GPN and Susan Tedeschi/Derek Trucks @ Fredericton Jazz and Blues Festival in Sept.

[toofarnorth]

Email alert from the festival came in a few minutes ago. They make email available as a web read so everyone can read the full text. I've pasted some highlights.

Derek Trucks & Susan Tedeschi Band to Replace Gregg Allman, Grace Potter added to 2010 Harvest Line Up

Organizers announced today two of the world’s top touring blues-rock acts have been added to the Harvest Jazz and Blues Festival’s September line up. Derek Trucks & Susan Tedeschi Band and Grace Potter & the Nocturnals were pursued when Headliner Gregg Allman had to withdraw. Trucks & Tedeschi and Potter are considered among the most in-demand acts of this summer’s major North American festivals.

Gregg Allman underwent successful liver transplant surgery earlier this week and therefore is unable to perform at this year's Festival. The Derek Trucks and Susan Tedeschi Band re-routed and re-arranged their schedule and will be flying in especially to perform at Harvest in place of The Gregg Allman Band.

Kired and I can absolutely verify that New Brunswick, Canada had a ton of love for Grace and the Nocs in 2008 !

Grace Potter and the Nocturnals wowed audiences in a headline performance at the 2008 Festival, and will now return to rock two specially-added Wednesday and Thursday early Afterburners. Unlike the closer-to-midnight Afterburners later in the week, the new early Afterburners will kick off at 10:30pm on Wednesday night and 11pm on Thursday night, accommodating those fans who need keep up the pretence of working the next morning.

With Grace’s unapologetic feistiness, with a voice that belts, teases and soars over deep grooves and aggressive guitar riffs, their sound is deeply rooted in the golden age of rock, shaped and sharpened the old fashioned way – in front of demanding crowds of thousands throughout their 200 show per year touring schedule. Their most recent, self-titled album is turning out to be a huge international hit, shooting up the charts, but Grace Potter and the Nocturnals’s forte will always lie in their dynamic and exciting live shows.

“Anyone who saw Grace dominate the Blues Tent stage in ’08 will know what a knock-out performer she is. People were talking for weeks, and are still talking to this day, in fact, about that show,” says Staeben. “If there’s a performer who’s worth turning the afterburners on for a quote, unquote ‘school night’, it would be her.”

[Snowbird]

That is awesome news for you and Kired! If it weren't so very "too far north" Gary and I would be there!! Expect to hear all about your experiences!!

By the way - I just love this sentence:

[I][B][COLOR="Blue"]Trucks & Tedeschi and Potter are considered among the most in-demand acts of this summer

[toofarnorth]

Room secured for Weds and Thurs nights . .
but fan pre-sale for today at 10 AM via music today was apparently withdrawn . . sadness ensued

will be playing the dreaded F5 game for tickets when the festival releases them - - yikes !

ETA: if anyone does want to make the trek (Van ?) let me know . . would be happy to try to grab as many tickets as I can
we only need 2 and think could buy a max of 6 in 2008


Thanks Jan . . aw, come on up . . it's only 9 hrs and a passport away.

[Snowbird]

I would if I could - believe it or not, my break will be over and I'll be working hard and steady on getting ready for ski season right about then. . . good luck on the ticket grab, I know you'll suceed!!

[toofarnorth]

Thanks Jan, wow, does seem early but am sure there is a ton of preparation that has to be done.
Actually I'll be headed your way from Fredericton . . will 'splain later.


The GPN pre-sale via Music Today has reappeared . . and for the record I do have a witness to it NOT being there earlier !!

Got our tickets for GPN to be safe . . but those Afterburner shows are included with the ticket price for Susan T & Derek T if willing to wait.
Since the early bird tickets for Gregg Allman's show will transfer to Susan & Derek's it's hard to know how many more will be made available in July.
Still let me know if want me to try for extra tickets for S & D's shows when they go on sale.