Joe Bonamassa at Black Deer Festival

Opening with a trio of songs from his 2023 album Blues Deluxe Vol. 2 including a cracking version of Twenty-Four Hour Blues. Highlights of the set (for me at least) were Self-inflicted Wounds from 2018’s Redemption and Double Trouble. He finished the set with a great version of 2002’s Mountain Time. Would I have liked him to have played The Ballad of John Henry? … of course! but that will have to wait until next time.

Joe was joined on stage by legendary Hall of Fame keyboardist Reese Wynans, on bass was Calvin Turner, who stayed behind the amps all night but did a thunderously soulful job, Lamar Carter on drums and the incredible Josh Smith on guitar – I mean you’ve got to be good to play guitar alongside Joe Bonamassa every night!
Joe’s playing was truly spectacular to watch, soulful and beautiful to listen to but also blisteringly fast – but without much of the bombastic theatrics that can often accompany fast guitar playing. Throughout the set, Joe, a self proclaimed gear nerd, played on some truly beautiful guitars: Les Pauls, SG’s and 335’s, Telecaster’s and more, and he played those very loudly!
Joe is considered by most people to be one of the finest blues rock guitarist alive today and frankly, I wouldn’t disagree.

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