The 11th annual BB King Blues Festival kicked off August 3 in Eugene, Oregon and winds down 30 shows later in Los Angeles on September 22. The only repeat market is Atlanta August 23-24. B.B. King,
George Thorogood and the Destroyers, the Fabulous Thunderbirds and Joe Bonamassa featured on the tour. There will be some special guests making an appearance or two during the tour, including Susan Tedeschi, Shane Henry, Chuck Berry and Tower of Power.
The 2002 B.B. King Blues Festival Tour itinerary:
8/3 Eugene, OR Cuthbert Amphitheatre
8/4 George WA Gorge Amphitheatre
8/7 Las Vegas, NV House of Blues
8/8 Reno, NV Hilton Amphitheatre
8/9 Concord, CA Chronicle Pavillion
8/10 Mountainview, CA Shoreline Amphitheatre
8/11 Sacramento, CA Sacramento Valley Amphitheatre
8/13 Denver, CO Fiddler's Green
8/14 Omaha, NE Westfair Amphitheatre
8/15 Chicago, IL Tweeter Center
8/16 Cleveland, OH Tower City Amphitheatre
8/18 Cincinnati, OH Riverbend
8/20 Rochester, NY Finger Lakes
8/21 Pittsburgh, PA IC Lite Amphitheatre
8/22 Knoxville, TN Civic Coliseum
8/23-24 Atlanta, GA Chastain Park
8/25 Vienna, VA Wolftrap
8/28 Philadelphia, PA Mann Music Center
8/29 Detroit, MI Pine Knob
8/30 Saratoga, NY SPAC
8/31 Holmdel, NJ PNC Bank Arts Center
9/1 Danbury, CT Ives Center
9/2 Manchester, VT Riley Rink
9/5 Manchester, NH Verizon Arena
9/6 Hartford, CT Meadows Amphitheatre
9/7 Boston, MA Harbor Lights
9/8 Wantaugh, NY Jones Beach
9/20 Fresno, CA Grizzlie's Amphitheatre
9/21 Santa Barbara, CA Santa Barbara Bowl
9/22 Los Angeles, CA Hollywood Bowl
