TOMMY CASTRO & THE PAINKILLERS - 30th Anniversary-European Tour 2022

Tommy Castro and his band The Painkillers are finally coming back to Europe to celebrate his 30th band anniversary together with the release of his new album "A Bluesman Came To Town". No blues fan should pass up the chance to see this superstar live! 07.09.2022 NL-Groesbeek - Bluesmoose Radio 08.09.2022 NL-Breda - Mezz 09.09.2022 NL-Weert - De Bosuil 10.09.2022 NL-Amstelveen - P60 11.09.2022 NL-Drachten - Iduna 13.09.2022 DE-Bremen - Meisenfrei 14.09.2022 DE-Köln - Yard Club 16.09.2022 DE-Joldelund - Guitar Heroes Festival 17.09.2022 DE-Norderstedt - Blueswerk 18.09.2022 DE-Dortmund - Piano 20.09.2022 BE-Verviers - Spirit Of 66 21.09.2022 DE-Rüsselsheim am Main - Das Rind 22.09.2022 DE-Birkenfeld - Umweltcampus Halle 23.09.2022 DE-Erlenbach am Main - Beavers 24.09.2022 DE-Baden-Baden - Blues-Club 25.09.2022 DE-Rimsting - Blues Club Chiemgau 26.09.2022 AT-Salzburg - Rockhouse 28.09.2022 AT-Wien - Reigen 29.09.2022 SLK-Bratislava - Muzeum Obchodu 30.09.2022 PL-Piekary Slaskie - OK Andaluzja 01.10.2022 PL-Poznan - 2Progi 04.10.2022 DE-Berlin - Quasimodo 05.10.2022 DE-Fürth - Kofferfabrik 06.10.2022 DE-Wetzlar - Franzis 07.10.2022 DE-Chemnitz - Krystallpalast 12.10.2022 HU-Budapest – Analog Music Hall 13.10.2022 AT-Frauental – Bluegarage 14.10.2022 AT-Velden – Bluesiana 19.10.2022 BE-Comines – Jazz en Nord Festival / Open Music Jazz Club 21.10.2022 FR-Avignon - Festival Blues Rock à Chateaurenard 23.10.2022 DE-Kassel - Theaterstübchen Tickets and more information: https://www.onstage-promotion.de/küns... The number of individual artists and bands who have sustained a thriving career for 30 years is extremely small and a practice in persistence. “We’ve lasted longer than all our marriages combined, and we’re still rockin somewhere nearly every night” Castro and McDonald jest as they remain the constant core of the group for 30 years. The staggering number of shows performed together is well over 6000, including 3 seasons as house band for HBO productions “Comedy Showcase”, two summer long tours with BB King and Buddy Guy, 40 music cruises (including 33 consecutive sold out Legendary Rhythm and Blues Cruises), and many of the largest music festivals worldwide. The band’s collaborations have included John Lee Hooker, Carlos Santana, Bob Weir, Gregg Allman, Dr John, Willie Nelson, Jeff Beck, Joe Bonamassa, Elvin Bishop, Charlie Musselwhite, Magic Dick of The J. Geils Band, Taj Mahal and Los Lobos. “Soul-baring, roadhouse-meets-church, Memphis guitar licks...gritty voice...Southern colors and rootsy textures.” - Washington Post Castro started the group after he and McDonald met in the Warner Brothers recording act the Dynatones in 1990, then in 1992 the two got together to officially form The Tommy Castro Band. With attention to the boundaries of American roots music the group began developing their signature raw and driven sound. Castro immediately gained the attention of the Bay Area Music Scene winning several local music awards before embarking on a relenting worldwide foray. “Castro is one of the brightest stars in the blues-soul genre. Voracious blues energy and ultimate soul power...impassioned vocals and pure inventiveness in his stellar guitar solos.” - Blues Music Magazine During the 1990s and into the 2000s, Castro recorded a series of critically acclaimed CDs. In 2009 he joined Alligator Records releasing 8 albums to massive acclaim. This move paired the increasingly popular blues star with the largest independent Blues label currently celebrating 50 years of blues releases. Following his move to Alligator he won six career Blues Music Awards, including the coveted B.B. King Entertainer Of The Year Award (the very highest award a blues performer can receive). Despite the road schedule he also focused his attention to songwriting and as a writer and Castro ranks with some of the best. “Castro's originals are all instant classics.” - Goldmine, by Mike Greenblatt, April 14, 2019 The bands lineup has changed over their 3-decade span, as has its name, adding “The Painkillers” to the billing after a long-time fan pronounced the band’s music her “painkiller”. The moniker inspired Tommy and he immediately penned the song that became the title track of the Painkiller Album and eventually the band’s new name. McDonald, along with drummer Bowen Brown and keyboardist Michael Emerson, in the current lineup have now been playing together for seven years. They have coalesced into one of the telepathically tightest units Castro has ever assembled, making them one of the most in-demand live roots music acts performing today. Billboard says the band plays “irresistible contemporary blues-rock” with “street-level grit and soul.”