Upcoming Tedeschi Trucks Band dates
Dates and live ticket listings appear here as soon as they are on sale. The guide below covers what to know before you buy.
Tedeschi Trucks Band seats, ranked
For a Tedeschi Trucks Band show, sound comes first. In a theater, the best seat is in the center orchestra roughly a third of the way back, where a stage crowded with guitars, horns, drums and singers blends into one mix. The front of the first balcony is a close second and shows the full width of the band. The crowd is there for the music, and the right seat is the one that lets you hear Derek Trucks's slide guitar and Susan Tedeschi's voice in detail.
- First choice: center orchestra, about a third back.
- Best full view: front of the first balcony (often called the mezzanine).
- Outdoors: center reserved seats under the amphitheater roof.
- Approach with care: far-side orchestra seats near the stage.
Theaters like the Beacon, level by level
The band favors multi-night stands in single theaters. New York's Beacon Theatre is a good model: about 2,900 seats over three levels.
Orchestra
Center sections a third of the way back hit the sweet spot. Seats at the far sides close to the stage can lose one wing of the band behind the speaker stacks, which matters when a dozen musicians spread across the stage.
First balcony
The front rows give you a full, unobstructed look at a wide stage and a well-blended sound. Many regulars prefer it to the front orchestra.
Upper balcony
Good value for sound in older theaters, but the rake (the slope of the seating) can be steep and the rows narrow. Skip it if heights make you uneasy.
Sheds and Red Rocks
- Amphitheaters: center reserved seats under the roof get the cleanest mix. The lawn gives you room to dance, but long instrumental passages lose detail toward the back.
- Red Rocks Amphitheatre: the rows climb so steeply that nearly everyone sees over the row ahead. Middle rows near center are the classic pick. Some Red Rocks dates sell reserved rows and some sell general admission, so read the listing.
A long night that never repeats
A show runs long and leans on extended solos, with horns and backing singers giving it the weight of a soul revue. Material comes from the band's albums, from Revelator (2011) and Signs (2019) to the four-part I Am the Moon (2022) and Future Soul (2026), mixed with blues, soul and classic rock covers. The set list changes every night, which is why so many fans buy more than one show of a run.
Special projects add to the story. On August 24, 2019, at the Lockn' festival in Virginia, the band played Derek and the Dominos' Layla and Other Assorted Love Songs start to finish, later released as Layla Revisited (2021). That project led to I Am the Moon, 24 original songs inspired by the poem Layla and Majnun, released in four installments between June and August 2022, each paired with a short film.
Plan for a late exit when you book transit or parking, and check each venue's current bag and camera rules before you go.
The couple at the center of the band
Susan Tedeschi (vocals, guitar) and her husband, Derek Trucks (slide guitar), formed the band in Jacksonville, Florida, in 2010. Trucks, a Jacksonville native born in 1979, was a member of the Allman Brothers Band from 1999 until its last show in October 2014, and Rolling Stone placed him at No. 16 on its 2011 list of the greatest guitarists. Tedeschi, born in Boston in 1970, studied at Berklee College of Music and was a Best New Artist Grammy nominee in 2000.
Revelator, the debut, won the Grammy for Best Blues Album in 2012, and the 2012 live set Everybody's Talkin' captured the early touring band. Keyboardist and flutist Kofi Burbridge died on February 15, 2019, the same day Signs came out, and the band dedicated that year's touring to him. A 2015 Lockn' set paid tribute to Joe Cocker.
Wikipedia's coverage lists Red Rocks, the Beacon and the Fox Oakland among the band's regular rooms. The Beacon carries extra history for Trucks: the Allman Brothers played 238 concerts there, the last in 2014.
Multi-night runs and ticket timing
- Opening and closing nights lead. In a multi-night stand, the first show and the last, usually on a weekend, sell first; midweek nights offer more choice.
- Repeat buyers shrink supply. Fans who attend several nights tighten inventory in smaller theaters.
- Destination rooms sell early. Red Rocks and the Beacon pull travelers, so those dates build demand sooner than a typical shed night.
- Presales come first. Mailing-list and venue presales open before the public sale, and resale fills in afterward.
Reserved Seat backs every order with guaranteed entry. News and announcements are posted at tedeschitrucksband.com.
Frequently asked questions
Is the balcony good for a Tedeschi Trucks Band show?
The front of the first balcony is one of the best places to sit, with a full view of the wide stage and well-blended sound. Upper balconies are good value but can be steep.
How many musicians are in the Tedeschi Trucks Band?
About a dozen, including horn players, backing singers and two drummers in recent lineups, led by Susan Tedeschi and Derek Trucks.
Should I go to more than one night of a run?
Many fans do, because the set list changes every night. Midweek shows in a multi-night stand are usually easier to get than the opening or closing nights.
What is Layla Revisited?
A live album of the band's full performance of Derek and the Dominos' Layla and Other Assorted Love Songs at the Lockn' festival on August 24, 2019, released in 2021.
Where did the Tedeschi Trucks Band form?
In Jacksonville, Florida, in 2010. Derek Trucks was born there in 1979; Susan Tedeschi is from Boston.