In 2016 Joe was causing guitar wonder down under! Featuring tracks from his 2016 performance at one of the world’s most legendary venues. Celebrate this guitar event of the year with some cool merch to make your listening pleasure a whole lot better! For the media merchandise, this new album features four unreleased 'live' tracks from his coveted No.1 album Blues of Desperation.

August 28, 2019– Fans and critics alike have been asking the big question of two-time GRAMMY-nominated blues king Joe Bonamassa - “Will there be a new album in 2019?”

Today, that question is answered with the announcement ofLIVE AT THE SYDNEY OPERA HOUSE, a brand new live album from “arguably the world’s biggest blues guitarist” (Guitar World) featuring recordings from his 2016 performance at one of the world’s most legendary venues. This includes previously unreleased versions of tracks from his coveted No. 1 albumBLUES OF DESPERATION.

As a UNESCO Heritage Monument The Sydney Opera House sits alongside the Great Pyramids Of Egypt, the Great Wall Of China and the Taj Mahal. For those that have the honor to play a venue as sacred as the Opera House, they bring their absolute best to the stage. Bonamassa is no exception to the rule, always rising to the challenge and bringing his A-game, so the praised musician brought with him a band composed of some of today’s best musicians and singers to support him in delivering a masterful concert to be cherished for years to come. This stellar band includesLate Night with David Letterman’sAnton Fig (percussion), Nashville recording legend Michael Rhodes (bass guitar), Rock & Roll Hall of Famer and member of Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble, Reese Wynans (keyboards), Paulie Cerra (sax), and Lee Thornburg (trumpet), with Mahalia Barnes, Juanita Tippins, and Gary Pinto on backing vocals.

Made with the assistance of Sydney Opera House Trust

Features:

Sizes Small – 4XL

• 4.3 ounce, 100% combed cotton jersey
• Set in collar 1x1 baby rib
• Machine wash cold, tumble dry low. Do not bleach. Cool iron if necessary

Sizes 5XL – 6XL

• 5 ounce, 100% cotton pre-shrunk jersey
• Seamless 1x1 rib collar with two-needle coverstitching on front neck
• Machine wash cold, tumble dry low. Do not bleach. Cool iron if necessary