Peter Frampton comes out of retirement for summer tour, including SF date

Peter Frampton performs at the Concord Pavilion in Concord, California on Oct. 12, 2019.
Iconic guitarist Peter Frampton, who retired from performing live in 2019 due to a debilitating medical condition, has announced a return summer tour that includes a date at the Masonic in San Francisco on Aug. 15.
The Never Say Never Tour will kick off in June. Tickets go on sale on Friday, April 14 at his website.
Frampton’s last tour show was at the Concord Pavilion in October 2019. After that, he retired due to his inclusion-body mitosis diagnosis. It’s a progressive muscle disorder causing inflammation, weakness and atrophy. Among the symptoms are weakness in the wrists and fingers, as well as the front of the thigh and the muscles that lift the foot. In 2021, he released an instrumental album, Frampton Forgets the Words, featuring some of his best-known songs. In 2022, he performed a one-off show at London’s Royal Albert Hall which was filmed and is currently airing on PBS.
“At the end of every Finale Tour show I did say, ‘Never say never’ and I am always full of hope for the impossible,” Frampton said in a news releasing announcing the new tour. “I’m very pleased to let you know that I am feeling strong and my fingers are still roaming the fretboard. Every note I play now has more meaning and soul. I love playing live and this fighter wants to stay in the ring for as long as he can. I’m so happy to be able to see you all one more time this summer.”
There will be a Citi cardmember presale that will run from 10 a.m. local time time on April 12 to 10 p.m. on April 13, as long as tickets remain available. Visit the Citi Entertainment website for more information.
Frampton won a Grammy for Best Pop Instrumental Album in 2007 and in 2014 was inducted into the Musicians Hall of Fame. In 2020 he was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame. His album Frampton Comes Alive! is one of the top-selling live records of all time, with more than 17 million copies sold.
PETER FRAMPTON Never Say Never Tour:
June 21—Rose Music Center at The Heights—Huber Heights, OH
June 22—PNC Pavilion at Riverbend—Cincinnati, OH
June 24—Red Hat Amphitheater—Raleigh, NC
June 25—Skyla Credit Union Amphitheatre—Charlotte, NC
June 27—Ameris Bank Amphitheatre—Alpharetta, GA
June 28—The Saint Augustine Amphitheatre—St. Augustine, FL
June 30—Hard Rock Live Orlando—Orlando, FL
July 2—The Sound at Coachman Park—Clearwater, FL
July 3—Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, Hard Rock Live—Hollywood, FL
July 13—Bank of New Hampshire Pavilion—Gilford, NH
July 15—Wind Creek Event Center—Bethlehem, PA
July 16—Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Atlantic City, Hard Rock Live at Etess Arena—Atlantic City, NJ
July 18—MGM Music Hall at Fenway—Boston, MA
July 20—The Theater at MGM National Harbor—Oxon Hill, MD
July 22—Foxwoods Resort Casino, Premier Theater—Mashantucket, CT
July 23—The Capitol Theatre—Port Chester, NY
July 25—The Capitol Theatre—Port Chester, NY
July 26—The Paramount—Huntington, NY
July 28—Turning Stone Resort Casino, Event Center—Verona, NY
July 29—Fallsview Casino Resort—Niagara Falls, ON
August 10—Edgefield Concerts on the Lawn—Troutdale, OR
August 12—Thunder Valley Casino—Lincoln, CA
August 13—Yaamava’ Theater—Highland, CA
August 15—The Masonic—San Francisco, CA
August 18—The Pearl—Las Vegas, NV
August 19—Sandy Amphitheater—Sandy, UT