Steve Miller Returns to New York Stage for Rare Jazz at Lincoln Center Concerts in 2026

Steve Miller, frontman of the Steve Miller Band, has announced two concerts in New York City after stepping back from touring last year.

Miller will perform Oct. 9 and 10 at Frederick P. Rose Hall as part of the Jazz at Lincoln Center series. Both concerts begin at 6:30 p.m. and include a pre-concert lecture. The performances mark the 10th year of Miller's tribute to his blues and jazz influences.

Tickets are available at jazz.org, starting at $42.

These are Miller's only scheduled shows for 2026. The event listing mentions "special guests," but does not confirm if other Steve Miller Band members will join him.

Miller, 82, canceled all 2025 tour dates last year. Some fans speculated low ticket sales were the reason. Miller cited climate concerns.

"The combination of extreme heat, unpredictable flooding, tornadoes, hurricanes and massive forest fires make these risks for you, our audience, the band and the crew unacceptable," the band said in a statement last July. "So ... you can blame it on the weather ... The tour is cancelled."

Longtime band member Kenny Lee Lewis defended Miller's decision. On Facebook, Lewis wrote that Miller struggled with heat exhaustion at outdoor shows.

"You didn't see Steve Miller hanging over a railing after our first outdoor stadium show opening in the sun for Journey and Def Leppard in Atlanta trying to fend off heat exhaustion," Lewis wrote. "I was really worried about him. Next couple outdoor shows the crew had to arrange the stage air coolers with flexible ducts on him as he also wore frozen gel packs on his neck and shoulders. He looked like the Michelin Man! And he still almost passed out."

Lewis, who has played bass, guitar and sung with the band since 1982, said ticket sales usually picked up late. He added, "Even if sales were down, Steve has been concerned about this heat for years. It's too frickin hot for an 81-year-old to go out on that stage as temperatures keep breaking records even if you are the closer as the sun sets."