The Ian Siegal Band is celebrating 25 years of touring this November at The Atkinson with a special gig.
Thursday 10 November sees the multi-award winner perform a program of songs drawn from his 11-album catalogue at the Southport venue as part of his 25th anniversary tour. He will also release a deluxe package of his most popular songs together with a book of lyrics.
Widely regarded as the most compelling and admired Blues artiste to have come out of Britain since the icons of the sixties, Siegal has been a constant on the UK and European blues scene gathering 11 British & European awards. He also has three nominations in the USA Blues Music Awards, effectively the Grammys of the Blues, and is also the only non-American to have twice scored a MOJO Blues Album of the Year. All these awards have come in the past five years, suggesting there’s a lot left in the tank!
His first professional gig with a band (the embryonic Ian Siegal Band), was in the early nineties when blues was decidedly unfashionable. Gaining a presence as a 20-year old singing the blues was not easy. Thankfully he persevered.
“You gotta pay your dues to play the blues” and pay his dues he certainly has: from busking on the streets of Berlin as a teenager, to gruelling 3-hours-a-night club residencies, to hair raising treks across Eastern Europe. His CV includes shows in 35 countries, guest appearances with some of the great names of the blues, and a live album recorded at London’s Royal Albert Hall.
Ian Siegal Band: The Twentyfive Tour is at The Atkinson on Thursday 10 November at 8pm tickets are £15*.
The Atkinson is fast becoming the home of Blues with a busy and top quality line-up of artists from across the UK and America appearing. Forthcoming gigs to look out for include: Big Blues Festival Headliners: Dr Feelgood & Andy Fairweather Low & The Low Riders) 7 & 8 October, Joanne Shaw Taylor (22 October), The Stumble (26 November), Popa Chubby (28 January) and The Blues Band (17 February).
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To book your tickets please visit theatkinson.co.uk or call our friendly Box Office team on 01704 533333.
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Ian Siegal Band: The Twentyfive Tour
Thursday 10 November
8pm
*£15
Posted on 26 September 2016 under General news
