Walter má za sebou velmi těžké roky, kdy bojoval s onemocněním jater. Nemoc si vyžádala na samotný závěr transplantaci a velmi dlouhou léčbu. Naštěstí Walter Trout všechno zvládnul a je úplně v pořádku. Všechny své zážitky shrnul na albu Battle Scars a teď ho představí naživo.
Walter oznámil termíny koncertů svého turné, které odstartuje 10. března a…. Česká Republika je jednou ze zastávek.
Mar 10: Las Vegas Railhead at Boulder Station, NV
Mar 11: Phoenix Rhythm Room, AZ
Mar 30: Taos Mesa Brewing, NM
Apr 01: Houston Dosey Doe, TX
Apr 02: Austin Scoot Inn, TX
Apr 04: Dallas Kessler Theater, TX
Apr 07: Jacksonville BeachMojo Kitchen, FL
Apr 08: Boca Raton Funky Biscuit, FL
Apr 09: Stuart Terra Fermata, FL
Apr 10: St.Petersburg Tampa Bay Blues Festival, FL
Apr 13: New York B.B. King’s, NY
Apr 14: Pawling Daryl’s House, NY
Apr 15: Fall River Narrows Center for the Arts, MA
Apr 16: Norfolk Infinity Music Hall, CT
Apr 19: Atlanta Smith's Olde Bar, GA
Apr 20: Nashville Music City Roots, TN
Apr 22: New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival, LA
Apr 25: Washington Howard Theatre, DC
Apr 26: Wheeling River City Ale Works, WV
Apr 27: Columbus Woodlands Tavern, OH
Apr 29: Beale Street Music Fest, TN
Apr 30: St Louis Old Rock House, MO
May 04: Milwaukee Shank Hall WI
May 05: Minneapolis Famous Dave's Blues Club, MN
May 06: Clear Lake Surf Ballroom, IA
May 07: Kansas City Knucklehead's Saloon, MO
May 14: Adelanto Blues Festival, CA
Jun 16: Nashville Grand Ole Opry, Lead Belly Fest, TN
Jun 30: Skaanevik Blues Festival, Norway
Jul 09: Weert Bospop, Netherlands
Jul 10: Rotterdam North Sea Jazz Festival, Netherlands
Jul 15: Olomouc Clarion Congress Hotel, Czech Repulic
Jul 17: Peer Blues Peer, Belgium
Jul 19: St Albans Arena, UK
Jul 20: Wolverhampton Robin, UK
Jul 22: Chester Live Rooms, UK
Jul 23: Bury St Edmunds Apex, UK
Jul 24: Ramblin' Man Fair, Maidstone, UK
Jul 29: Breitenbach Burg Herzberg Festival, Germany
Jul 30: Torgau Bastion Open Air, Germany
Aug 03: Skanderborg Danmarks Smukkeste Festival, Denmark
Aug 05: Notodden Blues Festival, Norway
Aug 13: Cincy Blues Fest, Cincinnati, OH