Tickets are now available for Average White Band at Rock City!
Average White Band formed in London in 1972. The six-piece band somewhat incongruously, given their Scottish roots, took the influences of their R&B heroes such as Marvin Gaye, James Brown and Donny Hathaway and developed their own authentic sound which was eagerly adopted by black audiences in the US and elsewhere. The group’s consistently accomplished song-writing helped them to achieve several Gold-selling albums. Also multiple Grammy nominations for the legendary Atlantic Records.
Many of their album tracks such as ‘Schoolboy Crush’ and ‘Person to Person’, plus others, have been heavily sampled. By the likes of the Beastie Boys, Public Enemy, Ice Cube, A Tribe Called Quest and Arrested Development. So much so that the AWB are one of the top 15 sampled acts of all all-time.
They’ve remained a perennial fixture across the world for over 50 years. The Average White Band’s farewell tour is the not-to-be-missed. A last chance for multiple generations of fans to experience the musical energy. The trademark sound of one of the truly great soul bands.
The Farewell Tour
Speaking about the farewell tour, founding member Allan Gorrie said, “AWB has been our life for the last 50-plus years and has brought unbelievable highs – and some lows – to us throughout that tumultuous half-century, touring the globe and seeing the millions of happy and friendly faces that have greeted us wherever we have performed.
“That it’s finally coming to an end is going to mean a highly emotional tour next year, but one which will mean we bow out at the top level, thanks in great part to the wonderful five American ‘soul brothers’ who have been our band members for the last many years, and who are some of the best soloists and singers you could find on the planet.
“No doubt the unbelievable success of Pick Up The Pieces and other Grammy-nominated classics helped propel us out there. We bucked our Scottish roots, took our cues from Marvin Gaye, Al Green and James Brown (instead of Jimmy Shand), and took ‘coals to Newcastle’ when we broke into the US and a huge multi-racial following there, to add to our loyal UK fans.
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