By JOHN DALY
Jeff Beck and Paul Rodgers announced they will join forces for the “Stars Align Tour,” their co-headlining summer outing with Ann Wilson of Heart. Produced by Live Nation, the outing kicks off July 18th in West Valley City, Utah, and will stop in cities across the U.S. and Canada including Los Angeles, Dallas, St. Louis, Chicago, Toronto, Tampa, and more. The full listing of tour dates can be found below.
Tickets will go on sale to the general public for the “Stars Align Tour” beginning Friday, February 2 at 10 AM through LiveNation.com. Citi® is the official presale credit card for the tour. As such, Citi® cardmembers will have access to purchase U.S. presale tickets beginning Wednesday, January 31 at 12:00pm local time until Thursday, February 1 at 10:00pm local time through Citi’s Private Pass® program. For complete presale details visit www.citiprivatepass.com.
“I always enjoy touring the U.S. in the summer and joining with Paul, and Ann Wilson, should make for quite an exciting night,” said Jeff Beck.
“This is going to be a knock out combination of music and musicians,” said Paul Rodgers. “I’ve always been a Jeff Beck fan, who isn’t? He is in a league of his own. Ann Wilson has an amazing voice and is a brilliant songwriter. 2018 marks the 50th Anniversary of ‘Free’ and I hope we can touch your spirit with the ‘Spirit of Free.’”
“I am thrilled to have been asked to perform on the Stars Align Tour with Jeff Beck and Paul Rodgers,” said Ann Wilson. “They are both long time favorites of mine! They are masters at their craft and it is an honor to share the stage this summer.”
Over the course of Jeff Beck’s distinguished 50+ music career, he has earned an incredible 8 GRAMMY Awards, been ranked by Rolling Stone as one of the “100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time,” and been inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame twice – once as a member of the Yardbirds and again as a solo artist. In the summer of 2016, guitar virtuoso Jeff Beck celebrated 50 years of his musical career with an extraordinary concert at the famous Hollywood Bowl. Jeff Beck: Live At The Hollywood Bowl is available now.
Stars Align Tour Dates:
| July 18, 2018 | West Valley City, UT | USANA Amphitheatre |
| July 20, 2018 | Los Angeles, CA | Five Point Amphitheatre |
| July 22, 2018 | Chula Vista, CA | Mattress Firm Amphitheatre |
| July 24, 2018 | Houston, TX | Smart Financial Centre at Sugar Land |
| July 25, 2018 | Dallas, TX | The Pavilion at Toyota Music Factory |
| July 28, 2018 | St. Louis, MO | Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre |
| July 29, 2018 | Chicago, IL | Huntington Bank Pavilion at Northerly Island |
| July 31, 2018 | Clarkston, MI | DTE Energy Music Theatre |
| August 1, 2018 | Toronto, ON | Budweiser Stage |
| August 3, 2018 | Boston, MA | Blue Hills Bank Pavilion |
| August 4, 2018 | Camden, NJ | BB&T Pavilion |
| August 8, 2018 | Cincinnati, OH | Riverbend Music Center |
| August 10, 2018 | Indianapolis, IN | Ruoff Home Mortgage Music Center |
| August 12, 2018 | Holmdel, NJ | P.N.C. Bank Arts Center |
| August 14, 2018 | Wantagh, NY | Northwell Health at Jones Beach Theater |
| August 17, 2018 | Nashville, TN | Nashville Municipal Auditorium |
| August 19, 2018 | Charlotte, NC | PNC Music Pavilion |
| August 25, 2018 | West Palm Beach, FL | Coral Sky Amphitheatre |
| August 26, 2018 | Tampa, FL | MIDFLORIDA Credit Union Amphitheatre |