The Infamous Stringdusters & Leftover Salmon to Co-Headline “Rowdy Summer Nights Tour” w/ Kitchen Dwellers

The Infamous Stringdusters and Leftover Salmon, two of the most sought-after acts in modern bluegrass, have announced an extensive co-headlining tour, “Rowdy Summer Nights Tour” taking place throughout July and August of 2025. Rising festival favourite, Bozeman-based Kitchen Dwellers will open each night of the tour with the Dusters and Salmon alternating who closes each night. Local pre-sale will take place on Thursday, February 13th at 10 am local, and general on-sale on Friday, February 14th at 10 am local. Purchase tickets here.

The tour has partnered with PLUS1 and Conscious Alliance. One dollar from every ticket supports Conscious Alliance’s mission to end hunger nationwide and feed families in need.

The Infamous Stringdusters are hot off the heels of their sold-out annual “SkiDust” tour that traversed through mountain towns in Colorado and Utah over the past month. Before they hit the road with the trifecta of bluegrass mainstays, they will be joining forces with psychedelic funk favourites Pigeons Playing Ping Pong for a co-headlining run on the east with support from indie soul-act Melt. Leftover Salmon is celebrating their 35th anniversary with an extensive national tour throughout the year featuring such iconic stops as WinterWonderGrass in Colorado, Bluegrass Music Hall of Fame in Owensboro, KY, Porter Pavilion on Kaua’i (annual three-night High Country Kaua’i) and a very special Memorial Day Pick-nick celebration with Kitchen Dwellers at Red Rocks Amphitheatre in Morrison, CO. Kitchen Dwellers warm up for tour with a string of February dates supporting Greensky Bluegrass and a handful of festival plays in May and June.

Speaking to the reverence of Leftover Salmon’s legacy and being the longest-standing act on the tour, The Infamous Stringdusters’ bassist and vocalist Travis Book sings their praises:

“Salmon was a very important band in my early years as a music fan. As I was discovering bluegrass and jam bands I stumbled across Leftover Salmon. Here was a band that was like me—Colorado mountain hippies from the high country who were just looking for a good time! I felt they were kindred spirits before we ever became friends and I will always look up to them.”

Book is equally excited to share the stage with Kitchen Dwellers, who are rapidly making a name for themselves in the beloved and close-knit bluegrass circuit:

“The Dwellers are their own creatures, but they’re also part of the long lineage of High Country mountain party people. If Leftover Salmon are our uncles, then The Dwellers are our cousins and this family is an absolute mess!”

Although each band has a stacked schedule with multiple festival plays, time spent on the festival circuit doesn’t always equate to collaboration, kinship, and extended hangs as The Infamous Stringdusters’ guitarist and vocalist Andy Falco expresses:

“One of the best parts of being in a band is when you get to cross paths with your buddies in the other bands, usually at a festival and most of the time just for a few hours. I’m very excited to head out on a whole tour with two bands who are very dear friends of the Stringdusters—Leftover Salmon and Kitchen Dwellers! I’m looking forward to the camaraderie and to the unique musical collaborations these situations tend to produce.”

The Infamous Stringdusters & Leftover Salmon “Rowdy Summer Nights Tour” poster

His bandmate dobroist and vocalist Andy Hall shares his sentiments:

“When your friends also happen to be in your favourite bands, AND you get to go on tour together! This package promises to be one of the most fun, and musically rewarding experiences in recent memory. Get ready for some powerful acoustic music, and all three bands firing on all bluegrass cylinders!”

Amidst uncertain times and a bombardment of events and news cycles, music lovers can find catharsis and familiarity in the triple bill of bluegrass favourites. Leftover Salmon’s Vince Herman recognizes strength in the power of music:

“Summer 2025 is gonna be an unusual time in the life of our country and we think a big run of shows spreading love and joy around is just what’s needed to help us all weather the storms ahead. Let’s have us some ‘Rowdy Summer Nights!’”

“Rowdy Summer Nights” promises to be an exciting “mini-festival” for the bands and fans alike at some of the most prominent venues in the country,

Max Davies of Kitchen Dwellers says:

“We are beyond stoked to hit the road with two of the greatest live bands out there. Considering how much we’ve looked up to these bands and the venues we’ll be playing, this travelling festival is sure to be a hell of a good time.”

“Rowdy Summer Nights Tour” Tour Dates:

07/09 – Exton, PA – Eagleview
07/10 – Vienna, VA – Wolf Trap
07/11 – Cary, NC – Koka Booth Amphitheater
07/12 – Portsmouth, VA – Atlantic Union Bank Pavilion
07/13 – Charlotte, NC – The Amp Ballantyne
07/15 – Interlochen, MI – Interlochen Center for the Arts
07/16 – Huber Heights, OH – Rose Music Center at the Heights
07/17 – Peoria, IL – Peoria Riverfront
07/18 – TBA – Grand Rapids, MI
07/19 – Yuba, WI – Driftless Music Gardens
08/07 – Grand Junction, CO – Amphitheater at Las Colonias
08/08 – Alta, WY – Grand Targhee Bluegrass Festival
08/09 – Bonner, MT – Kettlehouse Amphitheater
08/10 – Redmond, WA – Marymoore Live
08/12 – Eugene, OR – McDonald Theatre
08/13 – Jacksonville, OR – Britt Pavilion
08/14 – Forest Grove, OR – McMenamins Grand Lodge
08/15 – Reno, NV – The Glow Plaza Festival Grounds
08/16 – San Francisco, CA – The Warfield