, collect a Rock Hall trophy, and tour like it’s 1975. “Never Say Never”? More like “Never Learns.” But hey, we’re not complaining.
PETTY FUN FACTS: Frampton once won a GRAMMY for “Fingerprints” (2007), got inducted into the MUSICIANS HALL OF FAME (which probably has Elvis’ tousled scarf under glass), and in 2019 nabbed the Les Paul Innovation Award. Translation: he’s basically etched into Mount Rockmore for guitar-collecting nerds.
In 2020, he ghostwrote a NYT bestseller memoir “Do You Feel Like I Do?” (answer: yes, but with more joint pain), and became DOLLY PARTON’s go-to guitarist on her “Rockstar” album. Fun fact: Dolly’s album features 30+ rock legends – Frampton’s the only one who scored *two* tracks. Flex level: Nashville cowboy.
Last year, the man dropped “Frampton@50” – a vinyl box set so fancy, it probably comes with a Studio Hermès bag – and released a Royal Albert Hall live album. Meanwhile, “Frampton Comes Alive!” still outsells most modern playlists, clocking 17 million copies. Millennial parents: “This *is* classic rock.”
“Let’s Do It Again!” Tour Dates (because why quit when you can encore?):
Oct. 17 – New Orleans, LA – Saenger Theatre
Oct. 19 – San Antonio, TX – Majestic Theatre
Oct. 21 – Grand Prairie, TX – Texas Trust CU Theatre
Oct. 23 – Tulsa, OK – The Cove at River Spirit Casino
Oct. 25 – Memphis, TN – Orpheum Theatre
Oct. 27 – Atlanta, GA – Cobb Energy Centre
Oct. 29 – St. Augustine, FL – St. Augustine Amphitheatre
Oct. 31 – Clearwater, FL – Ruth Eckerd Hall (trick *and* treat)
Nov. 02 – Hollywood, FL – Hard Rock Live
