George Thorogood rocking the stage on tour
Ready for some "bad" rock and roll?
Then you'll be happy to hear the news that George Thorogood recently took to the road with his latest tour.
George Thorogood And The Destroyers is co-headlining on tour with Brian Setzer this summer. Their concert hits Elgin, Ill. on June 6 and is officially titled "George Thorogood and The Destroyers/Brian Setzer's Rockabilly Riot Tour 2015"
It's been more than 20 years since the musicians have paired up on the road.
"I love Brian Setzer like a brother," Thorogood said, by phone, recently. "We've been trying to put a show together for years."
Thorogood said he's intent on bringing the "baddest" rock show that he can to the stage while "Brian Setzer will be bringing the most amazing rockabilly."
Prior to teaming with Setzer on this tour, Thorogood performed his "George Thorogood And The Destroyers: Badder Than Ever" tour, which ended in April.
The musician said he enjoys the Midwest crowd. He remembers one of the first experiences playing the Chicago area at Wise Fools Pub. He also remembers playing the House of Blues.
"They have to rebuild that place every time we come back," he said.
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Sound Check: George Thorogood’s ready for some guitar magic with Brian Setzer
Courtesy - The Oakland Press
George Thorogood says this summer’s Rockabilly Riot tour “was a Brian Setzer project from years gone by.”
“Every time I’d bump into him, he’d be like, ‘Let’s hook up,’” Delaware native and “Bad to the Bone” man says of Setzer, the Stray Cats frontman who’s also been a prolific solo artist. “Finally I went to see his Christmas show, which was outstanding. And the first thing he said to me was — guess what — ‘Let’s hook up!’
“I said, ‘OK — but this time are we going to do it?’ And we made it happen. But it’s been his brain storm in terms of a project.”
The two guitarists are certainly cut from the same cloth, steeped in American music including rockabilly, blues, R&B and rock. But Thorogood says fans will hear plenty of diversity between the two of them.
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