BLUES LEGEND JOHN MAYALL TOURING NZ APRIL 2010

Blues Legend John Mayall touring New Zealand April 2010

The blues doesn't get much more exciting than this! John Mayall is of course a pioneering English blues singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist. His musical career spans over fifty years, but the most notable episode in it occurred during the late '60s, when he was the founder of John Mayall & the Bluesbreakers.

As a gifted talent-scout, Mayall has been influential in the careers of many instrumentalists, including Eric Clapton, Jack Bruce, Peter Green, John McVie, Mick Fleetwood, Mick Taylor, and Don "Sugarcane" Harris.

John was born in 1933 in the small village of Macclesfield near Manchester (as was Ian Curtis of Joy Division). This skinny English lad grew up listening to his father's jazz record collection and felt drawn to the blues. In the late '60s John moved to London where he turned professional and went under the name John Mayall's Bluesbreakers. He soon met his soulmate in Eric Clapton, and this historic union culminated in the first hit album for the Bluesbreakers, 'Bluesbreakers With Eric Clapton' (1966), and resulted in worldwide legendary status. In 1969, with his popularity blossoming in the USA, John released his classic acoustic live album 'The Turning Point'. Over the years, John has released several albums that have set new standards in rock blues, namely 'Behind The Iron Curtain', 'Chicago Line', 'A Sense Of Place' and the Grammy-nominated 'Wake Up Call'.

2009 saw the release of John's 57th album, 'Tough', and, as for the man himself, the father of six and the grandfather of six, John Mayall, at 75, hopes to keep the blues alive for many more years to come.

JOHN MAYALL NZ TOUR

Tickets On Sale Monday 21^st December

Thurs 15th April	Auckland	The Civic Theatre	Tickets from The Edge
Fri 16th April	Napier	Napier Municipal Theatre	Tickets from Ticketdirect
Sat 17th April	Palmerston North	The Regent on Broadway	Tickets from Ticketdirect
Sun 18th April	New Plymouth	TSB Theatre	Tickets from Ticketek
Mon 19th April	Wellington	The Saint James Theatre	Tickets from Ticketek
Wed 21st April	Dunedin	The Regent Theatre	Tickets from Ticketdirect
Thurs 22nd April	Nelson	The Trafalgar Centre	Tickets from Ticketek
Fri 23rd April	Christchurch	The James Hay Theatre	Tickets from Ticketek
Sat 24th April	Hamilton	The Founders Theatre	Tickets from Ticketek

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