Steve Miller Band with special guest The Rascals

Steve Miller Band

Steve Miller has been a monumental presence on the American music scene for more than half a century – and, in the course of that era, his releases have sold tens of millions of records and been streamed billions of times. Miller’s “Greatest Hits 1974-78” received the Recording Industry Association of America Diamond Award with sales of more than 15 million copies. It is among the 25 best-selling albums of all time.

At the start of his career, Miller was a mainstay of the San Francisco music scene that upended American culture in the late ‘60s. With albums such as “Children of the Future,” “Sailor” and “Brave New World,” Miller perfected a psychedelic blues sound that drew on the deepest sources of American roots music and simultaneously articulated a compelling vision of what music could be in the years to come.

Beginning in the ‘70s, Miller crafted a brand of pure pop that was smart, polished, exciting and irresistible – and that dominated radio in a way that few artists have ever managed. Hit followed hit in what seemed like an endless flow: “The Joker,” “Take the Money and Run,” “Rock’n Me,” “Fly Like an Eagle,” “Jet Airliner,” “Jungle Love,” “Swingtown” and “Abracadabra” among them. To this day, those songs are instantly recognizable the moment you hear them – and impossible not to sing along with. Their hooks are the very definition of indelible.

In recent years, Miller has fully immersed himself in the blues and its many byways. On successful tours with the Steve Miller Band, he complements the commercial peaks of his extensive catalogue with lesser-known songs that expand his fans’ awareness of the range of his work. As a member of the board of directors at Jazz at Lincoln Center, he has curated and headlined a series of shows that explore themes like the bridge from blues to jazz. He is also a member of the visiting committee of the Department of Musical Instruments at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York. Miller was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 2016 and into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2022. He has recently begun to open his vaults for the first time, releasing the acclaimed “Welcome to the Vault” box set in 2019 and “Breaking Ground Live! August 3, 1977” in 2021. 2023 marked the 50th anniversary of the release of the chart-topping, RIAA Platinum-certified album and six-times Platinum-certified single “The Joker.” To celebrate this, Steve Miller released a groundbreaking new box set chronicling the extraordinary artistic journey that led to its creation: “J50: The Evolution of The Joker.”

2024 saw the Steve Miller Band play to nearly a million fans on successful tours, including with Journey and Def Leppard, as well as a return to the top of the charts for “Abracadabra” via its prominent feature in Eminem’s hit single “Houdini.”