Press Release
Source: Think Press
Judy Collins – Photo credit: Shervin Lainez
Legendary singer-songwriter, Judy Collins – who celebrates her 87th birthday today – will embark on her highly anticipated “Sweet Judy Blue Eyes” farewell tour beginning July 4, 2026. Spanning iconic venues and cities across North America and beyond through winter 2027, this milestone tour has added dates and special guests.
Additionally, The Americana Music Association announced a special “Judy Collins and Friends” celebration at the 2026 AmericanaFest in Nashville in September. This final farewell tour will be captured on film for a forthcoming documentary on Judy’s life, music and legacy.
The tour kicks-off on July 4, 2026 with Judy headlining the live, star-studded PBS nationally televised Independence Day event “America Made In Virginia: 250 Years Together” celebration hosted by Virginia’s American Revolution 250 Commission (VA250) in Colonial Williamsburg, the capital city of revolutionary Virginia.
Throughout the tour, select dates will feature special guests including the newly confirmed August 30th performance at Tanglewood, featuring Mary Chapin Carpenter, Rosanne Cash, and Amanda Shires. Other guests confirmed along the tour are Richard Thompson, The High Kings, Bruce Cockburn, Elles Bailey, Livingston Taylor and Norwegian duo Oakland Rain, who are also filming the tour for a forthcoming Judy Collins documentary. Visit https://www.judycollins.com/ for specific guest appearance
Judy Collins – Photo credit: Patrick Donovan
Following the main tour, Judy will present the “Sweet Judy Blue Eyes – Celebration Encore,” a special series of encore performances for devoted fans and new audiences alike – an opportunity to celebrate six decades of musical brilliance with one of folk’s most treasured artists.
A 7-time Grammy nominee, Collins is an award-winning folk singer-songwriter who has released 55 recordings during her prolific career. She has released six albums since 2015 alone, and her Grammy nominated 2023 album Spellbound is her first of all original, self-penned songs. Collins is also a published author, filmmaker, keynote speaker for mental health and podcast host. In 2025, Judy Collins released Sometimes It’s Heaven: Poems of Love, Loss and Redemption – personal poems about love, loss and redemption.
