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2019 - “I’m afraid I’m on the Willie Nelson retirement program, which means I’ll never retire,” promises Jim Heath, sounding every inch a Texan. By day, Jim Heath is a mild-mannered musical historian well-versed in the birthing days of rock and roll. But when the sun goes down, he straps on his signature Gretsch 6120, steps up to the mike and is transformed into REVEREND HORTON HEAT, a hellfire-spewing, rock and roll dare-demon. Jim’s tome is iconic: From recording with Lemmy Kilmister, being revered by country music legends like Johnny Cash, Carl Perkins and Screamin’ Jay Hawkins, touring with Soundgarden, ZZ Top, The Cramps, Social Distortion, White Zombie and the Sex Pistols (a young Lydon was connected to Jim’s original 1985 demo), to providing touring opps to upstarts Kyuss, Hank III, Marilyn Manson and countless others across decades on the road. Heath and longtime confidant and slap-bass general Jimbo Wallace have polished up their 12threlease, Whole New Life, which Heath calls “the most positive material I have ever written. It focuses heavily on rock and roll but there is a human interest parallel - songs about growing up poor, vices, marriage, having children and walking the rapturous streets of America.” Call it a new twist on an old sound, Whole New Life was recorded between Fun Guy Studios and Modern Electric in the band’s hometown of Dallas. The eleven track rumination features new sticksman Arjuna ‘RJ’ Contreras. The Texas based jazz pupil came to the bands attention from a friend’s reference in the summer of 2017, and brought a whole new backbeat to the legendary rockabilly administration. After clicking with Contreras, Heath hired a new pianist in 2018, Matt Jordan, to flesh out the sound with the pomp and power of Jerry Lee Lewis and Little Richard. “I love playing with these guys, it truly is a whole new band, so the title fits perfectly.” Recording the album, Heath recalled that “Back in the 1950’s, reverb chambers were really hip and I always loved their warmth. I’m all about Sam Phillips and the things he did with tape machines and tape echo. I love that kind of production value, even if it is older than me! It really sent me to this whole other headspace where I worked with a lot of vintage gear on this album - some of which I built myself for a truly unique sound - ribbon, old tube microphones, pre-amps and stuff. Additionally, a year before I started piecing this together I worked especially hard on my singing voice. Whole New Life brought out something in me where I am screaming more and making more throaty sounds. It's got some Louisiana feel to it, a bit of gruff and some Roy Orbison style in it. We tested out new tracks on our most recent tour and they are working better with the audience than any new songs we premiered since the early days of the band.” “This tour started around 1986,” Heath chuckles dryly. REVEREND HORTON HEAT still performs nearly 200 shows annually, including their trademark Horton’s Hayride Festival in Southern California, which has expanded to an end-of-the-year jamboree under the name Horton’s Holiday Hayride. The band has also wowed sold-out crowds with their multi-city residencies across America, including performances at Coachella, Reading, Austin City Limits, Riot Fest and countless other festivals. The Texas troubadours also took a unique approach to the term ‘Special Guests’ on recent tours. Recalling the time the band opened for Jerry Lee Lewis, Heath had a vision, “The idea of playing in Jerry’s backing band would have been pretty neat. So every once in a while we’ll have a load of fun putting that aspect in our live set. In the middle of our set, we’ll have a special guest come on stage for a mini-set where REVEREND HORTON HEAT is the backing band. The first time we did it was with Lemmy Kilmister. We stopped our set midway, the road crew dragged a Marshall amp on stage, wiped the Rickenbacker clean and out came Lem. He was adamant on playing deep cuts, but I fought tooth and nail with him to do ‘Ace Of Spades.’ I told him, ‘Lemmy, we must do this song, we have to give the people want they want.’ He took a drag of his smoke, looked me square in the eye, and said ‘Never give them what they want, give them what they need!’” With over 1 million albums sold and nearly 35 years in the game, Heath and company have been delivering blood-pressure inducing scriptures to millions of fans worldwide. Call it rock and roll, psychobilly or what have you, REVEREND HORTON HEAT is often considered an early architect of the latter genre (at least on this side of the Atlantic) and occupies a peculiar place in American musical terrain. Whole New Life was delivered November 30, 2018.
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Always a good time and great show by these amazing artist reppin’ Texas in their own way. A must see at least once in your life. I have seen them 3 times. Always worth the cost of admission. Even got an awesome signed poster from the band. Memorable moments for sure. Thanks RHH! See you guys again every time you come to San Antonio. Until next time. 😎🤙
Paper Tiger San Antonio, TX45 years attending concerts and this is the greatest lineup ever!! Lots of talented fun-loving artists filled the stage. Phil Alvin and the Blasters were in top form along with Jim Heath and Jimbo from the Reverend Horton Heat with assistance from Robert Williams aka Big Sandy. Junior Brown is in a league all his own and he and wife Tanya were outstanding as always. Great show!!
Cat's Cradle Carrboro, NCIf you have an opportunity to see a show at the Coda I suggest it. It is the most intimate concert I have ever been to. Reverend Horton Heat was great. Jim told stories about their early days as a band mostly at Jimbo's expense. The band stuck around after the show and met with the fans. It was a wonderful experience with an exceptional band.
The Coda Concert House Joplin, MOExcellent venue! The Reverend Horton Heat was simply amazing! Openers Los Skarnales from Houston were impressive and have a fun, energetic sound! Openers Jason D. Williams band were tremendously entertaining, a very talented piano player, and I’ve never seen anything like them. It was great! If you get a chance to see the Rev, always go!!
Longhorn Ballroom Dallas, TXSurfragettes were awesome. The drummer is off hook and he guitars and bass players got some mean chops. I’ve seen the Reverend four times, all in Reno. Never not working. I swear I saw smoke come off his pick hand. Venue is cool, but white lights were lame and no more free drinks for the sound person please. Hardest working bar tenders anywhere!!
The Ranch House Sparks, NVYes, Reverend Horton Heat is currently on tour. If you're interested in attending an upcoming Reverend Horton Heat concert, make sure to grab your tickets in advance. The Reverend Horton Heat tour is scheduled for 57 dates across 53 cities. Get information on all upcoming tour dates and tickets for 2026-2027 with Hypebot.
Reverend Horton Heat is scheduled to play 57 shows between 2026-2027. Buy concert tickets to a nearby show through Hypebot.
Reverend Horton Heat's tour starts Apr 03, 2026 and ends on Oct 18, 2026. They will play 53 cities; their most recent concert was held in Asheville at The Orange Peel and their next upcoming concert will be in Toronto at Horseshoe Tavern.
As part of the Reverend Horton Heat tour, Reverend Horton Heat is scheduled to play across the following venues and cities:
