Spread the Social Love:
With only one day to go until the start of this year’s BluesFest, the 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.
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.
BluesFest 2012
JUNE 26
THE ROBERT CRAY BAND │ O2 SHEPHERD’S BUSH EMPIRE │ LONDON
JOHN HIATT │ HMV RITZ │ MANCHESTER
JUNE 27
JOHN HIATT │ UNDER THE BRIDGE │ LONDON
ERIC BIBB │ O2 SHEPHERD’S BUSH EMPIRE │ LONDON
ERYKAH BADU │ HMV HAMMERSMITH APOLLO │ LONDON
JUNE 28
SOUTHSIDE JOHNNY & THE ASBURY JUKES │ HMV RITZ │ MANCHESTER
GEORGE BENSON │ ROYAL ALBERT HALL │ LONDON
NICK LOWE │ O2 SHEPHERD’S BUSH EMPIRE │ LONDON
JUNE 29
VAN MORRISON - SINGS THE BLUES │ HMV HAMMERSMITH APOLLO │ LONDON
SOUTHSIDE JOHNNY AND THE ASBURY JUKES │ O2 SHEPHERD’S BUSH EMPIRE │ LONDON
JUNE 30
RONNIE WOOD & FRIENDS – THE CHESS RECORDS STORY │ HMV 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 1
TOM JONES │ HMV HAMMERSMITH APOLLO │ LONDON
HUGH LAURIE │ THE LOWRY │ MANCHESTER
JULY 2
HUGH LAURIE │ HMV HAMMERSMITH APOLLO │ LONDON
JULY 3
GOV’T MULE │ HMV RITZ │ MANCHESTER
JULY 4
GOV’T MULE │ UNDER THE BRIDGE │ LONDON
IAN SIEGAL │ ISLINGTON ACADEMY│LONDON
KENNY WAYNE SHEPHERD│ISLINGTON ASSEMBLY HALL│LONDON
JULY 5
MATT SCHOFIELD TRIO│ BAND ON THE WALL│MANCHESTER
THE ROBERT CRAY BAND │ O2 SHEPHERD’S BUSH EMPIRE │ LONDON
JOHN HIATT │ HMV RITZ │ MANCHESTER
JUNE 27
JOHN HIATT │ UNDER THE BRIDGE │ LONDON
ERIC BIBB │ O2 SHEPHERD’S BUSH EMPIRE │ LONDON
ERYKAH BADU │ HMV HAMMERSMITH APOLLO │ LONDON
JUNE 28
SOUTHSIDE JOHNNY & THE ASBURY JUKES │ HMV RITZ │ MANCHESTER
GEORGE BENSON │ ROYAL ALBERT HALL │ LONDON
NICK LOWE │ O2 SHEPHERD’S BUSH EMPIRE │ LONDON
JUNE 29
VAN MORRISON - SINGS THE BLUES │ HMV HAMMERSMITH APOLLO │ LONDON
SOUTHSIDE JOHNNY AND THE ASBURY JUKES │ O2 SHEPHERD’S BUSH EMPIRE │ LONDON
JUNE 30
RONNIE WOOD & FRIENDS – THE CHESS RECORDS STORY │ HMV 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 1
TOM JONES │ HMV HAMMERSMITH APOLLO │ LONDON
HUGH LAURIE │ THE LOWRY │ MANCHESTER
JULY 2
HUGH LAURIE │ HMV HAMMERSMITH APOLLO │ LONDON
JULY 3
GOV’T MULE │ HMV RITZ │ MANCHESTER
JULY 4
GOV’T MULE │ UNDER THE BRIDGE │ LONDON
IAN SIEGAL │ ISLINGTON ACADEMY│LONDON
KENNY WAYNE SHEPHERD│ISLINGTON ASSEMBLY HALL│LONDON
JULY 5
MATT SCHOFIELD TRIO│ BAND ON THE WALL│MANCHESTER
JULY 6
MICK TAYLOR & VERY SPECIAL GUEST │ UNDER THE BRIDGE │ LONDON
IAN SIEGAL │THE MET │MANCHESTER
MICK TAYLOR & VERY SPECIAL GUEST │ UNDER THE BRIDGE │ LONDON
IAN SIEGAL │THE MET │MANCHESTER
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