US blues and rock musician Joe Bonamassa is to headline at Lancashire’s spectacular Symphony at the Tower event as part of only five UK dates in 2016.
Billed as Joe Bonamassa in Concert: A Salute to the British Blues Explosion, Bonamassa will pay homage to some of the best blues rock guitarists playing the music of Eric Clapton, Jeff Beck and Jimmy Page.
The concert is part of St Catherine’s Hospice Symphony at the Tower weekend and will take place on July 2 at Hoghton Tower, near Preston.
Joe Bonamassa’s love of the British blues is at the heart of his musicial inspiration and this concert tribute will give music fans the opportunity to hear some of the finest blues ever produced.
“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,” said Bonamassa.
The three day event will be opened by pop favourite Will Young on July 1 and close on July 3 with the Symphony Spectacular – a classical Proms-style concert featuring a live orchestra, picnics and fireworks.
Tickets are available from www.ticketmaster.co.uk, www.jbonamassa.com, www.symphonyatthetower.co.uk or by calling 0844 844 0444.
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