BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:SoDel X-WR-CALNAME:GEORGE THOROGOOD and THE DESTROYERS “THE BADDEST SHOW ON EAR TH” BEGIN:VEVENT UID:355462026-08-11 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260811 SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:OPAQUE DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260812 LOCATION:31806 Lake View Drive\nSelbyville Delaware 19975 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=31806 Lake View Drive\nSelb yville Delaware 19975;X-APPLE-RADIUS=49;X-TITLE=31806 Lake View Drive:geo: 38.466017,-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.\n X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

During 2025&rsquo\;s The Baddest Show on Ea rth Tour\, they played nearly 90 explosive shows\, were honored by The Rec ording Academy&rsquo\;s GRAMMY Museum\, saw George&rsquo\;s famed Gibson E S-125TDC &lsquo\;Bad To The Bone&rsquo\; guitar placed on permanent exhibi t at The Rock &\; Roll Hall of Fame\, performed at halftime for the Las Vegas Raiders\, delivered the top-rated PBS Special Recorded Live At Anal og\, and more. But now it&rsquo\;s 2026. What could George Thorogood &\ ; The Destroyers possibly do for an encore? &ldquo\;Encore?&rdquo\; bellow s George with a good-natured laugh. &ldquo\;We&rsquo\;re just getting star ted!&rdquo\; For an artist whose music honors the blues\, rock and country legends of the past\, Thorogood&rsquo\;s forward momentum is now stronger than ever. And along with longtime Destroyers Jeff Simon (drums)\, Bill B lough (bass)\, Jim Suhler (guitar) and Buddy Leach (saxophone)\, they cont inue &ldquo\;to slap a custom flame paint job onto those classic sounds&rd quo\; (Blues Blast Magazine) like never before. &ldquo\;There&rsquo\;s nev er been a master plan\,&rdquo\; George says. &ldquo\;We&rsquo\;ll always b e focused on playing music that makes all kinds of people happy. Because w hen the house lights go down\, the downbeat hits and the audience erupts\, there is no greater feeling in the world.&rdquo\; For the past 5+ decades \, over 8\,000 live shows and more than 15 million albums sold\, they&rsqu o\;ve been called &ldquo\;The All-American rock &\; roll party band&rdq uo\; (Goldmine Magazine)\, &ldquo\;one of the 5 best acts left out of The Rock &\; Roll Hall of Fame&rdquo\; (WNBF Binghamton) and &ldquo\;one of the most iconic bands in rock history&rdquo\; (Rapid City Journal). And f or their 53rd year of &ldquo\;playing rock &\; roll hot enough to melt the polar icecaps and flood the world&rsquo\;s major population centers&rd quo\; (Rolling Stone)\, the 2026 continuation of The Baddest Show On Earth Tour is a stage-shaking\, roof-raising\, guitar-snarling blast for the ba nd and fans alike. &ldquo\;We&rsquo\;ve always been a high wire act\,&rdqu o\; says George. &ldquo\;The band and I now have a renewed taste for dange r and an almost feral sense of purpose. Could be the state of the world. M aybe it&rsquo\;s the healing power of rock &\; roll. But when we hit th e stage on any given night\, I can guarantee that we&rsquo\;ll make you fe el like a teenager again.&rdquo\; George Thorogood &\; The Destroyers h ave always delivered on their promises. In 1976\, they debuted as the most explosive indie breakthrough act of the decade. Throughout the &lsquo\;80 s/&rsquo\;90s MTV era\, Thorogood was the epitome of snakeskin &\; shad es guitar-slinger cool. And with chart-topping hits like &lsquo\;One Bourb on\, One Scotch\, One Beer\,&rsquo\; &lsquo\;Move It On Over\,&rsquo\; &ls quo\;Who Do You Love?\,&rsquo\; &lsquo\;I Drink Alone\,&rsquo\; &lsquo\;Ge t A Haircut&rsquo\; and the ultimate badass anthem &lsquo\;Bad To The Bone &rsquo\;\, George &\; The Destroyers soon became undeniable cornerstone s of Classic Rock. Meanwhile\, their album catalog &mdash\; which now incl udes George&rsquo\;s acclaimed 2017 solo disc Party Of One\, 2020&rsquo\;s epic George Thorogood &\; The Destroyers Live In Boston 1982: The Comp lete Concert\, and 2022&rsquo\;s The Original George Thorogood &mdash\; co ntinues to dominate streaming charts worldwide. As live performers\, they will always be untouchable: whether it&rsquo\;s been their legendary 50 St ates/50 Days Tour\, landmark performances at Live Aid and on SNL\, opening club dates for Muddy Waters or stadium shows for The Rolling Stones\, and recent smash tours with John Fogerty\, ZZ Top and Sammy Hagar\, one of ro ck&rsquo\;s premier showmen and his band remain among the most reliable/fo rmidable concert acts on the planet. "\;Over the past three years alon e\, we&rsquo\;ve played more than 200 shows in 20 countries throughout Nor th America\, Europe and Australia\,&rdquo\; Thorogood says with pride. &ld quo\;Don&rsquo\;t let anyone tell you this gig won&rsquo\;t keep you energ ized. I defy bands half our age to put on a show like we do night after ni ght.&rdquo\; Offstage\, George &\; The Destroyers also set a stellar ex ample with their commitment to humanitarian causes that include a long-ter m relationship with The Leukemia &\; Lymphoma Society\, a current partn ership with Musically Fed\, their annual &lsquo\;Who Do You Love&rsquo\; h oliday charity initiative now celebrating its 10th record-setting year\, a nd The Marla Thorogood Memorial Fund for Ovarian Cancer Research\, created in memory of George&rsquo\;s wife who passed away in 2019. &ldquo\;My gen eration was raised on kindness and empathy\,&rdquo\; Thorogood explains. & ldquo\;It doesn&rsquo\;t matter if you&rsquo\;re a rock star or the milkma n. If you&rsquo\;ve been blessed with a successful career\, you have an ob ligation to give back and help others. Wherever The Destroyers can spread love and make a difference\, count us in.&rdquo\; If the true spirit of ro ck &\; roll can turn uncharted territory into a blow-out party\, then G eorge Thorogood &\; The Destroyers are among rock&rsquo\;s great conque rors. And in a career which has seen him recently receive such monumental tributes as The B.B. King Award from The Montreal International Jazz Festi val\, being made honorary members of The Bo Diddley Centennial Committee b y Bo&rsquo\;s daughter and grandson\, and being invited to perform at The Grand Ole Opry\, are there any milestones left for Thorogood to achieve in the next 50 years? &ldquo\;It&rsquo\;s crazy to think that we&rsquo\;ve s pent the last half century performing music we love for audiences who love what we do\,&rdquo\; George says. &ldquo\;But when you&rsquo\;ve got the best job in the world\, you can&rsquo\;t ever rest on your laurels. Accola des are nice\, but connecting with people is what really matters. We not o nly work hard to bring our best\, but to keep getting better. That&rsquo\; s the only mission. That&rsquo\;s rock &\; roll.&rdquo\; Venue: Freeman Arts Pavilion.

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