Jason Bonham


Jason Bonham, son of the late John "Bonzo" Bonham, does not take lightly the responsibility of carrying on his father's legacy. Having made a head start at drumming while he was a child, Jason is now passing on the same lessons to a third generation of Bonham drummers.

John Bonham's death in 1980 left such an impact on the surviving members of Led Zeppelin that they knew immediately they could not continue as they were. Yet Jason Bonham's familiarity with the band made him a shoe-in to join his father's bandmates on the few occasions reunion concerts have taken place.

This year marked the 20th anniversary of Bonham's most successful album release to date, the Platinum-certified disc The Disregard of Timekeeping released by his band, Bonham. To mark the milestone, he recently toured with a new band and played under the banner of "An Evening with Jason Bonham."

In the past, Bonham has also toured and/or recorded with Jimmy Page, Robert Plant, Foreigner, UFO, Paul Rodgers, Joe Bonamassa, Virginia Wolf, Airrace, Healing Sixes and Motherland. He also acted in the movie Rock Star and appeared on the reality TV show "SuperGroup."

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Wednesday, February 20, 2008

U.S. tour dates for Plant, Krauss extend through July

Tickets to a newly announced batch of Robert Plant and Alison Krauss shows throughout the United States are soon going on sale.

The performers are scheduled to appear at six shows in the South this April, before returning to the States in June fresh off a European tour including dates in England.

The newly announced shows are to take place this June and continue through July 1.

Newly announced tour dates consist of 18 shows in 17 cities mostly throughout the Mid-Atlantic and California.

Among previously announced dates are a pair of nights in Louisville, Ky., to open the tour. Tickets to both shows have sold out. Also previously announced is a performance at the Bonnaroo Festival in Tennessee, to take place June 15.

Their complete U.S. concert itinerary as now announced is as follows:

  • Saturday, April 19 – Louisville, Ky. – The Palace Theatre
  • Sunday, April 20 – Louisville, Ky. - The Palace Theatre
  • Tuesday, April 22 – Knoxville, Tenn. – Knoxville Civic Coliseum
  • Wednesday, April 23 – Chattanooga, Tenn. – Memorial Auditorium
  • Friday, April 25 – New Orleans, La. – Jazz & Heritage Festival
  • Saturday, April 26 – Birmingham, Ala. – BJCC Arena
  • Monday, June 2 – Roanoke, Va. – Roanoke Civic Center
  • Wednesday, June 4 – Uncasville, Conn. – Mohegan Sun
  • Thursday, June 5 – Boston, Mass. – Bank Of America Pavilion
  • Saturday, June 7 – Canandaigua, N.Y. – CMAC
  • Sunday, June 8 – Atlantic City, N.J. – Borgata
  • Tuesday, June 10 – New York, N.Y. – Madison Square Garden Theatre
  • Friday, June 13 – Columbia, Md. – Merriweather Pavilion
  • Saturday, June 14 – Asheville, N.C. – Asheville Civic Center
  • Sunday, June 15 – Manchester, Tenn. – Bonnaroo
  • Tuesday, June 17 – Detroit, Mich. – Fox Theatre
  • Thursday, June 19 – St. Louis, Mo. – Fox Theatre
  • Saturday, June 21 – Denver, Colo. – Red Rocks Amphitheatre
  • Monday, June 23 - Los Angeles, Calif. - Greek Theatre
  • Tuesday, June 24 - Los Angeles, Calif. - Greek Theatre
  • Wednesday, June 25 – Santa Barbara, Calif. – Santa Barbara Bowl
  • Friday, June 27 – Berkeley, Calif. – Greek Theatre
  • Saturday, June 28 – Stateline, Nev. – Harvey's
  • Monday, June 30 – San Diego, Calif. – Humphrey's
  • Tuesday, July 1 – Phoenix, Ariz. – Dodge Theatre

Rounder Records, their label, expects to announce more tour dates soon. Jimmy Page has said Plant's current touring commitments with Krauss are likely to run until September.

Is anybody who reads this going to Knoxville or Chattanooga? Let me know. I will be there myself!

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