Pictured above: Singer-guitarist Tab Benoit performing at The Coach House in San Juan Capistrano, CA on Sept. 1, 2022. Photo: Bob Steshetz

Acclaimed singer-guitar great Tab Benoit is bringing his "Soul Of The Swamp" tour to the West Coast beginning later this week, including an intimate date at Pappy & Harriet's in Pioneertown, CA on Tuesday, Aug. 25. Tickets to the concert are $54.14. Opening for Benoit is UK-based Americana-rock troupe the Zac Schulze Gang.

Benoit's "Soul Of The Swamp" tour comes in support of his outstanding album I Hear Thunder, a disc released via Whiskey Bayou Records that reached #1 on the Billboard Blues Chart in September 2024. In 2025, the Houma, Louisiana-born Benoit won four Blues Blast Music Awards: "Rock Blues Album" (I Hear Thunder); "Blues Band"; "Male Blues Artist"; and "Electric Guitarist of the Year." I Hear Thunder also features Benoit's touring band (bassist Corey Duplechin and drummer Terence Higgins).

This writer has caught Benoit a number of times in concert, most recently at a memorable outing at The Coach House in San Juan Capistrano in September 2022. That 100-minute concert featured Benoit and his terrific backing band performing a mix of winning original material and fiery covers of classics including Buddy Miller's "Shelter Me" and Buffalo Springfield's "For What It's Worth." Benoit's winning solo career began in 1992 with a radio hit from his debut album Nice and Warm. Over the subsequent 34 years he has received multiple Blues Music Awards and earned four Grammy nominations. Pappy & Harriet's is located at 53688 Pioneertown Road, in Pioneertown. Visit pappyandharriets.com for more details on the event.

Benoit will also be performing a number of concert dates throughout California and Arizona this month. See below for his upcoming schedule, and visit his official website tabbenoit.com for more information.

Aug 21 Tucson AZ@Fox Theatre*

Aug 22 Phoenix AZ@MIM*

Aug 23 Phoenix AZ@MIM*

Aug 25 Pioneertown CA@Pappy & Harriet's*

Aug 27 Solana Beach CA@Belly Up Tavern*

Aug 28 San Juan Capistrano CA@Belly Up Tavern*

Aug 29 Bakersfield CA@World Records*

Aug 30 Venice CA@Venice West*

Sept 2 Monterey CA@Golden State Theatre*

Sept 3 Berkeley CA@Cornerstone*

Sept 4 Sacramento CA@Quarry Park Amphitheatre*

Sept 5 Napa CA@Uptown Theatre*

Sept 6 Lake Tahoe CA@The Hangar*

Sept 8 Fresno CA@Tower Theatre*

Sept 10-13 Las Vegas NV@Big Blues Bender