Eddie 9V returns to Bend, moving up to the Tower Theatre

The Atlanta soul-blues singer last played Volcanic Theatre Pub in 2023. On Tuesday, Feb. 16, he plays the Tower, with a Dan Auerbach-produced album fresh out.

The last time Eddie 9V came through Central Oregon, it was July 27, 2023, at Volcanic Theatre Pub. When he comes back on Tuesday, Feb. 16, 2027, it'll be in reserved seats under the marquee on Wall Street.

The Tower Theatre has him at 7:30 p.m., doors at 6:30, as part of the Tower Theatre Foundation's 2026–27 season. Seating is reserved and tickets are listed at $20 to $30, fees included — a small number for a room this nice. The theater is at 835 NW Wall St. and holds about 480. The show was announced Oct. 13.

The timing lines up with new music. Eddie 9V's next album, Down Here, is due Nov. 6, and it's his first for Dan Auerbach's Easy Eye Sound label, with Auerbach producing, according to Keys and Chords. It was tracked at Easy Eye Sound's studio in Nashville, and the lead single, "Blowin' Up," is already out. By February, the record will have had three months to settle in, and the set will lean on it.

From a Volcanic summer night in 2023 to reserved seats at the Tower, the room has caught up with the singer.

That's a real step for a singer whose rise has been steady rather than sudden. The Atlanta native built his following on a run of records that wear their Southern soul and blues influences openly: Left My Soul in Memphis in 2019, Little Black Flies in 2021, and Capricorn in 2022, which debuted at No. 1 on the blues chart before Bonnie Raitt knocked it off, as Ruf Records recounts on its artist page. Saratoga followed in November 2024 on Ruf Records. His brother, Lane Kelly, has been a longtime collaborator. Since that 2023 Bend show, he's put out a new album, changed labels and landed with one of the best-known producers in roots music.

The Tower suits where he is now. Volcanic is a great club for a band that wants to make a room move; the Tower is where you go to hear the voice. Eddie 9V's records live on that voice — the grain in it, the way it sits on top of a horn line — and a restored 1940 theater with good sightlines and a seat for everybody is a fine place to let it carry.

A Tuesday in February is a quiet night in Bend. This one won't be.

Seats are reserved, so the earlier you buy, the better the view.

Sources: Tower Theatre — Upcoming Events (Eddie 9V, Feb 16, 2027) (towertheatre.org); Tower Theatre — Tower Theatre Foundation Events, Season 2 (towertheatre.org); Tower Theatre (towertheatre.org); Keys and Chords — Eddie 9V announces new album Down Here, shares 'Blowin' Up' (keysandchords.com); Tipitina's — Eddie 9V (tipitinas.com); The Sinclair — Eddie 9V (sinclaircambridge.com); Eddie 9V - Ruf Records (wordpress.rufrecords.de)