DATE: MAY 1, 2009
FROM: TODD BRODGINSKI/CHELSI SCHRIVER
GEORGE THOROGOOD & THE DESTROYERS
MAP OUT SUMMER TOUR PLANS
In THOROGOOD album news, the iconic performer was asked by Billboard magazine about the sound of the new music he’s currently recording and said to the publication’s Gary Graff, “Come on man. You know me better than that! I have a lot of stuff in the can. I just have to decide which ones are going to go on it.” The album is expected to be released late this year or early 2010 with new original songs and obscure covers of artists like John Hammond and Elvin Bishop. Says Lonesome George: “I think it will be a very groovy package and give us some life support for a couple of years and let us put some new tunes in the show.”
George Thorogood & The Destroyers released their self-titled debut album in 1977 and quickly established themselves as radio favorites and as a touring machine. Described as “the world’s greatest bar band,” the group has had tremendous success with Thorogood’s original compositions like “You Talk Too Much,” “I Drink Alone” and of course “Bad To The Bone;” he’s also had hits with covers of iconic blues-rock songs like “Who Do You Love” (Bo Diddley), “Move It On Over” (Hank Williams) and “One Bourbon, One Scotch, One Beer” (John Lee Hooker). 2004’s Greatest Hits: 30 Years of Rock was Billboard magazine’s #1 Blues Album in both 2004 and 2005, and the band’s 16th studio album–2006’s The Hard Stuff–hit #2 on Billboard’s Blues Chart.
The full itinerary below, with more information available at www.georgethorogood.com
DATE | CITY | VENUE | |||||||
International Dates | |||||||||
Wed | 5/13 | Oslo, Norway | Rockfeller Music Hall | ||||||
Thu | 5/14 | Copenhagen, Denmark | Amager Bio | ||||||
Fri | 5/15 | Hamburg, Germany | Grosse Freiheit 36 | ||||||
Sat | 5/16 | Stuttgart, Germany | Longhorn | ||||||
Sun | 5/17 | Brussels, Belgium | Ancienne Belgique Club | ||||||
Mon | 5/18 | Amsterdam, Holland | Paradiso | ||||||
Tue | 5/19 | Eindoven, Holland | Effenaar | ||||||
Thu | 5/21 | Cambridge, England | Corn Exchange | ||||||
Fri | 5/22 | Bristol, England | Colston Hall | ||||||
Sat | 5/23 | Southampton, England | Guildhall | ||||||
Sun | 5/24 | Birmingham, England | Symphony Hall | ||||||
Mon | 5/25 | Liverpool, England | Philharmonic Hall | ||||||
Wed | 5/27 | London, England | Royal Albert Hall | ||||||
Thu | 5/28 | Manchester, England | Apollo | ||||||
Fri | 5/29 | Glasgow, Scotland | Clyde Auditorium | ||||||
Sun | 5/31 | Dublin, Ireland | Olympia Theatre | ||||||
U.S. Dates | |||||||||
Thu | 6/4 | Flagstaff, AZ | Pine Mountain Amphitheatre | ||||||
Fri | 6/5 | Laughlin, NV | Harrah’s @ Rio Vista Amphitheatre | ||||||
Sun | 6/7 | Temecula, CA | Pechanga Casino | ||||||
Wed | 6/10 | Ventura, CA | Majestic Ventura Theatre | ||||||
Thu | 6/11 | Salinas, CA | Fox Theatre | ||||||
Fri | 6/12 | Piercy, CA | Riverview Ranch | ||||||
Sat | 6/13 | Lake Tahoe, NV | Harrah’s Lake Tahoe @ South Shore Room | ||||||
With Jonny Lang | |||||||||
Wed | 7/22 | Saratoga, CA | Mountain Winery | ||||||
Thu | 7/23 | Kelseyville, CA | Konocti Harbor | ||||||
Sat | 7/25 | Primm, NV | Star of the Desert Amphitheatre | ||||||
Sun | 7/26 | Los Angeles, CA | Greek Theatre | ||||||
Tue | 7/28 | San Diego, CA | Humphrey’s | ||||||
Wed | 7/29 | Phoenix, AZ | Celebrity Theatre | ||||||
Thu | 7/30 | Tucson, AZ | Desert Diamond Casino | ||||||
Sat | 8/1 | Denver, CO | The Fillmore | ||||||
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Sun | 8/2 | Sturgis, SD | Buffalo Chip | ||||||
With Jonny Lang | |||||||||
Tue | 8/4 | Kansas City, KS | Crossroads | ||||||
Thu | 8/6 | Kettering, OH | Fraze Pavilion | ||||||
Fri | 8/7 | Greensburg, PA | Palace Theatre | ||||||
Sat | 8/8 | Bethlehem, PA | Muzikfest | ||||||
Sun | 8/9 | Hyannis, MA | Cape Cod Melody Tent | ||||||
Tue | 8/11 | Hampton Beach, NH | Hampton Beach Casino | ||||||
Wed | 8/12 | Hampton Beach, NH | Hampton Beach Casino | ||||||
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Thu | 8/13 | Red Bank, NJ | Count Basie Theatre | ||||||
With Jonny Lang | |||||||||
Fri | 8/14 | New York, NY | Nokia Theatre | ||||||
Sat | 8/15 | Hamburg, NY | Eerie County Fair | ||||||
Sun | 8/16 | Detroit, MI | Meadowbrook Music Fest | ||||||
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Tue | 8/18 | Sault St. Marie, MI | Kewadin Casino | ||||||
With Jonny Lang | |||||||||
Wed | 8/19 | Grand Rapids, MI | Meijer Gardens | ||||||
Thu | 8/20 | Highland Park, IL | Ravina | ||||||
Fri | 8/21 | Hinckley, MN | Grand Casino | ||||||
Sat | 8/22 | Council Bluffs, IA | Harrah’s | ||||||
Sun | 8/23 | Algona, IA | Rockwild Fest |
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GEORGE THOROGOOD & THE DESTROYERS MAP OUT SUMMER TOUR PLANS