Bankhead Theater Announces 2026—2027 Season Spectacular Line-Up That Includes Beloved Stars of Music, TV, Comedy
Livermore Valley Arts has announced the 2026—2027 Bankhead Presents season through February, which will start officially on August 29, 2026, with the new annual fundraiser Opening Night at the Bankhead starring four-time Grammy® Award winner Lyle Lovett, American country singer-songwriter icon, and actor. The more than three dozen events include live performances by international stars and local Tri-Valley favorites.
Among the varied performers in the Bankhead Presents series will be concert do-not-misses Branford Marsalis & Dianne Reeves Celebrate John Coltrane and Al Jardine & The Pet Sounds Band, comedy funnymakers Gabriel Rutledge and Paula Poundstone, nostalgic delights An Evening with Peter Billingsley and A Christmas Story and A Night with the Cast of The Sopranos, returning favorites Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo and The Wailin’ Jennys, treats for the season Charo in Concert and Holiday Swingin’!
A Kat Edmonson Christmas, and special one-of-a-kind family experiences at Masters of Illusion and Black Panther in Concert Live To Film. Bankhead Presents will also continue with unforgettable evenings through the Rae Dorough Speaker Series with guests such as B.J. Novak and Tara Lipinski, in addition to the new Club Bankhead Jazz Series which will have audience members sitting on stage with the performers, as LVA brings out an intimate club space inside The Bankhead in order to experience great jazz up close, the way it is meant to be, for artists such as Laura Anglade and Gabrielle Cavassa.
The 2026—2027 Bankhead Presents series will be at the beautiful Bankhead Theater in Downtown Livermore, CA.
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Photo caption: Charo in Concert will be performing at The Bankhead Theater during the 2026-2027 Bankhead Presents season.