Joe bonamassa is gay
The blues-rock hero on kicking down doors, hating acoustic guitars, and always watching your money...
1. I couldn't live without my…
"I'm not that attached to things, but there's a sunburst 1960 Les Paul, and out of all the Les Pauls I own, it sounds the best. If I was stuck on a desert island, that would be the guitar. It's not mint condition — it's just a wonderful instrument. There's a reason why it's beat up! 'Cause I wasn't the first person to figure out that it's killer!"
2. In another life I would be...
"I probably would have been some kind of law enforcement — I'd be the guys kicking down the doors, going after the worst guys. It just always kinda intrigued me."
3. The moment it all started...
"I was four — my dad would play Clapton records, and I was like, 'This is the coolest thing in the world!' I wanted to make that sound — I always loved electric guitar. I was not into acoustics — still not! I'm a self-loathing acoustic player — even though I hold an acoustic log out! Truth be told, I despise the fuckin' things!"
4. The one that got away...
"My dad helped out this guy at a guitar show called Bill who was building these gold pedals called Klons and selling
Wednesday, February 25, 2026
8pm
Runtime
2 hours 15 minutes, no intermission
Age Recommendation
6 and up
This is a facility rental event presented by an independent organization separate from Overture Center for the Arts.
Joe Bonamassa is one of today's top dwell performers. His enthusiastic shows are one of the biggest parts of his career—and a favorite for music lovers worldwide. Hailed internationally as one of the greatest guitar players of his generation and cited by Guitar World Magazine as “the world's biggest blues guitarist,” Bonamassa has almost single-handedly redefined the blues-rock genre and brought it into the mainstream. Backed by a stellar band of legendary musicians, the set list for this show will feature new songs alongside career-spanning favorites. By exceeding his own vertiginously high imaginative goals, Bonamassa has shattered all expectations with 28 number 1 Billboard Blues Albums (more than any other artist in history). Bonamassa’s career in the tune industry has built steadily over the years and is only gaining more momentum.
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Black Eart
Is there anything in animation more scary…
Is that what the kids are calling it these days?
In all seriousness, I once saw 10's of thousands of people walk out as soon as Elton John started his gig. It was the Harley Davidson 100th Anniversary celebration in 2003 and over half the crowd left as soon as the "surprise headliner" was revealed. I must admit, HD did not think it through when they place a gay English knight on the stage for their crowd (and did not tell anyone prior to the show) at their centennial celebration. I have heard that Willie G Davidson's daughter was in charge of the acts for the concluding hoorah, and she was a huge Elton fan. I was psyched as I and my friends were able to easily move forward about 100 yards.Click to expand...
Sandi Thom was (we are 99% sure) the first designer ever to webcast herself to a live audience from her own house. She was really the first internet music sensation, and although she admits to ‘downplaying it over the years’, actually, she was truly pivotal in the digital harmony revolution. From her little basement smooth in Tooting, London, what could be deemed a publicity stunt soon turned into marketing gold, as Sandi’s audiences rose from 70 people to 70,000. These sessions soon caught the eye of some heavyweight UK broadsheets, which led to the clinching of a major record deal with Sony, and in turn, an explosion onto the UK singles chart on May 22, 2006 with the unique, quirky, and very catchy, I Wish I Was A Punk Rocker(With Flowers In My Hair), which would knock Gnarls Barkley’s mega-hit, Crazy, off the top identify two weeks later.
Although a fantastic story in itself, what the public probably don’t know is, this was actually a re-release... Sandi had already charted with that alike song under a self-made indie label, all off her own back; it was play-listed on BBC Radio 2, and she was also interviewed by legendary broadcaster, Johnny Walker. She’d been truly fighting the s