Joe Bonamassa to Tour UK and Release New Album in August

by Staff.

While fans anticipate the August 29, 2007, release of Joe Bonamassa's (interview) seventh solo album, Sloe Gin, Joe continues this year's touring schedule with five dates in the United Kingdom starting August 1 at the Falmouth Princess Pavilion. Sloe Gin extends the collaboration between Bonamassa and producer Kevin Shirley (Joe Satriani, Black Crowes, Aerosmith, Led Zeppelin) that began with 2006's You and Me that debuted at #1 on Billboard's blues chart. "Sloe Gin is different than anything I’ve ever done before. I know we bettered You and Me," says Bonamassa. "It’s unbelievable, he [Shirley] takes my vision, augments it, and brings it further than I ever would have thought to." It was Shirley who brought the over eight-minute long title track, "Sloe Gin", a song written by Bob Ezrin and Michael Kamen that appeared on Tim Curry's 1978 solo debut, to the project. “I never would have found that one on my own,” says Joe, “or gone where Kevin went with it. I really owe that whole sound to him.”

Anticipation for Sloe Gin is warranted if, as Bonamassa says, it betters You and Me that contains strong material such as the Jeff Beck-flavored tribute to Django Reinhardt, "Django", the "High Water Everywhere" nod to New Orleans, the Otis Rush classic, "So Many Roads", and Bonamassa's 10-minute guitar solo on "Tea For One" that features a full orchestra and Jason Bonham playing drums on a song originally recorded by Led Zeppelin.

Odds are that Bonamassa will include songs from both You and Me and Sloe Gin in the upcoming UK shows (listed below) as he's performed several tracks from Sloe Gin, such as "Sloe Gin", "Another Kind of Love", and, "Ball Peen Hammer" on recent tour dates.

August, 2007, UK Dates

Wed. 1st FALMOUTH Princess Pavilion, Melvil Rd.Falmouth, TR11 4AR
Tel: 01326 211222 Tickets £15 Doors 8 p.m. www.seetickets.com

Thurs. 2nd TAVISTOCK The Wharf, Tel 01822 611166 £15 Doors 8 p.m.
www.seetickets.com

Fri. 3rd POOLE Mr Kyps 8a Parr Street, Parkstone, Poole Dorset.
Tel: 01202 748 945 Tickets £15 Doors 8 p.m.

Sat. 4th CLAPHAM Nr. BEDFORD Rhythm Festival, Twinwood Arena
Tel: 01234 350413 www.rhythmfestival.net

Sun. 5th HOLMFIRTH Picturedrome Market Walk, HD9 1DA Doors 7pm
0161 832 1111 Online sales: www.ticketline.co.uk

Related Links
Joe Bonamassa Talks about Sloe Gin
Record Producer Kevin Shirley Talks about Sloe Gin
CD Review: Sloe Gin by Joe Bonamassa
Joe Bonamassa
Joe Bonamassa Interview

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