Damn Right Farewell Tour: Buddy Guy Adds Rialto Concert

JOLIET, IL —Buddy Guy will grace the stage at Rialto Square Theatre at 8 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 18, Rialto marketing officials announced Tuesday. Tickets go on sale at 10 a.m. this Friday, Oct. 21.

"At 86 years young, Guy proves that it gets greater later as he continues to record and tour around the world with performances at the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival, Austin City Limits Live at the Moody Theater and more," the Rialto proclaimed in Wednesday's press release.

Tickets to see Guy perform at Joliet's Rialto are priced at $135, $89.50, $75, $59.50 and $47.50. Additional fees may apply when purchasing tickets online.

According to the Rialto's press release:

"Multi-Grammy Award-winning blues icon Buddy Guy celebrates his seventh #1 album THE BLUES DON’T LIE, released via Silvertone/RCA Records.

"Guy’s Damn Right Farewell tour will see The Americana Music Association Lifetime Achievement Award winner performing hits from throughout his career, in addition to his new #1 album.

"The follow up to his sixth Billboard #1 album The Blues Is Alive And Well, the Blues Album chart- topper reunited with his Grammy Award winning producer/songwriter and longtime collaborator Tom Hambridge, who rejoins him on tour, to bring audience members even more emotionally-charged music with even more bone-chilling hard earned lyrics and lessons that continue to garner critical recognition and praise."

According to the Rialto, Guy is the recipient of the 2015 Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award and his incredible career spans over 50 years with just as many albums released.

Career highlights include eight Grammy Awards, 38 Blues Music Awards, the most any artist has had, a Kennedy Center Honors, NARM Chairman’s Award for Sustained Creative Achievement, Billboard Music Awards' Century Award for distinguished artistic development, Presidential National Medal of Arts, and induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame to name a few.