Lineup changes as members depart

After the Clapton tour, The Wallflowers played several additional shows of their own in May 2013. On May 12 in Napa, California , the band’s longtime keyboardist Rami Jaffee played what would be his final show with The Wallflowers to date. Although no official announcement was made, Jaffee has not appeared with the group again, and became an official member of the Foo Fighters in June 2017. Jimmy Wallace subbed in his spot for the remaining dates of 2013, and played regularly with the band up until 2019. The Wallflowers continued to tour through the summer of 2013 and played their final show of the summer on August 17 at the River Roots Live Festival in Davenport, Iowa , to a crowd of 17,000 people. The show was longtime bassist Greg Richling’s and drummer Jack Irons’ final show with the band. On September 8, Richling officially announced that he was leaving The Wallflowers after 20 years with the band. Irons announced he was leaving soon after, on September 15. Irons reportedly left to focus on his band project, Arthur Channel, a group he had put together with Greg Richling in 2009, prior to Irons joining The Wallflowers in 2012. Arthur Channel released their debut album on October 15, 2013.