Due to high demand from fans, guitar hero
Joe Bonamassa will release his epic Tour De Force – Live In London (J&R
Adventures) project as four double-disc CD sets on May 19, 2014. In addition, a
boxset which comes with a free t-shirt will be available on www.jbonamassa.com.
The unprecedented live concert event – which was released on four DVDs (or
Blu-rays) last fall with all four debuting in the Top 10 on Billboard's Music
DVD Chart – was captured last year when Bonamassa performed a quartet of shows
at the iconic London venues he's played throughout his career – Royal Albert
Hall, Hammersmith Apollo, Shepherd's Bush Empire, and The Borderline. The
venues provide the backdrop for a ferocious four-night event, each evening
marked by a unique theme featuring Bonamassa with different bands, different
set lists, and different arrangements and ensembles performing over 60 songs in
total – some never performed live before – from Bonamassa's extensive career.
Tour De
Force – Live In London chronicles Bonamassa's atmospheric rise from the
intimate club environment of The Borderline to the prestigious Royal Albert
Hall. Beginning in the 200-capacity London Borderline with a trio, Bonamassa
pays tribute to his earlier career performing songs he hasn't played live in
years. The following evening at Shepherd's Bush Empire is a blues-themed night
featuring a horns section with a soulful, big-blues-band feel. Then on to the
Hammersmith Apollo which opens with a short acoustic set before moving into a
rock-inspired evening. Finally, on the fourth and final night at the Royal
Albert Hall, Bonamassa treats the crowd to a half acoustic/half electric show
of his most popular and well-known songs featuring the acoustic band from his
#1 Billboard acoustic CD/DVD An Acoustic Evening at the Vienna Opera House.
The end
result – over 9 hours of concert footage – more than lives up to its billing as
"The Guitar Event of The Year" and sees Bonamassa reliving,
revisiting, and redefining the many phases and pivotal moments throughout his
career and delivering a once-in-a-lifetime performance that more than serves as
an appropriate retrospective for an artist who has already achieved so much.
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