The Mavericks Will Tour With Guest Vocalists, Robert Reynolds

The Mavericks are returning to the road with a pair of guest vocalists to celebrate the legacy of Raul Malo, the group’s lead singer and co-founder who died after a battle with cancer last year.

Dubbed The Music Lives On Tour, the trek will also see the return of co-founding member Robert Reynolds, who exited the band in 2014. The group confirmed to Rolling Stone that the bassist and guitarist will join Mavericks co-founder and drummer Paul Deakin, guitarist Eddie Perez, and keyboardist Jerry Dale McFadden for the announced dates. James Otto and Emily West will both share lead vocalist duties.

The singers each delivered highlight performances during a pair of tribute shows to Malo back in December at Nashville’s Ryman Auditorium. Deakin, in a statement, called them “undeniable talents.” “They both gave standing ovation performances. Add to that their love and respect for Raul, and the Mavericks made them our top choice to come on the road with us for this first leg of The Music Lives On Tour,” he said. “We are lucky to have them and we are looking forward to many memorable, joyous nights onstage with them celebrating Raul and the legacy of the Mavericks.”  

Otto is a Nashville lifer with a voice reminiscent of Malo’s smooth baritone (watch his performance of “Come Unto Me” from last year’s Ryman stand). In 2007, he scored a country radio hit with “Just Got Started Lovin’ You.” West, meanwhile, had a 2008 hit with “Rocks in Your Shoes.” Her performances of “Dance the Night Away” at the Ryman appearances last year were ebullient.

Set to kick off in July with two nights in Kansas City, Missouri, the tour will hit cities like Austin, Orlando, and Milwaukee, before wrapping up in November in Madison, Wisconsin.

Malo died at age 60 on Dec. 8, 2025. As Rolling Stone wrote in its tribute to Malo, he was “gifted with one of music’s most robust and dynamic voices” and “known as ‘El Maestro’ among his bandmates and fans. His singing style, powerful and emotive, had the ability to both stun an audience into silence and spur them to their feet. And with world-class musicians behind him, including Malo’s co-founders in the group, bassist Robert Reynolds and drummer Paul Deakin, the Mavericks earned a reputation as the most eclectic and entertaining of performers. They could be a country band, a rock group, or a dance unit, depending on their tastes.”

Tickets for the tribute tour go on sale Friday, May 8.

The Mavericks Tour Dates
July 17 – Kansas City, MO @ Knuckleheads
July 18 – Kansas City, MO @ Knuckleheads
July 23 – St. Louis, MO @ The Pageant
July 24 – Des Moines, IA @ Hoyt Sherman Place
July 25 – Prior Lake, MN @ Mystic Lake Casino
July 31 – Durham, NC @ Carolina Theatre
Aug. 1 – Charleston, SC @ Charleston Music Hall
Aug. 2 – Knoxville, TN @ Bijou Theatre
Aug. 6 – Oklahoma City, OK @ Tower Theatre
Aug. 7 – Austin, TX @ ACL Live at the Moody Theatre
Aug. 8 – Dallas, TX @ Majestic Theatre
Aug. 21 – Beverly, MA @ The Cabot
Aug. 22 – Webster, MA @ Indian Ranch
Aug. 27 – Red Bank, NJ @ Count Basie Center
Aug. 28 – Jim Thorpe, PA @ Penn’s Peak
Aug. 29 – Lansdowne, PA @ Landsdowne Theater
Aug. 30 – Hammondsport, NY @ Point of the Bluff Vineyard
Sept. 10 – Orlando, FL @ Plaza Live
Sept. 11 – Fort Lauderdale, FL @ Parker Playhouse
Sept. 12 – Clearwater, FL @ Ruth Eckerd Hall
Sept. 18 – Houston, TX @ House of Blues
Sept. 19 – Helotes, TX @ Floore’s Country Store
Oct. 29 – Morristown, NJ @ Mayo Performing Arts Center
Oct. 31 – Tarrytown, NY @ Tarrytown Music Hall
Nov. 6 – Royal Oak, MI @ Royal Oak Music Theatre
Nov. 8 – Joliet, IL @ Rialto Square Theatre
Nov. 12 – Shipshewana, IN @ Blue Gate Theatre
Nov. 13 – Milwaukee, WI @ Pabst Theater
Nov. 14 – Madison, WI @ Orpheum Theater