Christone "kingfish' ingram

When: Oct, 6th, 2026

Where: Strand Center Theatre, 23 Brinkerhoff Street, Plattsburgh NY

Time: Doors 6 PM, Concert 7 PM (Tuesday)

Tickets: front /mid section/rear

Chris Kingfish Ingram hard road tour standing with guitar at Strand Center, Plattsburgh, NY, Oct 6, 7 pm

Hailed by Rolling Stone as “a rare 21st century guitar hero and the undisputed future of the blues,”  Christone “Kingfish” Ingram stands at the crossroads of history and innovation, channeling the spirit of the  Delta while boldly reimagining what comes next. Now, with his new album, Hard Road, Kingfish looks back at his extraordinary GRAMMY® Award-winning journey by infusing his signature sound with a genre-blurring approach and untapped emotional range. 

A native son of Clarksdale, Mississippi — the de facto Ground Zero for the Delta blues, just a stone’s throw from the fabled crossroads where Robert Johnson made his fateful deal with the devil — Kingfish’s six-string prowess first turned heads when he was still but a teenager. Though steeped in the tones of  B.B. King, Albert King, and Buddy Guy, what set Ingram apart was how he expanded the form, blending in funk, soul, rock, pop, and jazz to create what has proven an evolving body of work that has drawn accolades, acclaim, and honors from all corners of the globe. 2019’s debut album, Kingfish,  topped Billboard’s “Blues Albums” for an incredible 91 weeks and earned him his first GRAMMY® Award  nomination, plus three Blues Music Awards, including “Album of the Year.” Kingfish followed up with  2021’s 662, titled after his hometown MS area code, which won both the GRAMMY® Award and Blues  Music Award for “Best Contemporary Blues Album.” In 2023, the incendiary Live In London received yet another GRAMMY® Award nomination, as well as his second Blues Music Award for “Album of the Year” and his third consecutive triumph in the “Best Contemporary Blues Album.” 


This legend is coming to the Strand Theater on October 6th for a powerful show across genres and generations. 


The JUNO Award-winning Angelique Francis Band is opening the show. The Angelique Francis Band is one of the most exciting acts to emerge from the Canadian blues scene in recent years. Led by Ottawa-born singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and powerhouse vocalist Angelique Francis, her family band blends blues, soul, gospel, folk, jazz, R&B, and roots music into a dynamic live show. Angelique is especially known for playing upright bass while singing, as well as guitar, piano, and harmonica.  Her new album 'Not Defeated" features "Kingfish"  with a soaring guitar performance on the song "Escape",  The track has become one of the standout songs on the album and showcases the chemistry between the two artists.


Kingfish is a Grammy Award winner and 13-time Blues Music Award recipient and is widely considered the biggest name in blues today. Angelique Francis also represents the future of blues and roots music. Don't miss this show!