THE STRAY CATS—all three original members Brian Setzer (guitar, vocals), Lee Rocker (upright bass, vocals), and Slim Jim Phantom (drums, vocals)—have today (July 28) announced their return to the road this fall for a cross-country month-long tour. Set to kick off October 25, the iconic multi-million selling band will be bringing their legendary, explosive live show and red-hot rock & roll to audiences nationwide. Their setlists will include massive hits such as “Stray Cat Strut,” “Rock This Town,” “Runaway Boys,” “(She’s) Sexy + 17,” and more. (The tour itinerary follows below.)
Tickets go on sale Friday, August 1 at 10:00 AM (local time). An artist fan club presale kicks off Tuesday, July 29 at 10:00 AM (local time); sign up for the band newsletter HERE to get access.
BRIAN SETZER: “What blows me away every time is how this music still connects — decades later, it’s just as raw, just as real. We see fans from every generation now.”
LEE ROCKER: “There’s nothing like the sound we make when the three of us hit the stage–it’s high-octane rockabilly, loud and proud. We’re fired up to bring that to fans across the country again!”
SLIM JIM PHANTOM: “HOLY MACKEREL! The Cats are back for a very, special indoor tour. I’m thrilled and excited to be on the road in 2025 with the best Rockabilly band in the world! These are the venues where the Cats sound best and one thing I can guarantee 100%…We Will Rock Your Town!!”
The STRAY CATS 2025 dates are as follows:
| DATE | LOCATION | VENUE |
| Saturday, October 25 | Mount Pleasant, MI | Soaring Eagle Casino & Resort |
| Sunday, October 26 | Rockford, IL | Hard Rock Casino |
| Tuesday, October 28 | Louisville, KY | The Louisville Palace |
| Wednesday, October 29 | Indianapolis, IN | Murat Theatre at Old National Centre |
| Friday, October 31 | Columbus, OH | Mershon Auditorium |
| Saturday, November 1 | Gary, IN | Hard Rock Casino |
| Sunday, November 2 | Northfield, OH | MGM Northfield Park – Center Stage |
| Tuesday, November 4 | Morristown, NJ | Mayo Performing Arts Center |
| Wednesday, November 5 | Westbury, NY | Flagstar at Westbury Music Fair |
| Friday, November 7 | Mashantucket, CT | Foxwoods Resort Casino |
| Saturday, November 8 | Verona, NY | The Event Center at Turning Stone Resort Casino |
| Sunday, November 9 | Port Chester, NY | The Capitol Theatre |
| Tuesday, November 11 | Cincinnati, OH | Taft Theatre |
| Thursday, November 13 | Kansas City, MO | Uptown Theater |
| Saturday, November 15 | Albuquerque, NM | Route 66 Casino Hotel – Legends Theater |
| Sunday, November 16 | Phoenix, AZ | Celebrity Theatre |
| Tuesday, November 18 | Highland, CA | Yaamava’ Resort & Casino at San Manuel |
| Wednesday, November 19 | Las Vegas, NV | The Chelsea at The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas |
| Thursday, November 20 | TBA | TBA |
| Saturday, November 22 | Santa Rosa, CA | Ruth Finley Person Theater |
| Sunday, November 23 | Wheatland, CA | Hard Rock Hotel & Casino |
About the STRAY CATS:
The STRAY CATS, the band that put Rockabilly music back on the record charts in the early ’80s, scored several big hits on both sides of the Atlantic thanks to a striking visual 1950’s style brought “up to date” with exaggerated pompadours and colorful tattoos and as well as genuine musical chops that evoked the best players of rockabilly’s original heyday. Formed by guitarist/vocalist Brian Setzer, upright bass player Lee Rocker and drummer Slim Jim Phantom in the Long Island town of Massapequa, NY, in 1979, the trio shared a love for Rockabilly music. After banging around New York for a few months, in the summer of 1980, and seeing a pompadoured kid on the cover of UK magazine NME, they hopped a plane to London where a rockabilly revival movement was just beginning to emerge. Their massive hits and videos include “Runaway Boys,” “Rock This Town,” “Stray Cat Strut” “(She’s) Sexy + 17,” and “I Won’t Stand in Your Way.”
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