I had a new artist ask me the other day what was the average number of years that an artist could expect to tour. I replied “there are a lot of variables and I wasn’t sure if there was a cap”. I gave him a list of artists I knew or have crossed paths with who were still touring today:
Chuck Berry 90
Bob Dylan 75
Tina Turner 76
Andy Summers (The Police) 73
Eric Burden 75
Rod Stewart 71
Paul McCartney 74
Aretha Franklin 74
Neil Diamond 75
Mick Jagger 73
Charlie Watts 75
Keith Richards 72
Ronnie Wood 69
Robbie Robertson 73
Paul Simon 75
Art Garfunkle 74
Stephen Stills 71
Graham Nash 74
David Crosby 75
Brian Wison 74
David Marks 68
Mike Love 75
Al Jardine 74
Bruce Johnston 74
Ringo Star 76
Phil Lesh 76
Mickey Hart 73
Bob Weir 69
Jerry Lee Lewis 81
Franki Valli 82
Smokey Robinson 76
Willie Nelson 83
Barry McGuire 81
Tony Bennett 90