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The Lincoln Theatre is excited to welcome The Robert Cray Band back to our stage as part of their Out Driving Around 2025 tour!
Blues icon. Soul man. Rock and roller. Robert Cray is all these things – and more. The Georgia-born, Washington-raised musician first picked up a guitar after seeing The Beatles on TV, and then, having witnessed Jimi Hendrix perform in Seattle, determined that his destiny would also follow a similar path. And so he has: across the past half century Robert Cray's developed into one of American music’s most singular artists.
"I guess you'd have to say that we were lucky," reflects Cray on his life in music, "because, growing up in the 1960s, the different music played on the radio really opened us up. I mean, we even had Albert Collins play our high School graduation party." From forming a teenage garage band through striding the stage alongside several of the world's greatest guitarists, Robert Cray's story is one of struggle and commitment. Struggle and commitment that led to Cray enjoying phenomenal success -- selling millions of albums and countless concert tickets, winning five Grammy Awards, being inducted into the Blues Hall of Fame, receiving the Americana Music Lifetime Achievement Award, designing two signature model Fender guitars -- yet for Robert what's always mattered most is the music. Every note he plays counts, every song he sings is delivered as if it is his last: integrity and intensity are what has guided Cray's musical career. He has never cheapened his output or delivered a substandard performance. Indeed, his commitment to making music of the highest standard has won Cray both a loyal audience and the respect of many of popular music's most legendary figures.
Think about it: Robert Cray has shared stage and/or studio with the likes of John Lee Hooker, Muddy Waters, B.B. King, Buddy Guy, Chuck Berry, Albert Collins, The Rolling Stones, Eric Clapton, Tina Turner, Stevie Ray Vaughan, and the Memphis Horns. Cray’s stinging guitar playing and soulful voice, his skills as a band leader and performer, mark him as keeper of the flame for American roots music, an artist who never fails to deliver. "We were so lucky just be able to see them," says Cray of trading guitar licks on stage with legends of blues, rock, and soul, "let alone share the stage with them -- what an experience!"
As an artist, Robert Cray's aged like fine wine -- his voice has developed a greater range and expressiveness; this he's put to use on masterful interpretations of such Southern soul standards as "I Forgot To Be Your Lover," "Your Good Thing Is About To End," and "Nobody's Fault But Mine." At the same time, Cray's guitar playing now possesses an additional depth, a growl that can hint at a caress then signal emotional upheaval.
His recent run of albums -- 2014's In My Soul, 2017's Robert Cray & Hi Rhythm and 2020's masterful That's What I Heard -- are amongst the very finest he's made. Every song here is deeply felt, whether an agonised song of loss, an angry protest number, or a dance tune that gets audiences pumping.
Across five decades Robert Cray has created a richly inclusive American music, revitalizing both blues and soul while rocking hard with the very best. To achieve 50 years in the music industry and still be as fresh and committed as when starting out is an achievement few can boast of, but Cray can: he has released 19 studio albums, every one replete with his extremely distinctive songs, won five Grammy Awards and continues to make music that sounds like no one but Robert Cray. "All these years we have been fortunate to do what we love doing, playing the music we love playing," says Cray with a smile. "I couldn't ask for anything more."
Advance Reserved Seating Tickets: $154 VIP Package; $79 1st section; $74 2nd section; $69 3rd section + applicable fees. Lincoln Theatre Members receive $3 off.
Robert Cray Premium VIP Package
- Premium Concert Ticket -- best seats in the house!
- Exclusive T-shirt
- Autographed 8x10 Photo
- Exclusive Guitar Keychain
Merchandise is shipped the week of the show date to your address provided at checkout, and may arrive shortly before or after the show. This package does not include a meet and greet with the artist. Merchandise subject to change. For questions related to your VIP Package order, please email: VIP@ONELIVE.COM or call (877) 717-5816.
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