The Last of the Street Survivors Farewell Tour

The Last of the Street Survivors Farewell Tour/Big Wheels Keep On Turnin' Tour
Tour by Lynyrd Skynyrd
Start dateMay 4, 2018
End dateJuly 15, 2023
Legs4
Lynyrd Skynyrd concert chronology
  • Lynyrd Skynyrd 2016 North American Tour
  • The Last of the Street Survivors Farewell Tour/Big Wheels Keep On Turnin' Tour
    (2018–23)
  • Sharp Dressed Simple Man Tour
    (2023)

The Last of the Street Survivors Farewell Tour was a concert tour by American Southern rock band Lynyrd Skynyrd. It was originally intended to be the final tour conducted by the band.[1] It began May 4, 2018, at the Coral Sky Amphitheatre in West Palm Beach, Florida[2] and was scheduled to end on October 24, 2020, at Epic Center Festival in Charlotte, North Carolina.[3] The band utilized a plethora of opening acts, including Bad Company, Kid Rock, and Hank Williams Jr., throughout the tour.

All tour dates between June 2020 and October 2020 were rescheduled to a later date in 2021 due the COVID-19 pandemic.[4] When the tour dates were rescheduled, the band renamed the tour the Big Wheels Keep On Turnin' Tour, hinting that it might not actually be their final tour.[5] On March 5, 2023, guitarist and longest-remaining original member Gary Rossington died, making this the final tour with his involvement.[6]

  1. ^ "Lynyrd Skynyrd Plot Farewell Tour". Rolling Stone. Retrieved May 6, 2018.
  2. ^ "Lynyrd Skynyrd Kick Off Final Tour: Photos, Videos". Ultimate Classic Rock. May 5, 2018. Retrieved May 6, 2018.
  3. ^ "Lynyrd Skynyrd playing hometown show with Kid Rock, Jason Aldean | The Music Universe". The Music Universe. April 19, 2018. Retrieved May 6, 2018.
  4. ^ Liptak, Carena (March 16, 2020). "Lynyrd Skynyrd Postpone Farewell Tour Dates Amid Coronavirus Pandemic". The Boot. Retrieved February 26, 2021.
  5. ^ "Big Wheels Keep On Turnin' Tour Kicks Off June 13". Lynyrd Skynyrd. June 8, 2021. Retrieved June 27, 2021.
  6. ^ "Log into Facebook". Facebook. {{cite web}}: Cite uses generic title (help)