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Allman Brothers tour gets off to star-studded start
The Allman Brothers Band is in the midst of a 40th anniversary tour that got underway earlier this month with a handful of shows that featured a rotating roster of special guests.
Following the tour's two-night opener (5/12 & 5/13) in Oakland, CA, the group hit the Gorge Amphitheater in George, WA, for a show that also featured The Dead and The Doobie Brothers. A subsequent two-night stand in Los Angeles featured a surprise visit from Tom Petty and bandmates Benmont Tench and Mike Campbell, who joined the Allmans on night one (5/19) at the Greek Theater for renditions of Bob Dylan's "It Takes a Lot to Laugh, It Takes a Train to Cry" and "Highway 61 Revisited," according to a press release. That same show also featured a guest appearance from Bruce Willis, who played harmonica on "You Don't Love Me" and "Southbound."
On night two in LA (5/20), Susan Tedeschi, wife of Allman Brothers Band guitarist Derek Trucks, joined her husband's group on stage to perform "Little by Little" and a cover of Bob Marley's "I Shot the Sheriff," the latter of which also featured Marley's son, Ziggy Marley.
The Allman Brothers Band continues its outing tonight in Valley Center, CA, and is due to wrap up the tour's first leg early next month. A second stretch of shows--almost all of which will also feature Widespread Panic --kicks off in late August. Details are included below.
