Due to popular demand, a third date has been announced at The Marquee, in Cork, Ireland, for a special celebration of the legendary Rory Gallagher, starring Stateside guitarist Joe Bonamassa, to take place on 3rd July 2025.
Presented by Aiken Promotions in association with Donal & Daniel Gallagher, the first two dates, on the 1st and 2nd July 2025 are now sold out.
In the years that have passed since Rory Gallagher’s sudden death, aged 47 on14th June 1995, his true stature has become bigger than ever before and relevant in the music universe. He was a self-taught virtuoso who forged a musical revolution, shunned the traps of fame and stardom yet became a universally acclaimed international superstar and an inspiration to many.
Gallagher performed over 2000 concerts throughout his illustrious music career but the emotive connection he made with audiences across the globe was greater than statistics could show. The fire in his fingertips was the thrilling result of hard work and dexterity, tireless energy, and dynamic drive.
The guitarist’s influence spread through generations – from Slash to Johnny Marr, from U2’s The Edge to Queen’s Brian May, and The Manic Street Preachers’ James Dean Bradfield – Any aspiring player who encountered him was bound to be energised or transformed by the power of the guitar.
Described by Guitar World magazine as, “arguably the world’s biggest blues guitarist,” Joe Bonamassa opened for the great BB King when he was just 12 years old. An acclaimed virtuoso, Bonamassa has sold over 10 million records, earned 27 #1 Billboard Blues albums, and received 3 Grammy Award Nominations and 13 Blues Music Award Nominations.
Tickets for this third date on July 3rd will go on sale Thursday 17th October at 10am. Tickets will be available from Ticketmaster.ie and Aikenpromotions.com.
