The Band accident in Texas, Robertson urged the Band to retire from touring, and conceived of a massive "farewell concert" known as "The Last Waltz". Following an October 30th appearance on "Saturday Night Live", the event, including turkey dinner for the audience of 5,000, was held on November 25 (Thanksgiving Day) of 1976 at the Winterland Ballroom in San Francisco, California, and featured a horn section with arrangements by Allen Toussaint and a stellar list of guests, including Canadian artists Joni Mitchell and Neil Young. Two of the guests were fundamental to the Band's existence and growth: Ronnie Hawkins and Bob Dylan.
The Last of the Street Survivors Farewell Tour The Last of the Street Survivors Farewell Tour The Last of the Street Survivors Farewell Tour is a concert tour by the Southern rock band Lynyrd Skynyrd. This will be the final tour conducted by the band. It began May 4, 2018, at the Coral Sky Amphitheater in West Palm Beach, Florida and will end June 30, 2019 in Birmingham, England. The band will utilize a plethora of opening acts, including Bad Company, Kid Rock, and Hank Williams Jr.,throughout the tour. The following setlist was taken from the May 5, 2018 performance at the MidFlorida Credit Union Amphitheater in Tampa,