Blues Great From New Hartford ‘Joe Bonamassa’ Plays CNY This Summer

Clear these dates in August to watch CNY native and award-winning blues guitarist Joe Bonamassa tear it up. 

Bonamassa is coming home to promote his latest album "Blues of Desperation." He'll be in Saratoga at SPAC on August 15 with presale tickets available at Live Nation and Ticketmaster on March 9th at 10 am. He plays Syracuse at the Lakeview Amphitheater on August 16 and Joe Bonamassa fan presale is going on now.

He will be accompanied by his band Anton Fig (drums), Michael Rhodes (bass), Reese Wynans (piano, Hammond organ), Lee Thornburg (trumpet, horn arrangements) and Paulie Cerra (saxophone).

'Blues of Desperation' is Bonamassa's twelfth studio album and it dropped on March 25, 2016. According to Wikipedia, it debuted at No. 12 on Billboard 200, No. 2 on Top Rock Albums, and No. 1 on the Blues Albums chart, selling 25,000 copies in the first week.

Spring U.S. 2017 Tour Dates:

08/04/17 * Atlantic City, NJ * Borgata Casino
08/05/17 * Virginia Beach, VA * Veterans United Home Loans Amphitheater
08/09/17 * Hyannis, MA * Cape Cod Melody Tent
08/11/17 * Portland, ME * Maine State Pier
08/12/17 * Boston, MA * Blue Hills Bank Pavilion
08/13/17 * Scranton, PA * THE PEACH MUSIC FESTIVAL
08/15/17 * Saratoga Springs, NY * Saratoga Performing Arts Center
08/16/17 * Syracuse, NY * Lakeview Amphitheater
08/18/17 * Dayton, OH * Fraze Pavilion
08/20/17 * Lincoln, NE * Pinewood Bowl Theater
08/21/17 * Cheyenne, WY * Cheyenne Civic Center
08/23/17 * Morrison, CO * Red Rocks Amphitheatre

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