Tower Of Power Concert History

Tower of Power is a horn-based funk/soul band from Oakland, California. In the mid-1960s, 17-year-old tenor saxophonist Emilio Castillo moved from Detroit, Michigan, to Fremont, California. He started a band called the Motowns, specializing in soul music. In 1968, Castillo teamed up with baritone saxophonist Stephen "The Funky Doctor" Kupka and trumpet/trombone player Mic Gillette, moved to Oakland, and began writing original material. They changed the band's name to Tower of Power and began playing frequently in the Bay Area.

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Tower Of Power Tours & Concerts (Updated for 2026)

Date Concert Venue Location
Oct 12, 2026
Upcoming
Tower Of Power / War

The Big Fresno Fair

Paul Paul Theatre Fresno, California, United States
Oct 09, 2026
Upcoming
Tower Of Power Rivers Casino Des Plaines - Event Center Des Plaines, Illinois, United States
Sep 18, 2026
Upcoming
Smooth Jazz Cruise
Marcus Miller / Boney James / Tower Of Power / War / Brian Culbertson / Jonathan Butler / Candy Dulfer / Mindi Abair / Euge Groove / Rick Braun / Larry Braggs / Ms. Monet / DW3 / Patches Stewart / Marcus Anderson / Marqueal Jordan / Alonzo Bodden
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Celebrity Cruises - Celebrity Equinox Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Sep 17, 2026
Upcoming
Smooth Jazz Cruise
Marcus Miller / Boney James / Tower Of Power / War / Brian Culbertson / Jonathan Butler / Candy Dulfer / Mindi Abair / Euge Groove / Rick Braun / Larry Braggs / Ms. Monet / DW3 / Patches Stewart / Marcus Anderson / Marqueal Jordan / Alonzo Bodden
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Celebrity Cruises - Celebrity Equinox Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Sep 16, 2026
Upcoming
Smooth Jazz Cruise
Marcus Miller / Boney James / Tower Of Power / War / Brian Culbertson / Jonathan Butler / Candy Dulfer / Mindi Abair / Euge Groove / Rick Braun / Larry Braggs / Ms. Monet / DW3 / Patches Stewart / Marcus Anderson / Marqueal Jordan / Alonzo Bodden
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Celebrity Cruises - Celebrity Equinox Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Sep 15, 2026
Upcoming
Smooth Jazz Cruise
Marcus Miller / Boney James / Tower Of Power / War / Brian Culbertson / Jonathan Butler / Candy Dulfer / Mindi Abair / Euge Groove / Rick Braun / Larry Braggs / Ms. Monet / DW3 / Patches Stewart / Marcus Anderson / Marqueal Jordan / Alonzo Bodden
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Celebrity Cruises - Celebrity Equinox Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Sep 14, 2026
Upcoming
Smooth Jazz Cruise
Marcus Miller / Boney James / Tower Of Power / War / Brian Culbertson / Jonathan Butler / Candy Dulfer / Mindi Abair / Euge Groove / Rick Braun / Larry Braggs / Ms. Monet / DW3 / Patches Stewart / Marcus Anderson / Marqueal Jordan / Alonzo Bodden
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Celebrity Cruises - Celebrity Equinox Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Sep 13, 2026
Upcoming
Smooth Jazz Cruise
Marcus Miller / Boney James / Tower Of Power / War / Brian Culbertson / Jonathan Butler / Candy Dulfer / Mindi Abair / Euge Groove / Rick Braun / Larry Braggs / Ms. Monet / DW3 / Patches Stewart / Marcus Anderson / Marqueal Jordan / Alonzo Bodden
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Celebrity Cruises - Celebrity Equinox Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Sep 12, 2026
Upcoming
Smooth Jazz Cruise
Marcus Miller / Boney James / Tower Of Power / War / Brian Culbertson / Jonathan Butler / Candy Dulfer / Mindi Abair / Euge Groove / Rick Braun / Larry Braggs / Ms. Monet / DW3 / Patches Stewart / Marcus Anderson / Marqueal Jordan / Alonzo Bodden
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Celebrity Cruises - Celebrity Equinox Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Sep 11, 2026
Upcoming
Smooth Jazz Cruise
Marcus Miller / Boney James / Tower Of Power / War / Brian Culbertson / Jonathan Butler / Candy Dulfer / Mindi Abair / Euge Groove / Rick Braun / Larry Braggs / Ms. Monet / DW3 / Patches Stewart / Marcus Anderson / Marqueal Jordan / Alonzo Bodden
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Celebrity Cruises - Celebrity Equinox Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Sep 10, 2026
Upcoming
Tower Of Power Emerald Queen Casino Tacoma, Washington, United States
Sep 05, 2026
Upcoming
Rhythm & Roots Festival
Tower Of Power / Margo Price / Big Bad Voodoo Daddy / Johnny Mullenax / Los Texmaniacs / Donna the Buffalo / Ward Hayden & The Outliers / Knickerbocker All Stars / The Quahogs / The Alpaca Gnomes / Curley Taylor & Zydeco Trouble / Steve Riley & The Mamou Playboys / Pine Leaf Boys Show all bands
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Ninigret Park Charlestown, Rhode Island, United States
Aug 29, 2026
Upcoming
Tower Of Power Chautauqua Amphitheater Chautauqua, New York, United States
Aug 22, 2026
Upcoming
Tower Of Power Kenley Amphitheater Layton, Utah, United States
Aug 21, 2026
Upcoming
Tower Of Power Arvada Center Arvada, Colorado, United States
Aug 12, 2026
Upcoming
Tower Of Power / Sly / Maze Middle C Jazz Club Charlotte, North Carolina, United States
Aug 08, 2026
Upcoming
Tower Of Power / War Westgate Las Vegas Resort and Casino Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Jul 29, 2026
Upcoming
Preservation Hall Jazz Band / Tower Of Power

Preservation Hall Jazz Band,Tower of Power at Hollywood Bowl

Hollywood Bowl Los Angeles, California, United States
Jul 19, 2026
Upcoming
Tower Of Power

California State Fair

The Cove @ Cal Expo Sacramento, California, United States
Show Duplicate for Jul 19, 2026
Jul 18, 2026
Upcoming
Tower Of Power Humphrey's Concerts by the Bay San Diego, California, United States

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 Portland, Oregon, United States
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 Waterford, Connecticut, United States
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Aug 11, 1972
 Rockford, Illinois, United States
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Sep 14 - 16, 2018
 San Diego, California, United States
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  2. What Is Hip?
  3. Don't Change Horses (in the Middle of a Stream)
  4. You're Still a Young Man
  5. So Very Hard to Go

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Concerts Per Year:

2026 53 concerts
2025 78 concerts
2024 94 concerts
2023 93 concerts
2022 81 concerts
2021 23 concerts
2020 36 concerts
2019 83 concerts
2018 113 concerts
2017 110 concerts
2016 83 concerts
2015 100 concerts
2014 114 concerts
2013 109 concerts
2012 102 concerts
2011 121 concerts
2010 90 concerts
2009 100 concerts
2008 114 concerts
2007 96 concerts
2006 90 concerts
2005 111 concerts
2004 33 concerts
2003 28 concerts
2002 29 concerts
2001 27 concerts
2000 23 concerts
1999 33 concerts
1998 18 concerts
1997 37 concerts
1996 20 concerts
1995 12 concerts
1994 20 concerts
1993 23 concerts
1992 19 concerts
1991 28 concerts
1990 23 concerts
1989 14 concerts
1988 13 concerts
1987 9 concerts
1986 14 concerts
1985 8 concerts
1984 15 concerts
1983 17 concerts
1982 11 concerts
1981 13 concerts
1980 20 concerts
1979 21 concerts
1978 24 concerts
1977 25 concerts
1976 20 concerts
1975 25 concerts
1974 35 concerts
1973 38 concerts
1972 35 concerts
1971 56 concerts
1970 4 concerts
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Comments & Reviews:

May 27, 2021

Anyone have the name of the venue that Tower of Power played in Tucson, Az, not sure which year but had to be 1977-79.

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