KRCL Presents: Kenny Wayne Shepard Band at The Capitol Theater on June 25

  • February 23, 2026
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Thirty years ago, a Fender Strat-wielding teenager from Shreveport, Louisiana by the name of Kenny Wayne Shepherd brought the blues back to the mainstream. It was 1995, the era of furrow-browed grungesters, when a sandy-haired guitar prodigy unapologetically celebrated a genre often pushed to the margins. With his fiery fretwork, pop-rock hooks, and reverence for the blues, Shepherd’s arrival was a much-needed palette-cleanser from the existential dread of the times.

Now, three decades later, Kenny Wayne Shepherd is as vital as ever. No longer the child prodigy, he has ascended to master. Still touring, recording, collaborating, and evolving, he’s returned to where it all began, Ledbetter Heights. Shepherd’s latest is a re-recording of his landmark first album, in honor of its 30th anniversary. In early 2026, he and his band will launch a national tour celebrating the milestone’s anniversary.

KRCL Presents
The Kenny Wayne Shepherd Band: Ledbetter Heights 30th Anniversary Tour
on Thurs, June 25, 2026 at 7:30pm
The Capitol Theatre in downtown Salt Lake City
Details and Tickets Here

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