Lucinda Williams 2026 Tour Announcement – World’s Gone Wrong Tour Schedule
Lucinda Williams is bringing her “World’s Gone Wrong Tour” across North America this fall, will you be there? The multiple Grammy winner will kick off the 31-date run with two nights at Variety Playhouse in Atlanta on September 24 and 25, before heading to cities including Charlotte, Washington, DC, Woodstock, Montreal, Toronto, Westbury, Charlottesville, Denver, Dallas, Chicago, Minneapolis, and more.
The tour supports Williams’ latest album, World’s Gone Wrong, a record that meets the moment without pretending everything is fine. Released in January, the album pulls from folk, blues, country, rock, and protest music while taking on political division, free speech, and racial injustice. In a time where we need those with power to speak up more than ever, Williams does just that and adds an acoustic guitar, and we love her for it.
Tracks like “We’ve Come Too Far To Turn Around,” featuring Norah Jones, and her cover of Bob Marley’s “So Much Trouble in the World” with Mavis Staples give the album both bite and soul. Active in music since the late 70s, she’s seen enough sh** to last a lifetime, and now she’s putting it directly into her lyrics. Even with a title like World’s Gone Wrong, it seems more powerful than pessimistic, which she intends to show during her live performances.
Her shows don’t need glitter, choreography, or a dramatic countdown clock. They work because Williams can make one cracked vocal or brutal lyric say more than most artists manage in an entire set. There’s a reason why she’s known as one of America’s great storytellers, which you’ll understand from the moment you hear “Passionate Kisses,” “Drunken Angel,” “Can’t Let Go,” or “Right in Time.”
These tracks have earned Williams multiple Grammy Awards and a Pulitzer Prize nomination for Car Wheels on a Gravel Road, as she’s spent decades forming the space where Americana, country, blues, rock, and folk all meet and shake hands. She has also kept creating through serious health challenges, including her recovery from a 2020 stroke, which makes every new tour feel even more meaningful without turning it into a pity party.
For longtime fans, “World’s Gone Wrong” is a chance to hear Lucinda Williams speak directly to the current moment while still pulling from one of the deepest catalogs in American roots music. For newer listeners, it’s a pretty good reminder that the best songwriters don’t soften with age — they just get better. Get your verified resale tickets now.
Lucinda Williams 2026 Tour Dates
September 24 – 25, 2026 – Atlanta, GA – Variety Playhouse
September 26, 2026 – Charlotte, NC – The Carolina
September 29, 2026 – Washington DC, DC – Lincoln Theatre DC
September 30, 2026 – Washington DC, DC – 9:30 Club
October 2, 2026 – North Adams, MA – MASS MoCA
October 3 – 4, 2026 – Woodstock, NY – Bearsville Theatre
October 6, 2026 – Portsmouth, NH – The Historic Theater – Portsmouth
October 6, 2026 – Portsmouth, NH – The Music Hall Lounge in The Historic Theater – Portsmouth
October 8, 2026 – Lebanon, NH – Lebanon Opera House
October 10, 2026 – Montreal, QC – Beanfield Theatre
October 11 – 12, 2026 – Toronto, ON – Horseshoe Tavern
October 14, 2026 – Westbury, NY – Flagstar at Westbury Music Fair
October 16, 2026 – Charlottesville, VA – Paramount Theater Charlottesville
October 17, 2026 – Bristol, TN – Paramount Center for the Arts – TN
October 31, 2026 – Salina, KS – Stiefel Theatre for the Performing Arts – Salina
November 2 – 3, 2026 – Dallas, TX – The Kessler Theater
November 7 – 10, 2026 – Chicago, IL – Old Town School of Folk Music
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