Ronnie Baker Brooks at The Oriental Theater

February 15, 2026 • 7:00 pm
DOORS 6:00 pm • All Ages / Bar with ID

Winner of three 2025 Blues Music Awards including for Song Of The Year for the title track “Blues In My DNA”

“In Ronnie Baker Brooks’ powerhouse hands, blues-rock never sounded so outrageous. Soul never sounded so delicious. And the blues never sounded so profound…one of today’s top live performers.” — Blues Music Magazine

“A monster guitarist with an ample supply of technique and passion” — AllMusic

“Ronnie Baker Brooks bristles with energy, inspiration and self-confidence.” — Living Blues

Chicago guitarist, vocalist, songwriter and multiple Blues Music Award-winner Ronnie Baker Brooks is one of the city’s—and the world’s—most undeniably talented and electrifying bluesmen. Ronnie was born into Chicago blues royalty as the son of legendary multiple GRAMMY Award nominee, Hall Of Famer, and longtime Alligator Records recording star Lonnie Brooks. He is among the few contemporary blues artists who learned his craft directly from many of the genre’s icons, including Albert Collins, B.B. King, Willie Dixon, Koko Taylor and, most significantly, his father. “I’m blessed to have played with and learned from the best. I’m carrying them within me,” he says of all the legends he knew growing up and the journey he’s been on.