Trey Anastasio Announces Intimate 2026 Solo Tour
A Run Built Around Theaters, Landscapes, and Listening Rooms
By Eric Frank
March 19, 2026
Fresh off another year of massive arena productions, immersive Sphere performances with Phish, and sold-out solo appearances, Trey Anastasio is heading back out on the road this spring and summer for a more intimate acoustic tour across North America.
The 12-date run — featuring longtime collaborator and pianist Jeff Tanski — begins May 26 in Portland, Oregon and winds its way through theaters, mountain towns, listening rooms, and culturally rich music destinations before concluding with two nights at the legendary Capitol Theatre in Port Chester, New York on June 23 and 24.
At first glance, the routing itself feels intentional.
Rather than focusing exclusively on major metropolitan markets or oversized venues, the tour leans heavily into atmosphere, geography, acoustics, and experience. From the Pacific Northwest to the mountains of Montana and Wyoming, through the Midwest and into the Northeast, many of these stops feel chosen as much for their surroundings and character as for the venues themselves.
And honestly, it feels refreshing.
Smaller Rooms, Big Energy
For longtime fans of Anastasio and Phish, part of the appeal here lies in contrast.
While Phish’s modern touring world often revolves around massive productions, sprawling amphitheaters, destination weekends, and high-demand ticket chaos, Trey’s solo acoustic performances tend to strip things back down to the songs themselves — storytelling, improvisation, dynamics, humor, spontaneity, and the kind of conversational atmosphere that can only really happen in smaller rooms.
That energy pairs naturally with venues like Missoula’s Wilma Theatre, Toronto’s historic Massey Hall, Buffalo’s Kleinhans Music Hall, and Jackson Hole Center for the Arts in Wyoming — all spaces that reward listening as much as performance.
Even geographically, this run feels unusually scenic.
The mountain landscapes surrounding Jackson Hole, Wyoming. The forests and open skies of Montana. Northern Wisconsin along Lake Superior. Colorado in early summer. These aren’t mere tour stops — they’re immersive environments. And for a musician whose audience has long embraced travel, community, and shared experience as part of the larger culture surrounding the music, that’s not to be overlooked.
There’s a certain serenity to this routing; less “industry tour,” more “live music pilgrimage.”
Bayfield, Wisconsin Stands Out
One of the more intriguing stops on the tour comes June 14 at Lake Superior Big Top Chautauqua in Bayfield, Wisconsin.
For many fans outside the Midwest, Bayfield may not immediately jump off the page alongside better-known music destinations. But that’s part of what makes the booking so interesting.
Nestled along the shores of Lake Superior near the Apostle Islands, Bayfield offers a dramatically different atmosphere from the typical concert experience — quieter, slower, scenic, and deeply connected to the natural surroundings of northern Wisconsin.
The venue itself, Lake Superior Big Top Chautauqua, has quietly built a reputation as one of the more unique live music destinations in the Midwest, blending regional culture, intimate performance energy, and a genuinely memorable setting beneath its iconic blue-and-white tent.
In many ways, it feels perfectly aligned with the spirit of this particular tour.
And while venues like Red Rocks Amphitheatre in Morrison, Colorado remain world-renowned symbols of outdoor live music culture, there’s something compelling about artists like Trey Anastasio continuing to seek out smaller, more human-scaled environments alongside the larger legacy stages.
That’s often where the most memorable performances happen.
Trey Anastasio 2026 Solo Tour Dates
5/26 — Portland, OR — Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall
5/27 — Seattle, WA — Paramount Theatre
5/29 — Missoula, MT — Wilma Theatre
5/30 — Missoula, MT — Wilma Theatre
5/31 — Jackson, WY — Jackson Hole Center for the Arts
6/03 — Vail, CO — Gerald R. Ford Amphitheater / Vilar Pavilion
6/13 — Minneapolis, MN — Orpheum Theatre
6/14 — Bayfield, WI — Lake Superior Big Top Chautauqua
6/19 — Toronto, ON — Massey Hall
6/20 — Buffalo, NY — Kleinhans Music Hall
6/23 — Port Chester, NY — Capitol Theatre
6/24 — Port Chester, NY — Capitol Theatre
General on-sale began March 20.
Anastasio’s previous solo run concluded with three sold-out nights at New York’s Beacon Theatre, grossing nearly $900,000 across more than 8,000 tickets sold according to Pollstar Boxoffice reports.
But numbers only tell part of the story.
Because for many fans, tours like this are ultimately less about spectacle and more about reconnecting with the quieter side of live music culture — the songs, the rooms, the landscapes, the conversations, and the moments that happen somewhere between the stage lights and the long drive home.
And increasingly, that kind of experience feels harder to find… Which may be exactly why runs like this matter so much.
