Joe Bonamassa has reported on Facebook that he is currently writing for the next album. New studio album is due for release in May. Recording sessions start next week in Las Vegas with Kevin Shirley. 2012 marks Joe’s seventh year working with the legendary Kevin Shirley. More details to come! Next month Joe’s live at the Beacon DVD will be released. Make sure you pre-order and get it before the street date!

Here it is folks! The OFFICIAL trailer is out the Beacon DVD! The Beacon DVD is due out for release on March 27th… that’s a little less than two months away. Incase you forgot, it will be coming out on BluRay as well. Trailer looks fabulous, just an odd fact – the confetti dropped on night two, not night one! Enjoy…

Also – you can order the DVD/BluRay today! Click here and follow the link to the Joe Store!

Joe Bonamassa and John Hiatt performing together at the Beacon Theater back in November. Joe’s upcoming DVD, Live at The Beacon is due for release on March 27th on DVD and BluRay. Joe’s right hand man, Kevin Shirley, posted the picture above today on his Facebook page. Notice how Kevin also mentions BluRay! Both BluRay and DVD share the same release date. Kevin has just finished editing the live footage in Toronto. The final audio mix will be done this weekend. Make sure you’re following him on Facebook.

Joe’s live DVD recorded at the Beacon Theater in NYC is due out on March 27th. Both Beacon shows were recorded, featuring special guests Beth Hart, John Hiatt, and Paul Rodgers. From a recent exclusive interview with Classic Rock Magazine (issue 167), Joe unveiled the release date. 2012 is going to be a great year for Joe, a lot of great things are already in the works. Kudos to 2011, looking forward to 2012! Stay tuned over the next few days for more insider news about 2012.

Yesterday marked the 10th anniversary of Joe’s first live DVD shoot, A New Day Yesterday Live. The DVD was shot on December 21, 2001 at Piere’s in Fort Wayne, Indiana. A lot has changed since then, this was Joe’s only show where he played with women dancing on stage. He’s  moved on from the bar scene, he no longer drives around in an astro van and trailer. Even though Joe did not have a big production team like he does now back then, Joe’s sound was still dead on. Some of you who have been Joe fans for years will agree. It was not rare to see Joe standing behind the soundboard mixing the sound to just the way he likes it. Hope everyone has a great holiday season and I know I’m looking forward to the next ten years of Joe’s career!

We posted a few weeks back that we heard Joe’s live DVD recorded at the Beacon Theater would be released in early 2012. Kevin Shirley posted another update today on his Facebook.

“Finished mixing the Bonamassa Beacon concert in stereo yesterday. Mixing some bonus material today, an Iron Maiden song on Friday then the Beacon concert in surround sound next week, and that, my friends, will be the end of a very busy year for a Caveman! Christmas this year will be in Australia with my family and next year looks even busier….. Hang on – it might get bumpy!”

Looking forward to this release. I was at both shows (I’m sure you know!) and Joe played great both nights! Stay tuned for more details as we get them..

Our friends at Epiphone are telling us that Live at The Beacon will be released in January 2012 on DVD.

Joe Bonamassa’s two sold out shows at the Beacon Theater in NYC earlier this year will be released on DVD, Joe Bonamassa—Live at the Beacon Theater, in January, 2012. The set featured guest appearances by Bad Company’s Paul Rodgers, John Hiatt, and duet partner Beth Hart.

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Tomorrow (Friday) and Saturday, Joe will be playing the legendary Beacon Theater in NYC. Both nights will be shot for the live DVD. I’ve also heard t hat each night will have its own special guests. Each show will be different. Saturday is completely sold out, but you can still find a few people selling tickets. Too bad they won’t be able to make it!

Friday still has some seats available. Pretty positive that Friday will be a sell out too. Tickets will go quickly before each show, during the day. No word on who the special guests will be as of yet, but less than 24 hours from now, I will be at the Beacon! I will be there for both shows, tweeting live from the Bonamassa Live Twitter. So if you’re not following the fan website now on twitter, it’s time to follow! You don’t want to miss the pictures and tweets from both of the Beacon Shows.

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Black Country Communion today posted the official trailer for their upcoming DVD release in October. The live DVD and CD will be released in the end of October. Pre-order should be coming up soon. The DVD features live footage from several shows of the overseas tour. Enjoy!

On May 4th 2011, it was the two year anniversary of Royal Albert Hall. Joe had this to say about the two year anniversary.

Wow! Two years have passed since the show at the Albert Hall. It is hard to believe how much my life has changed since then. Thank you for making that show that was obviously so special to me to be welcomed into you homes, hearts and blu ray DVD players.  To say that night had everything on the line is a understatement.  It was my big moment.. It was first day of the rest of my career so to speak..  I look back on it with pride and always saying it could of been better.  I think my favorite part of the film is the sheer fear and honesty you can see on my face during the interviews.  I mean.. At that point I had played my fair share of gigs but nothing like this and I knew it was my big opportunity 20 years after it all started.  Kevin did a masterful job putting together both the audio, video and most of the program itself.. Roy my manager made put our whole company on save every penny mode because our little two hour show was costing around $3,000 a minute. He made sure we had the support we needed to give it a go.  It was certainly stressful but rewarding as you can see.   A day that I will never forget almost better than my Birthday..  Oh god thats in 4 days!!  34 this year!!  I cant believe it..

And yesterday May 8th, Joe turned 34. Happy Birthday Joe!