B.B. King
Blues Fest To Feature Green, James Billboard Magazine 3/15/07, by Mitchell
Peters, L.A.
B.B. King, Al Green and
Etta James will embark on a 16-city trek beginning July
24 at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in
Miami, and wrapping Sept. 9 at the Kautz Ironstone
Vineyards Theatre in Murphys, Calif. Dubbed the B.B.
King Blues Festival, the jaunt will visit cities
including Atlanta, Detroit, Chicago, Baltimore, San
Francisco, Los Angeles, Dallas and Denver. Supporting on
select dates are Joan Osborne, Robert Randolph and James
Hunter. The trek will mark the first time the three
legendary artists unite for a tour, according to
organizers. Since January, the 81-year-old King has been
performing gigs on his 60th Anniversary Tour, and will
continue touring through the year's end, which includes
a string of Canadian shows in May.
Last April,
the Grammy-winning bluesman celebrated his 10,000th
concert at the B.B. King Blues Club & Grill in New
York's Times Square. King also recently announced that
he will fully fund the $10 million B.B. King Museum in
Mississippi, which is expected to open in
2008.
AL GREEN TOUR CALENDAR:
7/24, 7/26, 7/29, 8/3, 8/4, 8/12, 8/26, 8/30,
9/1, 9/7, 9/8, 9/9 are all part of the B.B. King's Blues
Festival that include Etta James and The Roots Band,
Al Green, and B.B.
King.
Date
Venue
Location
Time
Phone/Website
04/29/2007
Plymouth Jazz Festival
Tabago, West Indies
TBA
tobagojazzfest.com
05/18/2007
Humphrey's Concerts by the
Bay
San Diego, CA
8:15 PM
619-220-8497
05/19/2007
Doheny State Beach
Dana Point, CA
TBA
(949) 496-6172
05/20/2007
Canyon Club
Agoura Hills, CA
TBA
(818) 879-5016
06/16/2007
Military Park
Indianapolis, IN
9:30 PM
(317) 231 0000
06/24/2007
Saratoga Performing Arts Center
Saratoga Springs, NY
8:30 PM
(518) 587-3330
06/28/2007
Royal Albert Hall
London, UK
N/A
+44 20 7589 8212
06/29/2007
Evening News Arena
Manchester, UK
N/A
0871 226 5000
07/01/2007
Malahide Castle
Dublin, IRE
N/A
N/A
07/02/2007
Playhouse Theatre
Edinburgh, SCO
N/A
+44 131 524 3333
07/04/2007
National Indoor Arena
Birmingham, UK
N/A
+44 870 909 4144
07/06/2007
Hammersmith Apollo
London, UK
N/A
+44 20 8563 3800
07/07/2007
Jazz ŕ Vienne Festival
Vienne, France
8:00 PM
jazzavienne.com
07/09/2007
Grand Rex Theater
Paris, France
N/A
31-892-68-0596
07/11/2007
VIAJAZZ
Madrid, Spain
N/A
N/A
07/21/2007
Memphis Botanic Gardens
Memphis, TN
N/A
(901) 685-1566
07/24/2007
Hard Rock Hotel / Casino Arena
Hollywood, FL
8:50 PM
(954) 327-7625
07/26/2007
Chastain Park Amphitheater
Atlanta, GA
8:20 PM
(404) 733-5000
07/29/2007
DTE Energy Music Theatre
Clarkston, MI
8:20 PM
(248) 377-0100
08/03/2007
PNC Bank Arts Center
Holmdel, NJ
TBA
(732) 203.2500
08/04/2007
Trump Taj Mahal - Mark Etess
Arena
Atlantic City, NJ
9:20 PM
(609) 449-5150
08/11/2007
Pier Six Concert Pavilion
Baltimore, MD
7:25 PM
N/A
08/12/2007
Fort Adams State Park
Newport, RI
3:45 PM
(401) 847-2400
08/26/2007
Nokia Theatre at Grand
Prairie
Grand Prairie, TX
8:50 PM
(972) 647.5700
08/30/2007
Minnesota State Fair
Grandstand
St. Paul, MN
8:20 PM
N/A
09/01/2007
Red Rocks Amphitheater
Morrison, CO
8:50 PM
(303) 295-4444
09/07/2007
Soboba Casino Arena
San Jacinto, CA
8:50 PM
(951) 665-1311
09/08/2007
Sleep Train Pavilion
Concord, CA
8:20 PM
(925) 676.8742
09/09/2007
Kautz Ironstone Vineyards
Theater
Murphys, CA
8:25 PM
N/A
10/19/2007
House of Blues
Chicago, IL
10:30 PM
(312) 527-2583
10/20/2007
House of Blues
Chicago, IL
10:30 PM
(312)
527-2583
NOTE: Dates and venues are subject to
change. Always check with venue before traveling to
any listed performance. Booking: Marshall
Reznick mre@wma.com Phone
310.859.4334
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