Monday 3 June 2024 @
7:00 PM - St George's, Bristol (St George’s Bristol, Great George Street
(off Park Street), Bristol, BS1 5RR) £30 EventTheir 580-seat concert hall was converted from
a 200-year-old Georgian church, and is a truly special space where we welcome
the finest performances
Tuesday
4 June 2024 @ 7:00 PM - Cadogan Hall, London (5 Sloane Terrace, London,
SW1X 9DQ), £45, £59.50, £66.95 each Ticketmaster
UK
Asleep at
The Wheel has been part of the American roots music landscape for more than 50
years. Although the band got its start on a farm in Paw Paw, West Virginia,
asleep at the wheel became a cornerstone of the Austin, Texas scene upon its
arrival in 1973. Inspired by western swing and honky-tonk country, the band has
accrued 10 Grammy awards. Ray Benson carries the band back onto the road, where
they’ve remained a staple for five decades.
All on stage
together, all night long. These 3 artists will take you through ALL forms of
Country and Western music playing their hits as well as special songs from the
past for a non stop evening of fun.
Asleep
at the wheel has been part of the American roots music landscape for more than
50 years. Although the band got its start on a farm in Paw Paw, West Virginia,
asleep at the wheel became a cornerstone of the Austin, Texas scene upon its
arrival in 1973. Inspired by western swing and honky-tonk country, the band has
accrued 10 Grammy awards. Ray Benson carries the band back onto the road, where
they’ve remained a staple for five decades.
Red Roster 2024 Festival shared : We
are honoured to host the final ever Asleep At The Wheel UK festival show
as part of AATW’s “Happy Trails” Tour. To mark this special occasion and
celebrate our tenth year AATW will be joined by Red Rooster favourites Brennen
Leigh and Joshua Hedley.
ABOUT: Fifty years ago, Asleep at the Wheel’s Ray Benson
wrote in his journal that he wanted to form a band to bring the roots of
American pop music into the present.
It seemed like an ambitious goal for a
19-year-old, yet Benson has done exactly that – traversing the globe as an
ambassador of Western swing music and introducing its irresistible sound to
generation after generation.
Although the lineup has changed countless times
since its inception, Benson’s mission has never wavered.
That merging of past and present is effortlessly woven
throughout two of the band’s new releases. First, their Better Times EP
compiles three new tracks: “All I’m Asking,” a rousing plea for a second
chance; the hopeful title track, about getting back to life as it once was
(namely, before the pandemic); and “Columbus Stockade Blues,” a traditional
tune arranged in the spirit of Willie Nelson and Shirley Collie’s 1960s
version. Then, in the fall, a career retrospective recorded with the new band
-- and a few special guests -- will carry Asleep at the Wheel back onto the
road, where they’ve remained a staple for five decades….Read FULL BIO
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