Rolling Stones legendary long-time sax player Bobby Keys will tour Australia as a solo artist in March with his all-star band The Suffering Bastards as sideshows to The Stones dates.
Keys played on every Rolling Stones record from 1969-1974 and from 1980 onwards. That is his saxophone solo on The Stones classic ‘Brown Sugar’ and John Lennon’s ‘Whatever Gets You Thru The Night’
Bobby Keys is credited on albums by George Harrison ‘All Things Must Pass’, Ringo Starr ‘Ringo’, Keith Richards ‘Talk Is Cheap’, John Lennon ‘Walls and bridges’, Joe Cocker ‘Mad Dogs and Englishmen’ and Eric Clapton ‘Eric Clapton’.
Bobby Keys will tour Australia with The Suffering Bastards, featuring Dan Baird (The Georgia Satellites) on Guitar and vocals; Chark Kinsolving (Spoonful) on Guitar, Michael Webb (John Fogerty, Poco) on Piano and Hammond Organ, Robert Kearns (Lynyrd Skynyrd) on Bass and Brad Pemberton (Ryan Adams and the Cardinals) on Drums.
Considering Keys will be in Australia with the Rolling Stones you never know who else might turn up.
Bobby Keys and the Suffering Bastards dates
March 21, Adelaide, The Gov
March 23, Sydney, The Basement
March 24, Sydney, HiFi Bar
March 27, Melbourne, Thornbury Theatre
April 1, Brisbane, Eaton Hills Hotel
Rolling Stones dates
Rolling Stones Australian And New Zealand Dates
March 19, Perth, Perth Arena
March 22, Adelaide, Adelaide Oval
March 25, Sydney, Allphones Arena
March 28, Melbourne, Rod Laver Arena
March 30, Macedon Ranges, Hanging Rock from Ticketmaster.com.au
April 2, Brisbane, Entertainment Centre
April 5, Auckland, Mt Smart Stadium
Triple M’s Lee Simon spoke recently with Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Charlie Watts and Ron Wood.
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