Photo by Greg Cristman
Gregory R. Cristman

Dr. John on tour, played Long Island, playing a free Central Park SummerStage show w/ Amy Helm (pics, dates)

photos by Greg Cristman

Dr John

The legendary Dr. John saw his 40+ year reinvigorated this current decade with the release of 2012’s Dan Auerbach-produced Locked Down. (He since followed it with a Louie Armstrong tribute album last year.) He’s on tour now, having just hit the NYC-area for two Long Island shows over the weekend: The Space at Westbury on Saturday (7/25) and Westhampton Beach PAC on Sunday (7/26). We caught the latter, which gave us some of Locked Down, some Louis Armstrong, and also classics like “Walk On Guilded Splinters” and “Gris-Gris Gumbo Ya Ya.” Pictures of that one are in this post.

Dr. John’s tour continues, hitting Connecticut on Tuesday (7/28), and comes to NYC proper for a free Central Park SummerStage show on Saturday (8/1). That’s a daytime show (3 PM) and Amy Helm (who backed Roger Waters at Newport Folk Fest over the weekend) is opening. All of Dr. John’s dates are listed, with more pictures, below.

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Dr. John — 2015/2016 Tour Dates
Tues, July 28th Hartford, CT Infinity Hall
Weds, July 29th Salisbury, MA Blue Ocean Music Hall
Thur, July 30th Hanover, NH Spaulding Auditorium – Hopkins Center
Sat, August 1st New York, NY SummerStage, Central Park
Sun, August 2nd Newport, RI Newport Jazz Festival
Thurs, August 6th Prague, Czech Republic Prague Castle
Sat, August 8th Brecon, United Kingdom Brecon Jazz Festival
Tues, August 11th Marciac, France Jazz in Marciac
Weds, August 12th Angouleme, France Les Nuits Romanes Festival
Sat, August 15th Antwerp, Belgium Jazz Middelheim
Weds, Sept 9th Chicago, IL City Winery
Thurs, Sept 10th Milwaukee, WI The Northern Lights Theater at Potawatomi Casino
Friday, Sept. 11th Chicago, IL City Winery
Thurs, Sept. 17th Agoura Hills, CA The Canyon
Sat, Sept. 19th Mill Valley, CA Sound Summit: A Benefit for the Mountain
Fri, Sept. 25th Columbia, MO Roots n Blues n BBQ Festival
Sat, Sept. 26th Franklin, TN Pilgrimage Music Festival
Sun, Sept. 27th Washington DC Landmark Music Festival
Sat, October 10th Kure Beach, NC Seafood Blues & Jazz Festival
Thurs, October 15th North Kansas City, MO Voodoo Lounge at Harrah’s
January 6th – 11th Miami, Belize City, Cozumel Jam Cruise