Bill Murray kicked off his US tour this past weekend in Chicago and performed covers of classic hits by Bob Dylan, The Kinks and more.
The iconic actor’s tour sees him being backed by the blues band Blood Brothers featuring Mike Zito and Albert Castiglia. The group kicked off the run of dates on Friday (January 3) at Chicago s Thalia Hall.
Murray treated attendees to a rendition of Dylan’s 1965 track ‘Like A Rolling Stone’ and The Kinks’ ‘Tired Of Waiting’. Elsewhere in the night, he also performed a cover of Wilson Pikett s ‘Midnight Hour’ and Paul Butterfield Blues Band s ‘Born in Chicago’ while sporting a Chicago Blackhawks jersey.
The group are set to take over San Francisco’s Great American Music Hall for a two-night run on January 29 and 30. From there, they will make their way across North America with stops in Atlanta, Port Chester, New York City, Austin, West Des Moines and Saint Louis before wrapping up the run of dates at The Louisville Palace in Louisville, Kentucky on October 4. Check out a full list of dates below and visit here to purchase tickets.
Bill Murray and His Blood Brothers 2025 tour dates are:
JANUARY
29 ” San Francisco, CA, Great American Music Hall
30 ” San Francisco, CA, Great American Music Hall
FEBRUARY
7 ” Atlanta, GA, Variety Playhouse
14 ” Port Chester, NY, The Capitol Theatre
15 ” New York, NY, Sony Hall
MARCH
25 ” Austin, TX, The Paramount Theatre
26 ” Austin, TX, The Paramount Theatre
APRIL
11 ” West Des Moines, IA, Val Air Ballroom
12 ” Saint Louis, MO, The Pageant
OCTOBER
4 ” Louisville, KY, The Louisville Palace
Back in 2022, Murray surprised people strolling through NYC’s Washington Square Park with an impromptu covers performance which included renditions of West Side Story‘s ‘I Feel Pretty’ and Porgy and Bess‘ ‘It Ain t Necessarily So’. The performance was in celebration of the release of New Worlds: The Cradle Of Civilization, Murray’s concert film collaboration with cellist Jan Vogler.
In other news, the iconic actor was featured in Laufey’s festive music video for her cover of the holiday classic ‘Santa Baby’.
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