Hi jb,
I'm so envious of your 15 night stint seeing ABB. It's a great shame they never seem to tour outside NY, or even the US, nowadays. In 1972 I queued and bought tickets for both their gigs at the Rainbow Theatre in London, then they cancelled. I was heartbroken, or as we say on this side of the pond "gutted".
I then had to wait until 1974 for their next European tour, when I finally saw them at Knebworth festival. They weren't quite dots, but the view at the Rainbow would have been better.
I still have the "1974 European Tour" badge as well as some great memories.
Setlist:
1. Wasted Words
2. Done Somebody Wrong
3. One Way Out
4. Stormy Monday
5. Midnight Rider
6. Blue Sky
7. In Memory of Elizabeth Reed
Set II:
8. Statesboro Blues
9. Come and Go Blues
10. Ramblin' Man
Encore:
11. Trouble No More
12. Jessica
13. You Don't Love Me
14. Les Brers In A Minor
Encore II:
15. Whipping Post
Ars Longa, Vita Brevis
βThe guy who has helped the blues industry the most is Joe Bonamassa and I would say he is more rock than some rock stuff, so to me blues is whatever you want it to be!β
Simon McBride in my interview with him in Blues Matters! Issue #56