George Thorogood fortifies itinerary with Bryan Adams dates

April 30, 2007 03:17 PM
By Tjames Madison
LiveDaily Contributor
Already busy with their long spring and summer tour, veteran blues-rockers George Thorogood [ tickets ] & The Destroyers have announced a few dates with singer Bryan Adams [ tickets ].

Thorogood and his band, who are touring behind last year's "The Hard Stuff," are already well into a tour that kicked off April 6 and resumes Friday (4/27) in Fort Worth, TX. The new dates with Adams consist of nine shows in August sandwiched between the nearly 50 shows that the hard-working band will play this spring and summer. Full details are included below.

Thorogood said in a press release that he's been looking forward to touring with Adams since the two performed together during a 1985 jam session in Nashville with Steve Cropper and Donald "Duck" Dunn. "We got along immediately, and it's great that we're finally able to get out and do some shows together," Thorogood said.

"The Hard Stuff" is Torogood & The Destroyers' first new studio set since 2003's "Ride 'til I Die." Released last May, the disc features a number of originals, as well as covers of several obscure blues tunes such as Jimmy Reed's "Little Rain," Hound Dog Taylor's "Give Me Back My Wig," Fats Domino's "Hello Josephine" and Johnny Shines' "Dynaflow Blues."

The group decided to make a blues-heavy album after its 2004 retrospective, "George Thorogood: 30 Years of Rock," spent 50 weeks at No. 1 on Billboard's Top Blues Albums chart, and 90 weeks on the chart overall.

Thorogood and two other Destroyers--drummer Jeff Simon and bassist Billy Blough--remain from a group that was formed more than 30 years ago. Newer additions Jim Suhler (guitar) and Buddy Leach (saxophone) round out the current unit.

Canadian singer/songwriter Adams, who first achieved MTV fame with 1983's "Cuts Like a Knife," released his most recent studio album, "Room Service," in 2004.

[Note: The following tour dates have been provided by artist and/or tour sources, who verify its accuracy as of the publication time of this story. Changes may occur before tickets go on sale. Check with official artist websites, ticketing sources and venues for late updates.]
tour dates and tickets
April 2007
27 - Fort Worth, TX - Billy Bob's
28 - Houston, TX - Warehouse Live
29 - New Orleans, LA - Jazz & Heritage Festival

May 2007
1 - Jacksonville, FL - Florida Theater
2 - Orlando, FL - Hard Rock Live
3 - West Palm Beach, FL - SunFest
4 - St Petersburg, FL - Tampa Bay Blues Festival
5 - Memphis, TN - Beale Street Music Festival

June 2007
19 - Morrison, CO - Red Rocks Amphitheatre
21 - Kansas City, MO - Harrah's Casino
22 - Council Bluffs, IA - Harrah's Council Bluffs
23 - St Charles , MO - Family Arena
24 - Riverside, IA - Riverside Casino
26 - Chicago, IL - House of Blues
28 - Oshkosh, WI - Waterfest at Leach Amphitheater
29 - St. Paul, MN - Taste of Minnesota
30 - Naperville, IL - Exchange Rib Festival

July 2007
1 - Milwaukee, WI - Summer Fest
2 - Muskegon, MI - Summer Celebration
4, 5 - Rama, Ontario - Casino Rama
7, 8 - Montreal, Quebec - Metropolis
27 - Bellville, Ontario - Empire Classic Rock Festival
28 - London, Ontario - Rock the Park IV
29 - Lawrence,OH - Rock N Resort 07
30 - Verona, NY - Turning Stone Casino

August 2007
1 - Alexandria, VA - Birchmere
2 - Philadelphia, PA - Mann Music Center (w/ Bryan Adams)
3 - Boston, MA - Bank One Pavilion (w/ Bryan Adams)
4 - Homdel, NJ - PNC Bank Art Center (w/ Bryan Adams)
5 - Pittsburgh, PA - Sand Castle Ampitheater (w/ Bryan Adams)
7 - Toledo, OH - Zoo Ampitheater (w/ Bryan Adams)
8 - Clarkston, MI - DTE Energy Music Theatre Pine Knob (w/ Bryan Adams)
9 - Indianapolis, IN - White River Park (w/ Bryan Adams)
10 - Cleveland, OH - Tower City Ampitheatre (w/ Bryan Adams)
11 - Darien Center, NY - Darien Lakes (w/ Bryan Adams)
14 - Johnson City, NY - Magic City Music hall
15 - Hyannis, MA - Cape Cod Melody Tent
16 - Mashantucket, CT - Foxwoods Casino
17, 18 - Hampton Beach, NH - Hampton Beach Casino
19 - Block Island, RI - Spring House Hotel
25 - DuBois, PA - Treasure Lake Resort

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