Duane Betts and Tab Benoit announce 2027 Southern Gentlemen Tour

Duane Betts and Tab Benoit announced their 2027 Southern Gentlemen Tour, bringing together two musicians whose careers were shaped by blues, Southern rock and American roots music. The co-headlining run begins February 5 at New Orleans' Tipitina's and continues through Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Tennessee and Georgia, wrapping up February 25 in Philadelphia, Mississippi. The tour includes 13 nights of music.

The tour visits Hattiesburg, Birmingham, Mobile and Dothan before arriving at The Caverns in Pelham, Tennessee, on February 13. The second half of the tour includes Knoxville's Bijou Theatre, Athens' Georgia Theatre and Macon's Capitol Theatre, followed by appearances in Huntsville, Huntingdon and Memphis. The final announced performance takes place February 25 at The Ellis Theater in Philadelphia, Mississippi.

Tickets for the tour go on sale Friday, October 30, 2026, at 10 a.m. local time. Betts's album Isle of Hope arrived in the summer of 2026 through Sun Records, his first release with that label. Isle of Hope was produced by Dave Cobb.

Isle of Hope follows Betts's 2023 solo debut Wild & Precious Life, which featured appearances by Derek Trucks, Marcus King and Nicki Bluhm. Betts joined forces with Devon Allman to form The Allman Betts Band in 2018. The Allman Betts Band released two studio albums, Down to the River and Bless Your Heart.

Betts will spend the remainder of 2026 performing with The Allman Betts Band, plus selected headlining appearances with his own group, Palmetto Motel.