Joe Bonamassa releases 'British Blues Explosion Live' on May 18

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TWO-TIME GRAMMY-NOMINATED ARTIST JOE BONAMASSA ANNOUNCES

BRITISH BLUES EXPLOSION LIVE

AVAILABLE ON CD/DVD/BR & VINYL MAY 18 VIA MASCOT LABEL GROUP

PRE-ORDER BEGINS TODAY

Features stunning performances of songs by legends Eric Clapton, Jeff Beck, Jimmy Page and more.

Joe Bonamassa, the two-time GRAMMY-nominated blues rock guitar icon, who is about to kick off his UK/European tour, has announced the release of British Blues Explosion Live, a new live recording featuring music and footage from his incredible concert at the Old Royal Naval College in Greenwich, London in July 2016, honoring the British legends of blues-rock.

Joe Bonamassa’s love of the British Blues is at the heart of his musical inspiration; and, for the first time, with this unforgettable performance he was able to give special homage to the British guitarists that inspired him, including Eric Clapton, Jeff Beck and Jimmy Page.

“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.

Eric 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.

Guitarist Magazine wrote that this concert offers “...massive blues-rock grooves,

soaring vocals and of course, that immense electric guitar experience.”

Tracklisting:
Disc 1:
1. Beck's Bolero / Rice Pudding
2. Mainline Florida
3. Boogie With Stu
4. Let Me Love You Baby
6. Spanish Boots
7. Double Crossing Time
8. Motherless Children

Disc 2:
1. SWLABR
2. Tea For One / I Can't Quit You Baby
3. Little Girl
4. Pretending
5. Black Winter / Django
6. How Many More Times
5. Plynth (Water Down The Drain)

All pictures used with thanks and credited to Christie Goodwin.

British Blues Explosion Live will be available on CD/DVD/BR & Vinyl May 18, with pre-orders starting today.

Tour dates

9-Mar-18	Motorpoint Arena Cardiff	Cardiff	United Kingdom
10-Mar-18	Manchester Arena	Manchester	United Kingdom
11-Mar-18	Carlisle Sands Centre	Carlisle	United Kingdom
13-Mar-18	AECC BHGE Arena	Aberdeen	United Kingdom
14-Mar-18	Sage Gateshead	Gateshead	United Kingdom
16-Mar-18	Genting Arena	Birmingham	United Kingdom
17-Mar-18	The Brighton Centre	Brighton	United Kingdom
20-Mar-18	Jahrhunderthalle	Frankfurt Am Main	Germany
21-Mar-18	Jahrhunderthalle	Frankfurt Am Main	Germany
22-Mar-18	Wiener Stadthalle / Halle F	Bezirk-Rudolfsheim-Fünfhaus	Austria
24-Mar-18	Dom Muzyki i Tańca	Zabrze	Poland
25-Mar-18	Stadthalle Chemnitz, Großer Saal	Chemnitz	Germany
26-Mar-18	ARENA NÜRNBERGER VERSICHERUNG	Nürnberg	Germany
28-Mar-18	LANXESS Arena	Koln	Germany
30-Mar-18	Tempodrom	Berlin	Germany
31-Mar-18	Tempodrom	Berlin	Germany
2-Apr-18	Sparkassen Arena	Kiel	Germany
10-Jun-18	Kursaal Oostende	Ostende	Belgium
12-Jun-18	Hampton Court	London	United Kingdom

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