Slash, Joe Bonamassa set for B.B. King tribute show

By Scott Munro
( Classic Rock )
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Artists including Slash, Joe Bonamassa, Derek Trucks and Susan Tedeschi will honour late blues icon B.B. King at Grammy Foundation event

The late B.B. King
The late B.B. King (Image credit: Getty)

Artists including Slash and Joe Bonamassa have been confirmed for a live tribute to late blues icon B.B. King.

The Grammy Foundation will honour King at Icon: The Life And Legacy Of B.B. King which will take place at the Wallis Annenberg Center For The Performing Arts in Beverly Hills, California, on September 1.

The show will also feature stories from artists influenced by King and will include performances by Keb’ Mo’, Derek Trucks, Susan Tedeschi, Jimmie Vaughan, Kenny Wayne Shepherd and Joe Lewis Walker.

Tickets for Icon: The Life And Legacy Of B.B. King are available from the Grammy Museum’s official website priced from $50-$250.

King died in May 2015 at the age of 89.

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Scott Munro
Scott Munro
Louder e-commerce editor

Scott has spent more than 30 years in newspapers, magazines and online as an editor, production editor, sub-editor, designer, writer and reviewer. Scott joined our news desk in the summer of 2014 before moving to the e-commerce team in 2020. Scott maintains Louder’s buyer’s guides, scouts out the best deals for music fans and reviews headphones, speakers, books and more. He's written more than 11,000 articles across Louder, Classic Rock, Metal Hammer and Prog and has previous written for publications including IGN, the Sunday Mirror, Daily Record and The Herald, covering everything from daily news and weekly features, to video games, travel and whisky. Scott's favourite bands are Fields Of The Nephilim, The Cure, New Model Army, All About Eve, The Mission, Cocteau Twins, Drab Majesty, Marillion and Rush.