Newcomers and familiar faces are among the more than 50 shows coming to the Musical Instrument Museum’s concert series which kicks off in January.

The MIM Music Theater’s Winter/ Spring 2025 Concert Series opens Sunday, Jan. 5 with a performance from Lee Ritenour. The series, which runs through April, includes 1960s pop group Herman’s Hermits starring Peter Noone, Latin Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award winner Sheila E. with her band, the E-Train, and Grammy-winning singer-songwriter Rickie Lee Jones.

Grammy-winning guitarist Tommy Emmanuel will return to MIM for the first time in nearly 15 years.

Making their debut at the MIM Music Theater in this series are Billy F Gibbons of legendary blues-rock band ZZ Top, Grammy-winning jazz bassist Endea Owens with her band, the Cookout, award-winning Irish folk group Dervish, and funk fusion group Ghost-Note, which features members of Snarky Puppy.

Tickets go on sale at 10 a.m. Thursday, Dec. 12 for the 50-plus concerts from multiple genres and featured artists from around the world.

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Winter/Spring 2025 Concert Series Lineup

JANUARY

Lee Ritenour: 5 & 7 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 5, $35 / $40 / $45

Tommy Emmanuel: 7 p.m. Monday, Jan. 6, $70 / $80 / $90

Johnny A.: 7 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 8, $30 / $35

Ben Sollee: 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 9, $25 / $30 / $30

Peter Asher: 7 p.m. Friday, Jan. 10, 3 & 7 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 11, $45 / $50 / $55

Tommy Castro and the Painkillers: 7 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 15, $40 / $45 / $45

Extreme Acoustic Guitar featuring Bill Dutcher, Kristofer Hill, and Jake Williams: 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 16, $30 / $35 / $35

Albert Cummings: 7:30 p.m. Friday, Jan. 17, $30 / $35 / $40

Delfeayo Marsalis and the Uptown Jazz Orchestra: 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 18, $65 / $70 / $75

Arizona Musicfest Young Musicians Winter Concert: 1 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 19, $25

Endea Owens and the Cookout: 7:30 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 19, $40 / $45 / $45

John Pizzarelli Trio: 6:30 & 8:30 p.m. Monday, Jan 20, $35 / $40 / $45

Larry McCray: 7 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 21, $40 / $45 / $45

Ocean Trio-Charles Lloyd, Gerald Clayton, Anthony Wilson: 6:30 & 8:30 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 22, tickets start at $60

Sheila E. and the E-Train: 6:30 & 8:30 p.m. Friday, Jan. 24, $65 / $75 / $80

Billy F Gibbons: 7:30 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 26, $85 / $95 / $100

Haley Heynderickx and the Westerlies: 7 p.m. Monday, Jan. 27, $40 / $45 / $45

Gunhild Carling Band: 7 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 28, $50 / $55 / $60

John McEuen and the Circle Band: 7 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 29, $37 / $42 / $47

Crash Test Dummies: 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 30, $45 / $50 / $55

Leo Kottke: 7:30 p.m. Friday & Saturday, Jan. 31-Feb. 1, $45 / $50 / $50

FEBRUARY

The Wildwoods: 7 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 2, $25 / $30 / $30

Revisiting Creedence: 7 p.m. Monday, Feb. 3, $65 / $70 / $75

Rickie Lee Jones: 7:30 p.m. Thursday & Friday, Feb. 6-7, $65 / $75 / $80

Kat Edmonson: 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 8, $25 / $30 / $35

Sam Grisman Project: 7 p.m. Monday, Feb. 10, $40 / $45 / $45

Del McCoury Band: 7 p.m. Tuesday & Wednesday, Feb. 11-12, $60 / $65 / $70

Twain and Esther Rose: 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Feb.15, $25 / $30 / $30

Cy Curnin of the Fixx: 7 p.m. Monday, Feb. 17, $35 / $40 / $45

Blind Boys of Alabama: 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 19, $65 / $75 / $80

Shemekia Copeland: 8:30 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 19, $35 / $40 / $45

Lucia Micarelli Roots: 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 20, $45 / $55 / $60

Preservation Hall Jazz Band: 6 & 8 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 22, $50 / $60 / $65

Cha Wa: 7 p.m. Monday, Feb. 24, $30 / $35 / $35

Dervish: 7 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 25, $40 / $45 / $45

Vanessa Collier: 7 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 26, $35 / $40 / $40

Socks in the Frying Pan: 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 27, $30 / $35 / $40

BoDeans: 6:30 & 8:30 p.m. Friday and Sunday, Feb. 28 & March 1, $45 / $50 / $50

MARCH

Altan: 7 p.m. Tuesday, March 4, $45 / $50 / $50

Classic Albums Live, Queen’s “A Night at the Opera”: 7:30 p.m. Wednesday & Thursday, March 5-6, $55 / $65 / $75

Ladysmith Black Mambazo: 7:30 p.m. Friday & Saturday, March 7-8, $55 / $65 / $75

Sons of Cream: 7 p.m. Tuesday, March 11, $40 / $45 / $50

Taj Mahal Quintet: 6 & 8 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, March 15-16, $75 / $85 / $85

Steep Canyon Rangers: 6 & 8 p.m. Saturday, March 22, $35 / $40 / $45

The Bad Plus: 7 p.m. Monday, March 24, $40 / $45 / $45

David Wilcox: 7 p.m. Tuesday, March 25, $30 / $35 / $35

Ghost-Note: 7 p.m. Wednesday, March 26, $55 / $60 / $65

Colin James: 7:30 p.m. Thursday, March 27, $35 / $40 / $45

Bob Schneider: 7:30 p.m. Friday, March 28, $35 / $40 / $45

John Splithoff: 7:30 p.m. Saturday, March 29, $40 / $45 / $45

Karla Bonoff: 7 p.m. Sunday & Monday, March 30-31, $40 / $45 / $45

APRIL

Herman’s Hermits starring Peter Noone: 7:30 p.m. Wednesday & Thursday, April 2-3, $75 / $80 / $85

Rachel Barton Pine: 7:30 p.m. Saturday, April 5, $45 / $55 / $60

The Kruger Brothers: 7 p.m. Sunday, April 6, $35 / $45 / $50

Steve Smith and Vital Information: 7 p.m. Monday, April 7, $40 / $45 / $45

Matt Andersen: 7:30 p.m. Thursday, April 10, $30 / $35 / $40

The String Queens: 7:30 p.m. Thursday, April 17, $40 / $45 / $50

Lucie Arnaz in Concert: 7:30 p.m. Wednesday & Thursday, April 23-24, $55 / $65 / $70