B.B. King Blues Club Announces Schedule Of Upcoming Events

The following are the complete and current upcoming event listings for APRIL 25, 2010 - MAY 2, 2010 at B.B. King Blues Club and Grill, NYC.

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

 

Sunday, April 25

BEATLESTOCK

The NYC Beatles Sing-A-Long Experience

Final Show!

File Under: Classic Rock, Rock, Tribute

General Admission - First come, first seated

Doors 6pm, Show 7pm

Tickets: $25

VIP Booth for 4: $140 // VIP Booth for 6: $210

Founder and leader of BEATLESTOCK, Larry Russell, launched Billy Joel's solo career and performed at least 60 shows with the ‘Piano Man' on tour, back in the early 70's. Larry Russell created BEATLESTOCK in 2005 to provide a sing-a-long for audiences who want to get ‘more involved' in Beatle band performances. BEATLESTOCK does not wear wigs, or uses make-up and costumes in their performances; instead, they mainly focus on the ‘sound and feel' of THE BEATLES' recordings to achieve their ‘close-to-the-record' performances. BEATLESTOCK also encourages its' audiences to sing ‘full middle eight sections' of popular Beatle songs--now you can show your stuff and sing with us!

 

Monday, April 26

GROOVE BUFFET

Classic R&B and Soul Revue

File Under: R&B, Soul

General Admission - First come, first seated

Doors 6pm, Show 8pm

Tickets: $10 Adv + $12 Day

Paying homage to the R&B, Motown and Soul legends, and founded solely on passion for the music, Groove Buffet formed in early 2005. The band is quickly on the rise and has become one of the best tribute bands in the New York Tri-State area. Yet, it doesn't seem right to call a group like Groove Buffet a tribute band. Unlike some tribute bands, Groove Buffet is not performing a routine. They don't dress up in 1960's attire, prance the stage like James Brown, or play note-for-note solos. Groove Buffet is much more attitude than imitation, and captures the true spirit of what the music is all about.

 

Tuesday, April 27

GUITAR EVOLUTION SHREDFEST:

ROB BALDUCCI , JOE STUMP, and MIKE ORLANDO

*SHOWCASING THE NEXT WAVE OF TOP GUITAR SHREDDERS*

File Under: Rock, Guitar

General Admission - First come, first seated

Doors 6pm, Show 8pm

GA Tickets: $15

VIP Tickets: $30 (reserved seats up close to stage + post-show meet+greet w/artists)

A native of New York and a Steve Vai Favored Nations recording artist, ROB BALDUCCI has defined himself as a guitarist, musician, composer and one of the most sought after instructors in New York. Balducci's music is drenched in layers of sonic colors, each representing a tangible emotion, desire, depth, feeling, thought and mood. Balducci has four albums released, three which are on Favored Nations Entertainment. His new CD Violet Horizon was just released and coming out soon on The Rock House Method his first instructional DVD.
JOE STUMP is one of the most intense and over the top guitarists on the planet. His maniacal guitar driven releases are amazing displays of power and jaw dropping technical command. He was named by Guitar One Magazine as one of the ten fastest shredders of all time and by Guitarist as one of the top 20 shredders of all time.
MIKE ORLANDO was selected as a top ten finalist worldwide for Guitar Player Magazine's Guitar Superstar of the Year 2008 from thousands of passionate guitarists worldwide. Since being selected, he has been featured in Guitar Player Magazine several times and is very proud to be associated with Guitar Player Magazine.

 

Wednesday, April 28

NYC's Longest Running Beatles Show STRAWBERRY FIELDS

Featuring former members of Broadway's BEATLEMANIA

File Under: Classic Rock

General Admission - First come, First Seated

Doors: 11am - Show: 12pm

Tickets: $25

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".

 

Wednesday, April 28

FOZZY w/WWE Superstar Chris Jericho

Featuring Special Guest Openers ZO2 + RAZER

File Under: Rock

Standing Room Only - ALL AGES SHOW

Doors: 7pm, Show: 7:30pm

$22.50 adv, $27 door

FOZZY is the band featuring WWE Wrestling Superstar CHRIS JERICHO and Stuck Mojo mastermind RICH 'THE DUKE' WARD! CHRIS JERICHO is also an Actor, TV Host, Best Selling Author, # 1 Twitter Trend, you name it he has done it. FOZZY's new record "Chasing The Grail" has been called one of the best hard rock/metal records of the past decade. Do not miss FOZZY's first New York City show in 5 years, with special guest Zo2 and Razer.

 

Thursday, April 29

A TRIBUTE TO THE FANIA ALL STARS - "OUR LATIN THING"
Featuring: A Live All-Star 16-pc. Salsa Band! + Sp. Guests direct from Puerto Rico... N'Klabe

File Under: Salsa, Latin

Standing Room Only on Dance Floor

Doors 6pm, Show 9pm

$20 adv, $25 door

On August 26, 1971, New York gives birth to a sound that would change the face of latin music forever... On April 29, 2010, We present an ensemble of young musicians and pay tribute to the Fania All Stars. This musical/theatrical like revue will take the audience on a musical poetical journey!

 

Friday, April 30

DELBERT McCLINTON

File Under: Rock, Country, Classic Rock

General Admission - First come, first seated

Doors 6pm, Show 8pm

$45 adv, $50 door

VIP Booth for 4: $260 // VIP Booth for 6: $390

In the early 1970s, McClinton and his Ft. Worth pal Glen Clark headed out to Los Angeles, where they cut two then obscure but now prized albums for Atlantic Records as Delbert & Glen. Returning to Texas, he landed a deal with ABC Records. With the release of his 1975 solo debut, Victim of Life's Circumstances, McClinton firmly stamped his Ft. Worth-bred blend of blues, country and blue-eyed soul onto the pop musical landscape. A succession of influential and critically acclaimed albums followed, along with coups like appearing on "Saturday Night Live" in its heyday - an acknowledgement of the pages torn from Delbert's play book by Dan Aykroyd and John Belushi when they formed The Blues Brothers. He scored hits like "Giving It Up For Your Love" and "Sandy Beaches," won a Grammy with Bonnie Raitt for their "Good Man/Good Woman" duet, and over the years has enjoyed covers of his songs by Emmylou Harris, The Blues Brothers, Vince Gill, Wynonna, Lee Roy Parnell, Martina McBride, Garth Brooks and Trisha Yearwood, among others.

 

Saturday, May 1

DAVID KNOPFLER of DIRE STRAITS

File Under: Rock, Classic Rock

General Admission Seated - First Come, First Seated

Previously scheduled for 10/7/09 - All 10/7 tix valid

Doors 6pm, Show 8pm

$25 adv, $30 door

Founder of Rock group Dire Straits, David has subsequently faithfully pursued his own musical vision, writing and producing his own compositions on ten solo CDs to date. Knopfler has been fortunate enough to reach a wide audience without compromising his art and while he's enjoyed the respect and admiration of his musical peers, widespread critical acclaim, international awards and worldwide chart successes, has managed, in his own country, Britain, to keep a profile so low as to be nearly invisible. He lives quietly in the English countryside, notching up an impressive list of writing credits. A regular panelist at music conventions and lifelong member of organizations like Amnesty International and Adopt a Minefield, David has always made uncompromising life choices: "I don't regard what I do as remotely glamorous. I write, record and perform my music because I completely love doing it and despite any so called celebrity status that sometimes comes with the job."

 

Sunday, May 2

THE BLUE MEANIES

A Marathon 3-Hour Set Of The Top 40 British Invasion Songs Of All-Time!

File Under: Rock, Classic Rock, Tribute

General Admission Seated - First come, first seated

Doors 6pm, Show 7pm

$12 adv, $15 door

The Blue Meanies take listeners on a fun musical tour of the 1960s British Invasion, injecting new life into songs from popular music's best decade. Their set list features music by The Beatles, Rolling Stones, The Who, The Yardbirds, The Animals, The Kinks, Moody Blues, The Searchers, Dave Clark Five + many more. The Blue Meanies have performed at International Beatles Week in Liverpool, England. They are fan favorites at the annual Abbey Road on the River festival in Louisville, Kentucky. Closer to home, The Blue Meanies host the late-night jam session at the annual Festival for Beatles Fans in Secaucus, New Jersey. The band, a fixture at the NY/NJ Fest for 25-plus years, has also hosted jam sessions at Fests in Chicago and Boston. They made their BB King's debut this past January with a 50-song Monkees set in honor of the bands 44th anniversary.

GENERAL POLICIES:

- B.B. King Blues Club & Grill is located at 237 West 42nd Street between 7th and 8th Avenues.

- 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)

- We are 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.