Motor City Madman Ted Nugent announced what he’s calling his “last tour” in a video message to fans on Thursday (April 13). He said he’ll still play music and is currently working on new material.
The 74-year-old rocker has entertained audiences for over 50 years since his first band, The Amboy Dukes, began in the late ’60s. Nugent’s self-titled solo debut arrived in 1975.
Alas, his final, 14-date “Adios, Mofo” U.S. tour begins on July 20 in Shipshewana, Indiana, and concludes in Nugent’s original stomping grounds of Detroit on Aug. 11.
Watch the video and see the dates below.
“This is ‘Adios, Mofo,'” Nugent says. “This is my last tour. Now, I’ll always play music — I’ve got new records I’m gonna make. I can’t wait to unleash some of these new songs.”
He continues of one of his news songs, “I’ve got an instrumental called ‘Butter Fingers’ that is just greasy. You can’t eat barbecue ever again adequately without the song ‘Butter Fingers’ playing loud next to your brisket.”
Elsewhere in the video, Nugent adds, “The point being is thank you, everybody, for an incredible musical dream. The musical dream will continue but I’m not going on tour anymore because hotels are jail. [Laughs] A hotel room is jail for me. My dogs won’t allow me to not spend a day with them, so [my dogs] will go on the road with me this year.”
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Ted Nugent Announces Last Tour – April 13, 2023
Ted Nugent Summer 2023 U.S. Tour Dates
July 20 – Shipshewana, Ind. @ Blue Gate Ctr
July 21 – Charles Town, W.V. @ Hollywood Casino
July 25 – Rochester, N.Y. @ Kodak Ctr
July 26 – Glenside, Pa. @ Keswick Theater
July 27 – Jim Thorpe. Pa. @ Penn’s Peak
July 30 – Owensboro, Ky. @ RiverPark Ctr
Aug. 2 – Sayreville, N.J. @ Starland
Aug. 3 – Lancaster, Pa. @ American Music
Aug. 4 – Washington, Pa. @ The Meadows
Aug. 5 – Clearfield, Pa. @ County Fair
Aug. 6 – Marietta, Ohio @ Adelphia Hall
Aug. 9 – Saginaw, Mich. @ Temple Theatre
Aug. 10 – Hubert Heights, Ohio @ Rose Ctr
Aug. 11 – Detroit, Mich. @ Mich. Lottery Amp.
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