DATE: MARCH 17, 2009
FROM: TODD BRODGINSKI/MITCH SCHNEIDER/BARI LIEBERMAN/SHAZILA MOHAMMED
CONFIRM WEST COAST TOUR DATES FOR
“40 YEARS OF HIGHS & LOWS” ANNIVERSARY TOUR
MAY DATES WITH THE DOOBIE BROTHERS INCLUDED
LATEST SPECIAL GUESTS JOINING BAND AT IN-PROGRESS BEACON THEATRE RUN HAVE INCLUDED PHISH MEMBERS TREY ANASTASIO AND PAGE McCONNELL, BUDDY GUY, BOZ SCAGGS, ROBERT RANDOLPH,
BRUCE WILLIS, ASBURY JUKES HORNS, STANLEY CLARKE,
RANDY BRECKER AND LENNY WHITE
ALL BEACON SHOWS BROADCAST LIVE ON MOOGIS.COM
Following their in-progress annual run at New York City’s Beacon Theatre this month with 15 shows, THE ALLMAN BROTHERS BAND will continue celebrating their 40th Anniversary by embarking on a 60-date U.S. tour, billed as “40 Years of Highs & Lows.” The first leg of dates will bring the rock and roll icons to the West Coast for the first time in four years, with the Doobie Brothers sharing the stage at most shows. Three other legs are pending for the massive tour.
Meanwhile, the ABB’s current run at New York City’s Beacon Theatre has brought out a who’s who of musician friends. Late last week, Trey Anastasio and Page McConnell of Phish sat in during “Southbound,” “I Know You Rider” and “In Memory of Elizabeth Reed.” That same night (Thursday 3/12), Buddy Guy also joined Anastasio and McConnell for “Southbound” and performed with the group on “The Sky Is Crying” and “You Don’t Love Me.” Friday night’s highlights included appearances by Boz Scaggs, the Asbury Jukes’ horn section and Bruce Willis on harp, while Saturday’s set saw pedal steel ace Robert Randolph and Return To Forever’s bassist Stanley Clarke drummer Lenny White, and jazz horn legend Randy Brecker on trumpet.
All 15 of the Beacon shows are being broadcast on the cutting-edge webscast www.moogis.com, which has received an overwhelmingly positive response from fans who have subscribed.
The ALLMAN BROTHERS BAND–GREGG ALLMAN (vocals and keyboards), BUTCH TRUCKS (drums and tympani), JAIMOE (drums), WARREN HAYNES (vocals, lead and slide guitar), DEREK TRUCKS (slide and lead guitar), OTEIL BURBRIDGE (bass) and MARC QUINONES (congas and percussion)–are delivering sets that vary every night, pulling from their vast catalog of iconic American rock (“Whipping Post,” “Midnight Rider,” “Statesboro Blues,” “Mountain Jam,” “Melissa”) and select covers of songs by their favorite musicians.
In addition to this outing, the ABB will host and headline the 5th annual Wanee Music Festival June 5th and 6th in Live Oak, FL featuring an eclectic group of like-minded musicians including Gov’t Mule, Derek Trucks Band, the Doobie Brothers, Toots and the Maytals, Little Feat, Umphrey’s McGee, The Wailers, Drive-By Truckers, and more.
Check out www.allmanbrothersband.com, www.waneefestival.com and www.moogis.com for all the latest info.
Here are the current ALLMAN BROTHERS BAND Beacon Theatre tour dates:
Tue | 17-Mar | New York, NY | Beacon Theatre | ||
Thu | 19-Mar | New York, NY | Beacon Theatre | ||
Fri | 20-Mar | New York, NY | Beacon Theatre | ||
Sat | 21-Mar | New York, NY | Beacon Theatre | ||
Mon | 23-Mar | New York, NY | Beacon Theatre | ||
Tue | 24-Mar | New York, NY | Beacon Theatre | ||
Thu | 26-Mar | New York, NY | Beacon Theatre | ||
Fri | 27-Mar | New York, NY | Beacon Theatre | ||
Sat | 28-Mar | New York, NY | Beacon Theatre |
Confirmed West Coast dates–with many more to come–are below.
Date: | City: | Venue: | With: | |
Tue | 5/12 | Oakland, CA | Fox Theatre | An Evening With… |
Wed | 5/13 | Oakland, CA | Fox Theatre | An Evening With… |
Fri | 5/29 | Portland, OR | Theater of the Clouds | Doobie Bros |
Sat | 5/16 | George, WA | The Gorge | The Dead & Doobie Brothers |
Tue | 5/19 | Los Angeles, CA | Greek Theatre | Doobie Brothers |
Wed | 5/20 | Los Angeles, CA | Greek Theatre | Doobie Brothers |
Fri | 5/22 | Valley Center, CA | Harrah’s Rincon | Doobie Brothers |
Sat | 5/23 | Indio, CA | Fantasy Springs Casino | Doobie Brothers |
Sun | 5/24 | Las Vegas, NV | Red Rock Casino Backyard | An Evening With… |
Sun | 5/31 | Hunter, NY | Mountain Jam Festival | |
Fri | 6/5 | Live Oak, FL | Wanee Festival | |
Sat | 6/6 | Live Oak, FL | Wanee Festival |
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For more Allman Brothers Band info contact:
MSO 818.380.0400
Todd Brodginski 818.380.0400 x239 toddb@msopr.com
Bari Lieberman 818.380.0400 x222 blieberman@msopr.com
Shazila Mohammed 818.380.0400 x238 shazila@msopr.com
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THE ALLMAN BROTHERS BAND CONFIRM WEST COAST TOUR DATES FOR “40 YEARS OF HIGHS & LOWS” ANNIVERSARY TOUR; MAY DATES WITH THE DOOBIE BROTHERS INCLUDED; LATEST SPECIAL GUESTS JOINING BAND AT IN-PROGRESS BEACON THEATRE RUN HAVE INCLUDED PHISH MEMBERS TREY ANASTASIO AND PAGE McCONNELL, BUDDY GUY, BOZ SCAGGS, ROBERT RANDOLPH, BRUCE WILLIS, ASBURY JUKES HORNS, STANLEY CLARKE, RANDY BRECKER AND LENNY WHITE; ALL BEACON SHOWS BROADCAST LIVE ON MOOGIS.COM