Shepherd to play at Bold Point
Moe, Kenny Wayne Shepherd headline E.P. concert
EAST PROVIDENCE – Waterfront Productions LLC, based in Newport, and music promoter, Live Nation announce that progressive rockers moe. and jam band Railroad Earth will appear in concert on Thursday, Aug. 24, with gates opening at 5 p.m. and popular blues group, the Kenny Wayne Shepherd Band, will headline the Blues & BBQ Festival on Saturday, Aug. 26, from 2 to 10 p.m. at the new seasonal outdoor venue located at Bold Point Park on the East Providence waterfront.
Tickets for the moe./Railroad Earth show start at $32 and are general admission only, with no reserved seating, while tickets for the Blues & BBQ Festival featuring Shepherd start at $21.75 for general admission and $29.75 for reserved seating. Tickets can be purchased online at www.ticketmaster.com or www.riwaterfrontevents.com, by calling Ticketmaster at 800-7453000, or by visiting Jordan Liquors at 199 Taunton Ave. during regular store hours, or at www.JordansLiquors.com. On the day of the events, tickets will also be available at the Waterfront Productions box office at Bold Point Park.
Described by Rolling Stone magazine as a “legendary jam band”, moe. is one of the leading progressive rock groups on the music scene today. The band has continued to keep a refreshingly unpretentious attitude which has won them a devoted legion of dedicated fans affectionately dubbed moe. rons. Along the way, moe. appeared at Woodstock ’99, opened for the Allman Brothers, The Who and Government Mule and played the Bonnaroo Music Festival multiple times. The band’s 25th and latest album is entitled, “No Guts, No Glory.” Railroad Earth, the progressive bluegrass jam band from Stillwater, New Jersey, has been receiving critical acclaim since it formed more than 15 years ago. The group’s musical journey includes performing at the Austin City Limits Music Festival, selling out Denver Colorado’s Red Rocks in 2014 and backing Warren Hayes for a taping of the PBS series “Front and Center” in 2015. The band’s seventh and most recent release is entitled, Last of the Outlaws.
In addition to beer, bourbon and barbeque, the Blues & BBQ Festival will feature the blues-infused rock n’ roll of the Kenny Wayne Shepherd Band. More than twenty years into his career, Shepherd continues to be a riveting live performer and one of the most talented and distinctive guitarists of his generation. Shepherd has also received five Grammy nominations and two Billboard Music Awards, as well as a pair of Orville H. Gibson awards, the Blues Foundation’s Keeping The Blues Alive award and two Blues Music awards. In 2016, Shepherd teamed up with his friend, Stephen Stills, to record their second record together with their band The Rides. The record, “Pierced Arrow,” debuted at #1 on the Billboard Blues Charts. There will also be a lot to explore and enjoy besides the music at the Festival, including BBQ Alley which will feature an array of food and beverages from cold beer and festive cocktails to favorites from Rhodies Food Truck, GottaQ, Frozen Hoagies and more.
Other announced events at Bold Point Park are: The Beach Boys on Wednesday, Aug. 9, with gates opening at 5 p.m.; the eighth annual Waterfront Reggae Festival, headlined by Freddie McGregor, Anthony B, Kabaka Pyramid, Junior Kelly, Taj Weekes & Andowa and Natural Element, on Saturday, Aug. 12, from noon to 10: p.m.; and Oktoberfest on Saturday, Oct. 7, from noon to 8 p.m.