The Yardbirds will fly again this fall!
Yardbirds founding member and Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee Jim McCarty announced today that the band will hit the road this fall and make up a string of North American dates that had to be postponed earlier this year. Along with those make-up dates, the band—with McCarty , bassist Kenny Aaronson (Bob Dylan, Billy Idol, Brian Setzer, Mick Taylor), guitarist/singer John Idan, and Myke Scavone (Ram & The Doughboys) on blues harp, vocals, and percussion—will also play additional dates later this fall. Those dates have not yet been confirmed. Though, they will confirmed at a later date. It has also been announced that fellow founding member Chris Dreja will be unable to make the upcoming dates but will be with the band in mind and spirit. Longtime David Bowie guitarist Earl Slick will join the band on its upcoming tour as well.
The band’s currently confirmed tour dates are listed below.
Tour Dates:
October
30 Infinity Hall Norfolk CT
31 Musicfest Café Bethlehem PA
November
01 Newton Theatre Newton NJ
02 BB King’s NYC
06 Harrah’s Casino Phoenix AZ
07 Harrah’s Casino Lake Tahoe NV
10 Harrah’s Casino Loughlin NV
The Yardbirds’ fans can keep up with all of the latest updates to the band’s tour schedule and get all of the latest news from the band online at:
Website: http://www.theyardbirds.com
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