Tedeschi Trucks Band in St. Louis

About Tedeschi Trucks Band

Tedeschi Trucks Band is built around the married couple of Susan Tedeschi and Derek Trucks, two of the most legitimately skilled guitarists working in American music. They formed the band in 2010 as a full collective—think two drummers, a horn section, backup singers—turning what could've been a side project into something that actually breathes like a real band. Tedeschi's voice carries genuine blues grit; Trucks is that rare player who learned his craft as a session musician and kept that discipline. They lean hard into soul and blues without making it feel like archaeology. Their records are consistent without being predictable, and they've built a loyal following by touring relentlessly and never phoning it in. They're the kind of band where the technical skill serves the songs instead of the other way around.

Long sets that actually justify their length. The two guitarists trade leads without ego, and the full band gives everything space to breathe. Crowds get genuinely quiet during the slow moments—people actually listen instead of waiting for the peak. Trucks especially has this way of making a guitar sound like it's thinking.

Known for Midnight Rider, Laugh, Jamba, Everybody's Got to Go, Who Do You Love

Tedeschi Trucks Band + St. Louis

Tedeschi Trucks Band brought their sprawling blues-soul sound to Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre in August 2025, running through a setlist that balanced their catalog with some deeper material. They opened with the groove of "Don't Let Me Slide" and worked through their repertoire with the kind of ease that comes from years of road work—"Midnight in Harlem" and "Future Soul" showed off the band's willingness to stretch beyond obvious moves. The closer, "With a Little Help From My Friends," felt like an appropriate send-off from a band that's built their whole thing on collaboration and communal energy.

Tedeschi Trucks Band in St. Louis News

• Tedeschi Trucks Band Sets 35+ ‘Future Soul’ Tour Dates Behind New Album [Watch] Live For Live Music · Jan 30, 2026
• Tedeschi Trucks Band Announces Future Soul 2026 Tour Live Nation · Jan 23, 2026
• Tedeschi Trucks Band Announce New Album Future Soul, 2026 Tour Consequence of Sound · Jan 23, 2026
• Tedeschi Trucks Band Announce 2026 Tour Dates with Alabama Shakes, Sheryl Crow, and More American Songwriter · Jan 23, 2026
• Tedeschi Trucks Band Releases ‘Feelin’ Alright’ New Single - Rock & Blues Muse Rock & Blues Muse · Aug 1, 2025

Live Music in St. Louis

St. Louis has always been serious about its blues heritage, and it's the kind of place where a band like Tedeschi Trucks—rooted in that tradition but not bound by it—finds an audience ready to listen. The city's soul and funk lineage gives them common ground, and venues like Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre have become reliable stops for touring acts working the blues-adjacent circuit.

St. Louis road trip to see Tedeschi Trucks Band?

Base yourself in the Central West End, where the tree-lined streets and converted lofts give the neighborhood a genuinely livable vibe. Hit Broadway Oyster Bar for something with actual character, or Park Avenue Coffee if you need to ease in. Spend an afternoon at the City Museum—it's genuinely weird and worth your time, not a tourist trap. The Pulitzer Arts Foundation is also worth an hour if contemporary art is your thing. St. Louis takes itself less seriously than most cities, which makes it easy to move around and find decent food without overthinking it.