George Thorogood and Buddy Guy on tour

Two blues greats are hitting the road together this summer. Blues rockers George Thorogood and the Destroyers and legendary blues and rock guitarist/singer Buddy Guy are teaming up for a month long tour.

The tour will begin July 23 in Silverton, OR, and finish up Aug. 24 in South Bend, IN, but before the two hook up, Thorogood will launch a 19-date Canadian tour, which already has sold out shows in Calgary and Edmonton, AB. The tour begins May 13 in Victoria, BC and wraps June 7 in Moncton, NB. In between the two tours, Thorogood is playing four isolated U.S. dates from June 9-July 12.

“You know you’re in the majors when you get to hit the road with someone like Buddy,” said Thorogood in statement. Guy, a Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee, reportedly influenced Eric Claption, Jimi Hendrix, and Stevie Ray Vaughan, among other greats. “Hands-down one of the best ever.”

Thorogood, who calls his group “the world’s greatest bar band,” started 2008 off with a month long tour that took the band though California and the South.

George Thorogood and the Destroyers tour dates:

5/13 Victoria, BC Save on Foods Memorial Center
5/14-15 Coquitlam, BC Red Robinson Theatre
5/16 Kamloops, BC Interior Savings Center
5/18 Calgary, ALB Jack Singer Auditorium
5/19 Edmonton, ALB Winspear Centre for Music
5/21 Saskatoon, SA Prairieland Exhibition Center
5/22 Regina, SA Casino Regina Show Lounge
5/23 Winnipeg, MT MTS Centre
5/24-25 Thunderbay, ON Community Center Auditorium
5/28 Kitchener, ON Centre in the Square
5/29 Hamilton, ON Copps Coliseum
5/30 Toronto, ON Massey Hall
5/31 Sainte Adele, QB Bourbon Street North
6/1 Kingston, ON Sport & Entertainment Center
6/3 Quebec City, QB LE Capitole de Qubec
6/5 Summerside, PEI Summerside Wellness Center
6/6 Halifax, NS Halifax Forum Arena
6/7 Moncton, NB Moncton Coliseum
6/9 Verona, NY Turning Stone Resort & Casino
6/10 Northampton, MA Calvin Theatre
6/14 Fresno, CA Rock ‘n Rod Revival
7/12 Walker, MN Moondance Jam Rock Fest

George Thorogood and the Destroyers with Buddy Guy tour dates:

7/23 Silverton, OR Oregon Gardens
7/24 Tulalip, WA Tulalip Amphitheater
7/25 Shelton, WA Little Creek
7/26 Jacksonville, OR Britt Pavilion
7/27 Murphy’s, CA Ironstone
7/29 Saratoga, CA Mountain Winery
7/30 San Rafael, CA Marin Center
7/31 Reno, NV Silver Legacy
8/1 Los Angeles, CA Greek Theatre
8/2 Coachella, CA Spotlight Showroom
8/3 Alpine, CA Viejas Concerts in the Park
8/6 Tucson, AZ Anselmo
8/7 Las Vegas, NV The Joint
8/8 Albuquerque, NM Isletta Casino
8/9 Morrison, CO Red Rocks
8/12 Charlottesville, VA Charlottesville Pavilion
8/13 Vienna, VA Wolftrap
8/14 Philadelphia, PA Mann Center
8/15 New York, NY Hammerstein Ballroom
8/16 Hampton Beach, NH Hampton Beach Casino
8/17 Boston, MA Bank of America Pavilion
8/19 Baltimore, MD Pier 6
8/20 Cincinnati, OH National City Pavilion
8/21 Detroit, MI Meadowbrook Music Festival
8/22 Elizabeth, IN Caesar’s Indiana
8/23 Chicago, IL House of Blues
8/24 South Bend, IN Morris PAC