THE STRAY CATS
CONFIRM 2025 CROSS-COUNTRY DATES
‘THE STRAY CATS FALL TOUR’
KICKS OFF OCTOBER 25
TICKETS ON SALE FRIDAY, AUGUST 1
THE STRAY CATS—all three original members Brian Setzer (guitar, vocals), Lee Rocker (upright bass, vocals), and Slim Jim Phantom (drums, vocals)—have today (July 28) announced their return to the road this fall for a cross-country month-long tour. Set to kick off October 25, the iconic multi-million selling band will be bringing their legendary explosive live show and red-hot rock & roll to audiences nationwide. Their setlists will include massive hits such as “Stray Cat Strut,” “Rock This Town,” “Runaway Boys,” “(She’s) Sexy + 17,” and more. (The tour itinerary follows below.)
Tickets go on sale Friday, August 1 at 10:00 AM (local time). An artist fan club presale kicks off Tuesday, July 29 at 10:00 AM (local time); sign up for the band newsletter HERE to get access.
Photo credit: Suzie Kaplan
(L-R: Slim Jim Phantom, Brian Setzer, Lee Rocker)
BRIAN SETZER: “What blows me away every time is how this music still connects — decades later, it’s just as raw, just as real. We see fans from every generation now.”
LEE ROCKER: “There’s nothing like the sound we make when the three of us hit the stage–it’s high-octane rockabilly, loud and proud. We’re fired up to bring that to fans across the country again!”
SLIM JIM PHANTOM: “HOLY MACKEREL! The Cats are back for a very, special indoor tour. I’m thrilled and excited to be on the road in 2025 with the best Rockabilly band in the world! These are the venues where the Cats sound best and one thing I can guarantee 100%…We Will Rock Your Town!!”
These shows follow 2024’s critically acclaimed summer tour. Here’s some critical feedback from those shows:
“Setzer has retained his smooth vocals and still stung when he played lead guitar…Stray Cats demonstrated that the core of the band’s appeal is that the three musicians have stuck to one sound and continue to do it well.”
–Charley Crespo, Aquarian Weekly, 8/19/24 (on 8/15 New York City Show)
“From the moment they stepped on stage, guitarist Brian Setzer, drummer Slim Jim Phantom and upright bassist Lee Rocker tore through song after song at a breakneck pace.”
–Sean Reiter, SF Bay Area Concerts, 8/1/24 (on 7/30 Saratoga, CA Show)
“As Stray Cats came out onstage, the whole place started raging! It was seriously cool (not to mention nostalgic) watching everyone in the crowd singing along to songs I’ve been listening to for 40 years!”
–Sean McCracken, Top Shelf Music Mag, 8/9/24 (on 8/1 Costa Mesa, CA Show)
“As the final notes of ‘Rock This Town’ echoed through the amphitheater, the audience erupted into applause, clearly not ready for the night to end. Stray Cats, ever the showmen, returned for an encore, closing with a fiery rendition of ‘Rumble in Brighton,’ leaving the crowd exhilarated and satisfied.”
–Kevin Rolfe, Utah Concert Review, 8/22/24 (on 8/5 Salt Lake City, UT Show)
“They expertly blended their most well-known material like the immortal hits ‘Rock This Town’ and ‘Stray Cut Strut’ with lesser-known tunes… All three band members were in fine form…”
–Matthew Berlyant, Under The Radar Magazine, 9/2/24 (on 8/15 New York City Show)
The STRAY CATS 2025 dates are as follows:
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DATE |
LOCATION |
VENUE |
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Saturday, October 25 |
Mount Pleasant, MI |
Soaring Eagle Casino & Resort |
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Sunday, October 26 |
Rockford, IL |
Hard Rock Casino |
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Tuesday, October 28 |
Louisville, KY |
The Louisville Palace |
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Wednesday, October 29 |
Indianapolis, IN |
Murat Theatre at Old National Centre |
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Friday, October 31 |
Columbus, OH |
Mershon Auditorium |
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Saturday, November 1 |
Gary, IN |
Hard Rock Casino |
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Sunday, November 2 |
Northfield, OH |
MGM Northfield Park – Center Stage |
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Tuesday, November 4 |
Morristown, NJ |
Mayo Performing Arts Center |
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Wednesday, November 5 |
Westbury, NY |
Flagstar at Westbury Music Fair |
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Friday, November 7 |
Mashantucket, CT |
Foxwoods Resort Casino |
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Saturday, November 8 |
Verona, NY |
The Event Center at Turning Stone Resort Casino |
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Sunday, November 9 |
Port Chester, NY |
The Capitol Theatre |
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Tuesday, November 11 |
Cincinnati, OH |
Taft Theatre |
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Thursday, November 13 |
Kansas City, MO |
Uptown Theater |
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Saturday, November 15 |
Albuquerque, NM |
Route 66 Casino Hotel – Legends Theater |
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Sunday, November 16 |
Phoenix, AZ |
Celebrity Theatre |
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Tuesday, November 18 |
Highland, CA |
Yaamava’ Resort & Casino at San Manuel |
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Wednesday, November 19 |
Las Vegas, NV |
The Chelsea at The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas |
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Thursday, November 20 |
TBA |
TBA |
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Saturday, November 22 |
Santa Rosa, CA |
Ruth Finley Person Theater |
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Sunday, November 23 |
Wheatland, CA |
Hard Rock Hotel & Casino |
About the STRAY CATS:
The STRAY CATS, the band that put Rockabilly music back on the record charts in the early ’80s, scored several big hits on both sides of the Atlantic thanks to a striking visual 1950’s style brought “up to date” with exaggerated pompadours and colorful tattoos and as well as genuine musical chops that evoked the best players of rockabilly’s original heyday. Formed by guitarist/vocalist Brian Setzer, upright bass player Lee Rocker and drummer Slim Jim Phantom in the Long Island town of Massapequa, NY, in 1979, the trio shared a love for Rockabilly music. After banging around New York for a few months, in the summer of 1980, and seeing a pompadoured kid on the cover of UK magazine NME, they hopped a plane to London where a rockabilly revival movement was just beginning to emerge. Their massive hits and videos include “Runaway Boys,” “Rock This Town,” “Stray Cat Strut” “(She’s) Sexy + 17,” and “I Won’t Stand in Your Way.”
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