B.B. King

Overview

The King of Blues is making his long-awaited return to Australia, with his beloved guitar Lucille in hand, for what are bound to be epic performances in Sydney, Melbourne and Byron Bay. B.B. King has defined true blues for the past 60 years, and there seems to be no end in sight to his reign.

King bought his first guitar for $15 at age 12, and has since recorded over 75 albums, played over 10,000 concerts and won 15 Grammy Awards. In addition to being ranked #3 on Rolling Stone's '100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time', King was been inducted into some of the most prestigious collections of musical talents, including the Blues Foundation Hall of Fame and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. These and the long list of other achievements he's piled up throughout his career make him nothing short of a living legend.

Although he's been recording since the 1940s, B.B. King is now more relevant and adored than ever. The release of his album 'One Kind Favor' in 2008 broke blues boundaries, including covers of songs that influenced King's own blues career and defined the genre as a whole.

Lucky for us, the superstar will tear up the stage in Sydney for not one, but two nights to prove why he still reigns as the King of Blues.