B.B. King Blues Club & Grill Announces Their Upcoming Performances
By: Mary Hanrahan Mar. 23, 2010
B.B. King Blues Club & Grill has announced its upcoming performances and gigs through November 20th, in addition to its already scheduled concerts. Tickets may be purchased via Ticketmaster - www.ticketmaster.com/212-307-7171 or at the B.B. King's Box Office: 10:30am - Midnight ($2 per ticket service charge).
UPCOMING SHOWS ON SALE THIS WEEK
A Tribute To The KingMEMORIES OF ELVIS
Sat. Aug. 14
* Tix on sale NOWCAGE
Fri. June 18
* Tix on sale NOWSalsa Singer
EDDIE SANTIAGO
Thur. May 6
* Tix on sale March 25 @ 10AMGrammy-Award Winning Cuban Singer
ALBITA
Thur. July 8
* Tix on sale March 25 @ 10AM
NEW SHOWS JUST ADDEDYacht Rock Tribute
PLAYBOYS OF THE WESTERN WORLD
Fri. April 2NY SKA FESTIVAL Featuring
KING CHANGO + BIGGER THOMAS
Fri. April 23EPMD
Fri. May 7HSBC Jazz Festival
Patti Austin
Wed. May 12Original SANTANA/JOURNEY Singer
GREGG ROLIE BAND
Fri. June 18
Sat. June 26 + Sun. June 27WANG CHUNG + NAKED EYES
Wed. July 7THE COWSILLS
Mon. July 19EDDIE PALMIERI
Thur. Aug. 19TAINTED LOVE: 80's Tribute
Fri. Sept. 24
COMING UP SOONKITTIE & GOD FORBID
TONIGHT - Mar 23HIP HOP LEGENDS CONCERT SERIES
SLICK RICK
DIAMOND D
INSPECTAH DECK
BLACK MOON
SMIF-N-WESSON
SADAT X
MUSIC BY: FUNK FLEX
Mar 24TOWER OF POWER - 2 SHOWS
Mar 25THE Dan Band - 2 SHOWS
Mar 26HOT & COOL NEC JAZZ 40TH SUMMIT
Mar 27LEDISI - 2 SHOWS
Mar 28
FREE LIVE MUSIC NIGHTLY - 8PM - AT LUCILLE'S BAR & GRILL
(Located right next door inside BB King's)
JON PARIS -MONDAYS
Chris Phillips -TUESDAYS
GUITAR PETE - WEDNESDAYS
LIVE SALSA BANDS - THURSDAYS
We have a great rotating cast of live bands performing on Fridays, Saturdays + Sundays. For the complete Lucille's schedule:
http://www.bbkingblues.com/lucilles/index.shtml
B.B. King's complete schedule to date is as follows:
EVERY SATURDAY: BEATLES BRUNCH
STRAWBERRY FIELDS
EVERY SUNDAY: GOSPEL BRUNCH
Harlem Gospel Choir
Mar 24 Slick Rick + Diamond D + Inspectah Deck
Mar 25 Tower of Power (EARLY SHOW SOLD OUT! Tickets still available for late show)
Mar 26 The Dan Band
Mar 27 Hot + Cool NEC Jazz 40th Summit
Mar 28 Ledisi (EARLY SHOW SOLD OUT! Tickets still available for late show)
Mar 29 Dru Hill
Mar 30 Whiskey Rocks!
Mar 31 Broadway Boxing
Apr 1 Eric Clapton Tribute
Apr 2 Michael Jackson Tribute: Who's Bad (Early)
Apr 2 Playboys of the Western World (Late)
Apr 3 Southside Johnny + The Asbury Jukes
Apr 4 Hay Jude - Rockabilly Beatles Tribute
Apr 5 Popa Chubby
Apr 6 John Cowan
Apr 7 Tommy Castro's Legendary Rhythm & Blues Revue
Apr 9 George Clinton + P-Funk
Apr 10 Cactus
Apr 11 Jon Anderson - The Voice Of YES
Apr 12 Alexis P. Suter Band
Apr 13 The Skatalites + Eek-A-Mouse
Apr 14 Cornell Dupree
Apr 15 Christopher Cross
Apr 16 The Good Rats
Apr 17 Gary Wright
Apr 18 Rock Around The Clock: Perform The Top 50 Songs Of The 1950's
Apr 19 Mark Hummel's Blues Harp Blowout: Magic Dick, Sugar Ray Norcia
Apr 20 Neil Innes Of Monty Python + The Rutles
April 21 Strawberry Fields 12pm Matinee
April 21 Rick Derringer + Pat Travers
Apr 22 Dan Hicks + The Hot Licks
Apr 23 NY Ska Festival
Apr 24 Walter Trout
Apr 25 Beatlestock
Apr 26 Broadway Underground
Apr 27 Guitar Evolution ShredFest: Rob Balducci, Joe Stump + Mike Balducci
April 28 Strawberry Fields 12PM Matinee
Apr 28 Fozzy
Apr 29 Fania All-Stars Tribute
Apr 30 Delbert McClinton
May 1 David Knopfler
May 2 The Blue Meanies: British Invasion Top 40
May 4 MAC Awards
May 5 Mick Taylor of The Rolling Stones
May 6 Eddie Santiago
May 7 Ottmar Liebert (Early)
May 7 EPMD (Late)
May 8 Sublime Tribute: Badfish
May 9 Nancy Wilson - Mother's Day Show
May 10 ELP Tribute Project
May 12 HSBC Jazz Festival: Patti Austin
May 13 Hubert Sumlin
May 14 Vonda Shepard (Early)
May 14 Radiohead Tribute: The Karma Police (Late)
May 15 Springsteen Tribute: Tramps Like Us
May 16 James Taylor Tribute: Dave Binder
May 17 Lovin' Spoonful
May 18 Joe Louis Walker + Watermelon Slim + Janiva Magness
May 19 Jimmie Vaughan
May 20 Shemekia Copeland + Sonny Landreth
May 21 Jefferson Starship
May 22 The Mighty Sparrow
May 23 Jimmy Scott Tribute
May 24 Ahmir: The #1 R&B Band on YouTube
May 26 The Yardbirds
May 27 Commander Cody Band
May 28 Maccathon: Paul McCartney Tribute
May 29 A Tribute To Ray Charles + Frank Sinatra
May 30 Rolling Stones Tribute: Satisfaction
May 31 Bob Dylan Tribute: Highway 61 Revisited
June 3 Patti LaBelle
June 4 Los Autenticos Decadentes
June 5 Southside Johnny
June 6 Foreign Exchange
June 10 Lance Lopez
June 11 Melba Moore & Phil Perry (Early)
June 11 Bleeding Deacons & Little Mikey from Howard Stern Show (Late)
June 12 Jerry Rivera
June 13 SWV
June 14 Almost Queen
June 18 Gregg Rolie Band (Early)
June 18 Cage (Late)
June 19 AlBert Lee
June 20 Winger
June 22 Uriah Heep
June 23 Johnny Winter
June 24 En Vogue
June 25 Chuck Berry
June 26 Boyz II Men
June 27 Boyz II Men
June 28 Atlanta Rhythm Section
July 2 Tribute Wars xxVI: GNR, Judas Priest, Metal Days, Metallica + Sabbath
July 7 Wang Chung & Naked Eyes
July 8 Albita
July 19 The Cowsills
July 23 The Association (Early)
July 23 Guns N' Roses Tribute: Appetite For Destruction (Late)
Aug 5 The Persuasions
Aug 7 Y & T
Aug 13 John Mayall
Aug 14 Memories of Elvis Live: Elvis Presley Tribute
Aug 19 Eddie Palmieri + La Perfecta II
Aug 20 Babyface
Aug 21 Iris Dement
Aug 27 Maxi Priest
Aug 28 Beatles Brunch: Bubble Do Beatles (Early)
Aug 28 Led Zep Tribute: Black Dog (Late)
Sept 3 Billy Joel Tribute: Big Shot
Sept 16 Martha Reeves + The Vandellas
Sept 23 Springsteen Tribute: The B-Street Band
Sept 24 Tainted Love - 80s Tribute
Sept 25 Southside Johnny
Oct 15 Dionne Warwick
Nov 20 Southside Johnny
EVERY SATURDAY AFTERNOON, join us for BEATLES BRUNCH
NYC's Longest Running Beatles Show
STRAWBERRY FIELDS
featuring former members of Broadway's BEATLEMANIA
Doors: 11am - Show: 12pm
Ticket includes All-You-Can-Eat-Buffet, Show, Tax and Tip
$40 adv, $42.50 door
STRAWBERRY FIELDS is a look-a-like, sound-a-like Beatles tribute,
dedicated to bringing you as close to a real Beatles concert as you can get.
They take you on a Magical Mystery Tour beginning in 1964 complete with
mop top hair, black suits with thin ties & the 1st four albums of music. Next
stop, 1967, features the psychedelic era of "Sergeant Pepper Lonely Hearts
Club Band" album with all the costumes & jackets on the album cover. The
last stop includes: "White Album", "Abbey Road" & "Let It Be".BUFFET MENU: http://www.bbkingblues.com/brunch/index.shtml
EVERY SUNDAY AFTERNOON, join us for GOSPEL BRUNCH
THE WORLD FAMOUS Harlem Gospel Choir
Get your dose of the Holy Ghost!
Ticket includes All-You-Can-Eat-Buffet, Show, Tax and Tip
Doors: 12:30pm - Show: 1:30pm
$40 adv, $42.50 door
Every Sunday, for the past 9 years, the world famous Harlem Gospel Choir has brought their experience of Harlem & the Black Church to BB King's in a foot-stomping, hand-clapping, joyous gospel brunch-buffet show. The homestyle "all you can eat" southern buffet is guaranteed to fill the hole in your soul, and the Choir's joyous performance will have you dancing on the stage. BUFFET MENU: http://www.bbkingblues.com/brunch/index.shtml
B.B. King Blues Club & Grill is located at 237 West 42nd Street between 7th and 8th Avenues. B.B. King's a full-scale restaurant. Our menu is American Continental with a Southern flair. We also have a full bar with all premier liquors and domestic and international cold beer. You can have the option of eating in Lucille's Grill next door, or you can eat while watching a show. We serve a full menu at all of our concerts. A $10 food and/or beverage minimum is standard for table seating during shows.
Unless otherwise noted, all shows are suitable for all ages and offer general admission seating. Seating for all shows is first come, first seated; we do not take advance table reservations, except where noted as a condition of a VIP ticket. Standing room for all shows is available at our bar.
For further show information, directions to the venue and for the latest updates visit us on the web at www.bbkingblues.com or call 212-997-4144.
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