NASHVILLE |DATE: MARCH 21, 2007
FROM: TODD BRODGINSKI/CHELSI SCHRIVER
GEORGE THOROGOOD & THE DESTROYERS
CONFIRM SPRING/SUMMER TOUR DATES;
ACOUSTIC CD IN THE WORKS
GEORGE THOROGOOD & THE DESTROYERS are back at it. The venerable blues guitarist and singer will hit the road April 6 with his longtime bandmates for a trek of dates that run well into August. More dates will be added.
Meanwhile, George is in California working on an acoustic record, the first of his career. His latest CD, The Hard Stuff, was released last year and the greatest hits compilation George Thorogood: 30 Years Of Rock, certified Gold by the R.I.A.A., was named the #1 top Blues Album of both 2005 and 2006 by Billboard magazine, which also crowned the band the #1 Top Blues Artist of 2005. Late last year, George was seen in the first series of actor Morgan Freeman’s “Clarksdale Jook Joint Jam,” a DVD collection celebrating the blues where he performed alongside Chicago blues great Eddie Shaw.
And how does George stay committed to touring and releasing new music? “30 years ago we had two songs, one guitar and we drove ourselves. Now we have songs that people identify us with, and new music coming out,” he says. “So this is where I have always wanted to be.”
Confirmed tour dates are below.
| DATE | CITY | VENUE | ||||||||||
| Fri | 4/6 | Santa Ynez, CA | Chumash Casino Resort | |||||||||
| Sat | 4/7 | Valley Center, CA | Harrah’s Rincon Casino & Resort | |||||||||
| Tue | 4/10 | West Hollywood, CA | House of Blues | |||||||||
| Wed | 4/11 | Anaheim, CA | House of Blues | |||||||||
| Thu | 4/12 | Bakersfield, CA | Majestic Fox Theatre | |||||||||
| Fri | 4/13 | Las Vegas, NV | House of Blues | |||||||||
| Sat | 4/14 | Phoenix, AZ | Celebrity Theatre | |||||||||
| Tue | 4/17 | Atlanta, GA | Variety Playhouse | |||||||||
| Thu | 4/19 | Knoxville, TN | Market Square (w/ Sundown in the City Fest) | |||||||||
| Fri | 4/20 | N. Myrtle Beach, SC | House of Blues | |||||||||
| Sat | 4/21 | Cherokee, NC | Harrah’s | |||||||||
| Sun | 4/22 | Nashville, TN | City Hall | |||||||||
| Wed | 4/25 | Shawnee, OK | Firelake Casino | |||||||||
| Thu | 4/26 | Austin, TX | Stubb’s BBQ | |||||||||
| Fri | 4/27 | Fort Worth, TX | Billy Bob’s Texas | |||||||||
| Sat | 4/28 | Houston, TX | Warehouse Live | |||||||||
| Sun | 4/29 | New Orleans, LA | Fairgrounds Racetrack (NO Jazz & Heritage Fest) | |||||||||
| Tue | 5/1 | Jacksonville, FL | Florida Theatre | |||||||||
| Wed | 5/2 | Orlando, FL | Hard Rock Live | |||||||||
| Thu | 5/3 | West Palm Beach, FL | SunFest | |||||||||
| Fri | 5/4 | St. Petersburg, FL | Tampa Bay Blues Festival | |||||||||
| Sat | 5/5 | Memphis, TN | Beale Street Music Festival | |||||||||
| Tue | 6/19 | Denver, CO | Red Rocks | |||||||||
| Thu | 6/21 | Kansas City, MO | Harrah’s North Kansas City/Voodoo Lounge | |||||||||
| Fri | 6/22 | Council Bluffs, IA | Harrah’s Council Bluffs/Stir Cove | |||||||||
| Sat | 6/23 | St. Charles, MO | Family Arena | |||||||||
| Sun | 6/24 | Riverside, IA | Riverside Casino | |||||||||
| Tue | 6/26 | Chicago, IL | House of Blues | |||||||||
| Thu | 6/28 | Oshkosh, WI | Leach Amphitheatre | |||||||||
| Fri | 6/29 | St. Paul, MN | Taste of Minnesota | |||||||||
| Sat | 6/30 | Naperville, IL | Knoch Park Rib Festival | |||||||||
| Sun | 7/1 | Milwaukee, WI | Summerfest | |||||||||
| Mon | 7/2 | Muskegon, MI | Summer Celebration | |||||||||
| Wed | 7/4 | Rama, ONT | Casinorama | |||||||||
| Thu | 7/5 | Rama,ONT | Casinorama | |||||||||
| Fri | 7/6 | Ottawa, ONT | Ottawa Blues Festival/Lebreton Flats | |||||||||
| Sat | 7/7 | Montreal, QC | Metropolis (Festival International de Jazz de Montreal) | |||||||||
| Sun | 7/8 | Montreal, QC | Metropolis (Festival International de Jazz de Montreal) | |||||||||
| Fri | 7/27 | Bellville, ONT | Empire Classic Rock Festival | |||||||||
| Sat | 7/28 | London, ONT | Rock The Park IV | |||||||||
| Sun | 7/29 | Lawrence, OH | Rock N Resort 07 | |||||||||
| Wed | 8/1 | Alexandria, VA | Birchmere | |||||||||
###
http://
GEORGE THOROGOOD & THE DESTROYERS CONFIRM SPRING/SUMMER TOUR DATES; ACOUSTIC CD IN THE WORKS
