THE STRAY CATS—all three original members Brian Setzer (guitar, vocals), Lee Rocker (upright bass, vocals), and Slim Jim Phantom (drums, vocals)—will follow their summer 2026 tour with a month of fall dates kicking off November 9 in Grand Prairie, TX with stops in Nashville, Charlotte, Orlando, Atlanta and more, before wrapping December 6 at Foxwoods in CT. The group’s setlists will be highlighted by some of the iconic multi-million selling band’s massive hits including “Stray Cat Strut,” “Rock This Town,” “Runaway Boys,” “(She’s) Sexy + 17,” and much more. The group’s ongoing 2026 tour dates are below.
Tickets go on sale Friday, July 17 at 10:00 AM (local time) and an artist fan club presale kicks off Tuesday, July 14 at 10:00 AM-Thursday, July 16,10:00 PM (local time) via the band’s website, sign up HERE to get access.
BRIAN SETZER: “It’s good to be healthy and strong again. There’s something about the unique sound of The Stray Cats that keeps drawing me in. The Gretsch guitar, the acoustic bass, and the stand-up drums still sound pure and fresh today. Come on out and have some fun with us this summer.”
LEE ROCKER: “The Stray Cats are back and ready to blast off! It’s an amazing feeling to join up with Brian and Slim, hit the stage and Rock across America. No one can do it like us Cats, …….nobody comes close”
SLIM JIM PHANTOM: “With The Stray Cats, there’s always some extra magic around the summertime shows. It’s the perfect time for the Cats & Kittens to get dolled up, put the top down & cruise to the greatest Rockabilly show on earth!”
Last year, the iconic multi-million selling band released two new tracks via Surfdog Records: the loud, upbeat “Stampede” which is unmistakably The STRAY CATS and their cover of Eddie Cochran’s “Teenage Heaven.” These songs mark the first new music in six years, listen HERE and pre-order 7-inch “old school” 45 RPM vinyl record, available July 24. Both “Stampede” and “Teenage Heaven” were produced by The Stray Cats, mixed by Chris Lord-Alge, and recorded at The Terrarium in Minneapolis, MN & Laguna Sound in Laguna Beach, CA. “Stampede” was written by Brian Setzer, Peter B. Antonio, Wally Zober, Bert Salmirs, and Mike Himelstein, while “Teenage Heaven” was penned by Jerry Capehart and Eddie Cochran.
About THE STRAY CATS:
THE STRAY CATS, the band that put Rockabilly music back on the record charts in the early ’80s, scored several big hits on both sides of the Atlantic thanks to a striking visual 1950’s style brought “up to date” with exaggerated pompadours and colorful tattoos and as well as genuine musical chops that evoked the best players of rockabilly’s original heyday. Formed by guitarist/vocalist Brian Setzer, upright bass player Lee Rocker and drummer Slim Jim Phantom in the Long Island town of Massapequa, NY, in 1979, the trio shared a love for Rockabilly music. After banging around New York for a few months, in the summer of 1980, and seeing a pompadoured kid on the cover of UK magazine NME, they hopped a plane to London where a rockabilly revival movement was just beginning to emerge. Their massive hits and videos include “Runaway Boys,” “Rock This Town,” “Stray Cat Strut” “(She’s) Sexy + 17,” and “I Won’t Stand in Your Way.”
THE STRAY CATS 2026 dates are as follows:
Friday, July 24
Las Vegas, NV
The Chelsea at The Cosmopolitan
Saturday, July 25
Phoenix, AZ
Celebrity Theatre
Sunday, July 26
Del Mar, CA
The Sound
Tuesday, July 28
Highland, CA
Yaamava’
Wednesday, July 29
Highland, CA
Yaamava’
Friday, July 31
Santa Rosa, CA
Luther Burbank Center
Saturday, August 1
Saratoga, CA
The Mountain Winery
Sunday, August 2
Wheatland, CA
Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Tuesday, August 4
Sandy, UT
Sandy Amphitheatre
Wednesday, August 5
Colorado Springs, CO
Pike’s Peak
Friday, August 7
Tulsa, OK
River Spirit Casino Resort
Saturday, August 8
Kansas City, MO
Uptown Theater
Monday, August 10
Huber Heights, OH
Rose Music Center
Tuesday, August 11
Interlochen, MI
Interlochen Center for the Arts
Wednesday, August 12
Northfield, OH
MGM Northfield Park
Friday, August 14
Westbury, NY
Flagstar at Westbury Music Fair
Saturday, August 15
Atlantic City, NJ
Ocean Casino Resort
Sunday, August 16
Morristown, NJ
Mayo Performing Arts Center
**Monday, November 9
Grand Prairie, TX
Texas Trust CU Theatre
**Tuesday, November 10
San Antonio, TX
Majestic Theatre
**Thursday, November 12
Sugar Land, TX
Smart Financial Centre at Sugar Land
**Friday, November 13
Biloxi, MS
Beau Rivage Resort & Casino
**Sunday, November 15
Memphis, TN
Orpheum Theatre
**Tuesday, November 17
Louisville, KY
The Louisville Palace
**Wednesday, November 18
Nashville, TN
Ryman Auditorium
**Friday, November 20
Charlotte, NC
Ovens Auditorium
**Saturday, November 21
Danville, VA
Caesars Virginia
**Monday, November 23
Orlando, FL
Hard Rock Live Orlando
**Tuesday, November 24
Clearwater, FL
Ruth Eckerd Hall
**Wednesday, November 25
Jacksonville, FL
Florida Theatre
**Friday, November 27
Atlanta, GA
Fox Theatre
**Saturday, November 28
Cherokee, NC
Harrah’s Cherokee Casino Resort
**Sunday, November 29
Virginia Beach, VA
The Dome by Rutter Mills
**Tuesday, December 1
Red Bank, NJ
Count Basie Center for the Arts
**Wednesday, December 2
Greensburg, PA
The Palace Theatre
**Friday, December 4
Bethlehem, PA
The Wind Creek Event Center
**Sunday, December 6
Mashantucket, CT
Premier Theater at Foxwoods Resort Casino
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By: Bass Magazine