BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:SoDel X-WR-CALNAME:GEORGE THOROGOOD and THE DESTROYERS “THE BADDEST SHOW ON EAR TH” BEGIN:VEVENT UID:355462026-09-10 DTSTART:20260910T230000Z SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:OPAQUE DTEND:20260910T040000Z LOCATION:31806 Lake View Drive\nSelbyville DE 19975 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=31806 Lake View Drive\nSelb yville DE 19975;X-APPLE-RADIUS=49;X-TITLE=31806 Lake View Drive:geo:38.466 017,-75.112054 GEO:38.466017;-75.112054 SUMMARY:GEORGE THOROGOOD and THE DESTROYERS “THE BADDEST SHOW ON EARTH” CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:During 2025’s The Baddest Show on Earth Tour\, they played ne arly 90\nexplosive shows\, were honored by The Recording Academy’s GRAMM Y\nMuseum\, saw George’s famed Gibson ES-125TDC ‘Bad To The Bone’\ng uitar placed on permanent exhibit at The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame\,\nperfo rmed at halftime for the Las Vegas Raiders\, delivered the\ntop-rated PBS Special Recorded Live At Analog\, and more. But now\nit’s 2026. What cou ld George Thorogood & The Destroyers possibly do\nfor an encore? “Encore ?” bellows George with a good-natured laugh.\n“We’re just getting st arted!” For an artist whose music honors\nthe blues\, rock and country l egends of the past\, Thorogood’s forward\nmomentum is now stronger than ever. And along with longtime Destroyers\nJeff Simon (drums)\, Bill Blough (bass)\, Jim Suhler (guitar) and Buddy\nLeach (saxophone)\, they continue “to slap a custom flame paint job\nonto those classic sounds” (Blues Blast Magazine) like never before.\n“There’s never been a master plan\ ,” George says. “We’ll\nalways be focused on playing music that make s all kinds of people\nhappy. Because when the house lights go down\, the downbeat hits and\nthe audience erupts\, there is no greater feeling in th e world.” For\nthe past 5+ decades\, over 8\,000 live shows and more tha n 15 million\nalbums sold\, they’ve been called “The All-American rock & roll\nparty band” (Goldmine Magazine)\, “one of the 5 best acts lef t out\nof The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame” (WNBF Binghamton) and “one of the\nmost iconic bands in rock history” (Rapid City Journal). And for\nt heir 53rd year of “playing rock & roll hot enough to melt the polar\nice caps and flood the world’s major population centers” (Rolling\nStone)\ , the 2026 continuation of The Baddest Show On Earth Tour is a\nstage-shak ing\, roof-raising\, guitar-snarling blast for the band and\nfans alike. “We’ve always been a high wire act\,” says George.\n“The band and I now have a renewed taste for danger and an almost\nferal sense of purpos e. Could be the state of the world. Maybe it’s\nthe healing power of roc k & roll. But when we hit the stage on any\ngiven night\, I can guarantee that we’ll make you feel like a\nteenager again.” George Thorogood & T he Destroyers have always\ndelivered on their promises. In 1976\, they deb uted as the most\nexplosive indie breakthrough act of the decade. Througho ut the\n‘80s/’90s MTV era\, Thorogood was the epitome of snakeskin & s hades\nguitar-slinger cool. And with chart-topping hits like ‘One Bourbo n\,\nOne Scotch\, One Beer\,’ ‘Move It On Over\,’ ‘Who Do You\nLov e?\,’ ‘I Drink Alone\,’ ‘Get A Haircut’ and the ultimate\nbadass anthem ‘Bad To The Bone’\, George & The Destroyers soon\nbecame unden iable cornerstones of Classic Rock. Meanwhile\, their album\ncatalog — w hich now includes George’s acclaimed 2017 solo disc\nParty Of One\, 2020 ’s epic George Thorogood & The Destroyers Live In\nBoston 1982: The Comp lete Concert\, and 2022’s The Original George\nThorogood — continues t o dominate streaming charts worldwide. As\nlive performers\, they will alw ays be untouchable: whether it’s been\ntheir legendary 50 States/50 Days Tour\, landmark performances at Live\nAid and on SNL\, opening club dates for Muddy Waters or stadium shows\nfor The Rolling Stones\, and recent sm ash tours with John Fogerty\, ZZ\nTop and Sammy Hagar\, one of rock’s pr emier showmen and his band\nremain among the most reliable/formidable conc ert acts on the planet.\n\"Over the past three years alone\, we’ve playe d more than 200 shows\nin 20 countries throughout North America\, Europe a nd Australia\,”\nThorogood says with pride. “Don’t let anyone tell y ou this gig\nwon’t keep you energized. I defy bands half our age to put on a show\nlike we do night after night.” Offstage\, George & The Destro yers\nalso set a stellar example with their commitment to humanitarian\nca uses that include a long-term relationship with The Leukemia &\nLymphoma S ociety\, a current partnership with Musically Fed\, their\nannual ‘Who D o You Love’ holiday charity initiative now\ncelebrating its 10th record- setting year\, and The Marla Thorogood\nMemorial Fund for Ovarian Cancer R esearch\, created in memory of\nGeorge’s wife who passed away in 2019. “My generation was raised\non kindness and empathy\,” Thorogood explai ns. “It doesn’t matter\nif you’re a rock star or the milkman. If you ’ve been blessed with\na successful career\, you have an obligation to g ive back and help\nothers. Wherever The Destroyers can spread love and mak e a difference\,\ncount us in.” If the true spirit of rock & roll can tu rn uncharted\nterritory into a blow-out party\, then George Thorogood & Th e\nDestroyers are among rock’s great conquerors. And in a career which\n has seen him recently receive such monumental tributes as The B.B.\nKing A ward from The Montreal International Jazz Festival\, being made\nhonorary members of The Bo Diddley Centennial Committee by Bo’s\ndaughter and gra ndson\, and being invited to perform at The Grand Ole\nOpry\, are there an y milestones left for Thorogood to achieve in the\nnext 50 years? “It’ s crazy to think that we’ve spent the last\nhalf century performing musi c we love for audiences who love what we\ndo\,” George says. “But when you’ve got the best job in the\nworld\, you can’t ever rest on your l aurels. Accolades are nice\, but\nconnecting with people is what really ma tters. We not only work hard\nto bring our best\, but to keep getting bett er. That’s the only\nmission. That’s rock & roll.” Venue: Freeman Ar ts Pavilion. X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:During 2025’s The Baddest Show on Earth Tour \, they played nearly 90 explosive shows\, were honored by The Recording A cademy’s GRAMMY Museum\, saw George’s famed Gibson ES-125TDC ‘Bad To The Bone’ guitar placed on permanent exhibit at The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame\, performed at halftime for the Las Vegas Raiders\, delivered the to p-rated PBS Special Recorded Live At Analog\, and more. But now it’s 202 6. What could George Thorogood & The Destroyers possibly do for an encore? “Encore?” bellows George with a good-natured laugh. “We’re just g etting started!” For an artist whose music honors the blues\, rock and c ountry legends of the past\, Thorogood’s forward momentum is now stronge r than ever. And along with longtime Destroyers Jeff Simon (drums)\, Bill Blough (bass)\, Jim Suhler (guitar) and Buddy Leach (saxophone)\, they con tinue “to slap a custom flame paint job onto those classic sounds” (Bl ues Blast Magazine) like never before. “There’s never been a master pl an\,” George says. “We’ll always be focused on playing music that ma kes all kinds of people happy. Because when the house lights go down\, the downbeat hits and the audience erupts\, there is no greater feeling in th e world.” For the past 5+ decades\, over 8\,000 live shows and more than 15 million albums sold\, they’ve been called “The All-American rock & roll party band” (Goldmine Magazine)\, “one of the 5 best acts left o ut of The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame” (WNBF Binghamton) and “one of the most iconic bands in rock history” (Rapid City Journal). And for their 5 3rd year of “playing rock & roll hot enough to melt the polar icecaps an d flood the world’s major population centers” (Rolling Stone)\, the 20 26 continuation of The Baddest Show On Earth Tour is a stage-shaking\, roo f-raising\, guitar-snarling blast for the band and fans alike. “We’ve always been a high wire act\,” says George. “The band and I now have a renewed taste for danger and an almost feral sense of purpose. Could be t he state of the world. Maybe it’s the healing power of rock & roll. But when we hit the stage on any given night\, I can guarantee that we’ll ma ke you feel like a teenager again.” George Thorogood & The Destroyers ha ve always delivered on their promises. In 1976\, they debuted as the most explosive indie breakthrough act of the decade. Throughout the ‘80s/’9 0s MTV era\, Thorogood was the epitome of snakeskin & shades guitar-slinge r cool. And with chart-topping hits like ‘One Bourbon\, One Scotch\, One Beer\,’ ‘Move It On Over\,’ ‘Who Do You Love?\,’ ‘I Drink Alo ne\,’ ‘Get A Haircut’ and the ultimate badass anthem ‘Bad To The B one’\, George & The Destroyers soon became undeniable cornerstones of Cl assic Rock. Meanwhile\, their album catalog — which now includes George ’s acclaimed 2017 solo disc Party Of One\, 2020’s epic George Thorogoo d & The Destroyers Live In Boston 1982: The Complete Concert\, and 2022’ s The Original George Thorogood — continues to dominate streaming charts worldwide. As live performers\, they will always be untouchable: whether it’s been their legendary 50 States/50 Days Tour\, landmark performances at Live Aid and on SNL\, opening club dates for Muddy Waters or stadium s hows for The Rolling Stones\, and recent smash tours with John Fogerty\, Z Z Top and Sammy Hagar\, one of rock’s premier showmen and his band remai n among the most reliable/formidable concert acts on the planet. \"Over th e past three years alone\, we’ve played more than 200 shows in 20 countr ies throughout North America\, Europe and Australia\,” Thorogood says wi th pride. “Don’t let anyone tell you this gig won’t keep you energiz ed. I defy bands half our age to put on a show like we do night after nigh t.” Offstage\, George & The Destroyers also set a stellar example with t heir commitment to humanitarian causes that include a long-term relationsh ip with The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society\, a current partnership with Music ally Fed\, their annual ‘Who Do You Love’ holiday charity initiative n ow celebrating its 10th record-setting year\, and The Marla Thorogood Memo rial Fund for Ovarian Cancer Research\, created in memory of George’s wi fe who passed away in 2019. “My generation was raised on kindness and em pathy\,” Thorogood explains. “It doesn’t matter if you’re a rock s tar or the milkman. If you’ve been blessed with a successful career\, yo u have an obligation to give back and help others. Wherever The Destroyers can spread love and make a difference\, count us in.” If the true spiri t of rock & roll can turn uncharted territory into a blow-out party\, then George Thorogood & The Destroyers are among rock’s great conquerors. An d in a career which has seen him recently receive such monumental tributes as The B.B. King Award from The Montreal International Jazz Festival\, be ing made honorary members of The Bo Diddley Centennial Committee by Bo’s daughter and grandson\, and being invited to perform at The Grand Ole Opr y\, are there any milestones left for Thorogood to achieve in the next 50 years? “It’s crazy to think that we’ve spent the last half century p erforming music we love for audiences who love what we do\,” George says . “But when you’ve got the best job in the world\, you can’t ever re st on your laurels. Accolades are nice\, but connecting with people is wha t really matters. We not only work hard to bring our best\, but to keep ge tting better. That’s the only mission. That’s rock & roll.” Venue: F reeman Arts Pavilion. DTSTAMP:20260830T233804Z END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR