George Thorogood and The Destroyers / Brian Setzer’s Rockabilly Riot
George Thorogood and The Destroyers / Brian Setzer’s Rockabilly Riot
For the first time in more than 20 years, fans will be able to catch two legendary acts on the road together this summer on the George Thorogood And The Destroyers / Brian Setzer’s Rockabilly Riot Tour 2015, as they visit DTE Energy Music Theatre on Friday, June 5 at 7:30 p.m.
Tickets at $49.50, $39.50 and $29.50 in the pavilion, $15 on the United Shore Lawn and a limited amount of $44 United Shore Lawn four-packs go on sale Friday, Feb. 20 at 10 a.m. at Palacenet.com, The Palace Ticket Store and all Ticketmaster locations. Tickets may be also charged by phone to American Express, Discover, Visa and MasterCard by calling 800.745.3000.
The co-headlining national U.S. tour will run from May 27-June 20, and begin in Red Bank, New Jersey, and will hit such cities as New York, Baltimore, Detroit, Chicago (Elgin), Milwaukee, Denver, and more. “Blues and Billy with a kick! Where else you gonna see this?!?” says Brian Setzer.
“I am looking forward to working with Brian again.” added George Thorogood. “He is a great American artist and a true rock & roller in the classic rockabilly fashion!”
Brian Setzer, iconic guitarist, songwriter vocalist and three-time Grammy-award-winner, is a “Musician's Musician” credited with continually taking chances with innovative and daring musical styles, while single-handedly resurrecting two forgotten genres of music (rockabilly in the `80’s and swing in the `90’s). Along the way, he has scored chart-topping hits, sold 13 million records and received the Orville H. Gibson Lifetime Achievement Award throughout his decorated career as founder/leader of the Stray Cats, his 18-piece Brian Setzer Orchestra, and as a solo artist. He is consistently cited as one of the world’s greatest living guitarists, and has a best-selling, extensive line of elite Gretsch signature model guitars bearing his name.
Setzer recently released his new album, Rockabilly Riot! All Original, a straight-ahead rockabilly album from start to finish with 12 new songs featuring Setzer’s trademark twang and fretboard fire, on Surfdog Records. Last October (2014), Setzer earned the distinct honor of being asked by the Smithsonian Museum in Washington, D.C. to donate a replica guitar evocative of his original 1959 Gretsch 6120 “Stray Cat” guitar, joining an elite collection of musical instruments at the museum including John Coltrane’s saxophone, Dizzy Gillespie’s trumpet, Prince’s Yellow Cloud electric guitar and the Van Halen “Frank 2” guitar played and made famous by Eddie Van Halen.
George Thorogood And The Destroyers – whose lineup includes Jeff Simon (drums, percussion), Bill Blough (bass guitar), Buddy Leach (saxophone), and Jim Suhler (rhythm guitar), performed more than 100 live concerts last year, touring the U.S. and Canada with their powerhouse rock with bar band roots, unchained attitude, and a fierce love of their country and blues history. Over the course of 16 studio albums during the last four decades, George and The Destroyers have stormed the charts with six Gold and two Platinum selling albums. They have performed more than 8,000 live shows, and have sold more than 15 million albums. From their first show at Lane Hall, through legendary appearances on SNL and Live Aid, the opening slot on the Rolling Stones historic `81 tour, their own record-breaking 50/50 tour, or any of their current 100+ shows per year – the band is known worldwide as road warriors.
George Thorogood and The Destroyers / Brian Setzer’s Rockabilly Riot Tour 2015 at DTE Energy Music Theatre is part of the Belle Tire Concert Series.
Additional Ticket Information
A limited amount of $44 United Shore lawn four-packs also available.