GLENN HUGHES Announces 'The Chosen Years' Spring 2026 U.S. Tour

Known to millions as the "Voice Of Rock", Glenn Hughes, the legendary former bassist and singer of DEEP PURPLE, Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame inductee and current frontman of rock supergroup BLACK COUNTRY COMMUNION, has announced his 2026 spring tour across the USA. The trek will kick off on March 27 at The Coach House in San Juan Capistrano, California and wrap up on May 10 at The Marquee in Tempe, Arizona.

Glenn comments: "Looking forward to seeing you, on my next tour, in spring 2026. A new show with good vibrations, to carry the message that 'music is the healer'. I'll see you down the front!"

"The Chosen Years" show promises to be a dynamic, turn-back-the-clocks, two-hour live extravaganza paying homage to Glenn's illustrious career spanning five decades in music — featuring songs from TRAPEZE, DEEP PURPLE, HUGHES/THRALL, IOMMI/HUGHES and BLACK COUNTRY COMMUNION, some of music history's most seminal and influential rock and roll groups. Not only that, the shows will also feature brand new music from Glenn's latest solo album, "Chosen".

Joining Glenn on lead vocals and bass guitar will be Søren Andersen on guitar and Ash Sheehan on drums.

Tour dates:

March 27 - Coach House - San Juan Capistrano, California
March 28 - Canyon Club - Agoura Hills, California
March 30 - Federal Theater - Denver, Colorado
April 01 - [to be announced]
April 03 - The King Of Clubs - Columbus, Ohio
April 04 - Palace Theater - Lorain, Ohio
April 06 - The Forge - Joliet, Illinois
April 08 - Wildey Theater - Edwardsville, Illinois
April 10 - Wildey Theater - Edwardsville, Illinois
April 11 - Arcada Theatre - St Charles, Illinois
April 13 - Sellersville Theater - Sellersville, Pennsylvania
April 15 - Tupelo Music Hall - Derry, New Hampshire
April 17 - Penns Peak - Jim Thorpe, Pennsylvania
April 18 - Strand Theater - Hudson Falls, New York
April 21 - Garden Club - Atlanta, Georgia
April 23 - Ferg's - St Petersburg, Florida
April 24 - Mt. Dora Music Hall - Mount Dora, Florida
April 26 - Culture Room - Ft. Lauderdale, Florida
April 29 - Warehouse Live Midtown (Rise Rooftop) - Houston, Texas
May 01 - [to be announced]
May 04 - The Rialto Theater - Tucson, Arizona
May 06 - Fremont Country Club - Las Vegas, Nevada
May 07 - Guild Theatre - Menlo Park, California
May 09 - Oxnard Performing Arts Center - Oxnard, California
May 10 - The Marquee - Tempe, Arizona

For tickets and VIP upgrade availability, visit www.national-acts.com/Glennhughes.

"Chosen" came out on September 5 via Frontiers Music Srl.

In early June, Hughes released the official music video for the "Chosen" title track. It was followed by the "Voice In My Head" video a month later. In August, Glenn shared "Into The Fade".

This year will also see Hughes busy touring across Europe and South America, with "The Chosen Years" tour starting in Zoetermeer, Netherlands, on September 2 and ending on November 29 in Bogota, Colombia.

Glenn, a native of Cannock, England, absorbed all kinds of influences, including early British hard rock, THE BEATLES and, most importantly, American soul and R&B. The sleek Motown sound from Detroit and the gritty Stax/Volt sound from Memphis left their mark on him.

Hughes first found success in the early '70s with the band TRAPEZE before joining DEEP PURPLE in 1973 during a pivotal lineup change that introduced him and David Coverdale to the group. Despite initial skepticism, the revamped band silenced critics with the release of "Burn" (1974),a powerful album that revitalized PURPLE's sound and remains a classic. During this era, the band headlined the iconic California Jam in front of over 300,000 fans, toured the world aboard their private jet The Starship, and released two more studio albums, "Stormbringer" and "Come Taste The Band", before disbanding in 1976.

Glenn's first solo album "Play Me Out" was released in 1977. He joined former Pat Travers guitarist Pat Thrall to form HUGHES/THRALL, which released an acclaimed self-titled album in 1982. Throughout the '80s and '90s, Glenn Hughes made countless guest appearances (both credited and un-credited) as a vocalist, bass guitarist or songwriter on other artists' albums. The endless list includes — among others — Gary Moore, John Norum and Tony Iommi of BLACK SABBATH.

Since 1992, Glenn has started a prolific solo career with a dozen studio albums where he explored all the different sides of his songwriting and influences: from hard rock to funk and more contemporary sounds. He collaborated — among others — with such musicians as Chad Smith (RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS),Dave Navarro, John Frusciante and many others. He also founded or took part in some amazing musical alliances such as CALIFORNIA BREED (with Jason Bonham and Andrew Watt),BLACK COUNTRY COMMUNION (with Joe Bonamassa and Jason Bonham) and THE DEAD DAISIES.

Glenn has collaborated with Robbie Williams on his new single "Rocket", which was released on May 22, 2025. The track also features a collaboration from Iommi and will be the first time Glenn has been featured on a record with Tony since 2005, when they released "Fused" together.

Glenn also recently joined forces with SATCHVAI, a new collaboration by legendary guitar icons Joe Satriani and Steve Vai, by writing and singing on their new single "I Wanna Play My Guitar".