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The Allman Betts Band with Joanne Shaw Taylor and Jackson Stokes
Venue: Lyric Theatre, Blacksburg
Directions: Google Map Link
Organizations: The Allman Betts Band
Date: Thursday, November 7, 2019
Time: 7:30 - 11:00 PM
Event Types: Music
Cost:
Bronze Tickets: $45.00 Silver Tickets: $50.00 Gold Tickets: $55.00 Platinum Tickets: $60.00

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Description:
Lyric Theatre continues their Live at the Lyric concert series featuring The Allman Betts Band with Joanne Shaw Taylor and Jackson Stokes on Thursday, November 7, 2019.

The sons of Gregg Allman (Devon Allman) and Dickey Betts (Duane Betts) have joined forces to form The Allman Betts Band. They perform new music, songs from their solo projects and classic Allman Brothers and Gregg Allman tunes in honor of the 50th Anniversary of The Allman Brothers Band.

In December of 2017, Devon Allman was ready. After a year of mourning the losses of his mother and father, Allman was ready to make music again. He deeply appreciated all of the condolences and well-wishes, but, respectfully, it was time to forge ahead.

Allman organized a concert at the historic Fillmore in San Francisco to honor the music and memory of his father, founding Allman Brothers Band keyboardist and singer, Gregg Allman, and also to debut his new band, The Devon Allman Project. A proverbial star-studded affair- with guests such as G. Love and Robert Randolph- the marathon performance also marked the beginning of a partnership with Duane Betts, son of founding Allman Brothers Band guitarist and singer, Dickey Betts. It was time, in that historic venue, to pass the spirit to this next generation. It was time to take all the lessons of the past, all their collective experiences, and make something new.

On the still-smoldering heels of the hugely successful Project world tour, Devon and Duane circled back to their roots for this ambitious next step. They called up their old friend Berry Duane Oakley, son of the Allman Brothers Band’s founding late bassist, Berry Oakley, and floated the idea of joining them. The trio’s musical friendship traces back to The Allman Brothers Band’s 20th anniversary summer tour in 1989 when the three first met, and often sat-in with the Rock-And-Roll Hall of Fame inductees; teenage descendants rightfully joining a rock-and-roll legacy.

As well, they recruited seasoned players from the Project ensemble: slide guitar sorcerer Johnny Stachela, drummer John Lum, and percussionist R Scott Bryan (Sheryl Crow). In November of 2018, they announced the formation of The Allman Betts Band.

Links:

• https://www.allmanbettsband.com/
• https://www.facebook.com/AllmanBettsBand
• https://www.twitter.com/allmanbettsband
• https://www.instagram.com/allmanbettsband/

Tickets range from $45.00-$60.00 depending on your seat placement. Tickets can be purchased online, by phone or in person at The Lyric Box Office.

To purchase tickets online, visit: https://public.ticketbiscuit.com/Lyric/Ticketing/378842.

Doors open at 6:30 pm and the concert starts at 7:30 pm.

Live At The Lyric is a semi-annual series of live entertainment events at the Lyric Theatre, including music, family events, comedy, theatre and much more! These events are programmed in-house by The Lyric staff to provide the community with a diverse selection of arts entertainment.

For more information, visit: https://www.thelyric.com/live-at-the-lyric/ or https://www.facebook.com/lyric.blacksburg or call 540-951-4771.