BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:SoDel X-WR-CALNAME:Celebrating 55 Years of Allman Brothers Band at Filmore East BEGIN:VEVENT UID:350002026-08-25 DTSTART:20260825T230000Z SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:OPAQUE DTEND:20260825T040000Z 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:Celebrating 55 Years of Allman Brothers Band at Filmore East CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:Celebrating 55 Years of The Allman Brothers “At Fillmore East ”\nDate: Aug 25\, 2026 Time: 7:00 PM Freeman Arts Pavilion Melody Trucks \,\nThe Fitzkee Brothers & Friends Children 12 and under are free to\natte nd and do not need a ticket when sitting in the Lawn section. The\nAllman Brothers Band At Fillmore East wasn’t just a live album —\nit was the moment the Allman Brothers Band became eternal. Captured\nover two nights in March of 1971\, it crystallized everything the band\nstood for: collect ive risk\, deep listening\, spiritual improvisation\,\nand the idea that m usic is strongest when it’s shared in real time.\nIt turned jam music in to a living language and set the template for\ngenerations of musicians wh o learned not just what to play\, but how to\nplay together. 55 years late r\, we celebrate At Fillmore East not as a\nmuseum piece\, but as a living blueprint. This night is about legacy\n— how the music of the Allman Br others Band continues to be passed\ndown hand-to-hand\, family-to-family\, and generation-to-generation.\nLocal favorites return home with their tou ring band\, Melody Trucks\n&The Fitzkee Brothers\, joined by an all-star c ircle of musicians\ndirectly connected to the Allman Brothers lineage. Fro m the original\nfamily to second generations\, this collaboration honors t he timeless\nspirit of At Fillmore East while carrying its lessons forward into new\nmusic. A special full-circle moment: Alex and Drew Fitzkee play ed this\nvery stage as local openers in 2019 at just 12 and 14 years of ag e\,\nrespectively\, during a very memorable “Locals Under the Lights”\ nperformance. Now they return as seasoned professionals\, standing\nshould er-to-shoulder with legacy artists who helped define the sound\nthat inspi red their musical journey. Melody Trucks & The Fitzkee\nBrothers and Frien ds celebrate 55 years of At Fillmore East with deep\nreverence\, open-ende d jams\, and the same sense of risk\, trust\, and\nbrotherhood that made t he original recordings immortal. Featuring\nPeter Levin (Gregg Allman Band )\, Lamar Williams Jr.\, and Vaylor\nTrucks\, this is not a tribute\, it ’s a continuation. Featured Players\nMelody Trucks & The Fitzkee Brother s — Vocals\, Percussion\, Bass &\nDrums Melody Trucks & The Fitzkee Brot hers are a powerhouse collective\nborn from the collaborative spirit of Ro ots Rock Revival\, where their\nshared love of groove\, improvisation\, an d soulful storytelling first\nbrought them together. Since then\, they’v e played alongside\nluminaries such as The Allman Betts Family Revival\, O teil Burbridge\,\nRobert Randolph\, George Porter Jr.\, members of Parliam ent Funkadelic\,\nDumpstaphunk\, Kingfish\, Devon Allman\, Duane Betts\, L uther Dickinson\,\nMelvin Seals\, Ron Holloway\, Live Dead & Brothers\, Cl aude Coleman Jr.\,\nNth Power\, Bruce Katz\, Cris Jacobs and many more. Bl ending rock\, funk\,\nand soul elements with improvisational depth\, their music honors the\ntraditions that shaped them as players while boldly pus hing it\nforward\, creating live experiences that are as electrifying as t hey\nare heartfelt. In June 2026\, they will take their sound into the\nle gendary FAME Studios of Muscle Shoals\, Alabama to create and record\na ve ry special full-length album\, continuing their journey of honoring\ntradi tion while shaping its future. Peter Levin — Hammond B3 Organ\nPeter Lev in is a master organist whose sound is deeply rooted in the\nspirit of At Fillmore East. A longtime member of the Gregg Allman\nBand\, he brings an authentic\, road-earned feel to the music\, anchoring\nit with warmth\, re straint\, and soulful authority. Beyond that legacy\,\nLevin has toured an d recorded across genres with an extraordinary\nrange of artists\, includi ng Lucinda Williams\, Amanda Shires\, Aaron\nNeville\, Ringo Starr\, The H ighwomen\, Marcus King\, The Allman Betts\nBand\, The Blind Boys of Alabam a\, The O’Jays\, Dolly Parton\, Aretha\nFranklin\, Mavis Staples\, and A llen Toussaint—making him one of the\nmost versatile and trusted keyboar d voices in American music. Lamar\nWilliams Jr. — Vocals Lamar Williams Jr. is a soul-driven vocalist\ncarrying forward one of the deepest legacie s in American music as the\nson of Lamar Williams\, bassist for the Allman Brothers Band. Raised in\nMacon\, Georgia\, he was shaped by the sound an d spirit of the musicians\nwho defined that genre. Today\, Lamar performs and records with Oteil\nBurbridge\, Trouble No More\, and The Allman Betts Family Revival\, and\nhas been tapped to tour with Oteil & Friends and si ng on Burbridge’s\nupcoming album. His career also includes extensive to uring and\nrecording with The New Mastersounds and The North Mississippi\n Allstars\, seamlessly bridging The Allman Brothers legacy with a\nliving\, breathing continuation on today’s stages. Vaylor Trucks —\nGuitar Vay lor Trucks is a guitarist and songwriter who's playing\nblends improvisati onal freedom with melodic innovation and deep feel.\nAs the son of Allman Brothers Band co-founder Butch Trucks\, he grew up\nimmersed in the langua ge of jam and ensemble music but has carved out\na voice distinctly his ow n. Vaylor has performed and recorded with The\nSlightly Famous Somebodies\ , The Yeti Trio\, and The Sweet Lillies\, and\nis a longtime collaborator with his sister\, Melody Trucks. Rooted in\ntradition yet driven by curios ity\, his work honors the legacy from\nwhich he comes while pushing it for ward with intention and\noriginality. Yattie Westfield — Drums Yattie We stfield is a drummer\nand multi-instrumentalist known for his deep feel\, spontaneity\, and\nfearless musical exploration. At just 17\, he was alrea dy jamming with\nOteil Burbridge\, Col. Bruce Hampton\, and Derek Trucks —an early sign\nof his musical intuition and status within the musical c ommunity.\nYattie leads his own project\, Dos Fuegos\, where he simultaneo usly\nplays guitar and drums\, pushing the boundaries of live performance and\nrhythm-forward songwriting. Whether anchoring a groove or stepping\ni nto uncharted territory\, his playing reflects a deep respect for\ntraditi on while boldly moving forward. Will Bart — Guitar Will Bart\nis a guita rist who's playing is rooted in feel\, tone\, and deep respect\nfor Americ an Roots music. A longtime fixture at Roots Rock Revival\, he\nhas spent y ears immersed in its collaborative\, mentorship-driven\nenvironment\, cont ributing to and carrying forward its musical lineage.\nWill has performed and recorded with the North Mississippi Allstars\,\nand regularly tours wi th The Fitzkee Brothers Band\, bringing a\ntasteful and funky\, groove-cen tered approach to stages nationwide. He\nalso leads his own project\, John ny in the Basement\, where his\nsongwriting and guitar work further showca se a modern take on classic\nroots traditions. Venue: Freeman Arts Pavilio n. Presenter: Joshua M.\nFreeman Foundation. X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:Celebrating 55 Years of The Allman Brothers “At Fillmore East” Date: Aug 25\, 2026 Time: 7:00 PM Freeman Arts Pavi lion Melody Trucks\, The Fitzkee Brothers & Friends Children 12 and under are free to attend and do not need a ticket when sitting in the Lawn secti on. The Allman Brothers Band At Fillmore East wasn’t just a live album — it was the moment the Allman Brothers Band became eternal. Captured ov er two nights in March of 1971\, it crystallized everything the band stood for: collective risk\, deep listening\, spiritual improvisation\, and the idea that music is strongest when it’s shared in real time. It turned j am music into a living language and set the template for generations of mu sicians who learned not just what to play\, but how to play together. 55 y ears later\, we celebrate At Fillmore East not as a museum piece\, but as a living blueprint. This night is about legacy — how the music of the Al lman Brothers Band continues to be passed down hand-to-hand\, family-to-fa mily\, and generation-to-generation. Local favorites return home with thei r touring band\, Melody Trucks &The Fitzkee Brothers\, joined by an all-st ar circle of musicians directly connected to the Allman Brothers lineage. From the original family to second generations\, this collaboration honors the timeless spirit of At Fillmore East while carrying its lessons forwar d into new music. A special full-circle moment: Alex and Drew Fitzkee play ed this very stage as local openers in 2019 at just 12 and 14 years of age \, respectively\, during a very memorable “Locals Under the Lights” pe rformance. Now they return as seasoned professionals\, standing shoulder-t o-shoulder with legacy artists who helped define the sound that inspired t heir musical journey. Melody Trucks & The Fitzkee Brothers and Friends cel ebrate 55 years of At Fillmore East with deep reverence\, open-ended jams\ , and the same sense of risk\, trust\, and brotherhood that made the origi nal recordings immortal. Featuring Peter Levin (Gregg Allman Band)\, Lamar Williams Jr.\, and Vaylor Trucks\, this is not a tribute\, it’s a conti nuation. Featured Players Melody Trucks & The Fitzkee Brothers — Vocals\ , Percussion\, Bass & Drums Melody Trucks & The Fitzkee Brothers are a pow erhouse collective born from the collaborative spirit of Roots Rock Reviva l\, where their shared love of groove\, improvisation\, and soulful storyt elling first brought them together. Since then\, they’ve played alongsid e luminaries such as The Allman Betts Family Revival\, Oteil Burbridge\, R obert Randolph\, George Porter Jr.\, members of Parliament Funkadelic\, Du mpstaphunk\, Kingfish\, Devon Allman\, Duane Betts\, Luther Dickinson\, Me lvin Seals\, Ron Holloway\, Live Dead & Brothers\, Claude Coleman Jr.\, Nt h Power\, Bruce Katz\, Cris Jacobs and many more. Blending rock\, funk\, a nd soul elements with improvisational depth\, their music honors the tradi tions that shaped them as players while boldly pushing it forward\, creati ng live experiences that are as electrifying as they are heartfelt. In Jun e 2026\, they will take their sound into the legendary FAME Studios of Mus cle Shoals\, Alabama to create and record a very special full-length album \, continuing their journey of honoring tradition while shaping its future . Peter Levin — Hammond B3 Organ Peter Levin is a master organist whose sound is deeply rooted in the spirit of At Fillmore East. A longtime membe r of the Gregg Allman Band\, he brings an authentic\, road-earned feel to the music\, anchoring it with warmth\, restraint\, and soulful authority. Beyond that legacy\, Levin has toured and recorded across genres with an e xtraordinary range of artists\, including Lucinda Williams\, Amanda Shires \, Aaron Neville\, Ringo Starr\, The Highwomen\, Marcus King\, The Allman Betts Band\, The Blind Boys of Alabama\, The O’Jays\, Dolly Parton\, Are tha Franklin\, Mavis Staples\, and Allen Toussaint—making him one of the most versatile and trusted keyboard voices in American music. Lamar Willi ams Jr. — Vocals Lamar Williams Jr. is a soul-driven vocalist carrying f orward one of the deepest legacies in American music as the son of Lamar W illiams\, bassist for the Allman Brothers Band. Raised in Macon\, Georgia\ , he was shaped by the sound and spirit of the musicians who defined that genre. Today\, Lamar performs and records with Oteil Burbridge\, Trouble N o More\, and The Allman Betts Family Revival\, and has been tapped to tour with Oteil & Friends and sing on Burbridge’s upcoming album. His career also includes extensive touring and recording with The New Mastersounds a nd The North Mississippi Allstars\, seamlessly bridging The Allman Brother s legacy with a living\, breathing continuation on today’s stages. Vaylo r Trucks — Guitar Vaylor Trucks is a guitarist and songwriter who's play ing blends improvisational freedom with melodic innovation and deep feel. As the son of Allman Brothers Band co-founder Butch Trucks\, he grew up im mersed in the language of jam and ensemble music but has carved out a voic e distinctly his own. Vaylor has performed and recorded with The Slightly Famous Somebodies\, The Yeti Trio\, and The Sweet Lillies\, and is a longt ime collaborator with his sister\, Melody Trucks. Rooted in tradition yet driven by curiosity\, his work honors the legacy from which he comes while pushing it forward with intention and originality. Yattie Westfield — D rums Yattie Westfield is a drummer and multi-instrumentalist known for his deep feel\, spontaneity\, and fearless musical exploration. At just 17\, he was already jamming with Oteil Burbridge\, Col. Bruce Hampton\, and Der ek Trucks—an early sign of his musical intuition and status within the m usical community. Yattie leads his own project\, Dos Fuegos\, where he sim ultaneously plays guitar and drums\, pushing the boundaries of live perfor mance and rhythm-forward songwriting. Whether anchoring a groove or steppi ng into uncharted territory\, his playing reflects a deep respect for trad ition while boldly moving forward. Will Bart — Guitar Will Bart is a gui tarist who's playing is rooted in feel\, tone\, and deep respect for Ameri can Roots music. A longtime fixture at Roots Rock Revival\, he has spent y ears immersed in its collaborative\, mentorship-driven environment\, contr ibuting to and carrying forward its musical lineage. Will has performed an d recorded with the North Mississippi Allstars\, and regularly tours with The Fitzkee Brothers Band\, bringing a tasteful and funky\, groove-centere d approach to stages nationwide. He also leads his own project\, Johnny in the Basement\, where his songwriting and guitar work further showcase a m odern take on classic roots traditions. Venue: Freeman Arts Pavilion. Pres enter: Joshua M. Freeman Foundation. DTSTAMP:20260718T233226Z END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR