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CONCERT ANNOUNCEMENT: The J. Geils Band

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HOUSE PARTY TOUR 2015!
THE J. GEILS BAND
W/SPECIAL GUEST IAN HUNTER & THE RANT BAND
SEPTEMBER 10TH

TICKETS: On Sale Friday, June 19th at 10:00 AM

PRESALE:  Thursday, June 18th from 10:00 AM until 10:00 PM
OFFER CODE: WNCX

Purchase Tickets Here

The truth is, ain’t no party like a J. Geils Band House Party! Don’t miss the House Party Tour 2015 with The J. Geils Band and very special guest Ian Hunter & The Rant Band on September 10th!

The J. Geils Band first received FM radio airplay with the live single “First I Look at the Purse”. They then began to get AM radio airplay as well with a series of several hit singles in the 1970s, the most successful of which were “Looking for a Love” (1971), “Give it to Me” (1973), a cover version of The Showstoppers’ “Ain’t Nothin’ But a Houseparty” (1973) and “Must of Got Lost” (1974). Later in the 1970s, the band signed with EMI America Records.

The group’s commercial fortunes improved in the early 1980s, first with the humorous Love Stinks, then with their success with the Freeze Frame album which included “Centerfold” (#1 for six weeks on the Billboard Hot 100) and then the title cut (#4). “Centerfold” also became a major hit single in the United Kingdom, where it reached #3 in February 1982. Wolf left the group in 1983 over artistic disagreements.

The band went on to record one more album of new material, You’re Gettin’ Even While I’m Gettin’ Odd, after Wolf left. He was not replaced, and Seth Justman took over most of the vocal duties. The album produced one single — “Concealed Weapons”, and was not a commercial success. The group then disbanded in 1985 after contributing the title song to the 1985 horror film Fright Night.
Late 2014 and early 2015 saw The J. Geils Band on the road supporting the equally legendary Bob Seger & the Silver Bullet band, for select shows on his Ride Out tour, and this gave the band the urge to hit the road again this summer.

As leader of ’70s British rock legends Mott the Hoople and as a hugely influential solo artist, Ian Hunter is widely revered as one of rock ‘n’ roll’s most compelling performers and one of its most articulate songwriters. As the author of such immortal anthems as “All the Way from Memphis,” “Once Bitten, Twice Shy” and “Cleveland Rocks,” and the voice of such landmark albums as Mott the Hoople’s All The Young Dudes and Mott and the solo recordings Ian Hunter and You’re Never Alone with a Schizophrenic, he remains a hero to fans and fellow musicians around the world.

More info: jgeilsband.net ianhunter.com


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