The tour commences June 11th at the Arcada Theatre in St. Charles, Illinois and ends July 19th at the Cabot Theater in Beverly, Massachusetts. The artist presale begins at 10 AM ET on March 25th [PW: VICTORY26], and tickets go on sale for the public at 10 AM local time on March 27th.
Todd’s band for the Damned If I Do tour features Gil Assayas (Keys), Bruce McDaniel (Guitar), Prairie Prince (Drums), Bobby Strickland (Horns), and Kasim Sulton (Bass).
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US Tour Dates 2026:
June 11 – Arcada Theatre – St. Charles, IL
June 12 – Des Plaines Theatre – Des Plaines, IL
June 14 – Vibrant Music Hall – Waukee, IA
June 16 – Majestic Theatre – Dallas, TX
June 17 – House of Blues – Houston, TX
June 19 – Tobin Center for the Performing Arts – San Antonio, TX
June 20 – Golden Nugget – Lake Charles, LA
June 22 – Buckhead Theatre – Atlanta, GA
June 23 – The Parker – Ft. Lauderdale, FL
June 25 – Capitol Theatre – Clearwater, FL
June 26 – Capitol Theatre – Clearwater, FL
June 28 – Circle Square Cultural Center – Ocala, FL
June 30 – Charleston Music Hall – Charleston, SC
July 01 – Carolina Theatre of Durham – Durham, NC
July 03 – The Caverns – Pelham, TN
July 05 – KEMBA Live! – Columbus, OH
July 06 – Riviera Theatre – North Tonawanda, NY
July 08 – Community Arts Center – Williamsport, PA
July 09 – Warner Theatre – Washington, DC
July 11 – Keswick Theatre – Glenside, PA
July 12 – Keswick Theatre – Glenside, PA
July 15 – Patchogue Theatre – Patchogue, NY
July 16 – Tarrytown Music Hall – Tarrytown, NY
July 18 – Bally’s Twin River Casino – Lincoln, RI
July 19 – Cabot Theater – Beverly, MA
We love the Tubes around here so we’re breaking one of our rules of not dipping into bands we’ve already covered on the show. There’s a very good reason for this. Drummer Prairie Prince is a lot more than the Tubes’ drummer. His long and storied career includes Todd Rundgren, Chris Isaak, Brian Eno, Jefferson Starship, Journey, David Foster and tons more. Prairie just released his first solo album, Colours and Passions, which is more of an ambitious art project than a collection of songs. Inspired by a 1966 album by jazz/spoken word artist Ken Nordine, the album is poetry and spoken word pieces about colors put to music as only an artist like Prairie can do. He joins us this week to discuss the creation of the album and to share stories from his long and diverse career. He’s one of a kind. Enjoy! — The Hustle
Watch Prairie Prince unbox Colours and Passions. The ambitious project—ten years in the making and featuring 50 musicians, 20 drums, across 14 tracks—pays homage to spoken word legend Ken Nordine’s landmark 1966 album “Colors.”
Double album on white & black vinyl with a 16-page booklet featuring original artwork by Prairie Prince.
AVAILABLE on Vinyl, CD, and digital.
Release Date: March 20, 2026
Featuring guest appearances by Michael Cotten, Roger Steen and Rick Anderson of The Tubes, Todd Rundgren, Chris von Sneidern, Hugh Cornwell, Ross Valory, Buckethead, Ralph Carney, Cyril Jordan, Jello Biafra, Neil Hamburger & many more celebrated musicians.
SAPPHIRE PRIDE, the fifth single from the long-awaited album PRAIRIE PRINCE COLOURS and PASSIONS, is available on your favorite platform.
Stream the single now.
SAPPHIRE PRIDE credits
Prairie Prince – Vocal, Traps, Log Drum, Bamboo, Water Gong, Wave Drum
Chris von Sneidern – Samples
Jennifer Burnes – Bass Guitar
Jim Thomas – Guitar
Diana Mangano – Siren Vocal
Ralph Carney – Tenor Sax, Vocal
The True Story of SAPPHIRE PRIDE
After my dear sister Helen passed from many years fighting nuclear palsy/Parkinson’s disease, there was a wake and send off for her out under the Golden Gate Bridge into the wide Pacific per her last request. Family and friends boarded a memorial craft supplied with flower petals and her ashes, to scatter out in the wind and down into the Sapphire sea. This track is an ode to her legacy and embraces the grand love and admiration for my sister with her love for the Colour Sapphire (her birth stone) and the mighty blue ocean. Passions were many and deeply attributed in her personality. Pride dominated them in her strength and dedication to work, art, research, and family. Continuing the composition’s theme around water, the pride of the ocean, and my early admiration for surf music where I honed my early drumming techniques listening to Dick Dale and The Ventures. I engaged my colleagues Jennifer Burnes and Jim Thomas from the Mermen to collaborate on the finale of the suite; recorded by Chris von Sneidern in his tiny Tape Vault Studio crammed together like in a submarine. In one if my many travels to exotic destinations, a trip to the South Pacific Island of Bora Bora was arranged by Dana Magnin, the new bride of our host, the self-proclaimed king, Tautu Tautaha whose mother was once a Tahitian queen. The drumming experienced there inspired homage in Polynesian rhythms used with pride in connecting the sections of this composition. The piece is about the ever-changing oceans, salvation of sea life, and all that encompass it. Song and cries of whales can be heard here. For the late Ralph Carney of Tom Waits fame, homage is made with his voice and horn of a sea shanty past.
SAPPHIRE PRIDE Lyrics
Sapphire
Azure
Powder blue
Ultramarine
(oh, ah, ooh, ah)
Pride blue
Helen lives amongst the waves
Sapphire ripples and mermaids’ nipples bounce and bob to the beat
The ancient Tahitian call, Rapa Nui
Bora Bora 2020
Tautaha, Tautu, Tautaha
Rose petals drift ashore to rest on sapphire glass and
To command orders from the Royal Navy horn, revelry for miles
The osprey floats in the air on a prayer
Olympic range of azure smiles on her sapphire soul
Bowling with Ralph Carney, down at the Pacific Sea Bowl
Prairie Prince!
(Primal scream)
BOB WEIR
Beautifully Made in America
1947-2026
My poster is part of the Limited Edition Bob Weir Poster Set produced by Haight Street Art Center.
The special poster set release features 19 incredible artists paying tribute to the life and legacy of Bob Weir.
This limited-edition series channels the spirit of San Francisco’s psychedelic poster tradition. Each artist brings their own lens to Weir’s decades-long journey of sound, community, and cultural impact. Poster size: 12.75 x 17.25
Artists in the series:
Stanley Mouse
John Seabury
Dennis Larkins
Caitlin Mattisson
Jennae Bennett
Alexandra Fischer
John Mavroudis
Michael Dolgushkin
Gary Houston
Prairie Prince
Chris Gallen
Darrin Brenner
G+P Sargent
Wendy Wright
Dennis Loren
Christopher Peterson
Chris Shaw
Carolyn Ferris
Gregg Gordon
