Whatever Happened to Canadian Rocker Bryan Adams?
What To Know
- Bryan Adams continues to release new music, including his 16th album.
- Adams remains active on the global touring circuit.
- Despite his long career and preference for privacy, Adams still describes his songwriting as heartfelt.
At age 66, Canadian rocker Bryan Adams is still giving his fans soulful pop-rock music straight from the heart. In August 2025, the Canadian hitmaker released his 16th album, Roll With the Punches, and continued a lengthy arena tour through Europe and North America.
The debut single, “Never Ever Let You Go,” features Adams’ signature upbeat pop melodies, love-obsessed lyrics, and raspy vocals, plus a dizzying theme-park video featuring ’90s glam girl Elizabeth Hurley as the 16-time Grammy nominee’s gal. Adams credits his music-loving dad’s subscription to the Columbia House record club for his early obsession with music.
He signed his first record contract in 1978 … for the stunning sum of $1. Adams insisted on being paid in cash so he could put the bill in a frame. His 1983 album Cuts Like a Knife went platinum courtesy of the title track — plus two other smashes, “This Time” and “Straight From the Heart” — to establish Adams as a bona fide, if unassuming, rock star. Still, he never stopped writing songs, penning hits for such wide-ranging acts as KISS, Mötley Crüe, Neil Diamond, Tina Turner, and even his fellow Canadian Anne Murray.
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Though he shies away from interviews, Adams recently told Dan Rather that he considers his songs more like love letters. “There is no master class for how to write music,” Adams observed. “It has to be something you feel.”
In 2026, Adams is still not slowing down. In April, he released an exclusive new album in honor of Record Store Day, called Tough Town, on limited-edition grey vinyl, which includes tracks you could only get on the deluxe edition of Roll With the Punches. He is still heavily touring the world but will have a string of dates this summer in the US with another ’80s icon, Pat Benatar, and Neil Giraldo as the supporting act. To get tickets or keep up on any other news, check out his website.
Bryan Adams 2026 U.S. Tour Dates:
July 24: St. Louis, MO – Enterprise Center
July 25: Wichita, KS – INTRUST Bank Arena
July 26: Thackerville, OK – Lucas Oil Live at WinStar World Casino
July 28: Austin, TX – Moody Center
July 29: Houston, TX – Toyota Center
July 31: New Orleans, LA – Smoothie King Center
Aug 1: North Little Rock, AR – Simmons Bank Arena
Aug 4: Greenville, SC – Bon Secours Wellness Arena
Aug 5: Orlando, FL – Kia Center
Aug 8: Charlotte, NC – Spectrum Center
Aug 9: Baltimore, MD – CFG Bank Arena
Aug 11: Reading, PA – Santander Arena
Aug 12: Newark, NJ – Prudential Center
Aug 14: Buffalo, NY – KeyBank Center
Aug 15: Detroit, MI – Little Caesars Arena
Aug 16: Milwaukee, WI – Fiserv Forum
This article originally ran in the July/August 2025 Where Are They Now – Music Legends Issue of ReMIND Magazine and has been updated. You can purchase it at the link below.
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Where Are They Now? Music Legends
July/August 2025
They rocked and rolled us, they shredded, they head-slammed and they crooned, but what happened to them and where are they now?
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