Bonnie Raitt has always been a socially active musician, and her current tours include a few political fundraisers as well.
Beginning on November 9 in Turo, NS, Raitt has shows booked through October 10 in Mashantucket, CT. She has wide open spaces in September for additional shows. Raitt has two-night bookings in Orillia, ONT; Salt Lake City, UT; and Coquitlam, BC.
Among her politically charged shows are are two Senate fundraising concerts: Portland, ME on August 11 for Congressman Tom Allen (D-ME) and on August 12 in Concord, NH, for former democratic Governor Jeanne Shaheen. The Salt Lake City show on August 25 is a benefit for “Get Out the Vote” efforts nationwide.
On Septtember 27, Raitt will team up with David Crosby & Graham Nash, Jackson Browne, and Los Lobos at the 30th anniversary Seva Foundation Concert, a non-profit foundation, founded in December 1978, whose goal is to build partnerships to serve the underserved, help build healthy communities and promote sustainability.
Raitt’s most recent studio album, “Souls Alive,” was released in 2005.
Bonnie Raitt itinerary:
(Dates subject to change.)
| August 9 | Truro, NS | Dutch Mason Blues Festival |
| August 11 | Portland, ME | Merrill Auditorium (with special guest The Refugees) |
| August 12 | Concord, NH | Capitol Centre for the Arts (with special guest The Refugees) |
| August 15 | Elizabeth, IN | Horseshoe Southern Indiana |
| August 16 | Interlochen, MI | Interlochen Arts Festival (with special guest Dave Barnes) |
| August 19-20 | Orillia, Ontario | Casino Rama |
| August 22 | Milwaukee, WI | Potawatomi Casino/Northern Lights Theater (with special guest Jonny Lang) |
| August 23 | Council Bluffs, IA | Stir Cove at Harrah’s Casino |
| August 25-26 | Salt Lake City, UT | Red Butte Garden Amphitheatre (with special guest Leo Kottke on first night; Richard Julian on second night) |
| August 27 | Big Sky, MT | Meadow Village Pavilion (with special guest Richard Julian) |
| August 29-30 | Coquitlam, BC | Red Robinson Show Theatre |
| September 1 | Jacksonville, OR | Britt Festival (with special guest Curtis Salgado Band) |
| September 2 | Livermore, CA | Wente Vineyards |
| September 3 | Saratoga, CA | Mountain Winery |
| September 27 | Oakland, CA | Paramount Theatre |
| October 4 | Murphys, CA | Ironstone Amphitheatre (with special guest Blind Boys of Alabama) |
| October 10 | Mashantucket, CT | The MGM Grand at Foxwoods |
