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Joe Bonamassa announced to play The Cavern

Monday, 9 May 2016

JOE BONAMASSA THANKS FANS WITH FREE SHOW AT LEGENDARY CAVERN CLUB IN LIVERPOOL!

FOR THE VERY FIRST TIME, THE BLUES ROCK GUITARIST PREVIEWS MUSIC FROM HIS BRITISH BLUES EXPLOSION UK CONCERTS. WATCH HIM, UP CLOSE AND PERSONAL, AS HE PAYS HOMAGE TO THE MUSIC OF JEFF BECK, ERIC CLAPTON AND JIMMY PAGE!

4f1547b7-55b2-45f5-963f-6327712dd977We’re delighted to have another legend play the world famous Cavern Club, the one and only Joe Bonamassa! The Cavern has 10 pairs of tickets to give away to this once in lifetime show. Information on how to be in with a chance to win will be sent out to Cavern Newsletter subscribers next week so stay tuned! SIGN UP TO OUR NEWSLETTER

Joe Bonamassa’s love of the British Blues is at the heart of his musicial inspiration; and, for the first time, on Monday June 27th, he will perform  a free “invitation only” concert at the legendary Cavern Club venue in Liverpool, as a thank you to all the fans that have helped his career grow from playing small clubs to sold-out arena tours worldwide.

This intimate concert in front of 350 people will preview material that he will perform at five special concerts in the UK this July, where Joe will pay homage to the British blues rock guitarists that inspired him – Eric ClaptonJeff Beck and Jimmy Page. This one-time only UK concert experience is billed as JOE BONAMASSA IN CONCERT: A SALUTE TO THE BRITISH BLUES EXPLOSION. 

When Joe plays the Cavern Club on June 27th, he will also be inducted into the Cavern Club’s historic “Wall of Fame”, where he will be commemorated with a special brick in the wall with his name inscribed on the brick. Previous artists to be inducted on the Wall of Fame include the Beatles, the Rolling Stones, John Lee Hooker, The Kinks, John Mayall & the Bluesbreakers, and many more musical icons.

“This is a once in a lifetime opportunity for me,” says a jubilant Joe Bonamassa. I’m so excited to be performing the British Blues Explosion concerts for very first time at the Cavern Club, the same venue where the Beatles first played. It’s the perfect venue for me to showcase the music of Jeff Beck, Eric Clapton and Page. I hope my fans will get a kick out of it as much as I do.”

3528b36d-8ca8-40c4-b2a4-73391db31fddEric Clapton, Jeff Beck and Jimmy Page are some of the greatest guitarists of their time that influenced Joe Bonamassa’s career. All three are Yardbirds alumni, and indeed actually all played together at one time in the same band. Jimmy Page went on to form Led Zeppelin, which became the ultimate electric Blues band and both Eric Clapton and Jeff Beck became international superstars in their own right.

“If it wasn’t for certain British musicians of the early 1960s, the Blues may well never have exploded into Rock music as we know it today, and indeed may have passed into history,” says Bonamassa.

Now, Blues superstar, Joe Bonamassa, will pay tribute to these legends of the British Blues, in a stunning live concert homage entitled JOE BONAMASSA IN CONCERT: A SALUTE TO THE BRITISH BLUES EXPLOSION.  

Although Joe Bonamassa plays arenas worldwide, on occasion, he likes to return to his roots and perform free concerts at intimate venues so he can get up close and personal with his fans. This free concert at the Cavern Club is no exception.

Joe Bonamassa live at the Cavern Club is a once-in-a-lifetime concert experience not to be missed. And for those of you lucky enough to score free access to the concert, it will also be a great opportunity for you to experience what Joe has in store for the British Blues Explosion concerts in July.