Kenny Wayne Shepherd Celebrates 30 Years of ‘Ledbetter Heights’ With 2026 Tour Stop at Wind Creek Event Center

Platinum-selling blues-rock powerhouse Kenny Wayne Shepherd is bringing his Ledbetter Heights 30th Anniversary Tour to the Wind Creek Event Center on Friday, March 6, 2026, as part of a nationwide celebration marking three decades since the release of his groundbreaking debut album.

The tour, launching February 19 in Dallas, TX, will see Shepherd and his band performing Ledbetter Heights in its entirety — along with selections spanning his remarkable 30-year career. The show promises an evening of high-energy guitar work, soul-drenched vocals, and a deep dive into the music that helped reintroduce blues to a new generation in the mid-1990s.

“This is the album that gave me everything,” Shepherd said in a statement. “Revisiting it put me back in touch with the wonder and excitement of those days. I didn’t know what lay ahead. I just knew I loved playing the blues.”

Originally released in 1995, Ledbetter Heights was recorded while Shepherd was still a teenager in his hometown of Shreveport, Louisiana. The album — named after the city’s historic neighborhood and blues legend Huddie “Lead Belly” Ledbetter — fused raw, emotional guitar playing with modern rock influences. It went Gold within months, Platinum by the following year, and solidified Shepherd’s place among blues greats like B.B. King and Eric Clapton.

Now, thirty years later, Shepherd’s latest tour pays tribute not just to his early roots but to his evolution as one of the most vital voices in modern blues. With vocalist Noah Hunt performing the Ledbetter Heights material live for the first time — Hunt joined the band shortly after the debut’s release — the 2026 shows promise to be a full-circle moment for longtime fans.

Since that first breakout success, Shepherd has built a 12-album catalog, earned five GRAMMY nominations, and toured alongside rock legends including The Rolling Stones, Van Halen, and Bob Dylan. His continued collaborations, including work with blues veteran Bobby Rush and the double album Dirt on My Diamonds Vol. 1 & 2, prove that his fire for innovation remains undimmed.

Tickets for the Bethlehem performance go on sale beginning Friday, October 3 at 10 a.m. local time, following artist and venue pre-sales earlier in the week.

For tickets are on sale now via Ticketmaster.com