London, UK - Universally hailed as the reigning king of the
blues, B.B. King, who has just recently celebrated his 80th birthday, has just
announced his last ever UK tour, with five ultra-rare dates in March and April
2006. The tour will be an extension of his domestic tour that begins on February
16th in Chicago.
The blues guitar legend will team up with Gary Moore to share the once in a lifetime double bill for what is set to be one of the most spectacular rhythm'n'blues concert tours ever to hit UK shores.
This one-time only double bill will team B.B. King up with Northern Irish
classic blues guitarist, Gary Moore, who's career dates back to the 1960s and
has graced the line-ups of Thin Lizzy, Colosseum II, BBM and Skid Row and his
most recent rock trio, Scars.
The tour kicks off a UK 5-date tour at Sheffield Arena on Wednesday 29th March,
2006, and will also take in arena dates in Manchester, Birmingham, Bournemouth
and London. The three hour concerts will see Gary Moore perform the first half,
with the second half performance by B.B. King.
B.B. King's Line-up:
B.B. King - guitar and vocals
James Bolden - trumpet - MD
Stanley Abernathy - trumpet
Walter King - sax
Melvin Jackson - sax
Earnest Vantrease - keyboards
Calep Emphrey - drums
Reggie Richards - bass
Charlie Dennis - guitar
Or book online at www.ticketline.co.uk
All concerts start at 8.00pm
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[Photo by Kevin Westenberg].
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