Ryan Bingham, Jamey Johnson, Don Was and Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers members Mike Campbell and Benmont Tench will anchor Life Is a Carnival, the eighth annual iteration of The Last Waltz Tour.

The Band tribute trek, which begins 10/19 in San Francisco, will also feature the talents of John Medeski, Dave Malone, Terence Higgins, Cyril Neville and Mark Mullins & the Levee Horns, who will play Allen Toussaint's original horn arrangements. Lukas Nelson will join the fun during three shows in Colorado.

The Last Waltz Tour recreates The Band's Thanksgiving 1976 farewell concert at San Francisco's Winterland Ballroom. “This band, made up of these artists, playing these songs, is what Don and I dreamed of when we began planning this tour," says Blackbird Presents' Keith Wortman. "Now the dream is a reality. Do not miss these shows!”

Blackbird is also behind Life Is a Carnival: A Musical Celebration of Robbie Robertson, 10/17 at the Forum. Among those saluting the late Robertson will be Eric Church, Elvis Costello, Mavis Staples and Bob Weir.