Rescheduled 2016 USA Tour Dates...

How frustrating for the fans, BUT more so for Glenn, who has got to put up with the pain & frustration!
Hope you're back on the road asap

Wow! Now we know how a gambler on a bad streak feels. We rolled the dice and lost out big time. Bought plane tickets to fly out to California from Houston Texas and VIP packages for this show. Never travelled so far for a show before, but, we really wanted to see this one. Sure hope Glenn adds some Texas dates as we scraped up the funds for this trip and can't afford to roll the dice again. This one stings.

Get well Glenn... we love you!

I was 'putting off' a trip to California to see my mother until after Glenn's show at the Ramshead on March 8th... guess I can go ahead now and make that trip earlier than planned...

After getting the bad news of the cancelled show, we contacted the airlines to try to get a refund for our flight from Houston. They laughed and said no. Rather than throw away $1000.00 in airfares, we have decided to use our plane tickets. This is our first trip to San Francisco and now have no plans. Does anyone live in or familiar with the San Francisco area? We are looking for something to do. Restaurants? Places to hike? Cool sight seeing, etc.?

Phew, this is really bad news for all the American fans who have waited so long to see Glenn again. But health comes first, of course, and if Glenn needs more time for rehab and healing, then it can't be helped.

As much as I like Søren Andersen, it is sad to see Doug Aldrich leave. He and Glenn were dynamite onstage!

If you can't wait till August, here is a unofficial source where you can order a DVD of the gig in Hamburg last year:

www.stellarproducts.info/product_p/9331.htm


Chuck, just don't tell your mom that you rescheduled the trip to see her. Moms don't like to be 'put off'

Luckily my procrastination paid off. I still had not booked a hotel for the Chicago gig.

With the second show added on a Saturday, I'll be able to see both. As long as I can reschedule vacation through work.

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After getting the bad news of the cancelled show, we contacted the airlines to try to get a refund for our flight from Houston. They laughed and said no. Rather than throw away $1000.00 in airfares, we have decided to use our plane tickets. This is our first trip to San Francisco and now have no plans. Does anyone live in or familiar with the San Francisco area? We are looking for something to do. Restaurants? Places to hike? Cool sight seeing, etc.?

...make sure to get up to Marin County over the Golden Gate bridge and up Conzelman rd to Battery Spence lookout and beyond. also check out the Point Reyes area and John Muir trail while you are up there before getting back to Ghiardelli square for desert. lots of clubs for live music.

Doug out yes. Good for us at Yamaha though as Soren is one of our artists . From DOUG yesterday on FB:

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Hi guys, I guess by now a lot of people have read todays press statement from my brother Glenn Hughes about the March dates being rescheduled due to his knee replacement recovery.

First I want to wish Glenn GodSpeed to full-power as we all want him 100% in dance mode when he returns. I know Glenn is pretty bummed and we all need to support him now.

Unfortunately, the rescheduled dates mean I won’t be able to do the US with Glenn as planned. We had both agreed that after March Glenn would return to his previous solo band with my full blessing.

I think with Glenn deservedly getting into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in April, it’s actually perfect that the focus of Glenn’s live shows should be on Glenn, without my name on the bill.

Thank you very much to all of Glenn's fans that graciously supported me during the last 7 months. It was a f@cking blast to go onstage as the trio I liked to call HughesForceOne. Playing with Glenn and Pontus was some of the funnest moments I’ve ever had on stage. My only regret is that the US fans wont get to see how fierce it was with the chemistry of the three of us. Playing live we would stay within the structure of the song but we had some stellar jams! It was a nice chemistry.

I’m sorry to all my friends that made arrangements to come see me with Glenn. I know some of you went to great lengths to come see the show and I would like to ask you to go in August to support Glenn. His talent is from another planet!! Go see him if you can, you wont regret it.

So, at the moment I'm held up in Nashville working with The Dead Daisies on their 3rd record and we are doing great work here. Marti Frederiksen is producing. Its gonna be something pretty mind-blowing I promise.

At the end of the Feb Ill be in LA finally finishing my Burning Rain Band writing sessions, and will most likely recording in March since I'll be home. There is a possibility that maybe I can do a few shows at some of the west coast clubs that I was going to be at with Glenn but we are still checking on that. Brian Tichy Official and I talked about putting a trio together and throwing down as a tribute to Glenn.

In late March or early April , I’m looking forward to returning to the Raiding The Rock Vault show at The Tropicana in Las Vegas. We are finalizing those dates now and I can’t wait!

The Dead Daisies will be the feature band at Musikmesse in Frankfurt Germany this April 7-10 so if you are in Europe come out as it will be my first shows with them.

Looking forward to seeing you all down the road sooner or later.

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I was wondering how Glenn was going to be able to get back out on the road in March. I work with a guy that had the same surgery and he was out for six months. Hopefully Glenn will be fully healed and ready to test out the new knees this summer

Just get well glenn- now I got more time to get the vip money together

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Just get well glenn- now I got more time to get the vip money together

I agree Tony. I wanted to do and see a few things while in Chicago.

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Doug out yes. Good for us at Yamaha though as Soren is one of our artists . From DOUG yesterday on FB:

Such a lovely post, thanks for pointing it out to us. Doug is simply a nice person, inside out. What a difference to Bonamassa/Bonham, if I may say this here.

Guys, the VIP ticket was the icing on the cake of the last tour, so keep on saving!

Does anyone know if there will be more US dates added? I can't make the rescheduled vegas date due to other commitments and need to figure out my other options travelling from Western Canada. Chicago looks best so far... Thanks!

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Chuck, just don't tell your mom that you rescheduled the trip to see her. Moms don't like to be 'put off'

Good point Yvonne! Thanks for the tip!

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Does anyone live in or familiar with the San Francisco area? We are looking for something to do. Restaurants? Places to hike? Cool sight seeing, etc.?

Someone correct me if I'm wrong... but the Amoeba Records store (I hear) is worth checking out...

Also had tickets for the Portland gig + M&G. A bit disapointed but we can all make it for the Salisbury show in August and frankly it'll give us a chance to chill on the beach... Looking at Ticketmaster, there seem to be a presale starting on Wednesday, anybody knows anything about this ?

David do you know anything about a march 24 date at city winery in chicago that the bands in town app is advertising?