Liner Notes (January 12)

Tour news dominates the January 12 edition of “Liner Notes.”  Have a rockin’ weekend!

Billy Gibbons was on a solo tour in Australia but has backed out of his final tour date after leaving the stage of a gig in Newcastle after only playing for 45 minutes.

This seemed out of the ordinary for Gibbons, but there seems to be an explanation via the following statement posted to his Facebook page.

To the shock of no one, The Eagles upcoming North American tour has been in such crazy demand that they added the show dates below!  Full ticket information can be found at Eagles.com.

5/03 — Salt Lake City, UT
5/05 — Portland, OR
5/08 — Spokane, WA
05/17 - Regina, SK
07/21 - Boston, MA
9/08 — Phoenix, AZ
09/20 - San Francisco, CA
09/22 - San Diego, CA

Finally, legendary singer-songwriters James Taylor and Bonnie Raitt will be hitting the road together this spring.  Tour itinerary is listed below.

May 8 – Jacksonville, FL @ Veterans Memorial Arena
May 9 – Orlando, FL @ Amway Center
May 11 – Sunrise, FL @ BB&T Center
May 12 – Tampa, FL @ Amalie Arena
May 21 – St. Louis, MO @ Scottrade Center
May 22 – Kansas City, MO @ Sprint Center
May 27 – Denver, CO @ Fiddler's Green Amphitheatre
May 29 – Phoenix, AZ @ Talking Stick Resort Arena
May 31 – Los Angeles, CA @ Hollywood Bowl
June 1 – Los Angeles, CA @ Hollywood Bowl
June 3 – Sacramento, CA @ Golden 1 Center
June 5 – Portland, OR @ Moda Center
June 22 – St. Paul, MN @ Xcel Energy Center
June 25 – Grand Rapids, MI @ Van Andel Arena
June 28 – Milwaukee, WI @ American Family Insurance Amphitheater
June 30 – Columbus, OH @ Schottenstein Center
July 1 – Buffalo, NY @ KeyBank Center

Erica Banas is a rock/classic rock blogger that loves the smell of old vinyl in the morning.