The Guess Who Are Back: Bachman and Cummings Announce Massive 2026 “Takin’ It Back” Tour

Original members Burton Cummings and Randy Bachman have reunited under The Guess Who banner for the first time in over two decades, launching an extensive run of Canadian and U.S. dates — with former Eagles guitarist Don Felder along for the ride.

It took a courtroom battle, a bold copyright play, and more than two decades of separation — but the classic-era Guess Who are back together and already proving the wait was worth it.

Original members Burton Cummings and Randy Bachman have officially reunited under The Guess Who name for the “Takin' It Back Tour,” an expansive North American run that stretches from late May through late August 2026. The pair kicked things off with a triumphant return to the stage on January 31 in Niagara Falls, Ontario — their first performance together as The Guess Who in 23 years — and have already played a handful of dates, including a show at Hard Rock Live in Hollywood, Florida on March 1.

Now, the full scope of the reunion is coming into focus. The tour includes 12 Canadian arena dates and 21 newly announced U.S. amphitheater and arena shows, with former Eagles guitarist Don Felder serving as support on the American leg.

U.S. tickets go on sale Friday, March 6, with presales beginning Wednesday, March 4.

The Road Back

The reunion didn't come easy. In late 2023, Cummings and Bachman filed a lawsuit against former bandmates Jim Kale and Garry Peterson over the rights to tour under The Guess Who name. At the time, a version of the band featuring no original members was actively touring and performing the group's iconic catalog.

Cummings escalated the fight in April 2024 with an unprecedented move: he pulled the performance rights to his songs, effectively making it financially impossible for the unauthorized lineup to continue playing Guess Who material. The gambit worked. By September 2024, the lawsuit was settled, and Cummings and Bachman had reclaimed the trademark.

“We have a plan for 2026 to be the Guess Who,” Bachman told American Songwriter in March 2025. “We do a set list of about 30 hit songs, and it's probably gonna be a two- or three-hour, Springsteen kind of marathonic show.”

First Shows in Over Two Decades

The pair made good on that promise when they hit the stage in Niagara Falls on January 31, 2026. “It's surreal in many ways,” Bachman told Rolling Stone. “Our songs have become the soundtracks to peoples' lives. We look out from the stage and they know every word of them.”

The reunion lineup backing Cummings and Bachman includes drummer Sean Fitzsimons, bassist Jeff Jones, percussionist and vocalist Nick Sinopoli, and guitarists Tim Bovaconti and Joe Augello.

Full Tour Dates

Canadian Dates

• May 26 — Moncton, NB — Avenir Centre
• May 27 — Halifax, NS — Scotiabank Centre
• May 29 — Laval, QC — Place Bell
• May 30 — Toronto, ON — Scotiabank Arena
• June 1 — Hamilton, ON — TD Coliseum
• June 2 — London, ON — Canada Life Place
• June 5 — Winnipeg, MB — Canada Life Centre
• June 6 — Saskatoon, SK — SaskTel Centre
• June 8 — Calgary, AB — Scotiabank Saddledome
• June 10 — Edmonton, AB — Rogers Place

U.S. Dates (with Don Felder)

• June 25 — Shakopee, MN — Mystic Lake Amphitheater
• June 27 — Cincinnati, OH — Riverbend Music Center
• June 28 — Cuyahoga Falls, OH — Blossom Music Center
• June 30 — Chicago, IL — Huntington Bank Pavilion at Northerly Island
• July 1 — Grand Rapids, MI — Acrisure Amphitheater
• July 3 — Clarkston, MI — Pine Knob Music Theatre
• July 5 — Holmdel, NJ — PNC Bank Arts Center
• July 7 — Syracuse, NY — Empower FCU Amphitheater at Lakeview
• July 8 — Gilford, NH — BankNH Pavilion
• July 10 — Wantagh, NY — Northwell at Jones Beach Theater
• July 11 — Atlantic City, NJ — Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Atlantic City
• July 14 — Saratoga Springs, NY — Albany Med Health System at SPAC
• July 16 — Uncasville, CT — Mohegan Sun Arena
• July 17 — Boston, MA — Leader Bank Pavilion
• August 6 — Atlanta, GA — Synovus Bank Amphitheater at Chastain Park
• August 8 — Houston, TX — Smart Financial Centre at Sugar Land
• August 9 — Fort Worth, TX — Dickies Arena
• August 12 — Denver, CO — Fiddler's Green Amphitheatre
• August 14 — Salt Lake City, UT — Maverik Center
• August 15 — Las Vegas, NV — Fontainebleau Las Vegas
• August 17 — Phoenix, AZ — Arizona Financial Theatre
• August 19 — Los Angeles, CA — Greek Theatre
• August 22 — Seattle, WA — Climate Pledge Arena

Festival Dates

• July 19 — Ottawa, ON — Ottawa Bluesfest
• August 23 — Vancouver, BC — Pacific National Exhibition (tickets TBA)

For more information and tickets, visit theguesswho.com.

Image credit: Public domain via Wikimedia Commons (RCA Records/Billboard, July 18, 1970).