‘Bad All Over The World – 50 Years Of Rock’

To Include First Canada Concerts In 3 Years, Major Summer Tour

On December 1st, 1973, a guitarist, a drummer, and their rhythm guitarist loaded their gear into the drummer’s Volkswagen bus and drove to Lane Hall at The University of Delaware. In a week that saw new albums by Wings, Black Sabbath, and Bachman-Turner Overdrive, the three-piece band proceeded to play covers that included ‘No Particular Place To Go’, ‘Madison Blues’ and ‘One Bourbon, One Scotch, One Beer.’  The drummer, Jeff Simon, recalls the crowd was wary at first, “then it was like someone flipped a switch.” By the second set, the dance floor was packed. 

“After the gig,” the guitarist says with his now-familiar grin, “Jeff and I thought, ‘maybe we’re onto something.’” It was the first-ever performance by George Thorogood & The Destroyers. 

Five decades, more than 8,000 live shows, and 15 million albums later, George Thorogood and Jeff Simon – with long-time Destroyers Bill Blough, Jim Suhler and Buddy Leach – now announce their Bad All Over The World – 50 Years of Rock Tour. “From that very first show, we’ve stayed true to ourselves and the music we love,” says Thorogood. “We’ve decided to celebrate our first half-century by throwing the biggest and baddest rock party ever.”

BAD ALL OVER THE WORLD 50 YEARS OF ROCK

2/13/23 Rock Legends Cruise X / Ft. Lauderdale, FL to CocoCay, Bahamas
2/17/23 Rock Legends Cruise X / Ft. Lauderdale, FL to CocoCay, Bahamas
3/17/23 Chinook Winds Casino Resort / Lincoln City, OR
3/18/23 Chinook Winds Casino Resort / Lincoln City, OR
3/19/23 Northern Quest Resort & Casino / Airway Heights, WA
3/21/23 Redding Civic Auditorium / Redding, CA
3/22/23 Luther Burbank Center for the Arts / Santa Rosa, CA
3/25/23 Pearl Theater at Palms Casino Resort / Las Vegas, NV
4/27/23 Commodore Ballroom / Vancouver, BC
4/28/23 Commodore Ballroom / Vancouver, BC
4/29/23 Trade and Convention Centre / Penticton, BC
5/2/23 Bonnetts Energy Centre / Grand Prairie, AB
5/4/23 The Venue at River Cree / Edmonton, AB
5/5/23 Grey Eagle Resort & Casino Event Centre / Calgary, AB
5/6/23 Casino Regina / Regina, SK
5/8/23 TCU Place / Saskatoon, SK
5/9/23 Burton Cummings Theatre / Winnipeg, MB
5/12/23 Sudbury Arena / Sudbury, ON
5/13/23 Peterborough Memorial Centre / Peterborough, ON
5/14/23 MTelus / Montreal, QC
5/16/23 Centre in the Square / Kitchener, ON
5/17/23 Fallsview Casino Resort / Niagara Falls, ON

Written by  Clea-marie Thorne 

When you give up an opportunity to photograph a full moon eclipse, the show you're heading too has got to be a must-see event. Indeed it is. George Thorogood and the Destroyers are in BrisVegas baby!Like a woman possessed by the powers of the pending blood moon, tonight (8 November) I am on a mission to get to The Fortitude Music Hall to get my rock on. I know. A school night and all!

With the powers of Luna on my side, I am arriving heaps early with time to grab a tour tee and even have a drink and a chat with mates. I am ready, willing and raring to check out Hamish Anderson's opening set. It seems like I am not the only one.

The blues rocker, singer-songwriter graces the stage with his bass and drum players, yelps of a cowboy nature pierce the din of other punters loudly engaged in conversation.

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George Thorogood & The Destroyers. Forum Melbourne. Friday Oct 28, 2022
Review: Greg phillips Photos: Jason Rosewarne

It’s only been two and a half years since George Thorogood and The Destroyers were last here but with a pandemic in between visits, it seems like it’s been forever. Having already destroyed Canberra a couple of nights earlier, tonight was the first of two ‘Good To Be Bad’ tour shows at the Forum Melbourne and the pre-gig line of loyal fans stretched some way around the block in anticipation of the doors opening.

Talented guitarist, singer, songwriter Hamish Anderson was gifted the job of warming the crowd up but he needn’t have been too concerned as the audience was clearly in a festive frame of mind well before a note had been struck. With Hamish in trio mode, pumping out a quality dose of blues rock, the Forum throng gave back as much as the band delivered. His smokin’  blues treatment of Bowie’s Ziggy era track ’It Aint Easy’ was a revelation. Thorogood later paid Hamish a huge compliment by allowing the young guitar gun up on stage to jam with him.

As the lights dimmed and Barry McGuire’s classic ‘Eve of Destruction’ blared through the PA, the crowd sung along with gusto. The theme to The Good The Bad and the Ugly then welcomed Delaware’s finest to the stage as George yelled … How sweet is this?

Opening with Rock Party, the gig in its infancy was already wild.  At its heart, it’s only rock ’n’ roll but with a band dispatching such a punchy bottom end, there was a runaway train vibe to the show. Once you step onboard, there’s no chance of disembarking.

An entrancing version of Bo Diddley’s ‘Who Do You Love’ like I’d never heard before, possessed a little voodoo. Thorogood not only pays homage to the blues greats tonight but also salutes his DC garage rock roots, playing ‘Shot Down’ from 60’s garage band The Sonics and followed it up with ‘Night Time’ from New York punks, The Strangeloves

‘I Drink Alone’ signalled singalong time and from this moment on the audience participation never stopped. Thumbpicking his black ES125 with intent, Thorogood then inflicted a rousing ten minute version of his staple ‘One Bourbon, One Scotch, One Beer’ upon us. So hot was the performance that a few minutes into the next tune, the PA blew out, resulting in a ten minute reprieve to catch our breath.

Thorogood now armed with his famous White Fang guitar returned to the stage like nothing had happened and before the audience could cool down they blasted into ‘Get a Haircut’ and ‘Bad To The Bone’. The crowd of predominantly bald, bearded guys with beer bellies linked arms and sung their hearts out like nobody was watching.

With everything so loose, it was clearly time to ramp up the party mode and deliver the knock out punch with the classic Champs (or Pee Wee Herman depending on your vintage) track ‘Tequila’, featuring Buddy Leach’s slick sax licks.

“Melbourne, the world’s best kept secret,” shouted George as he too seemed like he was having the time of his life. ‘Born To Be Bad’ brought the show to a close but not the singing as Thorogood joined the assembled two thousand in a raucous version of our national anthem. It could have easily been a nursery rhyme with the same result. Fun much? You bet.