Tours

Psychedelic concert guide

Time marches on. Many of the musicians from the original psychedelic music era are out there touring and playing as well as ever. But most are in the autumn of their careers. Catch these remarkable geezers live and in concert while you still can.

Here are links to tour dates for a field of artists selected by PsychedelicSight.com. Most links go to the concert-tracking site Pollstar. Always confirm dates and venues. *

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Psychedelic music heavies

Performers with strong connections to 1960s-’70s psychedelic rock.

Ian Anderson (pictured, above left)

Jeff Beck

Arthur Brown

Jon Anderson (of Yes fame)

Eric Burdon and the Animals

Cactus

Eric Clapton

George Clinton , Original P (Parliament Funkadelic)

donovan in concert posterDonovan

Hot Tuna

Jorma Kaukonen

Kraftwerk

Greg Lake

Ray Manzarek & Robby Krieger

Paul McCartney

Roger McGuinn

Steve Miller Band

Moody Blues

Ted Nugent

Os Mutantes

Robert Plant

Todd Rundgren

The Turtles (Flo & Eddie)

Santana

Ringo Starr & His All Starr Band

Tangerine Dream

Uriah Heep

Vanilla Fudge

War

Roger Waters (pictured, top of page, right)

Leslie West (Mountain)

Steve Winwood

The Yardbirds

Yes

Neil Young & Crazy Horse

Zappa Plays Zappa

The Zombies (Blunstone & Argent)

Grateful Dead-related acts

bob weir in concert grateful dead

Dark Star Orchestra

Furthur (Bob Weir pictured, above)

Mickey Hart

Ratdog (no dates)

Seven Walkers

More acts of the 1960s-early ’70s

The Beach Boys

Crosby, Stills & Nash

Bob Dylan

Fleetwood Mac

Dan Hicks and the Hot Licks

The Hollies

Iggy and the Stooges

Booker T. Jones

Paul Revere and the Raiders

Lovin’ Spoonful

Taj Mahal

The Monkees

NRBQ (Terry Adams)

Mitch Ryder

Kim Simmonds (Savoy Brown)

Richard Thompson

Johnny Winter

ZZ Top

1970s-1990s alternative

The Cure

My Bloody Valentine

Phish

Smashing Pumpkins

Neo-psychedelic, experimental

Contemporary acts that carry forward the psychedelic spirit.
andrew bird touring

Animal Collective

Andrew Bird (pictured, above)

Black Angels

Flaming Lips

MGMT

Primal Scream

The Shins

Sigur Rós

Spiritualized

Tame Impala

Yo La Tengo

Tribute bands

The Australian Pink Floyd Show

Brit Floyd

The Machine Performs Pink Floyd

Pink Floyd Experience

Jason Bonham’s Led Zeppelin Experience

Zoso — The Ultimate Led Zeppelin Experience

Femme Zeppelin

Fab Four: Ultimate Tribute

Rain: A Tribute to the Beatles

Satisfaction: Rolling Stones tribute

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*Notes: Do a reality check to ensure the artists are performing where and when these lists say they will. Not all artists will have upcoming tour dates, but all have performed in recent months. Use of band’s name is no guarantee original members will perform.

MIA artists such as Country Joe, Iron Butterfly and Terry Reid will be listed when they next set concert dates.

Off the road

Recently active acts without upcoming concert dates.:

The Left Banke

Procol Harum

Strawberry Alarm Clock

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