Blackberry Smoke Sets Brit Turner Tribute Concert

Blackberry Smoke will celebrate the life and legacy of late founding drummer Brit Turner with a special hometown tribute show at Chastain Park in Atlanta on August 23. 49 Winchester will serve as special guests.

A presale is currently underway using SMOKEFAN as the password. Tickets go on sale to the general public this Friday, April 19 at 10 a.m. ET via LiveNation.com.

Brit Turner died on March 3 at age 57, two years after he was diagnosed with glioblastoma, a form of brain cancer. Turner contributed to each of BBS’ studio albums from their 2003 debut, Back Luck Ain’t No Crime, through the recently released LP, Be Right Here.

Read a statement from Blackberry Smoke issued in the wake of Turner’s death:

It is with the deepest sorrow that we inform everyone that our brother Brit Turner has moved on from this life. If you had the privilege of knowing Brit on any level, you know he was the most caring, empathetic, driven and endearing person one could ever hope to meet. Brit was Blackberry Smoke’s True North, the compass that instituted the ideology that will continue to guide this band. Brit has battled glioblastoma since his diagnosis in the fall of 2022 and fought every day. We ask for prayers for his family and band brothers. More information on arrangements will be forthcoming. Thank you to everyone who has supported and been there for Brit and his family through this fight.

Following a break to mourn their brother, Blackberry Smoke resumed their Be Right Here Tour 2024 on March 14 in West Des Moines, Iowa. Kent Aberle has been behind the kit for the band. The next leg of the trek picks up on April 26 in Helotes, Texas. All dates can be found by scrolling below.