John Fogerty kicked off his tour with George Thorogood with a live performance in Simpsonvile, South Carolina on Sunday, June 2.
Although the rock legends have carried out on the identical stage at numerous occasions through the years, this summer season trek, dubbed the Celebration Tour, marks the primary time they’ve hit the highway collectively.
“George and I’ve achieved exhibits collectively earlier than, however for years we’ve talked about doing a full tour collectively,” Fogerty defined when the tour was introduced. “This summer season we determined time is brief, we higher do that now.”
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The rockers didn’t waste time, every delving into numerous hits from all through their respective careers. Fogerty’s headlining efficiency delivered such Creedence Clearwater Revival classics as “Dangerous Moon Rising,” “Born on the Bayou,” “Who’ll Cease the Rain” and “Lucky Son.”
Different highlights in Fogerty’s set included his beloved solo hit “Centerfield,” and a few rarer tunes: “Mystic Freeway” and “Change within the Climate,” the latter of which he hadn’t carried out in live performance since 2009.
Earlier within the night, Thorogood ignited the group with a choice of his personal hits – together with “Get a Haircut” and “Dangerous to the Bone” – together with a choose mixture of covers, such because the Sonics’ “Shot Down” and the Strangeloves’ “Night time Time.”
Set record for each performers might be discovered under.
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The Celebration tour will take Fogerty and Thorogood throughout America, with dates persevering with till mid-July. The rockers will then head abroad for a run of European concert events, earlier than returning to the united statesA. in August. From there, they’ll hit the bottom operating as soon as extra for a second American leg that lasts till September.
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The tour additionally marks a milestone for Thorogood, his fiftieth anniversary together with his band, the Destroyers. The singer beforehand expressed his pleasure to acknowledge the achievement alongside Fogerty. “Celebrating the music of John Fogerty on the similar time we have fun our fiftieth Anniversary is nearly nearly as good as it may get,” Thorogood remarked.
John Fogerty, 6/2/24, CCNB Amphitheatre, Simpsonville, South Carolina, Set Checklist
1. “Dangerous Moon Rising”
2. “Up Across the Bend”
3. “Inexperienced River”
4. “Born on the Bayou”
5. “Who’ll Cease the Rain”
6. “Lookin’ Out My Again Door”
7. “Rock and Roll Women”
8. “Change within the Climate”
9. “Pleasure of My Life”
10. “Battle Hearth”
11. “Mystic Freeway”
12. “Preserve On Chooglin'”
13. “Have You Ever Seen the Rain?”
14. “Centerfield”
15. “Up Across the Bend”
16. “The Previous Man Down the Highway”
17. “Lucky Son”
18. “Travelin’ Band”
19. “Proud Mary”
George Thorogood & the Destroyers, 6/2/24, CCNB Amphitheatre, Simpsonville, South Carolina, Set Checklist
1. “Rock Occasion”
2. “Who Do You Love”
3. “Shot Down”
4. “Night time Time”
5. “I Drink Alone”
6. “One Bourbon One Scotch One Beer”
7. (Unknown Tune)
8. “Get a Haircut”
9. “Dangerous to the Bone”
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