The
Mascot Label Group is home to some of the worlds’ finest modern Blues artists and the Label are thrilled to announce their first
Rockin’ The Blues 2018 Tour featuring the exceptional talents of
Eric Gales, Quinn Sullivan and
Gary Hoey for a triple guitar hero extravaganza. Tickets will be available from September 27.
The tour will be calling through
Germany, The Netherlands and the
UK
and will see each artist headline on the revolving line up with them
all coming together for a final jam. It will also give the audience the
chance to get up close and personal to meet the artists, to get their
personal items signed, and also take part in a guitar clinic where fans
will get the opportunity to ask the artists for tips, techniques and
what makes them tick.
Talking about the idea and setting up the festival the
Mascot Label Group CEO Ed van Zijl remarks;
“A
label festival has been in the back of my mind for a few years. Now it
is finally happening and March 2018 will see the first edition of the
Rockin’ The Blues festival. Seven shows in three countries! It is our
intention to extend the festival each year with more shows and adding
countries. Besides going out and meeting our audience, this festival is
also important to us to use as a springboard to bring new talent to the
fore, in 2018 this will be Quinn Sullivan.”
Guitar whirlwind
Eric Gales will be hitting the road for Rockin’ The Blues following his critically acclaimed new album
‘Middle of the Road’ which
was released early 2017, Eric Gales is a man on form and on fire right
now. His fourth album on Provogue/Mascot Label Group (15
th
album in total) sees him at his most expressive yet; it is a deeply
personal and reflective record that echoes where he is in his life right
now and he allows himself to open up and really flourish. Right here
and right now is the rebirth of Eric Gales.
The who’s who of guitarist are declaring their admiration for him;
Dave Navarro
(Jane’s Addiction/Red Hot Chili Peppers) exclaimed that “How Eric Gales
isn’t the hugest name in rock guitar is a total mystery”, modern blues
icon
Joe Bonamassa said he is “One of the best, if not the best guitar player in the world”, whilst
Mark Tremonti (Alter Bridge) said ‘this guy could be the best player on Earth” not to mention admirers in the shape of
Carlos Santana, Tosin Abasi (Animals As Leaders) and
Tony Rombola (Godsmack).
18 year old guitar prodigy and Buddy Guy protégé
Quinn Sullivan has been a music professional for more than 75 percent of his life. He’s shared the stage with
Buddy Guy aged eight, Eric Clapton, Los Lobos, The Roots, Derek Trucks & Susan Tedeschi and
Joe Bonamassa, and he opened for
B.B. King, who later
invited him to play his treasured “Lucille” guitar. He has performed on concert and festival dates throughout the United States – including at storied venues like
Hollywood Bowl, RFK Stadium and Madison Square Garden. He’s also appeared on national TV, with guest appearances on
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, Oprah, Late Night with Jimmy Fallon, Conan with Jeff Bridges and
twice on
The Ellen DeGeneres show aged six and fourteen.
Sullivan has packed some extraordinary experience into his decade-long career, His third studio album,
‘Midnight Highway’, was produced by
multi GRAMMY® winner Tom Hambridge (Buddy Guy, Susan Tedeschi, Johnny Winter) – was released back in March on Provogue/Mascot Label Group to universal plaudits, including the legend
Buddy Guy himself proclaiming,
“players like Quinn come along once in a lifetime.”
It’s just so right-with-the-universe that
Gary Hoey’s 20th album, ‘
Dust & Bones’
is an exuberant fusion of blues and rock. After all, this accomplished
and diverse guitarist has explored several styles in his career—hard
rock, rock, surf, and prog, to name a few. Released in July 2016 on
Provogue/Mascot Label Group it saw Hoey forge his deep blues and rock
roots into a fiery, organic, and thrilling mix that delighted and
astounded lovers of the guitar and guitar music.
In 1987, the Boston-born guitarist caught the ear of Ozzy Osbourne—no
slouch at picking great guitar players—and almost ended up in his band
(The gig ultimately went to Zakk Wylde.) Hoey scored a major-label
record deal where his version of Focus’ “Hocus Pocus” brought Hoey huge
success. On the release of ‘Dust & Bones’
Classic Rock Magazine gushed, calling it
“a smouldering, steel-eyed work of electric blues and 21st century guitar-hero rock.”
Rockin’ The Blues is an opportunity to see the finest
players of their generation in one place at one time and get up close
and personal with them and giving the fans the chance to interact and
find out what makes them tick. The Blues is calling…
Mascot Label Group/Provogue is the home to
Joe
Bonamassa, Beth Hart, Eric Gales, Walter Trout, Gary Hoey, Quinn
Sullivan, Kenny Wayne Shepherd Band, Eric Johnson, Jonny Lang, Bernie
Marsden, Joe Louis Walker, The Rides, Leslie West, Sonny Landreth, SIMO,
Ronnie Baker Brooks, Supersonic Blues Machine, Big Boy Bloater &
The LiMiTs, Aaron Keylock and many more.