Lineup announced, dates set for annual B.B. King festival tour

Published May 15, 2001 05:55 PM
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By Jon Zahlaway / LiveDaily Senior Writer

B.B. King [ tickets ] will follow up his current headlining tour with more than two months of dates at the helm of his annual blues festival, which is scheduled to begin in early August. Known for the past nine years as the B.B. King Blues Festival, the event has been re-christened the Lloyd's Blues Music Festival.

In addition to King, the outing will feature returning artists Buddy Guy [ tickets ] and Tommy Castro, as well as John Hiatt [ tickets ]. The event was renamed for its new title sponsor, Lloyd's barbecue sauce.

King kicked off his current U.S. tour in late-April, and is scheduled to head to Europe in late-June for a string of festival dates. He will then return to the states for the Aug. 4 kick-off of his 10th annual blues festival jaunt.

The legendary guitarist’s most recent release is last year’s “Riding with the King,” an album that features both King and Eric Clapton performing classic blues covers. The album won the Grammy Award for the Best Contemporary Blues Album at this year’s awards ceremony.

On June 4, King is set to record his first Christmas album, according to his management. The finished result will be released later this year.

[Note: The following tour dates have been provided by artist and/or tour sources, who verify its accuracy as of the publication time of this story. Changes may occur before tickets go on sale. Check with official artist websites, ticketing sources and venues for late updates.]
tour dates and tickets
B.B. King:

May
4 - Tuscalusa, AL - Cityfestival
5 - Casino Lula, MS - Isle of Capri
6 - Montgomery, AL - Civic Center
11 - San Angelo, TX - Riverstage
12 - Kileen, TX - Ft. Hood Army Base
13 - Lake Charles, LA - Civic Center
17-19 - New York, NY - B.B. King's Blues Club

June
1 - Indianola, MS - Fletcher Park
2 - Jackson, MS - Thalia Mara Hall
12 - Clio, MI - Clio Area Amphitheater
13 - Interlochen, MI - Interlochen Center Arts
14 - Kalamazoo, MI - State Theater
15 - South Bend, IN - Morris Performing Arts Center
16 - Ft. Wayne, IN - Embassy Theater
26 - Paris, France - Palais De Congress
29 - Rotterdam, Holland - Ahoy Rotterdam
30 - Bellinzona, Switzerland - Piazza Blues Festival

July
1 - Milano, Italy - Idrascalo
3 - Manchester England - Bridgewater
4 - Leiscester, England - De Montfort
5 - London, England - Royal Albert Hall
6 - Bournemouth, England - International Centre
7 - Brighton, England - Brighton Center
8 - Edinburgh, Scotland - Edinburgh Princess Ctr.
11 - Montreux, Switzerland - Congress Center
13 - Rome, Italy - Scalinata Europa
14 - Venice, Italy - Campo Sportivo Rosa
15 - Kaiserslautern, Germany - Kulturzentum Kammgarn
17 - Stockholm, Sweden - Skeppsholmen
18 - Molde, Norway - Molde Jazz Festival
20 - Bregenz, Austria - Kormametplatz
21 - Badreichen, Germany - Sternenzelt Musikfest
22 - Weisen, Austria - Ba Stage
23 - Lucerne, Switzerland - Blues Ball Festival
25 - Nice, France - Nice Jazz Festival

Lloyd’s Blues Music Festival:
August
4 - Portland, OR - Columbia Meadows
5 - George, WA - The Gorge
8 - Las Vegas, NV - House Of Blues
9 - Lemoore, CA - The Palace Indian Gaming
10 - Reno, NV - Reno Hilton Amphitheatre
11 - Mountain View, CA - Shoreline Amphitheatre
12 - Concord, CA - Chronicle Pavilion
14 - Englewood, CO - Fiddler's Green Amph.
15 - Kansas City, MO - Starlight Theatre
16 - Hinckley, MN - Grand Casino Hinckley
17 - Columbia, MO - Mizzou Outdoor Theatre
18 - St. Louis, MO - Fox Theatre
19 - Noblesville, IN - Verizon Wireless Music Center
21 - Rosemont, IL - Rosemont Theatre
22 - Columbus, OH - Polaris Amphitheater
23 - Cincinnati, OH - Riverbend Music Center
24, 25 - Atlanta, GA - Chastain Park Amphitheatre
26 - Memphis, TN - Tom Lee Park
28 - Pittsburgh, PA - Iron City Light Amphitheatre
29 - Wallingford, CT - ctnow.com Oakdale Theatre
30 - Uncasville, CT - Mohegan Sun Casino
31 - Manchester, NH - Singer Family Park

September
1 - Manchester, VT - Riley Rink
2 - Canandaigua, NY - Finger Lakes P.A.C.
3 - Toronto, Ontario - Molson Amphitheatre
4 - Vienna, VA - Wolf Trap Filene Ctr.
7 - Clarkston, MI - DTE Energy Music Theatre
8 - Big Flats, NY - Budweiser Summer Stage
9 - Hershey, PA - Hersheypark Amph.
12 - Boston, MA - FleetBoston Pavilion
14 - Holmdel, NJ - P.N.C. Bank Arts Center
15 - Camden, NJ - Tweeter Center At The Waterfront
16 - Wantagh, NY - Jones Beach Amphitheater

October
11 - City West, AZ - Sundome Center
12 - Chula Vista, CA - Coors Amphitheatre
13 - Universal City, CA - Universal Amphitheatre
14 - Marysville, CA - Sacramento Valley Amphitheatre

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