Rolling Stones Past And Present To Perform Together At BluesFest 2012
Monday, 25 June 2012
Written by Jon Stickler
With only one day to go until the start of this year’s BluesFest, organisers are delighted to announce that the legendary Ronnie Wood has secured the services of some very special guests, who will join him at Hammersmith Apollo on June 30th to perform some of the most iconic blues songs of all time as he curates an evening celebrating the legendary Chess Records.
Accompanied by an incredible all-star band, which will include Bill Wyman on bass and Mick Taylor on guitar, Ronnie will also be joined on stage by Texas lead singer Sharleen Spiteri - plus others to be announced - as they celebrate the songs made famous by the likes of Howlin’ Wolf, Chuck Berry, Etta James and Muddy Waters.
BluesFest 2012 takes place in venues across London and Manchester and will feature some of the biggest and best names in the business including Van Morrison, Hugh Laurie, Robert Cray, Tom Jones, Eric Bibb, George Benson and Ronnie Wood.
JUNE 26TH
THE ROBERT CRAY BAND - O2 SHEPHERD’S BUSH EMPIRE, LONDON
JOHN HIATT - HMV RITZ, MANCHESTER
JUNE 27TH
JOHN HIATT - UNDER THE BRIDGE, LONDON
ERIC BIBB - O2 SHEPHERD’S BUSH EMPIRE, LONDON
JUNE 28TH
SOUTHSIDE JOHNNY & THE ASBURY JUKES - HMV RITZ, MANCHESTER
GEORGE BENSON - ROYAL ALBERT HALL, LONDON*
JUNE 29TH
VAN MORRISON - HAMMERSMITH APOLLO, LONDON
SOUTHSIDE JOHNNY & THE ASBURY JUKES - O2 SHEPHERD’S BUSH EMPIRE, LONDON
JJ GREY & MOFRO - 100 CLUB, LONDON
JUNE 30TH
RONNIE WOOD & FRIENDS (CHESS RECORDS STORY) - HAMMERSMITH APOLLO, LONDON
BRAND NEW HEAVIES - O2 SHEPHERD’S BUSH EMPIRE, LONDON
CHARLES BRADLEY & HIS EXTRAORDINAIRES - UNDER THE BRIDGE, LONDON
GEORGE BENSON - BRIDGEWATER HALL, MANCHESTER
JULY 1ST
TOM JONES - HMV HAMMERSMITH APOLLO, LONDON
HUGH LAURIE - THE LOWRY, MANCHESTER
JULY 2ND
HUGH LAURIE - HMV HAMMERSMITH APOLLO , LONDON
JULY 3RD
GOV’T MULE - HMV RITZ, MANCHESTER
JULY 4TH
GOV’T MULE - UNDER THE BRIDGE, LONDON
JULY 6TH
MICK TAYLOR & VERY SPECIAL GUEST - UNDER THE BRIDGE, LONDON
For further details on this year's festival, please visit www.bluesfest.co.uk.
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