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After nearly 2 decades of touring, Twiddle will be taking an indefinite hiatus following a sizable farewell tour across America taking place in early 2023. Their Distance Makes the Heart Tour kicks off January 19th in Washington, DC and stretches into March hitting markets like Huntington, Asbury Park, Tucson, West Hollywood, Seattle and Denver. Joining the tour on select dates will be special guests EGGY , Kendall Street Company and Great Time .

Twiddle released their 5th and final studio album 'Every Last Leaf' on August 12th, 2022 via No Coincidence Records. The new album features guest appearances by Anders Beck from Greensky Bluegrass and John Popper from Blues Traveler . Back in 2021, the Vermont-based jammers toured extensively across America with support from Aaron Kamm & The One Drops , Dopapod , Schema , Too Many Zooz , Aqueous and Joe Hertler & The Rainbow Seekers . The following year, they hit the road with Of Good Nature , Dogs In A Pile , Marble Eyes , The Family Recipe , Muscle Tough , Yam Yam , Andy Frasco and Midnight North among others.

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Published: 2023/09/26

Twiddle Bring Big Jams and Guest Collaborations at Tumble Down

This past weekend, Tumble Down occurred at Wonderland Forest in Lafayette, N.Y. The fifth annual edition occurred on Sept. 22 and 23. During the event, highly-anticipated event, Twiddle took the stage, serving as the headliner over two nights at a newly picked venue located in the scenic landscape of Central New York’s Apple Valley. 

The fresh event space boasted wondrous vistas, forests, and waterfalls accompanied by an impressive bill of artists, including Twiddle, Baked Shrimp, Andy Frasco and The U.N., and more. Twiddle occupied the main stage on both days, taking fans on an extended jam with sit-ins from notable artists. 

On night one, the Vermont-based jamband opened with a partial play of fan-favorite “Blueberry Tumble” that cascaded into “GooBerry Jelly.” In a similar fashion, the previously mentioned song wasn’t played in full; instead, the band cut back into the set starter before a full take on “Subconscious Prelude.”  Highlights included “The Catapillar,” “Doinkinbonk!!!,” “Hattibagen McRat,” and the band’s usual merged pairing of “Hattie’s Jam” and “When It Rains It Poors.”

 For Twiddle’s second set, they kicked off a four-song setlist with a performance of “Mamunes the Faun” bringing out Andy Frasco as support. The jam quartet then showed off their improvisational skills for a three-song frame featuring a 30-minute rendition of “Gatsby the Great” and other selects. Twiddle closed the night off with an encore of “Mushrooms of the Sea” and “Every Last Leaf.”

Night Two followed with another extended jam from Twiddle and various sit-ins. The band began the evening a little earlier with a surprise sit-in from frontman Mihali Savoulidis during Mike Powell’s frame on the Saloon Stage. Savoulidis continued the musical venture with his own solo set on the same stage, bringing out sit-in performances with Michael Oehmen on saxophone and Twiddle’s Zdenek Gubb on bass. 

The full jamband then returned to the Main Stage to kick the second night off with another night of classics, including “Orlando’s,” “Apples,” “Cabbage Face,” and “Syncopated Healing.” Micahel Oehmen returned to the stage to accompany Twiddle on saxophone for “Lost in the Cold” to round out the end of the band’s first set.

The band opened their second set of the night with a “Frends Theme” before welcoming Lotus’ Tim Palmieri on guitar for an instrumental jam to “Latin Tang.” Twiddle continued on with their classic “White Light” before seamlessly segueing into “Frankenfoote.” The ensemble brought out their last surprise sit-in, Jeremy Schon from Pigeons Playing Ping Pong on guitar, for a rocking performance of “Slippin in the Kitchen.” The band ended the night with an encore of “Zazu’s Flight” and “Beautiful.”

The festival saw its last performance with a rare set from The Breakfast. The set included a notable sit-in from Twiddle’s drummer, Adrian Tramontano. Tumble Down was the latest in Twiddle’s last string of shows as Twiddle continues on their “Distance Makes the Heart ” farewell tour. The tour has only seven more shows before Twiddle embarks on their indefinite hiatus. 

Learn more and buy tickets here . Scroll down to view setlists and Twiddle’s forthcoming tour dates

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Tumble Down at Wonderland Forest – Lafayette, N.Y. 

Sept. 22, 2023

Set 1: Blueberry Tumble -> GooBerry Jelly -> Blueberry Tumble, Subconscious Prelude, The Catapillar, Doinkinbonk!!!, Bronze Fingers, Hattibagen McRat, Hattie’s Jam, When It Rains It Poors

Set 2: Mamunes the Faun*, Gatsby the Great, Jamflowman -> The Box

Enc.: Mushrooms of the Sea, Every Last Leaf

Notes: * w/ Andy Frasco 

Sept. 23, 2023

Set 1: Orlando’s, Apples, Orlando’s, The Devil, Cabbage Face, Amydst the Myst, Syncopated Healing, Every Soul, Lost in the Cold*

Set 2: Frends Theme, Latin Tang^, White Light, Frankenfoote, Slippin in the Kitchen!

Enc.: Zazu’s Flight, Beautiful

Notes: * w/ Michael Oehmen on Sax

^ w/ Tim Palmieri on Guitar (Lotus)

! w/ Jeremy Schon on Guitar (Pigeons Playing Ping Pong)

Distance Makes the Heart Farewell Tour:

Oct. 5 – The Strand – Providence, R.I.^

Oct. 6 – Hampton Beach Casino – Hampton Beach, N.H.^

Oct. 7 – The Flynn – Burlington, Vt.

Nov. 11 – Mission Ballroom – Denver #

Nov. 24 – The Capitol Theatre – Port Chester, N.Y. %

Nov. 25 – The Capitol Theatre – Port Chester, N.Y. %

Nov. 26 – The Capitol Theatre – Port Chester. N.Y. (3 sets)

^ w/ Yam Yam

% w/ Kitchen Dwellers

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After an extensive farewell tour across the United States in the early months of 2023, Twiddle will go on an indefinite sabbatical after nearly two decades of performing live. Beginning January 19 in Washington, DC, they will travel to other cities until March. These cities include Huntington, Asbury Park, Tucson, West Hollywood, Seattle, and Denver. EGGY, Kendall Street Company, and Great Time are joining the tour as special guests for some shows.

On August 12, 2022, via No Coincidence Records, Twiddle released their fifth and last studio album, “Every Last Leaf.” Anders Beck of Greensky Bluegrass and John Popper of Blues Traveler appear on the new CD as special guests. In 2021, the jam bands Aaron Kamm & The One Drops, Dopapod, Schema, Too Many Zooz, Aqueous, and Joe Hertler & The Rainbow Seekers accompanied the Vermont-based outfit on a massive tour across the United States. The following year saw them on the road with acts such as Of Good Nature, Dogs In A Pile, Marble Eyes, The Family Recipe, Muscle Tough, Yam Yam, Andy Frasco, and Midnight North.

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How much are the tickets to see Twiddle?

Prices for resold Twiddle tickets might shift based on some factors. Tickets to see Twiddle typically start at $27 and go up to $60.

Where to buy tickets?

The best places to search for and buy Twiddle tickets are SeatGeek, Livenation, Ticketmaster, Ticketnetwork, Stubhub, Viagogo, and Vividseats.

How long are Twiddle’s live performances?

The average length of a Twiddle concert is between two and three hours, though this can vary widely based on factors such as the number of support bands, the length of the encore, etc.

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Some of the best experiences can be had from the twiddling seats on the floor. Floor and first-row seats are typically the most expensive in a venue. Tickets for Twiddle might cost as much as $1,000 for prime seating in the first row or the centre of the stage.

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Americans Twiddle make up the jam band Twiddle . In all of its live performances, long sections of sophisticated instrumental improvisation will be woven into a background rhythm. Although Twiddle’s sound defies categorization, the band’s members have acknowledged that various musical styles, including rock, funk, jazz, reggae, blues, and bluegrass, among many others, influenced them. This group consists of guitarist Mihali Savoulidis, keyboardist Ryan Dempsey, bassist Zdenek Gubb, and drummer Brook Jordan. In addition to the above-specified duties, each band member sings lead or harmony vocals for certain songs.

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Twiddle to Take Indefinite Hiatus, Announce Farewell Tour

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Today, after 18 years of touring, Vermont-based ensemble Twiddle have announced they will take an “indefinite hiatus” following one final tour billed as the Distance Makes the Heart Tour set for 2023.

“I come to you all with a heavy heart today to share a tough but important announcement. With the support of my bandmates, we are making the difficult decision to take an indefinite hiatus as a band starting in 2024 after 18 years of being on the road In times like these, I believe that change is necessary for creative growth and proper reflection,” wrote Twiddle’s Mihali Savoulidis to fans, explaining the band’s decision. “Music has engulfed my life ever since I was 14 years old, and since then I’ve devoted every part of myself to it. Twiddle in particular has been my life’s focus since college, and the band & crew members have been like brothers to me. I’ve now come to a crossroads in life where I feel I’m being pulled in many different directions. I need to make the right choice for me and for my family. I feel that now is the time to make a much needed change to gain a different perspective on life and focus my creative energy elsewhere.”

The frontman went on to write, “We are so blessed to have been able to live out our dreams because of you and your support. Without all of you, none of this would have been possible. I wouldn’t trade a second of this experience for anything. So from the bottom of my heart and with all my love, thank you so much for everything. The Twiddle community really feels like a big family and the amount of kindness and love that you have shown us and each other over the years has been nothing but inspiring. I am so proud to have been a part of it. With that being said, 2023 will be the band’s last year of touring for the foreseeable future. Please come celebrate the incredible community we have all built together during this next year and we hope to see all of you at least one more time. More shows for 2023 will be announced in the coming months, and we can’t wait to celebrate each and every night throughout this tour with you. This isn’t the end, it’s just goodbye for now. All our love and gratitude”

Along with the heartfelt message from Savoulidis, Twiddle released the first phase of dates for the Distance Makes the Heart Tour. The tour will commence at the 9:30 Club in Washington, D.C., on Jan. 19 and conclude in Colorado with two nights at Denver’s Ogden Theatre on March 10-11 and finally at Frisco, Colo.’s 10 Mile Music Hall on March 12. Along the way, Twiddle will make stops in Asbury Park, N.J., Ithaca, N.Y., Providence, R.I., San Diego, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Seattle, Salt Lake City, Denver and more. During most of their travels, they’ll be joined by Connecticut’s Eggy, along with Kendall Street Company and Great Time, on select dates.

Presale tickets will go on sale Wednesday, Nov. 30 at 10 a.m. local time and general onsale will commence on Friday, Dec. 2, at 10 a.m. local time. Learn more and find tickets here .

Distance Makes The Heart Tour Jan. 19 – Washington, DC – 9:30 Club

Jan. 20 – Huntington, NY – The Paramount

Jan. 21 – Asbury Park, NJ – The Stone Pony

Jan. 22 – Harrisburg, PA – HMAC

Jan. 27 – Ithaca, NY – State Theatre

Jan. 28 – Providence, RI – The Strand

Feb. 18 – Tempe, AZ – Marquee Theatre

Feb. 19 – Tucson, AZ – 191 Toole

Feb. 22 – San Luis Obispo, CA – Fremont Theater

Feb. 23 – San Diego, CA – Belly Up Solana Beach

Feb. 24 – Los Angeles, CA – Roxy Theatre

Feb. 25 – San Francisco, CA – The Independent

Feb. 26 – Crystal Bay, NV – Crystal Bay Crown Room

March 1 – Portland, OR – Star Theater

March 2 – Seattle, WA – The Crocodile

March 3 – Bend, OR – Domino Room

March 4 – Boise, ID – The Olympic

March 5 – Bozeman, MT – The Elm

March 7 – Jackson Hole, WY – Mangy Moose

March 8 – Salt Lake City, UT – Commonwealth Room

March 9 – Aspen, CO – Belly Up Aspen

March 10 – Denver, CO – Ogden Theatre

March 11 – Denver, CO – Ogden Theatre

March 12 – Frisco, CO – 10 Mile Music Hall

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Aerosmith reschedules Peace Out farewell tour: Dates for 3 Florida shows, how to get tickets

Florida Aerosmith fans will wait just a bit longer to finally say peace out  to the iconic rock band.

The rockers, who postponed their Peace Out farewell tour  after only a few shows in September, will return for a 40-date run starting Sept. 20 of this year.

Three Florida shows are included in this new schedule, all seeing dates in the early half of 2025. As with the original dates,  The Black Crowes  will open for Aerosmith.

When are the new Florida dates for Aerosmith's 'Peace Out' farewell tour? They also added an extra city

The new dates for the Florida shows are:

• Friday, Feb. 14 - Tampa, Amelie Arena
• Monday, Feb. 17 - Sunrise, Amerant Bank Arena

In addition to rescheduling the tour, the band added three cities: Pittsburgh, Orlando and Philadelphia, where their tour kicked off last September.

The Orlando date is Tuesday, Feb. 11 at the Kia Arena, recently renamed from the Amway Center.

Why did Aerosmith have to postpone 2023 tour dates? What happened to Steven Tyler?

On Sept. 12, Tyler initially  announced  that he had a severe vocal injury that occurred during Aerosmith's Saturday show in Long Island, New York.

“I’m heartbroken to say I have received strict doctor’s orders not to sing for the next thirty days,” Tyler, 75, said in a  statement  released by the band on Monday. “I sustained vocal cord damage during Saturday’s show that led to subsequent bleeding. We’ll need to postpone a few dates so that we can come back and give you the performance you deserve.

However, the band shared in a statement two weeks later that said “Unfortunately, Steven’s vocal injury is more serious than initially thought. His doctor has confirmed that in addition to the damage to his vocal cords, he fractured his larynx which requires ongoing care.”

They shared the rock icon was receiving the best medical treatment available to ensure his recovery is swift, but "given the nature of a fracture, he is being told patience is essential.”

I bought tickets to Aerosmith's 2023 shows. Will my tickets be honored?

All previously purchased tickets will be honored for the new dates, while tickets for the new shows will go on sale at 10 a.m. local time April 12 via  ticketmaster.com .

For those who previously purchased tickets and cannot attend the rescheduled concerts, refunds will be available at point of purchase. A series of VIP packages are also available at  aerosmith.com/VIP.

What songs can fans expect to hear at Aerosmith’s farewell shows?

USA TODAY attended the opening show in Philadelphia last year. While there could be changes to the set list, here's what it looked like prior to the postponement:

• "Back in the Saddle"
• "Love in an Elevator"
• "Janie's Got a Gun"
• "Adam's Apple"
• "Livin' on the Edge"
• "No More No More"
• "Hangman Jury"
• "Seasons of Wither"
• "Movin' Out"
• "Stop Messin' Around"
• "Rats in the Cellar"
• "I Don't Want to Miss a Thing"
• "Sweet Emotion"
• "Toys in the Attic"
• "Walk This Way"

Are all original Aerosmith members on tour?

Original drummer  Joey Kramer  will be sitting out the band's final tour. John Douglas, Aerosmith's former drum tech, is filling Kramer's seat.

“While Joey Kramer remains a beloved founding member of Aerosmith, he has regrettably made the decision to sit out the currently scheduled touring dates to focus his full attention on his family and health. Joey’s unmistakable and legendary presence behind the drum kit will be sorely missed,” the band said in a statement.

However, fans can look forward to Tyler's yowl and his fellow Toxic Twin, Joe Perry, on the guitar. Brad Whitford and Tom Hamilton remain on guitar and bass.

See all Aerosmith's 'Peace Out' farewell tour dates

• Sept. 20 – Pittsburgh – PPG Paints Arena
• Sept. 23 – Philadelphia  – Wells Fargo Center
• Sept. 26 – Louisville, KY – KFC Yum! Center    
• Sept. 29 – Cleveland  – Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse 
• Oct. 2 – Charlotte, NC – Spectrum Center
• Oct. 5 – Knoxville, TN – Thompson-Boling Arena 
• Oct. 8 – Washington – Capital One Arena
• Oct. 11 – Atlanta – State Farm Arena
• Oct. 14 – St Louis – Enterprise Center
• Oct. 17 – Cincinnati  – Heritage Bank Arena
• Oct. 20 – Nashville, TN  – Bridgestone Arena
• Oct. 31 – Phoenix  – Footprint Center
• Nov. 3 – San Antonio - Frost Bank Center
• Nov. 6 – Austin, TX – Moody Center
• Nov. 9 – Dallas– American Airlines Center
• Nov. 12 – Tulsa, OK – BOK Center
• Nov. 15 – Omaha, NE – CHI Health Center
• Nov. 18 – Denver– Ball Arena    
• Nov. 21 – Portland, OR – Moda Center 
• Nov. 24 – Seattle – Climate Pledge Arena
• Nov. 27 – Salt Lake City– Vivint Arena
• Nov. 30 – San Francisco– Chase Center
• Dec. 4 – San Jose, CA – SAP Center               
• Dec. 7 – Los Angeles– The Kia Forum
• Dec. 28 – Newark, NJ - Prudential Center 
• Dec. 31 – Boston – TD Garden
• Jan. 4 – Detroit - Little Caesars Arena       
• Jan. 7 – Toronto – Scotiabank Arena 
• Jan. 10 – Montreal – Bell Centre
• Jan. 16 – Indianapolis – Gainbridge Fieldhouse 
• Jan. 19 – Chicago – United Center
• Jan. 22 – St Paul, MN – Xcel Energy Center
• Jan. 25 – Kansas City, MO – T-Mobile Center
• Feb. 11 – Orlando, FL – Kia Center
• Feb. 14 – Tampa, FL – Amalie Arena
• Feb. 17 – Sunrise, FL – Amerant Bank Arena
• Feb. 20 – Raleigh, NC – PNC Arena 
• Feb. 23 – New York – Madison Square Garden
• Feb. 26 – Buffalo, NY – KeyBank Center

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Mihali Announces ‘Lifted’ Solo Tour With Members Of Twiddle

Twiddle singer-songwriter-guitarist  Mihali will head out on the road this winter on the  Lifted Tour , his largest headlining solo sojourn to date. The mix of solo and full-band shows will see the multi-hyphenate perform with his Twiddle bandmates  Zdenek Gubb (bass) and Adrian Tramontano  (drums) as part of his live band.

The full lineup for Mihali’s touring ensemble also includes Michael Oehmen and Michael Bafundo on horns as well as keyboardist  Scott Hannay , who frequently lent a hand on keys during Twiddle’s farewell tour last year which preceded the band’s ongoing indefinite hiatus . When not playing with a full band, Mihali will present live looping shows where audiences will see him build songs from the ground up, one instrument at a time. Saxophonist Michael Oehmen will also join Mihali for the looping concerts.

“I couldn’t be more excited to get back on the road for so many headlining dates,” Mihali said. “I have a ton of new music ready to show everyone, and I’m extremely honored to have my brother Gubb joining me on bass for all upcoming band shows! There’s no one I would rather have holding down the low end than him, and with the band getting so locked in, I know we’ll be bringing positive uplifting vibes across the country.”

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Mihali’s slate of new concerts will kick off on March 5th with a full-band show at  Cervantes’ Masterpiece Ballroom in Denver. The tour will travel from west to east, making stops throughout the Midwest in Minneapolis (3/12), Chicago (3/14), Detroit (3/15), Cleveland (3/16), Pittsburgh (3/20) and more en route to a run of shows in the Northeast. After gigs in Syracuse, NY (3/22) and West Dover, VT’s Mount Snow Reggae Fest (3/23), the tour will wrap with a final run of full-band shows in Boston (4/5), Portland, ME (4/6), Washington, D.C. (4/7), and lastly New York City’s  Bowery Ballroom (4/9).

Tickets for the Mihali  Lifted Tour go on sale Friday, February 9th at 12 p.m. local venue time via his website . See below for a full list of tour dates.

This tour announcement comes less than three months after Twiddle took its final bows at the band’s three-night Frendsgiving celebration at  The Capitol Theatre . Almost a year to the day prior, the band had announced that it would go on an indefinite hiatus in 2024, finally taking a break after 18 years on the road. Though the future remains uncertain for Twiddle at the moment, Mihali said at the time, “This isn’t the end, it’s just goodbye for now.”

Mihali 2024 Tour Dates:

2/8 Houston, TX – White Oak Music Hall ^

2/9 Austin, TX – Emo’s ^

2/10 Dallas, TX – The Echo ^

2/12 Tempe, AZ – Marquee Theatre ^

2/14 Santa Cruz, CA – The Catalyst ^

2/15 Sacramento, CA – Ace of Spades ^

2/16-18 Long Beach, CA – Cali Vibes Festival *

3/5 Denver, CO – Cervantes’ Masterpiece Ballroom *

3/6 Boulder, CO – Fox Theatre *

3/8 Omaha, NE – Reverb Lounge “

3/9 Iowa City, IA – Gabe’s“

3/10 Milwaukee, WI – Vivarium “

3/12 Minneapolis, MN – 7th Street Entry “

3/14 Chicago, IL – Chop Shop “

3/15 Detroit, MI – Lager House “

3/16 Cleveland, OH – Grog Shop “

3/17 Indianapolis, IN – Hi-Fi “

3/19 Columbus, OH – A&R Music Bar “

3/20 Pittsburgh, PA – Club Cafe “

3/22 Syracuse, NY – Westcott Theater “

3/23 West Dover, VT – Mount Snow Reggae Fest *

4/5 Boston, MA – Paradise Rock Club *

4/6 Portland, ME – Aura *

4/7 Washington DC – Pearl Street Warehouse *

4/9 New York, NY – Bowery Ballroom *

5/24-26 Chillicothe, IL – Solshine: A Music & Arts Reverie *

6/14-15 Swanzey, NH – Northlands Music & Arts Festival *

6/23 Baltimore, MD – Reggae Rise Up Maryland *

^ Solo Looping, supporting The Movement

“ Solo Looping, with Michael Oehmen

New dates in bold

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Buddy Guy’s mojo was working just fine at the Wilbur

A few minutes into his Monday night set at the Wilbur Theatre, the blues grandmaster Buddy Guy pulled one of his many gimmicks out of his bag of magic. While bending a note with his fretting hand, he tugged on his ear lobe with his picking hand, as though he were controlling the sound through his skin.

The electric guitar has been an extension of Guy’s still-lithe body almost all his life, since he first took up plucking a homemade, two-string diddley bow as a farmboy in Louisiana. At 87, he’s on an extended farewell tour that also takes him to the Chevalier Theatre in Medford on Wednesday.

He was about to “play something so funky you can smell it,” he said with a mischievous grin that rarely left his face Monday. That song was the Willie Dixon classic “Hoochie Coochie Man,” first recorded by the late Muddy Waters. One of the curiosities of Guy’s 70-year career is that, for all his fame, he has written only a couple of songs that have become part of the canon. He’s more of an envoy of the Chicago blues style.

In a rambling 75-minute set, Guy led his superb band — guitarist Ric Hall, bassist Orlando Wright, young keyboardist Dan Souvigny, and drummer Tom Hambridge — through a gallery tour of blues pillars, among them John Lee Hooker’s “Boom Boom,” Dixon’s “I Just Want to Make Love to You,” and Slim Harpo’s “I’m a King Bee.” Hall stepped to center stage at one point and ripped through a few bars of “Purple Haze.”

Hambridge, who got his start in Boston in the 1980s as the frontman for T.H. and the Wreckage, opened the show with a brief set of his own songs, accompanied on electric piano by Souvigny. Standing at a tiny cocktail kit, he transformed his snare drum (and occasional raps on the microphone stand) into a full orchestra.

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On “The Fixer,” which he wrote for George Thorogood, Hambridge got the crowd to join him with appropriately placed finger snaps. Introducing another original, “The Blues Been Mighty Good to Me,” he explained how he invited Allen Toussaint to duet with him on his 2018 album “The Nola Sessions.” It would prove to be, he said, Toussaint’s last recording date.

As a producer, Hambridge has worked with the late B.B. King, Susan Tedeschi, Christone “Kingfish” Ingram, and many others. But his longest professional relationship has been with Guy.

Midway through his own set, Guy explained how Hambridge helped him write “Skin Deep,” the soulful title ballad to an album he released in 2008. “Skin deep/Underneath we’re all the same,” Guy sang softly. At his advanced age, he’s still attuned to dynamics: When he hushed the crowd with a faint falsetto or a few brushed notes, he was only setting them up for the next gale-force flurry.

Opening with “Damn Right, I’ve Got the Blues,” the title track to his 1991 comeback album, Guy set a playful tone with a few pelvic thrusts. His signature polka-dotted Stratocaster blended seamlessly with his polka-dotted dress shirt.

That bag of magic contained plenty of tricks. At one point, his left hand spidering across the strings, he played a run up the fretboard. Later, laying his guitar down, he tapped out the familiar chords of “Sunshine of Your Love” with a drumstick.

And after ceding the stage during “Got My Mojo Working” to his guitar-playing son, Greg Guy, the man of the hour returned to the microphone as his band vamped its outro jam. Having already shed his instrument, Buddy Guy couldn’t help himself. He played an air guitar.

BUDDY GUY: DAMN RIGHT FAREWELL TOUR

At the Wilbur Theatre, May 6 (repeats at the Chevalier Theatre, Medford, on May 8)

James Sullivan can be reached at [email protected] .