WOW! DON’T MISS THIS ONE! PAT TRAVERS BAND / CACTUS/ FOGHAT ALL TOGETHER FOR ONE SHOW!

Foghat, Cactus & Pat Travers Band

On Friday, June 7 At 7:30 PM

Tickets Go On Sale Friday, April 5 At 10 AM

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(CLEARWATER) Ruth Eckerd Hall presents Foghat, Cactus and Pat Travers Band on Friday, June 7 at 7:30 pm. Tickets go on sale Friday, April 5 at 10 am.

In 2024, Foghat turned 53 years old. In November of 2023, they released a new album titled Sonic Mojowhich debuted at #1 on the Billboard Blues Charts and as of this writing has stayed in the Top Ten for over 17 Weeks. They are still out on the road, traveling across the land and bringing their infectious boogie to packed houses full of adoring fans nearly every night. A Foghat concert is every bit as much fun and intense in 2024 as it was in 1977 when their classic multi-platinum album, Foghat Live broke them around the world. Looking back, it is only fitting that it was a live album that made Foghat a household name. The band would not have it any other way.

Foghat continues to appeal to fans of all ages because their music is timeless. They play with an energy that perpetuates youthful exuberance, no matter how old they may be. This band loves to play music. This band lives to play music. Those in the audience, whether they discovered Foghat in the video game Guitar Hero III, from the movie Dazed & Confused, heard Slow Ride in the film Top Gun/Maverick in 2023, or first heard them when they purchased their 1972 debut album, knows they are the real deal. That’s why a Foghat audience is so diverse, yet unified. Baby Boomers, Gen X’ers and Millennials and on down all come together with a single purpose when the band comes to town. They wanna boogie…and boogie they do!

For Foghat fans, the announcement of their new album, Sonic Mojo was no surprise. They’ve learned to expect new releases from this band. And Sonic Mojo was met with the same enthusiasm and excitement as their other recent releases which include 2010’s Last Train Home, 2016’s Under the Influence, 2017’s Live at the Belly Up and 2021’s 8 Days on the Road, which was recorded live at Daryl’s House Club in Pawling, NY. These releases join a long history of great music put out by the band.

Foghat began back in 1971 when Lonesome Dave Peverett and Roger Earl decided to leave Savoy Brown and start a band of their own. History has proven that this was a great decision. Over the years, Foghat has earned eight Gold Records, one Platinum Record and one Double Platinum record. As with any band that survives for over five decades, there have been ups and downs, and tragedies and triumphs. Through it all, they moved ahead in one form or another for only one reason: The Music. For Foghat, it’s all about the music, always has been and always will be.

Sadly, the band has lost three beloved members over the years. Founding member, songwriter, vocalist, and guitarist Lonesome Dave passed away in 2000. In 2005, slide guitarist extraordinaire Rod Price left us and then, in 2018, the band lost long time bassist Craig MacGregor. Through all the losses, founding member and drummer, Roger Earl, kept the music, and the band, moving forward.

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Now, in 2024, Foghat consists of Roger Earl pounding the skins, long time member Bryan Bassett (Molly Hatchet, Wild Cherry) on lead/slide guitar, singer/bassist Rodney O’Quinn (Pat Travers Band) on bass & vocals, and newest member, lead vocalist and guitarist Scott Holt (Buddy Guy) who also played with the Foghat side project Earl & the Agitators for 8 years. These four members remain true to the original spirit of Foghat. They play in reverence to those that have gone on. They understand that Foghat exists solely to share the music they create with anyone who wants to hear it. They deliver each and every night, with giant smiles on their faces, and the fun they are having on stage is infectious! It is evident that they are doing the same thing that every one of their fans is doing: Just enjoying another Foghat Show. It never gets old!

Cactus were called “The American Led Zeppelin” back in 1970. Tall words, indeed, but Cactus – Carmine Appice, Tim Bogert, Jim McCarty and the late Rusty Day (who died in 1982) – came out only months after their Brit counterparts, only to flame out brightly after four albums (Cactus, One Way… Or Another, ‘Ot ‘n’ Sweaty and Restrictions) before 1973 even started. Now, four decades later, the band that made such an impression with their loud blues-edged hard rock madness; the band that influenced the likes of Van Halen, Joe Bonamassa, David Coverdale and Kid Rock; the band that foreshadowed heavy music itself… are back. This time Carmine (along with ex- Humble Pie vocalist and, harmonica player Jim Stapley, guitarist Artie Dillion and bassist Jimmy Caputo) have provided the lusty macho soul.

Canadian born Pat Travers may be best known for his hits Boom Boom (Out Go The Lights), Snortin’ Whiskey and I La La La Love You from the Valley Girls film soundtrack. But it’s his live show and superior guitar work that earned him legions of loyal fans since he burst onto the international rock scene in the late 1970s. With one of Rock’s most impressive catalogs, Pat has released an album almost every year from 1976 through 2019. Pat’s time on Polydor Records, from his 1976 debut through his 1984 release Hot Shot, netted seven Top 200 chart placements (all but one in the upper half) and two Top 40 singles. Subsequently, he placed four singles in the Hot 100, and two more — including 1981’s New Age Music and 1984’s Killer in the upper rungs of the Mainstream Rock Songs charts. His current album was released in 2023 entitled: THE ART OF TIME TRAVEL. The Pat Travers Band (PTB) currently consists of Pat Travers (guitars, vocals, keyboards), Alex Petrosky (drums), and David Pastorius (bass/vocals).

Tickets priced at $78.75, $58.75, $43.75 and $33.75 are available at The Raymond James Central Ticket Office at Ruth Eckerd Hall, by calling 727-791-7400 or visiting www.RuthEckerdHall.com. The Raymond James Central Ticket Office at Ruth Eckerd Hall is located at 1111 N. McMullen Booth Road in Clearwater and is open Tuesday through Thursday, from noon to 6 pm, Friday, from 10 am to 6 pm, and Saturday, from noon to 6 pm. The Ruth Eckerd Hall Ticket Office will open two hours prior to show time.