GEORGE THOROGOOD & THE DESTROYERS are back at it.  The venerable blues guitarist and singer will hit the road April 6 with his longtime bandmates for a trek of dates that run well into August.  More dates will be added.

Meanwhile, George is in California working on an acoustic record, the first of his career.  His latest CD, The Hard Stuff, was released last year and the greatest hits compilation George Thorogood: 30 Years Of Rock, certified Gold by the R.I.A.A., was named the #1 top Blues Album of both 2005 and 2006 by Billboard magazine, which also crowned the band the #1 Top Blues Artist of 2005.  Late last year, George was seen in the first series of actor Morgan Freeman’s “Clarksdale Jook Joint Jam,” a DVD collection celebrating the blues where he performed alongside Chicago blues great Eddie Shaw.

And how does George stay committed to touring and releasing new music? “30 years ago we had two songs, one guitar and we drove ourselves.  Now we have songs that people identify us with, and new music coming out,” he says.  “So this is where I have always wanted to be.”

Confirmed tour dates are below

Fri       4/6       Santa Ynez, CA                     Chumash Casino Resort

Sat      4/7       Valley Center, CA                 Harrah’s Rincon Casino & Resort

Tue      4/10    West Hollywood, CA House of Blues

Wed    4/11    Anaheim, CA                         House of Blues

Thu      4/12    Bakersfield, CA                     Majestic Fox Theatre

Fri       4/13    Las Vegas, NV                      House of Blues

Sat      4/14    Phoenix, AZ                           Celebrity Theatre

Tue      4/17    Atlanta, GA                            Variety Playhouse

Thu      4/19    Knoxville, TN                          Market Square (w/ Sundown in the City Fest)

Fri       4/20    N. Myrtle Beach, SC House of Blues

Sat      4/21    Cherokee, NC                       Harrah’s

Sun     4/22    Nashville, TN                          City Hall

Wed    4/25    Shawnee, OK                        Firelake Casino

Thu      4/26    Austin, TX                              Stubb’s BBQ

Fri       4/27    Fort Worth, TX                       Billy Bob’s Texas

Sat      4/28    Houston, TX                           Warehouse Live

Sun     4/29    New Orleans, LA                   Fairgrounds Racetrack (NO Jazz & Heritage Fest)

Tue      5/1       Jacksonville, FL                    Florida Theatre

Wed    5/2       Orlando, FL                            Hard Rock Live

Thu      5/3       West Palm Beach, FL          SunFest

Fri       5/4       St. Petersburg, FL                Tampa Bay Blues Festival

Sat      5/5       Memphis, TN                         Beale Street Music Festival

Tue      6/19    Denver, CO                            Red Rocks

Thu      6/21    Kansas City, MO                   Harrah’s North Kansas City/Voodoo Lounge

Fri       6/22    Council Bluffs, IA                   Harrah’s Council Bluffs/Stir Cove

Sat      6/23    St. Charles, MO                     Family Arena

Sun     6/24    Riverside, IA                          Riverside Casino

Tue      6/26    Chicago, IL                            House of Blues

Thu      6/28    Oshkosh, WI                          Leach Amphitheatre

Fri       6/29    St. Paul, MN                           Taste of Minnesota

Sat      6/30    Naperville, IL                          Knoch Park Rib Festival

Sun     7/1       Milwaukee, WI                       Summerfest

Mon     7/2       Muskegon, MI                        Summer Celebration

Wed    7/4       Rama, ONT                            Casinorama

Thu      7/5       Rama,ONT                             Casinorama

Fri       7/6       Ottawa, ONT                          Ottawa Blues Festival/Lebreton Flats

Sat      7/7       Montreal, QC                         Metropolis (Festival International de Jazz de Montreal)

Sun     7/8       Montreal, QC                         Metropolis (Festival International de Jazz de Montreal)

Fri       7/27    Bellville, ONT                         Empire Classic Rock Festival

Sat      7/28    London, ONT                         Rock The Park IV

Sun     7/29    Lawrence, OH                       Rock N Resort 07

Wed    8/1       Alexandria, VA                      Birchmere