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“My dad, as a poet, always told me to never censor myself – that’s one of his cardinal rules of creative writing,” says multiple-Grammy-winning singer-songwriter Lucinda Williams. “That became my motto which I’ve stuck by all these years.” Miller Williams’ advice clearly is born out on Lucinda’s powerful eighteenth studio album, the provocative World’s Gone Wrong. “I felt a sense of urgency in making this record,” she adds.

Filled with gut-wrenching topical songs, the album’s ten tracks were written and recorded in a blast of collaborative creativity as Lucinda and her cowriters ­– primarily husband/manager/co-producer Tom Overby and guitarist Doug Pettibone – grappled with events transpiring during the spring of 2025. A whole other album had been in the works, but that “urgency” to address our current cataclysmic situation motivated Lucinda and company to cut World’s Gone Wrong in direct response. “Music is a powerful weapon,” she points out. “I want this record to make people aware, wake them up. I like to push people’s buttons.”

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An Evening with Lucinda Williams and her Band

Count Basie Center for the Arts

Three-time Grammy Award winner Lucinda Williams has been carving her own path for more than four decades. Her music has been highly influential and has been covered by a multitude of artists. Williams is also an extraordinary interpreter who inhabits songs and makes them her own.

Lucinda Williams

The Anvil

Three-time Grammy Award winner, Lucinda Williams has been carving her own path for more than three decades now. Born in Lake Charles, Louisiana, Williams had been imbued with a ‘culturally rich, economically poor’ worldview. Several years of playing the hardscrabble clubs gave her a solid enough footing to record a self-titled album that would become a touchstone for the embryonic Americana movement – helping launch a thousand musical ships along the way.

The Bridgewater Hall

Willie Nelson, Mark Rothbaum, Keith Wortman, Blackbird Presents, and Live Nation are thrilled to announce the Outlaw Music Festival 10TH Anniversary Tour!  The 2025 tour is the biggest Outlaw tour to date, featuring an unparalleled lineup of legends and superstars who will make a stop at Broadview Stage at SPAC (Saratoga Performing Arts Center) in Saratoga Springs, NY, on August 2, with Willie Nelson & Family, Bob Dylan, Wilco, Lucinda Williams, and Waylon Payne.

Outlaw Music Festival

Broadview Stage at SPAC

Outlaw - Willie Nelson, Bob Dylan, Wilco, Lucinda Williams & More

Northwell at Jones Beach Theater

After a decade being born, Josh Tillman is finally busy dying.

Father John Misty

University of California, Berkeley

Lucinda Williams’ music has gotten her through her darkest days; it’s been the force driving her recovery from a debilitating stroke she suffered on November 17, 2020, at age 67. Her masterful, multi-GRAMMY-winning songwriting has never deserted her. And though Williams can no longer play her beloved guitar – a constant companion since age 12 – her distinctive vocals sound better than ever.

An Evening with Lucinda Williams & Her Band

Acadiana Center for the Arts

Join us for an unforgettable day of music and celebration at the Stern Grove Festival featuring the incomparable Lucinda Williams, a celebrated singer/songwriter known for her evocative and emotional music that spans blues, folk, country, and rock. The event takes place on Sunday, August 18, promising an afternoon filled with stellar performances and vibrant energy.

Supporting Lucinda Williams is the talented Jobi Riccio, an artist whose music exists between worlds, combining classic songwriting craftsmanship with modern indie production. Jobi brings a fresh, expansive sound that pays homage to country and Americana music while exploring new sonic territories. Her debut album, "Whiplash," showcases her innovative approach and has garnered critical acclaim.

Adding to the day's eclectic mix, DJ Eryka will set the stage with their unique blend of music, spanning genres and eras. Eryka's sets are known for their ability to evoke emotion and create unforgettable atmospheres, making them a perfect addition to the festival lineup.

Doors open at 12 PM, with DJ Eryka kicking off the event at 1 PM, followed by the concert at 2 PM. Free tickets are released on July 18 at 2 PM, so be sure to secure your spot for this must-attend event. For those looking for an enhanced experience, reserved tables and VIP stageside lounge options are available, offering premium views, catering, and additional perks.

Plan your trip and join us for a day of incredible music and community at the Stern Grove Festival. Don't miss your chance to see Lucinda Williams, Jobi Riccio, and DJ Eryka live in concert.

Sigmund Stern Recreation Grove

Lucinda Williams’ music has gotten her through her darkest days. It’s been that way since growing up amid family chaos in the Deep South, as she recounts in her candid new memoir, Don’t Tell Anybody the Secrets I told You. Over the past two years, it’s been the force driving her recovery from a debilitating stroke she suffered on November 17, 2020, at age 67. Her masterful, multi-Grammy-winning songwriting has never deserted her. To wit, her stunning, sixteenth studio album, Stories from a Rock n Roll Heart, brims over with some of the best work of her career. And though Williams can no longer play her beloved guitar – a constant companion since age 12 – her distinctive vocals sound better than ever.

Lucinda Williams and Her Band

Lucinda Williams is “one of America’s greatest living songwriters,” as Rolling Stone says. As a singer, her voice is unmistakable: full of grit but sweetened with soul. Her Grammy Award-winning album Car Wheels on a Gravel Road is a certified classic of baleful country-adjacent rock and folk music, and in the decades since, she’s only refined her sound. She tangles with darkness, depression, and the lingering feeling that the world around us is unstable, but her work is tied together with a commitment to perseverance, resilience, and ultimately hope. Los Angeles musician Sam Burton presents songs from his new records that are reminiscent of Glen Campbell, Tim Buckley, and Gram Parsons.

The John Anson Ford Theatre

Don’t think twice about seeing Bob Dylan in his long-awaited return to Wolf Trap! More than 60 years after his eponymous 1962 debut, Dylan’s songwriting, equally poetic and down-to-earth, has inspired artists from John Lennon to Joni Mitchell and David Bowie. Watch the freewheelin’ troubadour perform songs from his vast catalogue like “Highway 61 Revisited,” “All Along the Watchtower,” and “Under the Red Sky.”

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Lucinda Williams

Events

Upcoming events

24 - 25 Jul, 2026

Bob Dylan · Wolf Trap Foundation for the Performing Arts

Past events

May 27, 2026

An Evening with Lucinda Williams and her Band · Count Basie Center for the Arts

Feb 5, 2026

Lucinda Williams · Anvil Arts

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