Lynyrd Skynyrd returned to the street Sunday for the primary time since founding guitarist Gary Rossington’s loss of life. Rossington, who was the final surviving unique member of the legendary Southern rock band, died earlier this month after spending the previous few years battling a collection of well being issues.
Efficiency and residential movies of Rossington performed on the large display behind the band throughout its efficiency of “Tuesday’s Gone” on the Florida Strawberry Pageant in Plant Metropolis, Fla.
You’ll be able to see video and the set listing from the present beneath.
Singer Johnny Van Zant paid tribute to his late bandmate whereas Damon Johnson, who has been filling in for Rossington at stay reveals since 2021, performed the track’s distinctive guitar figures. “Damon Johnson enjoying it fairly for Mr. Gary Rossington, up in rock ‘n’ roll heaven,” Van Zant mentioned. On the conclusion of the track, the phrases “Gary Rossington 1951-2023: Your Legacy Lives on Without end” appeared on the display.
“We felt you there with us final evening, Gary,” the band wrote in a Fb publish the day after the present. “Trying down from Rock N’ Roll Heaven and serving to us get by way of one of many hardest reveals of our lives. We felt you in the course of the nuances of ‘Free Chook,’ ‘Tuesday’s Gone,’ ‘Saturday Evening Particular.’ We felt you within the roar of the group as they cheered your identify and stood up for a lot of the evening. And we’ll ceaselessly really feel you on any stage and in our hearts as Skynyrd’s music continues to maneuver billions of individuals the world over. We love you brother.”
In line with the band’s web site, Lynyrd Skyrnrd is scheduled to carry out a handful of reveals within the coming months earlier than becoming a member of ZZ Prime for the Sharp Dressed Easy Man tour, which kicks off July 21 in West Palm Seaside, Fla.
Watch Lynyrd Skynyrd Carry out ‘Tuesday’s Gone’ on March 12, 2023
Lynyrd Skynyrd, Florida Strawberry Pageant, Plant Metropolis, Fla., 3/12/2023
1. “Workin’ for MCA”
2. “What’s Your Title”
3. “You Acquired That Proper”
4. “Whiskey Rock-a-Curler”
5. “The Needle and the Spoon”
6. “That Scent”
7. “Cry for the Dangerous Man”
8. “Saturday Evening Particular”
9. “Gimme Again My Bullets”
10. “Tuesday’s Gone”
11. “Purple White & Blue (Like it or Depart)”
12. “Easy Man”
13. “Gimme Three Steps”
14. “Name Me the Breeze”
15. “Candy Dwelling Alabama”
16. “Free Chook”
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