Joe Bonamassa Announces ‘A Salute To The British Blues Explosion’ UK Shows for July 2016. Blues rock guitarist Joe Bonamassa is set to return to the UK after his acclaimed series of arena shows in October last year.
Joe Bonamassa Announces ‘A Salute To The British Blues Explosion’ UK Shows for July 2016. Blues rock guitarist Joe Bonamassa is set to return to the UK after his acclaimed series of arena shows in October last year which concluded with a very special 10th anniversary show at Mr Kyps in Poole, United Kingdom.
“If it wasn’t for certain British musicians of the early 1960s, the Blues may well never have exploded into Rock music as we know it today, and indeed may have passed into history,” says Bonamassa.
Joe Bonamassa’s love of the British Blues is at the heart of his musical inspiration; and, for the first time, is pleased to announce five special concerts paying homage to the British blues rock guitarists that inspired him – Eric Clapton, Jeff Beck and Jimmy Page – for UK fans in July 2016. This one-time only UK event will be billed as – Joe Bonamassa In Concert: A Salute To The British Blues Explosion.
Eric Clapton, Jeff Beck and Jimmy Page are some of the greatest guitarists of their time that influenced Joe Bonamassa’s career. All three are Yardbirds alumni, and indeed actually all played together at one time in the same band. Jimmy Page went on to form Led Zeppelin, which became the ultimate electric Blues band and both Eric Clapton and Jeff Beck became international superstars in their own right.
Tickets for the UK concerts will be available as a special pre-sale from Tuesday 26th January 2016 from Planet Rock, 72 hours in advance to the general public – which go on sale Friday 29th January 2016 via www.ticketmaster.co.uk and www.jbonamassa.com.
The dates will feature two special concerts performed at heritage castles at Hoghton and Newark, a headline show at the Old Royal Naval College in Greenwich, London, plus indoor shows in Glasgow and Bristol.
We’ll shortly be talking to Joe about his new album and these upcoming UK dates as part of our current interviewing schedule.
Joe Bonamassa In Concert: A Salute To The British Blues Explosion will visit the following venues:
Saturday 2nd July 2016 – Symphony at The Tower, Hoghton Tower, North Preston, Lancashire, United Kingdom http://bit.ly/1QvwcXu
Sunday 3rd July 2016 – Clyde Auditorium, Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom http://bit.ly/1RIK8P5
Tuesday 5th July 2016 – Colston Hall, Bristol, United Kingdom http://bit.ly/1Qvy16X
Thursday 7th July 2016 – Greenwich Music Time Festival 2016, Greenwich, London, United Kingdom http://bit.ly/1RILYzB
Friday 8th July 2016 – Newark Castle, Newark Castle and Gardens, Castlegate,
Newark, Nottinghamshire, United Kingdom http://bit.ly/1Nv0SBL
Tickets are available from 24 Hour Ticket Hotline: 0844 844 0444
www.jbonamassa.com and www.ticketmaster.co.uk
Glenn Sargeant
(Feature Image Credited to Laurence Harvey. Article Image supplied by Joe Bonamassa’s Official Website. Thanks to Peter Noble at Noble PR for help with this announcement.)
