George Thorogood – July 1, Salle Wilfrid-Pelletier LiveEvents June 24, 2018 1945 George Thorogood and The Destroyers Opening act: Jordan Officer With over 15 million albums sold over the course of a 40-year career, the man behind Bad to the Bone rolls in and invites us to his Rock Party! An hour and a half of saturated guitars, energetic riffs and an avalanche of success to take us on the highway of rock at full speed. “I’m happy to say, after all these years, that George is still ‘Bad To The Bone’ and he’s never let go of the true spirit of rock ’n roll!” says the L.A. Daily News “Thorogood is a guitar-blazing revivalist whose enthusiasm and showmanship make the music fresh,” says the Baltimore Sun “He’s got charisma and personality to burn, a fact that becomes evident the moment he walks on stage,” says the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. For information and tickets: www.placedesarts.com 514-842-2112 or 1-866-842-2112 Ranked as the world’s largest jazz festival by Guinness World Records, the Festival International de Jazz de Montreal has been synonymous with a passion for music for close to four decades. Every year, the metropolis welcomes global music fans to 10 days of jazz-centric celebration, where fans of all types of jazz-related music rub shoulders with aficionados of the genre in its purest form. The 39th edition of the Festival continues on its mission to offer a vast program with over 500 concerts – 2/3 of them free – presented over 10 days and nights on 20 stages, on a site closed to vehicular traffic. A true haven of happiness and musical pleasure right in the heart of downtown Montreal! From June 28 to July 7, hundreds of thousands of people will cross the threshold of the world’s largest jazz festival to set themselves free to the rhythms and melodies of music. From small intimate salons to immense open-air concerts, from major icons to young prodigies on the rise, artists from the world over to homegrown talents, the Festival assembles and showcases the entire spectrum of possibilities to keep music vibrant and alive! Check out the full festival line-up at www.montrealjazzfest.com
