Marcus King Band at Flynn Center for the Performing Arts | September 15, 2026
There are shows worth booking because they are easy, and there are shows worth a road trip. Marcus King Band at the Flynn Center for the Performing Arts on September 15 is firmly in the second column — a Grammy-winning blues rock outfit at one of the premier performing arts destinations in New England, on a Tuesday night that has no business being this good.
About Marcus King Band
If you know the band, you already have this date circled. If you do not, here is the version that matters: Marcus King grew up in South Carolina in a household where music was simply what people did. His father and grandfather were both working musicians, and King was earning money playing guitar by the time he was 8. At 15, his band opened for Johnny Winter. That kind of origin story does not require any extra selling.
The band draws from blues, Southern rock, jazz, and soul — covering territory from Bob Marley to Black Sabbath in the same set, with a live sound rooted in Duane Allman, Warren Haynes, Little Feat, and Aretha Franklin. Darling Blue, the 2025 reunion record and the band’s fourth full-length album, is what King himself calls “a love letter to the place that made me” — a return to the band format after a successful solo run, and a record that engages honestly with addiction and mental health. It is some of the most emotionally direct work of his career, and it translates to the stage.
About Flynn Center for the Performing Arts
The Flynn Center is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit at 153 Main Street in Burlington, Vermont — one of the premier performing arts destinations in New England. The Flynn describes its mission as a place “where the unexpected meets the familiar — where strangers become neighbors through shared wonder.” They host international, national, and regional artists across performance types and serve as a genuine anchor for Vermont’s arts community. This is the kind of room that makes a show feel like an event.
Tickets & Show Details
Marcus King Band plays the Flynn Center in North Country on Tuesday, September 15, 2026 at 8:00 PM. Tickets are on sale now — do not wait on this one.