Category Archives: Tour

Joe Bonamassa Sets Guitar On Fire

Well, the guitar is not literally on fire… Joe never ceases to amaze me with this song. It just continues to get better and better. The video above is from a recent show in Bakersfield, CA. If this song is played any faster, you would literally see the smoke coming from his guitar. Enjoy this version of Woke Up Dreaming in HD!

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2012 Tour Dates Posted

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Got some good news that we can bring in the new year with! A slew of 2012 USA tour dates were posted on Joe’s site today. The spring tour literally goes from coast to coast, from California to Maine! Not all dates are posted yet, but below are the dates that were posted today. Check back on Joe’s tour page for new additions.

04/17 Los Angeles Saban Theatre
04/19 Fresno William Saroyan Theatre
04/20 Reno,NV Lawlor Events Centre
04/22 Salt Lake City,UT  Abravanel Hall
04/24 Denver,CO Paramount Theatre
04/26 Omaha,NE Civic Music Hall
04/27 Wichita,KS Concert Hall
04/29 Oklahoma City,OK Civic Ctr Music Hall
05/01 Springfield,MO Juanita Hammons Hall
05/02 Topeka,KS Topeka PAC
05/03 Des Moines,IA Civic Centre
05/05 Indianapolis,IN Murat Theatre
05/07 Evansville,IN Aiken Theatre
05/08 Springfield,IL Sangamon Auditorium
05/10 Nashville,TN Tennessee PAC
05/11 Lexington,KY Rupp Arena
05/12 Pittsburgh,PA Benedum Center
05/14 Red Bank,NJ Count Basie Theatre
05/16 Buffalo,NY Shea’s PAC
05/17 Syracuse,NY Landmark Theatre
05/19 Hartford,CT Mortensen Hall at Bushnell
05/23 Portland,ME Merrill Auditorium
05/25 Hampton Beach,NH Hampton Beach Casino

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Live At The Beacon In January?

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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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Behind The Scenes At The Beacon

Check out the latest video from JBTV, it’s On the Road with Joe Bonamassa! Episode 7, live at the  Beacon Theater. This is just a sneak peek, more to come in later episodes.. enjoy!

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Bonamassa Shocks Concert Industry

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Sells out 2 nights at Legendary Beacon Theater in New York City

Award-winning blues-rock guitarist and singer-songwriter Joe Bonamassa kicked-off his 2011 U.S. Fall Tour on October 25, 2011. On his tour, Bonamassa has performed to sold-out crowds in Minneapolis’s State Theater, Detroit’s Fox Theater, Chicago Theater, Boston’s Wang Theater and most recent, sold-out a two night performance at the legendary Beacon Theatre in New York, NY on Friday, November 4, 2011 and Saturday, November 5, 2011. During the two-night show in NY, Bonamassa performed with special guests:  Legendary Classic Rock Singer Paul Rodgers (Bad Company and Queen)John Hiatt, Nashville Music Lifetime Achievement Award recipient for songwriting, and American Music Award (AMA) winner for Hit song “Have a Little Faith in Me” and Blues-Rock Songwriter Beth Hart. Bonamassa’s U.S. tour is in support of his 12th solo album Dust Bowl, which debuted at #1 on Billboard’s Blues Chart and #37 on Billboard’s Top 200, making it his highest-selling and chart-ranking U.S. debut to date. To get a free download of the single “Dust Bowl” click – http://bitly.com/joebfalltour

The two night show at the Beacon Theatre will be released as Bonamassa’s fourth live concert DVD, following a hugely successful DVD release “Joe Bonamassa - Live At The Royal Albert Hall” featuring a special guest appearance from Eric Clapton. “Joe Bonamassa – Live at the Beacon Theatre” DVD is set to release early 2012.

Bonamassa collaborated with John Hiatt on the album Dust Bowl and most recently, with Los Angeles-based singer-songwriter Beth Hart, known for her raw and powerful blues-rock sound, on a record called Don’t Explain, released Sept. 27, 2011 through J&R Adventures. Don’t Explain features Hart’s interpretations of ten classic songs first made famous by artists including Billie Holiday, Etta James, Tom Waits, Ray Charles, Delaney & Bonnie, Bill Withers, and Aretha Franklin with Bonamassa on guitar. Fans can get a free download of the first single “Well, Well“.  

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Live From The Beacon Theater

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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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Keeping The Blues Alive

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Joe Bonamassa’s Keeping the Blues Alive 501(c)(3) seeks to promote Blues Music through regularly scheduled school assemblies during Joe’s tour schedule. The program also aims to create awareness about Blues Music and its impact on our culture, to the next generation of youth. Additionally, it’s goal is to provide funding for music programs and educational scholarships.

Blues Music – the uniquely American art form, has been celebrated, embraced, and cherished for more than 100 years. Keeping the Blues Alive 501(c)(3) aspires to foster and highlight the rich, inspirational history of Blues Music through Joe’s personal experience and growth within the Blues/Rock community over the past 20+ years. These sessions will include rising artists and current Blues and Blues/Rock artists, often featuring current, contemporary interpretations of traditional American Blues songs.

Through these events, Keeping the Blues Alive 501(c)(3) endeavors to stimulate and enhance both the passion and awareness of Blues Music by exposing students to its cultivation from African American poetry, spirituals, and work songs. All of this is achieved by instilling a message that through perseverance, hard work, and dedication, one can achieve the dreams they desire.

Interested in bringing Joe to a school near you? Check out the Keeping The Blues Alive website and make it happen!

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2012 UK Arena Tour

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Joe Bonamassa will be heading over to England in March of 2012, playing some of the UK’s largest venues to date, according to our friends at Lick Library.

The tour will visit the following venues:

March 23rd – Brighton Centre
March 24th – Sheffield Motorpoint Arena
March 25th – Newcastle Metro Arena
March 27th – Edinburgh Usher Hall
March 28th – Liverpool Echo Arena
March 30th – Bournemouth International Centre
March 31st – Birmingham National Indoor Arena

Rumor also has it that Joe will be playing new content from his next studio album, which is due for release in May 2012. Tickets are planned to go on sale October 7th.

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Beth Hart With A Special Guest

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Beth Hart will be playing The Echo in LA on September 19th (just about a week away!). She tweeted that Joe will be joining her on a few songs. This is your chance to see them play live together! They will be doing several songs off of their new CD, titled “Don’t Explain”, which releases on September 27th.

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Second Beacon Theater Show Added

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At first, there was only one Beacon Show. Now, there is two. The first, does not have any tickets  left. Yep, that’s right.. Joe Bonamassa has sold out the Beacon Theater in NYC.

The Beacon Theater is one of the most well known venues in New York and in the United States. The Beacon Theater is home to many great musicians, probably mostly well known for the Allman Brothers.

The second Beacon Theater show is Friday, November 4th. Tickets for the show go on sale tomorrow via Ticketmaster. If you missed out on tickets for the first show, now is your chance to get tickets. A lot of the tickets for the first show were sold through the RAH PBS Specials. Hope to see you there!

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