GREG Douglass, the guitarist with the world-famous Steve Miller Band, will be playing at Axbridge Town Hall as part of his U.K tour with his top-class U.K touring band The Pompatus of Love.
They will be playing a rare acoustic set of Steve Miller classics, and the Town Hall concert is the last date of a 16-day tour that will take in top venues all over the U.K., including Wales and Scotland.
The Steve Miller Band’s Greatest Hits 1974–78 has sold over 13 million copies and in 2016 the band were inducted into The Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame in Cleveland, Ohio.
Formed in 1966 in San Francisco, the band's string of hit singles are staples of classic rock, and include “The Joker”, “Fly Like An Eagle”, “Jungle Love” (co-written by Greg Douglass), “Abracadabra” and “Rock ‘n’ Me”.
They have released eighteen studio albums, seven live albums, seven compilation albums, and at least 29 singles.
As well as The Steve Miller Band, Greg was also a former member of the Jefferson Airplane offshoot Hot Tuna, The Greg Kihn Band (playing on their number 1 U.S hit "Jeopardy"), and Van Morrison's band, and has played and recorded with many other legends. On his U.K tour Greg fronts The Pompatus Of Love, featuring three top-class U.K musicians, who all played with another top San Francisco band, It's A Beautiful Day, including the Isle Of Wight Festival and Scotland's Tartan Heart Festival.
Axbridge Town Hall is in The Square, Axbridge, BS26 2AR. The event will take place on Sunday, May 8.
Tickets are £9 in advance, £10 on the door, and doors open at 7pm.
Tickets are £9 in advance via http://thesanitycompany.uk/bullfrogtickets/.
Tickets will be available at the door at £10 subject to availability.
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