WALTER TROUT
TRIUMPHANTLY RETURNS TO THE STAGE AT
LONDON'S ROYAL
ALBERT HALL FOLLOWING RECOVERY
FROM SUCCESSFUL
LIVER TRANSPLANT
Studio Album
Featuring All New Material Planned For Fall Release Globally
Video From The
Royal Albert Hall: http://smarturl.it/WT-RAH-YT
London,
UK --- Thirteen months ago Walter Trout underwent a successful life-saving
liver transplant. Last night, at the Royal Albert Hall in London, the
esteemed Bluesman took the stage for the first time following a long, arduous
path of extensive rehabilitation and recovery. The crowd welcomed him
with a standing ovation, followed by two more during his performance.
This event was staged to benefit the Shooting Star Chase Children's Hospice
Care, and with Trout's altruistic commitment to participate in events that
benefit good causes, this made the evening more meaningful than ever.
The
Lead Belly Fest appearance kicked off a tour that will take Trout across the
globe as he resumes his career of fifty plus years. Trout shares, "I have been dreaming about this moment for so long. After
experiencing the immense impact this has had on me as my body shut-down, and I
could not walk, talk or even think about playing or singing, this seems almost
surreal. It is like a phantom from another era that is mysteriously
re-emerging, and here I stand stronger than I have been for years. It is
hard to express how poignant this feels to have my full voice, strength,
musicianship and command of musical language back. I am emotionally
charged, explosive with feelings, and over the moon excited to re-experience
what I love to do - playing for people – engaging them to walk with me through
the Blues. Last night was an amazing experience, and although just a taste of
what is yet to come, it feels unbelievable to pick up the guitar, step behind
the microphone, and feel alive. My fans showed me so much love, support, and a
commitment to help me in my time of need, the moment is here to get back out
there and bring the music to each and every one of them who enabled me to see
this day."
Walter
Trout will make appearances across Europe and North America in the coming
months. His first announced U.S. date sold-out months ago, and will be
staged at a venue where he has a long history - The Coach House in San Juan
Capistrano, CA on July 10. Confirmed appearances include:
7/05
Thunder Bay,
ON
Thunder Bay Blues Festival
7/10
San Juan Capistrano,
CA
The Coach House
7/15
Ottawa,
ON
Ottawa Blues Festival
7/16
Gravenhurst,
ON
Peter's Players
7/18
Kansas City,
MO
Knucklehead's Saloon
7/19
St. Louis,
MO
Old Rock House
7/21
Davenport,
IA
Redstone
Room
7/23
Sioux City,
IA
Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
7/25
St. Paul,
MN
Lowertown Blues Festival
7/26
Omaha,
NE
Playing With Fire @ Miller's Landing
7/29
Bay Shore,
NY
Boulton Center
7/30
Shirley,
MA
Bull Run
7/31
Norfolk,
CT
Infinity
Music Hall
8/01
Wilmington,
DE
Riverfront Blues Festival
8/02
Annapolis,
MD
Ram's Head
8/04
New York,
NY
B.B. King's Blues Club
8/05
Sellersville,
PA
Sellersville Theatre
8/07
Niagara Falls,
NY
Bear's Den @ Seneca Casino
8/08
Wheeling,
WV
Heritage Blues Festival
8/09
Auburn Hills,
MI
Callahan's
8/11
Cleveland,
OH
Beachland Ballroom
8/12
Grand Rapids,
MI
Blues on the Mall
8/14
Chicago,
IL
Buddy Guy's Legends
8/15
Wausau,
WI
Big Bull Falls Blues Festival
8/22
Taos,
NM
Taos Blues Festival
9/10
Las Vegas,
NV
Big Blues Bender
9/11
Las Vegas,
NV
Big Blues Bender
9/26
Huntington Beach,
CA
Huntington Beach Library Theatre
11/17
Stockton,
UK
Arc
11/18
Glasgow,
UK
ABC
11/20
Holmfirth,
UK
Picturedrome
11/21
London,
UK
Forum
11/24
Leamington Spa,
UK
Assembly
11/25
Frome,
UK
Cheese & Grain
11/28
Amsterdam,
Netherlands
Carre
12/01
Hamburg,
Germany
Fabrik
12/02
Berlin,
Germany
Kesselhaus
12/03
Bochum,
Germany
RuhrCongress
12/06
Munich,
Germany
Feriheiz
Walter
Trout recently entered the studio to record an album of all new material that
will be released this Fall. His prior effort, THE BLUES CAME CALLIN'
captured Trout reflecting on his omnipresent thoughts about
mortality and his renewed appreciation for being alive. Amongst the
twelve new songs, ten are originals. One is written by John Mayall for
the occasion, and the other is a J.B. Lenoir cover. Trout searches his soul on
this album and lays it bare allowing the celebration of his career to be
infused with new appreciation for life. THE BLUES CAME CALLIN' was
produced by Walter Trout and Eric Corne. An EPK can be screened here: http://youtu.be/btiS6ijncMk.
Last year, Mascot Label Group's Provogue Records
reissued multiple titles from Trout's career, presented a career spanning
documentary, and released an official biography Rescued From Reality - The
Life and Times of Walter Trout. Co-written with British music
journalist Henry Yates, the manuscript features previously untold stories, and
is packed with rare photographs from the Trout's personal archive. It documents
an initially blissful childhood, shattered by divorce, abuse, and violence.
As the story unfolds, it leads us through Walter’s life of heartache, poverty,
living on the street and being “the only white guy” struggling in famous blues
bands in LA in the late 1970’s. Walter reflects on his time in the 1980’s
when nobody cared to hear the blues, to being “discovered” and having long-time
gigs as a hard-playing and hard-drinking and drugging globetrotting sideman
with Canned Heat and John Mayall. The book chronicles how Walter
eventually became drug-free, broke out on his own and embarked on a solo career
in 1989.
