George Thorogood & The Destroyers announce 2023 50th Anniversary Tour

Bad All Over The World – 50 Years of Rock kicks off Feb 2023

On December 1st, 1973, a guitarist, a drummer, and their rhythm guitarist loaded their gear into the drummer’s Volkswagen bus and drove to Lane Hall at The University of Delaware. In a week that saw new albums by Wings, Black Sabbath, and Bachman-Turner Overdrive, the three-piece band proceeded to play covers that included “No Particular Place To Go,” “Madison Blues” and “One Bourbon, One Scotch, One Beer.” The drummer, Jeff Simon, recalls the crowd was wary at first, “then it was like someone flipped a switch.” By the second set, the dance floor was packed.

“After the gig,” the guitarist says with his now-familiar grin, “Jeff and I thought, ‘maybe we’re onto something.’” It was the first-ever performance by George Thorogood & The Destroyers.

Five decades, more than 8,000 live shows, and 15 million albums later, George Thorogood and Jeff Simon – with long-time Destroyers Bill Blough, Jim Suhler, and Buddy Leach – now announce their Bad All Over The World – 50 Years of Rock Tour. The trek starts on the Rock Legends Cruise X in February before officially opening with two shows in Lincoln City, OR on March 17-18th.

“From that very first show, we’ve stayed true to ourselves and the music we love,” says Thorogood. “We’ve decided to celebrate our first half-century by throwing the biggest and baddest rock party ever.”

Additional cities and tour updates are expected soon.

George Thorogood & The Destroyers Bad All Over The World – 50 Years of Rock 2023 Tour Dates:

Feb 13 – Rock Legends Cruise X from Ft. Lauderdale, FL to CocoCay, Bahamas
Feb 17 – Rock Legends Cruise X from Ft. Lauderdale, FL to CocoCay, Bahamas
Mar 17 – Lincoln City, OR @ Chinook Winds Casino Resort
Mar 18 – Lincoln City, OR @ Chinook Winds Casino Resort
Mar 19 – Airway Heights, WA @ Northern Quest Resort & Casino
Mar 21 – Redding, CA @ Redding Civic Auditorium
Mar 22 – Santa Rosa, CA @ Luther Burbank Center for the Arts
Mar 24 – Highland, CA @ Yaamava’ Resort & Casino
Mar 25 – Las Vegas @ Pearl Theater at Palms Casino Resort
Apr 27 – Vancouver @ Commodore Ballroom
Apr 28 – Vancouver @ Commodore Ballroom
Apr 29 – Penticton, BC @ Trade and Convention Centre
Apr 30 – Prince George, BC @ CN Centre
May 2 – Grand Prairie, AB @ Bonnetts Energy Centre
May 4 – Edmonton, AB @ The Venue at River Cree
May 5 – Calgary, AB @ Grey Eagle Resort & Casino Event Centre
May 6 – Regina, SK @ Casino Regina
May 8 – Saskatoon, SK @ TCU Place
May 9 –  Winnipeg, MB @ Burton Cummings Theatre
May 12 – Sudbury, ON @ Sudbury Arena
May 13 – Peterborough, ON @ Peterborough Memorial Centre
May 14 – Montreal, QC @ MTelus
May 16 – Kitchener, ON @ Centre in the Square
May 17 – Niagara Falls, ON @ Fallsview Casino Resort

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