Tesla Plugs In New Dates

Tesla is ready to rock 2017. The Sacramento-based band has booked a U.S. road trip that kicks off Feb. 1 in Saint Charles, Ill., and runs through early March.

Frank Hannon, Brian Wheat, Jeff Keith, Troy Luccketta, and Dave Rude spent a good chunk of 2016 touring with Def Leppard and REO Speedwagon. The guys also released Mechanical Resonance, Live! The album features live versions of Tesla’s 1986 debut along with a new single “Save That Goodness,” written by Def Leppard’s Phil Collen.

Photo: Tracy Cornejo / Pollstar

Outdoor Amphitheater At Thunder Valley, Lincoln, Calif.

Here’s the plan for the tour:

Feb. 1 – Saint Charles, Ill., Arcada Theatre
Feb. 3 – Sioux City, Iowa, Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Feb. 4 – Prior Lake, Minn., Mystic Lake Casino
Feb. 7 – St. Louis, Mo., The Pageant
Feb. 8 – Milwaukee, Wis., Pabst Theater
Feb. 11 – Troy, Ohio, Hobart Arena
Feb. 12 – Louisville, Ky., The Louisville Palace Theatre
Feb. 14 – Nashville, Tenn., Ryman Auditorium
Feb. 16 – Warren, Ohio, W.D. Packard Music Hall
Feb. 17 – Battle Creek, Mich., Firekeepers Casino Hotel
Feb. 18 – Merrillville, Ind., Star Plaza Theatre
Feb. 21 – Detroit, Mich., The Fillmore Detroit
Feb. 23 – Kansas City, Mo., Arvest Bank Theatre At The Midland
Feb. 24 – Pocola, Okla., Choctaw Casino CenterStage
Feb. 25 – Durant, Okla., Choctaw Grand Theater
Feb. 28 – Tulsa, Okla., Brady Theater
March 2 – Austin, Texas, Austin City Limits Live at The Moody Theater
March 3 – San Antonio, Texas, The Aztec Theatre
March 4 – Houston, Texas, House Of Blues

Tickets are available now.

Visit TeslaTheBand.com for more information and click here for Pollstar’s Q&A with Jeff Keith.