“We wanted to take these timeless classics and add some funk to it in order to reach a younger and different audience”: B.B. King Blues Experience tour announced for 2025 in honor of the late blues great’s 100th birthday

A B.B. King Blues Experience tour – which will take place to honor what would have been the year of the late blues guitar legend’s 100th birthday – has been announced for 2025 in the USA and Europe.

Fronted by King’s own daughter, Claudette, The Thrill Lives On tour will see a band comprising Grammy-winning vocalist Grady Champion and B.B.’s drummer of 30 years, Tony ‘T.C.’ Coleman, tackle a number of the blues great’s iconic cuts.

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