Joanne Shaw Taylor books Ponte Vedra Concert Hall for Feb. 26, with a new album on the way

The blues-rock headliner plays the 900-capacity hall on a Friday in late February, with The Trouble With Love on the horizon. Tickets are on AXS.

There's a new Joanne Shaw Taylor album on the way, and Ponte Vedra Beach now has a date on the calendar. Joanne Shaw Taylor plays Ponte Vedra Concert Hall on Friday, Feb. 26, 2027, with the show starting at 7:30 p.m. It was announced on Oct. 26, and tickets are on sale through AXS.

The hall holds about 900. For a rock and blues headliner, that's a room where the whole crowd is close enough to feel like part of the night, and where everyone there came on purpose.

Then there's the new music. In July, Stereoboard reported that Taylor had released a single, "Bad Boy," as a first look at her upcoming album, *The Trouble With Love*. We didn't find a release date in the coverage, so keep an eye on her own channels. Either way, a February 2027 headline date lands with a new record in the air.

A February headline date lands with a new record in the air.

The new album follows a busy stretch. *Black & Gold*, released in June 2025 on Journeyman Records, is described as her tenth studio album. She toured the US behind it in fall 2025, then started 2026 with a January UK tour, with Connor Selby announced as support. Ten studio albums in, she has kept touring both sides of the Atlantic, and Northeast Florida is now on the 2027 map.

Who is it for? If you've followed her since the early records, this is a chance to hear where the songwriting has gone on *Black & Gold* and whatever arrives from *The Trouble With Love*. If you're newer to her, a 900-capacity hall is about as good an introduction as you can get: no screens to watch, no long walk from the parking lot to a distant stage, just the band and the room.

Why this room? Ponte Vedra Concert Hall's size is the point. It's big enough to fill with people who came specifically for her and small enough that nobody is watching from the back of an arena. For fans across Jacksonville, St. Augustine and the rest of St. Johns County, it's a headline night close to home.

When to buy? The show is almost four months out, so nothing forces your hand this week. But 900 seats is not a lot of tickets for a Friday night with a touring headliner. If you know you want to be there, buying early is the easy way to get the spot you want rather than whatever's left.

A practical note for a Friday show: with a 7:30 p.m. start, plan dinner first and leave yourself time to get there if you're coming straight from work.

Put it on the calendar now. Late February will be here sooner than it feels like it will, and a Friday night with a new record's worth of songs in a room this size is worth planning for.

Sources: Joanne Shaw Taylor at Ponte Vedra Concert Hall — JamBase (jambase.com); Joanne Shaw Taylor tickets — AXS (axs.com); Joanne Shaw Taylor Teases Upcoming Album 'The Trouble With Love' With New Single Bad Boy — Stereoboard (stereoboard.com); Joanne Shaw Taylor announces January 2026 UK Tour — Devil's Gate Music (devilsgatemusic.co.uk); Joanne Shaw Taylor kicking off 2026 with UK tour — antiMusic (mail.antimusic.com); Joanne Shaw Taylor Announces Fall 2025 U.S. Tour In Support of New Album 'Black & Gold' — Grateful Web (gratefulweb.com); Joanne Shaw Taylor announces Connor Selby as UK tour support — SonicAbuse (sonicabuse.com)